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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
220 
(X) 
240 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,634 
(X) 
2,125 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.1 
(X) 
0.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
26 
5 
20 
6 
$500 to $999 
33 
23 
30 
24 
$1,000 to $4,999 
77 
176 
90 
252 
$5,000 to $9,999 
21 
156 
36 
265 
$10,000 to $24,999 
29 
479 
49 
743 
$25,000 or more 
34 
2,796 
15 
836 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
345 
11 
400 
$50,000 to $99,999 
17 
1,056 
1 
(D) 
$100,000 or more 
7 
1,395 
3 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
8,627 
(X) 
7,764 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
178,090 
(X) 
121,045 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.9 
(X) 
6.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
642 
175 
581 
149 
$500 to $999 
686 
446 
666 
468 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,156 
8,061 
2,974 
7,402 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,412 
9,483 
1,284 
8,737 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,329 
19,446 
1,267 
19,632 
$25,000 or more 
1,402 
140,478 
992 
84,657 
$25,000 to $49,999 
538 
18,820 
431 
14,722 
$50,000 to $99,999 
450 
28,861 
332 
22,680 
$100,000 or more 
414 
92,797 
229 
47,255 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
25,266 
627,325 
25,867 
509,026 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
24,829 
(X) 
19,679 
Farms with net gains 1 
9,516 
968,514 
9,144 
751,654 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
101,777 
(X) 
82,202 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,277 
624 
1,543 
729 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,604 
6,985 
2,740 
7,095 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,306 
9,426 
1,217 
8,782 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,529 
24,386 
1,408 
22,797 
$25,000 to $49,999 
846 
30,036 
669 
23,351 
$50,000 or more 
1,954 
897,056 
1,567 
688,900 
Farms with net losses 
15,750 
341,189 
16,723 
242,628 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
21,663 
(X) 
14,509 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,753 
868 
2,508 
1,314 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,370 
14,965 
6,499 
17,554 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,577 
25,661 
3,213 
23,182 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,066 
47,016 
2,879 
44,270 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,221 
42,914 
912 
30,966 
$50,000 or more 
763 
209,765 
712 
125,342 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
25,266 
300,852 
25,867 
250,280 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
11,907 
(X) 
9,676 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
9,444 
653,828 
9,053 
507,106 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
69,232 
(X) 
56,015 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,280 
628 
1,553 
735 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,596 
6,983 
2,749 
7,135 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,313 
9,499 
1,219 
8,802 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,538 
24,505 
1,427 
23,092 
$25,000 to $49,999 
912 
32,490 
751 
26,439 
$50,000 or more 
1,805 
579,723 
1,354 
440,903 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
15,822 
352,975 
16,814 
256,827 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
22,309 
(X) 
15,275 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,757 
871 
2,511 
1,316 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,379 
14,991 
6,507 
17,570 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,595 
25,789 
3,226 
23,282 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,078 
47,158 
2,894 
44,580 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,223 
42,898 
921 
31,289 
$50,000 or more 
790 
221,268 
755 
138,790 
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. 
14 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
