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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
16,379 
1,233 
5,848 
1,706 
1,590 
1,395 
acres 
334,400 
2,638 
26,884 
14,848 
16,192 
19,418 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,973 
333 
635 
129 
119 
104 
acres 
159,239 
615 
3,419 
1,433 
1,496 
1,869 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,777 
302 
531 
117 
103 
93 
acres 
154,682 
(D) 
2,524 
1,118 
1,345 
1,671 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
251 
36 
131 
15 
17 
11 
acres 
4,557 
(D) 
895 
315 
151 
198 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
2,627 
21 
309 
232 
254 
294 
acres 
137,515 
66 
5,547 
6,273 
8,422 
13,465 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
2,006 
8 
125 
72 
95 
138 
acres 
1,038,092 
30 
2,170 
2,272 
4,640 
8,021 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
34 
12 
7 
1 
6 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
49 
20 
(D) 
135 
70 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
25,266 
2,135 
8,996 
2,538 
2,382 
2,152 
$1,000 
14,818,960 
235,319 
1,764,161 
696,983 
763,943 
903,276 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
586,518 
110,220 
196,105 
274,619 
320,715 
419,738 
Average per acre 
....dollars 
2,981 
22,219 
7,710 
4,763 
3,889 
3,629 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,619 
836 
1,388 
133 
158 
39 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,633 
381 
1,532 
312 
199 
106 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,809 
496 
2,395 
687 
528 
336 
$200,000 to $499,999 
8,322 
390 
3,136 
1,023 
1,018 
1,024 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,783 
31 
523 
354 
418 
494 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,758 
1 
22 
25 
56 
146 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
970 
- 
- 
4 
5 
7 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
273 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
25,266 
2,135 
8,996 
2,538 
2,382 
2,152 
$1,000 
1,829,250 
62,435 
311,609 
106,757 
103,899 
111,961 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,188 
382 
862 
200 
177 
168 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,465 
350 
1,088 
314 
199 
166 
$10,000 to $19,999 
4,565 
474 
2,092 
431 
413 
374 
$20,000 to $49,999 
7,966 
572 
3,151 
943 
832 
673 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,273 
235 
1,252 
439 
521 
464 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,107 
93 
414 
147 
179 
229 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,175 
29 
126 
57 
59 
69 
$500,000 or more 
527 
" 
11 
7 
2 
9 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
19,058 
1,482 
6,663 
1,861 
1,837 
1,644 
number 
35,491 
2,060 
9,616 
2,970 
2,989 
2,971 
Tractors, all 
farms 
21,038 
1,340 
7,348 
2,144 
2,099 
1,892 
number 
45,822 
1,887 
1 1 ,543 
3,885 
4,122 
4,199 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
11,025 
907 
4,254 
1,089 
1,074 
953 
number 
14,896 
1,132 
5,425 
1,414 
1,409 
1,303 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
14,744 
556 
4,329 
1,548 
1,594 
1,529 
number 
23,969 
662 
5,595 
2,202 
2,399 
2,475 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
3,787 
72 
447 
225 
267 
316 
number 
6,957 
93 
523 
269 
314 
421 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,987 
14 
182 
91 
107 
143 
number 
2,278 
14 
195 
93 
111 
160 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
680 
- 
15 
16 
11 
28 
number 
899 
- 
21 
19 
15 
33 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
273 
3 
51 
18 
28 
20 
number 
338 
3 
61 
21 
32 
28 
Hay balers 
farms 
5,353 
79 
1,160 
534 
644 
651 
number 
6,824 
94 
1,368 
664 
798 
829 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
10,097 
563 
3,103 
859 
994 
896 
acres treated 
1,350,452 
1,860 
40,588 
21,603 
31,305 
40,846 
Manure used 
farms 
3,115 
205 
944 
280 
309 
261 
acres treated 
264,113 
601 
10,914 
6,175 
8,701 
11,591 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
66 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
