Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased - Con. 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- Con. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
169 
2,353 
65 
908 
$25,000 to $49,999 
62 
2,240 
60 
2,238 
$50,000 to $99,999 
71 
5,612 
142 
10,293 
$100,000 to $249,999 
338 
57,765 
330 
51,281 
$250,000 or more 
203 
118,761 
153 
89,408 
$250,000 to $499,999 
148 
49,814 
100 
32,805 
$500,000 to $999,999 
36 
24,638 
34 
21,084 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
19 
44,309 
19 
35,519 
Feed purchased farms 
14,754 
(X) 
12,517 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
917,181 
(X) 
761,414 
percent of total 
(X) 
35.6 
(X) 
37.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,727 
1,803 
3,321 
1,587 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,742 
16,214 
5,811 
13,846 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,876 
12,560 
1,684 
1 1 ,282 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,102 
15,409 
763 
10,799 
$25,000 to $49,999 
430 
14,671 
137 
4,501 
$50,000 to $99,999 
130 
8,913 
68 
4,788 
$100,000 or more 
747 
847,609 
733 
714,611 
$100,000 to $249,999 
77 
12,674 
114 
19,326 
$250,000 to $499,999 
104 
39,536 
142 
51,462 
$500,000 to $999,999 
250 
184,064 
248 
180,518 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
316 
611,335 
229 
463,306 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
24,168 
(X) 
25,395 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
134,969 
(X) 
102,948 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.2 
(X) 
5.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,055 
5,333 
15,797 
5,526 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,139 
15,033 
6,525 
13,895 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,070 
7,052 
1,205 
7,962 
$10,000 to $24,999 
890 
13,694 
1,000 
15,292 
$25,000 to $49,999 
507 
17,516 
493 
16,737 
$50,000 or more 
507 
76,341 
375 
43,536 
Utilities farms 
14,055 
(X) 
9,803 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
64,481 
(X) 
41,332 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.5 
(X) 
2.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,400 
1,311 
4,153 
975 
$500 to $999 
3,035 
2,006 
1,707 
1,131 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,909 
8,162 
2,569 
5,182 
$5,000 to $9,999 
541 
3,723 
455 
3,163 
$10,000 to $24,999 
643 
10,118 
581 
8,813 
$25,000 or more 
527 
39,162 
338 
22,068 
$25,000 to $49,999 
335 
11,556 
227 
7,519 
$50,000 or more 
192 
27,606 
111 
14,549 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
18,992 
(X) 
23,986 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
143,665 
(X) 
122,381 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.6 
(X) 
6.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,159 
3,300 
11,825 
4,547 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,794 
16,321 
8,052 
18,054 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,066 
6,868 
1,919 
12,794 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,022 
15,247 
1,350 
19,853 
$25,000 to $49,999 
435 
14,826 
455 
15,649 
$50,000 or more 
516 
87,102 
385 
51,483 
$50,000 to $99,999 
267 
18,728 
232 
15,723 
$100,000 or more 
249 
68,375 
153 
35,759 
Hired farm labor farms 
5,851 
(X) 
4,310 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
227,501 
(X) 
173,196 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.8 
(X) 
8.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,411 
664 
1,283 
566 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,571 
3,605 
1,143 
2,583 
$5,000 to $9,999 
679 
4,322 
324 
2,156 
$10,000 to $24,999 
810 
13,447 
598 
9,480 
$25,000 to $49,999 
620 
20,123 
402 
13,880 
$50,000 to $99,999 
408 
28,403 
280 
19,496 
$100,000 or more 
352 
156,937 
280 
125,036 
$100,000 to $249,999 
232 
35,163 
177 
25,947 
$250,000 to $499,999 
76 
25,812 
61 
20,952 
$500,000 or more 
44 
95,961 
42 
78,136 
Contract labor farms 
1,929 
(X) 
1,320 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
37,916 
(X) 
21,872 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.5 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
451 
214 
414 
189 
$1,000 to $4,999 
644 
1,506 
493 
1,069 
$5,000 to $9,999 
331 
2,177 
149 
976 
$10,000 to $24,999 
210 
3,233 
129 
1,909 
$25,000 to $49,999 
155 
5,392 
63 
2,198 
$50,000 or more 
138 
25,393 
72 
15,531 
$50,000 to $99,999 
85 
5,264 
32 
2,110 
$100,000 or more 
53 
20,129 
40 
13,421 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
