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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
4,384 
358 
1,264 
298 
270 
293 
acres 
815,337 
948 
12,825 
5,432 
6,848 
11,301 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
8,135 
409 
2,324 
670 
742 
670 
acres 
1,367,766 
1,319 
27,801 
15,864 
21,233 
28,595 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,272 
55 
233 
61 
52 
69 
acres 
364,138 
159 
2,211 
915 
1,287 
3,533 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
1,484 
102 
357 
71 
81 
77 
acres 
319,570 
258 
2,919 
808 
1,550 
2,613 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
902 
29 
105 
32 
50 
46 
acres on which used 
258,308 
72 
982 
620 
1,176 
2,107 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
709 
20 
107 
35 
41 
50 
acres 
98,681 
63 
1,240 
537 
964 
1,330 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
3,216 
168 
889 
280 
302 
277 
acres 
430,967 
620 
11,385 
7,550 
9,428 
11,979 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
709 
11 
110 
41 
50 
62 
acres 
184,557 
49 
1,746 
681 
2,161 
2,469 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
2,234 
98 
398 
120 
182 
176 
acres 
538,758 
192 
3,554 
1,943 
4,633 
5,650 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,288 
55 
207 
70 
72 
76 
acres 
405,485 
94 
1,306 
975 
1,463 
1,506 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
4,320 
300 
1,114 
385 
411 
377 
acres 
386,246 
694 
10,936 
6,555 
8,618 
14,043 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
1,291 
95 
296 
97 
131 
128 
acres 
78,705 
178 
2,333 
1,102 
2,058 
2,406 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
307 
26 
110 
33 
40 
36 
Solar panels 
... farms 
215 
20 
84 
19 
24 
29 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
7 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
32 
6 
15 
2 
4 
1 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
11 
2 
1 
2 
- 
2 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
43 
2 
12 
7 
4 
3 
Ethanol 
... farms 
33 
- 
9 
9 
4 
2 
Other 
... farms 
13 
- 
5 
3 
2 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
19,169 
1,895 
7,717 
2,023 
1,843 
1,569 
Part owners 
... farms 
5,055 
95 
939 
402 
458 
502 
Tenants 
... farms 
1,042 
145 
340 
113 
81 
81 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
24,259 
1,994 
8,669 
2,430 
2,302 
2,071 
acres 
3,880,021 
11,856 
228,998 
137,946 
188,442 
230,988 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
24,224 
1,990 
8,656 
2,425 
2,301 
2,071 
acres 
3,655,203 
9,716 
205,716 
127,312 
169,991 
210,080 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
6,138 
241 
1,292 
521 
543 
586 
acres 
1,336,384 
1,255 
23,867 
19,380 
26,682 
39,826 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
6,097 
240 
1,279 
515 
539 
583 
acres 
1,316,041 
875 
23,090 
19,022 
26,428 
38,825 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
2,408 
71 
583 
212 
264 
245 
acres 
245,161 
2,520 
24,059 
10,992 
18,705 
21,909 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
37,060 
3,239 
13,192 
3,708 
3,436 
3,044 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
15,502 
1,207 
5,266 
1,578 
1,516 
1,402 
2 operators 
8,206 
789 
3,350 
806 
721 
616 
3 operators 
1,281 
120 
323 
117 
117 
128 
4 operators 
181 
13 
41 
22 
14 
4 
5 or more operators 
96 
6 
16 
15 
14 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
10,765 
1,218 
4,497 
1,080 
993 
804 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
9,435 
1,044 
4,030 
921 
857 
697 
2 operators 
506 
64 
198 
62 
39 
43 
3 operators 
80 
12 
19 
7 
16 
7 
4 operators 
4 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
12 
2 
2 
2 
2 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
21,257 
1,600 
7,277 
2,167 
2,009 
1,855 
Female 
4,009 
535 
1,719 
371 
373 
297 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
10,361 
795 
3,202 
961 
928 
868 
Other 
14,905 
1,340 
5,794 
1,577 
1,454 
1,284 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
