Table 41 . Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - South Carolina: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
311 
129 
72 
74 
8 
11 
2 
- 
15 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
88 
9 
9 
19 
7 
21 
10 
4 
9 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
25 
- 
- 
3 
2 
12 
5 
2 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
7 
5 
Beans, snap 
farms 
597 
214 
214 
121 
5 
10 
5 
- 
28 
acres 
956 
104 
92 
199 
4 
33 
418 
- 
107 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
42 
17 
15 
6 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
acres 
166 
(D) 
3 
1 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
39 
17 
11 
8 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
32 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Potatoes 
farms 
342 
137 
114 
63 
7 
7 
2 
1 
11 
acres 
308 
72 
37 
51 
12 
114 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
17 
11 
4 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
3 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
339 
137 
114 
63 
7 
5 
1 
1 
11 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
690 
282 
243 
99 
8 
18 
8 
5 
27 
acres 
3,155 
361 
297 
(D) 
22 
236 
599 
(D) 
468 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
64 
36 
14 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
acres 
640 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
14 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
79 
21 
23 
24 
6 
5 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
747 
62 
24 
16 
283 
363 
- 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
7 
2 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
21 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
763 
291 
259 
142 
8 
15 
7 
7 
34 
acres 
3,459 
157 
92 
208 
13 
41 
214 
2,268 
466 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
51 
19 
16 
12 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
acres 
219 
5 
4 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
1,122 
434 
427 
163 
19 
22 
12 
8 
37 
acres 
23,059 
2,849 
2,088 
1,344 
984 
973 
3,077 
9,680 
2,065 
Irrigated 
farms 
217 
73 
63 
50 
5 
7 
7 
6 
6 
acres 
11,070 
571 
242 
329 
98 
186 
804 
8,219 
620 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
672 
259 
308 
78 
3 
3 
4 
- 
17 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
362 
151 
113 
73 
4 
9 
2 
- 
10 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
64 
24 
3 
12 
10 
7 
2 
1 
5 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
12 
- 
3 
- 
2 
3 
1 
- 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
12 
" 
- 
- 
- 
3 
7 
2 
Apples 
farms 
252 
82 
124 
41 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
535 
(D) 
120 
204 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Grapes 
farms 
333 
130 
134 
53 
2 
4 
2 
1 
7 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
712 
284 
206 
154 
(D) 
45 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Peaches, all 
farms 
319 
100 
118 
50 
14 
11 
7 
6 
13 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
16,274 
487 
323 
437 
604 
753 
3,009 
9,246 
1,417 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
11 
2 
4 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Almonds 
farms 
7 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pecans 
farms 
618 
265 
234 
78 
7 
10 
4 
3 
17 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
4,663 
1,815 
1,275 
476 
367 
164 
(D) 
(D) 
73 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
14 
2 
10 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
12 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
548 
172 
228 
91 
2 
18 
8 
4 
25 
acres 
1,450 
276 
474 
127 
(D) 
80 
132 
(D) 
305 
' Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 571 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
