Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
149 
25 
72 
10 
16 
5 
$1,000 
1,790 
(D) 
(D) 
67 
468 
53 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
4 
- 
$1,000 
761 
- 
- 
- 
412 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
91 
18 
46 
7 
10 
2 
$1,000 
666 
60 
251 
8 
225 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
60 
7 
26 
3 
8 
3 
$1,000 
1,124 
(D) 
(D) 
59 
243 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
2 
$1,000 
581 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
5,224 
79 
1,493 
561 
542 
503 
$1,000 
176,190 
162 
4,529 
2,490 
2,385 
4,536 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
527 
- 
- 
- 
- 
14 
$1,000 
146,858 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,114 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
5,778 
190 
1,401 
580 
702 
659 
$1,000 
92,352 
562 
5,109 
3,196 
5,293 
5,987 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
288 
2 
2 
- 
5 
5 
$1,000 
46,080 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
460 
612 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
75 
9 
7 
1 
- 
$1,000 
56,008 
- 
2,431 
1,535 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
65 
- 
3 
7 
1 
- 
$1,000 
55,773 
- 
2,331 
1,535 
(D) 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
571 
102 
212 
60 
35 
47 
$1,000 
93,527 
983 
12,880 
(D) 
926 
11,410 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
2 
8 
6 
2 
5 
$1,000 
92,387 
(D) 
12,621 
(D) 
(D) 
1 1 ,323 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,440 
197 
708 
105 
142 
93 
$1,000 
2,477 
261 
1,107 
187 
309 
125 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,601 
231 
761 
160 
124 
113 
$1,000 
16,406 
1,151 
6,168 
1,373 
1,856 
1,522 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
76 
- 
22 
6 
11 
9 
$1,000 
6,393 
- 
1,301 
420 
992 
620 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,210 
355 
865 
166 
182 
160 
$1,000 
1,476,817 
32,571 
266,530 
122,006 
93,088 
145,763 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
634 
22 
119 
59 
56 
66 
$1,000 
1,475,032 
32,142 
265,939 
121,865 
92,957 
145,633 
Aquaculture 
farms 
57 
6 
12 
4 
3 
6 
$1,000 
5,138 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
43 
140 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
1 
2 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
4,799 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
601 
126 
229 
35 
49 
37 
$1,000 
3,786 
966 
537 
32 
89 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
4 
4 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,829 
706 
248 
- 
- 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
6,788 
81 
911 
547 
605 
720 
$1,000 
46,616 
122 
1,601 
999 
1,447 
1,779 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
287 
5 
25 
14 
42 
49 
$1,000 
5,157 
3 
69 
26 
89 
147 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,581 
304 
631 
150 
124 
92 
$1,000 
27,375 
623 
1,852 
661 
693 
2,660 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
25,266 
2,135 
8,996 
2,538 
2,382 
2,152 
$1,000 
2,575,752 
53,754 
297,911 
132,976 
102,053 
150,174 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,945 
25,178 
33,116 
52,394 
42,844 
69,784 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
12,682 
844 
4,093 
1,148 
1,257 
1,137 
$1,000 
196,212 
663 
5,186 
2,541 
3,149 
4,891 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,768 
829 
3,973 
1,056 
1,093 
909 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,741 
13 
112 
82 
160 
217 
$25,000 to $49,999 
358 
1 
6 
9 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
815 
1 
2 
1 
- 
9 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
11,277 
751 
3,457 
995 
1,049 
968 
$1,000 
146,452 
277 
2,089 
1,078 
1,390 
2,527 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,494 
749 
3,392 
963 
1,011 
880 
$5,000 to $24,999 
863 
- 
60 
27 
30 
74 
$25,000 to $49,999 
302 
2 
5 
4 
7 
10 
$50,000 or more 
618 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
58 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
