Table 1 1 . Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Irrigated farms 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Any land irrigated 
All harvested 
cropland 
irrigated 
Nonirrigated farms 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
number 
25,266 
25,867 
1,973 
2,030 
841 
720 
23,293 
23,837 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,971,244 
4,889,339 
807,926 
777,695 
86,959 
84,908 
4,163,318 
4,111,644 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
586,518 
540,200 
1,137,584 
996,617 
482,261 
503,412 
539,841 
501,331 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,981 
2,858 
2,778 
2,601 
4,664 
4,269 
3,020 
2,906 
Irrigated land 
acres 
159,239 
132,439 
159,239 
132,439 
29,680 
35,023 
(X) 
(X) 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
farms 
16,853 
18,534 
1,841 
1,884 
841 
720 
15,012 
16,650 
acres 
1,967,288 
2,151,219 
513,437 
489,330 
34,503 
44,700 
1,453,851 
1,661,889 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
13,135 
12,962 
1,817 
1,765 
841 
720 
11,318 
11,197 
acres 
1,634,706 
1,551,670 
486,682 
428,260 
29,205 
34,481 
1,148,024 
1,123,410 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms 
14,772 
15,294 
747 
932 
224 
210 
14,025 
14,362 
acres 
690,200 
881,185 
37,864 
63,589 
3,881 
6,634 
652,336 
817,596 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
farms 
2,627 
3,908 
115 
183 
23 
35 
2,512 
3,725 
acres 
137,515 
264,950 
5,325 
15,960 
486 
1,471 
132,190 
248,990 
Owned and rented land in farms: 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
24,224 
24,824 
1,822 
1,919 
760 
667 
22,402 
22,905 
acres 
3,655,203 
3,594,680 
481,110 
449,398 
65,577 
66,105 
3,174,093 
3,145,282 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
6,097 
6,427 
711 
753 
178 
170 
5,386 
5,674 
acres 
1,316,041 
1,294,659 
326,816 
328,297 
21,382 
18,803 
989,225 
966,362 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) 
$1,000 
3,040,069 
2,352,681 
798,296 
665,895 
208,362 
297,600 
2,241,773 
1,686,785 
Average per farm 
dollars 
120,323 
90,953 
404,610 
328,027 
247,755 
413,333 
96,242 
70,763 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
farms 
10,020 
8,781 
1,703 
1,592 
785 
672 
8,317 
7,189 
$1,000 
1,293,558 
798,490 
650,527 
496,289 
178,552 
277,916 
643,031 
302,201 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
farms 
9,968 
10,604 
593 
719 
171 
153 
9,375 
9,885 
$1,000 
1,746,511 
1,554,190 
147,768 
169,606 
29,810 
19,684 
1,598,743 
1,384,584 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
2,575,752 
2,012,179 
705,277 
536,887 
172,508 
215,237 
1,870,475 
1,475,293 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,945 
77,789 
357,464 
264,476 
205,122 
298,940 
80,302 
61,891 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners purchased 
farms 
12,682 
14,472 
1,648 
1,759 
672 
618 
1 1 ,034 
12,713 
$1,000 
196,212 
143,408 
77,451 
49,178 
10,003 
12,691 
118,761 
94,230 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
11,277 
9,803 
1,597 
1,410 
632 
464 
9,680 
8,393 
$1,000 
146,452 
73,930 
65,058 
31,326 
5,795 
7,516 
81,394 
42,604 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
8,855 
8,374 
1,442 
1,428 
590 
500 
7,413 
6,946 
$1,000 
114,251 
81,099 
55,127 
50,562 
15,459 
31,597 
59,124 
30,537 
Livestock and poultry purchased or leased 
farms 
4,977 
4,097 
320 
379 
89 
81 
4,657 
3,718 
$1,000 
209,463 
