Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,060 
1,756 
1,107 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
4,231,250 
4,714,337 
5,583,892 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
539 
453 
426 
447 
366 
292 
227 
210 
number 
225,882,950 
236,209,584 
181,792,956 
183,717,630 
158,678,646 
106,171,059 
60,295,197 
41,578,104 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,449 
2,601 
2,243 
4,083 
3,531 
4,346 
6,292 
7,942 
acres 
309,810 
372,558 
240,085 
314,566 
300,934 
311,947 
309,791 
384,966 
bushels 
35,597,075 
35,122,617 
11,147,604 
29,125,176 
28,107,576 
27,192,657 
22,143,190 
31,085,287 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
112 
121 
140 
248 
226 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
11,051 
13,392 
13,890 
20,471 
20,124 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
173,255 
184,659 
147,218 
285,840 
280,856 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,152 
726 
967 
2,384 
2,138 
2,237 
3,097 
4,478 
acres 
215,708 
136,766 
155,776 
318,466 
306,935 
240,634 
213,374 
426,528 
bushels 
11,268,376 
3,986,026 
5,710,029 
14,994,429 
14,500,101 
10,470,395 
7,558,179 
14,810,264 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,152 
726 
967 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
215,708 
136,766 
155,776 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
11,268,376 
3,986,026 
5,710,029 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
328 
344 
579 
706 
625 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
15,464 
13,279 
21,202 
18,236 
17,281 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
770,398 
559,906 
975,883 
1,006,683 
961,509 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
15 
29 
36 
76 
67 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
729 
747 
1,790 
3,129 
2,976 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
40,643 
44,457 
87,645 
183,964 
172,365 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
143 
91 
60 
102 
89 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
14,012 
5,996 
3,467 
4,039 
3,955 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
679,603 
210,854 
100,221 
172,874 
171,073 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
43 
25 
56 
16 
16 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
6,694 
1,898 
3,885 
1,053 
1,053 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
84,097 
13,596 
26,447 
12,926 
12,926 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1,760 
1,920 
1,741 
3,468 
3,044 
4,015 
5,220 
10,552 
acres 
369,462 
442,461 
350,272 
529,238 
507,687 
532,909 
597,258 
1,385,643 
bushels 
12,267,729 
7,833,696 
5,897,022 
11,991,017 
11,554,522 
11,521,171 
12,872,219 
29,039,562 
Cotton, all 
farms 
783 
458 
497 
949 
894 
861 
744 
417 
acres 
300,036 
158,296 
208,420 
290,281 
285,858 
191,690 
116,424 
95,392 
bales 
587,589 
159,213 
134,886 
404,212 
397,545 
223,658 
102,078 
147,897 
Tobacco 
farms 
136 
260 
873 
1,403 
1,275 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
12,155 
20,084 
30,241 
56,512 
54,660 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
25,920,734 
44,660,005 
57,551,827 
129,155,994 
125,220,334 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
7,929 
7,830 
7,985 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
335,811 
340,951 
342,207 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
722,352 
591,501 
684,149 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Rice 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
(D) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
45 
39 
83 
12 
11 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,293 
764 
516 
(D) 
212 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
326,350 
249,094 
111,550 
(D) 
197,950 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
493 
327 
178 
161 
146 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
106,746 
56,332 
10,344 
10,114 
10,097 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
413,287,984 
178,352,360 
24,466,790 
28,308,874 
28,250,921 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
farms 
1,407 
1,520 
1,046 
1,213 
1,040 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
28,508 
28,275 
30,362 
30,894 
28,774 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
342 
226 
77 
75 
60 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
308 
154 
305 
369 
355 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
79 
107 
119 
134 
112 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
747 
497 
847 
816 
753 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
1,122 
1,125 
1,297 
1,046 
885 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
23,059 
22,185 
24,389 
25,953 
24,775 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
2 Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
3 Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
4 Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
5 Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
6 Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
7 Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