170,676 
16,477 
18,244 
5,987 
1,846 
192,986 
152,432 
Feed purchased 
farms 
14,754 
12,517 
778 
782 
233 
179 
13,976 
1 1 ,735 
$1,000 
917,181 
761,414 
77,942 
70,633 
16,384 
10,474 
839,239 
690,781 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
24,168 
25,395 
1,938 
2,017 
810 
711 
22,230 
23,378 
$1,000 
134,969 
102,948 
47,057 
27,790 
12,046 
10,094 
87,912 
75,157 
Utilities 
farms 
14,055 
9,803 
1,605 
1,569 
659 
536 
12,450 
8,234 
$1,000 
64,481 
41,332 
24,247 
15,904 
8,830 
6,397 
40,234 
25,429 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms 
18,992 
23,986 
1,701 
1,965 
691 
687 
17,291 
22,021 
$1,000 
143,665 
122,381 
58,213 
39,523 
20,330 
15,788 
85,452 
82,858 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
5,851 
4,310 
939 
895 
341 
285 
4,912 
3,415 
$1,000 
227,501 
173,196 
129,613 
113,480 
41,586 
70,771 
97,888 
59,716 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,929 
1,320 
324 
276 
114 
98 
1,605 
1,044 
$1,000 
37,916 
21,872 
19,829 
13,160 
5,840 
5,129 
18,086 
8,712 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
3,074 
1,912 
318 
262 
73 
36 
2,756 
1,650 
$1,000 
36,792 
17,399 
14,914 
11,187 
3,455 
7,367 
21,878 
6,212 
Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing fees 
farms 
4,393 
3,915 
587 
560 
117 
104 
3,806 
3,355 
$1,000 
69,102 
62,216 
23,866 
25,853 
4,022 
3,324 
45,236 
36,363 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
896 
717 
174 
146 
57 
37 
722 
571 
$1,000 
14,409 
6,579 
9,568 
3,385 
3,336 
1,786 
4,841 
3,194 
Interest expense 
farms 
6,330 
4,820 
726 
657 
208 
190 
5,604 
4,163 
$1,000 
78,517 
58,971 
17,634 
14,393 
3,434 
4,027 
60,883 
44,578 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
24,271 
23,544 
1,842 
1,889 
760 
661 
22,429 
21,655 
$1,000 
43,314 
37,423 
6,568 
6,274 
1,612 
1,771 
36,747 
31,149 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms 
10,663 
9,304 
1,040 
1,160 
339 
359 
9,623 
8,144 
$1,000 
141,529 
137,337 
61,715 
45,997 
14,388 
24,660 
79,814 
91,340 
Commodity Credit Corporation loans (see text) 
farms 
120 
329 
23 
76 
1 
2 
97 
253 
$1,000 
8,570 
24,312 
2,703 
8,032 
(D) 
(D) 
5,867 
16,280 
Government payments received 
farms 
6,788 
7,715 
527 
621 
85 
92 
6,261 
7,094 
$1,000 
46,616 
67,253 
10,431 
20,048 
536 
436 
36,184 
47,206 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
farms 
7,591 
5,458 
688 
587 
200 
132 
6,903 
4,871 
$1,000 
116,392 
101,271 
29,526 
25,292 
3,287 
8,358 
86,866 
75,979 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
25,266 
25,866 
1,973 
2,030 
841 
720 
23,293 
23,836 
$1,000 
1,829,250 
1,680,701 
402,772 
333,113 
68,625 
81,128 
1,426,479 
1,347,588 
Average per farm 
dollars 
72,400 
64,977 
204,142 
164,095 
81,600 
112,678 
61,241 
56,536 
Livestock inventory: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
8,121 
8,835 
308 
441 
49 
60 
7,813 
8,394 
number 
297,286 
400,996 
31,725 
49,287 
2,013 
3,182 
265,561 
351,709 
Milk cows 
farms 
193 
106 
38 
34 
6 
3 
155 
72 
number 
15,997 
17,830 
7,060 
9,357 
(D) 
780 
8,937 
8,473 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
838 
812 
63 
104 
22 
35 
775 
708 
number 
224,076 
293,793 
59,737 
100,541 
39,039 
25,610 
164,339 
193,252 
Sheep and lambs 
farms 
549 
367 
46 
40 
19 
6 
503 
327 
number 
12,684 
7,852 
1,870 
980 
1,098 
(D) 
10,814 
6.872 
18 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
