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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
7,232 
292 
2,006 
744 
856 
814 
number 
166,745 
(D) 
14,883 
8,562 
12,630 
15,002 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,985 
249 
1,459 
361 
305 
225 
1 0 to 49 
3,500 
41 
541 
375 
539 
546 
50 to 99 
512 
2 
6 
8 
12 
43 
1 00 to 1 99 
162 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
61 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
193 
15 
58 
28 
17 
8 
number 
15,997 
(D) 
612 
710 
126 
18 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
121 
15 
54 
19 
16 
8 
1 0 to 49 
14 
- 
3 
4 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
7 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
100 to 199 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
26 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
500 or more 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
5,988 
189 
1,611 
625 
694 
686 
number 
114,544 
887 
8,760 
6,486 
7,002 
8,761 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
5,778 
190 
1,401 
580 
702 
659 
number 
134,445 
1,016 
9,073 
5,237 
7,996 
9,965 
$1,000 
92,352 
562 
5,109 
3,196 
5,293 
5,987 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
3,843 
100 
885 
377 
468 
445 
number 
48,996 
642 
4,721 
2,434 
3,257 
4,411 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
4,577 
138 
1,014 
446 
538 
544 
number 
85,449 
374 
4,352 
2,803 
4,739 
5,554 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
838 
138 
362 
88 
58 
53 
number 
224,076 
3,714 
39,202 
22,458 
(D) 
20,528 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
649 
126 
315 
62 
49 
28 
25 to 49 
87 
8 
29 
11 
6 
13 
50 to 99 
30 
2 
8 
1 
1 
7 
100 to 199 
18 
- 
2 
8 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
10 
- 
1 
4 
- 
- 
500 or more 
44 
2 
7 
2 
2 
5 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
469 
87 
191 
41 
32 
35 
number 
9,195 
269 
2,614 
176 
99 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
690 
102 
282 
81 
51 
48 
number 
214,881 
3,445 
36,588 
22,282 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
571 
102 
212 
60 
35 
47 
number 
758,876 
6,347 
142,862 
51,676 
5,329 
79,244 
$1,000 
93,527 
983 
12,880 
(D) 
926 
11,410 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
549 
72 
245 
43 
53 
39 
number 
12,684 
582 
4,976 
993 
2,057 
669 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
356 
44 
163 
15 
34 
22 
number 
6,251 
209 
2,718 
303 
635 
423 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
254 
25 
105 
28 
31 
12 
number 
4,114 
133 
1,564 
464 
480 
225 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
7,209 
811 
3,382 
729 
600 
519 
number 
52,395 
4,558 
21,641 
5,224 
5,342 
4,883 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
6,993 
799 
3,315 
714 
581 
488 
number 
45,170 
4,148 
19,017 
4,413 
4,640 
4,046 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,463 
217 
706 
140 
114 
92 
number 
6,048 
535 
1,821 
420 
501 
320 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,861 
428 
1,415 
234 
248 
190 
number 
38,732 
4,240 
18,385 
2,892 
4,088 
3,057 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,233 
176 
622 
83 
117 
83 
number 
12,780 
1,357 
5,676 
755 
1,834 
868 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,060 
549 
1,470 
256 
244 
196 
number 
4,231,250 
146,929 
385,255 
68,169 
80,285 
125,238 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,991 
539 
1,453 
251 
241 
192 
400 to 3,199 
18 
6 
6 
2 
- 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
7 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
29 
4 
9 
2 
2 
2 
50,000 to 99,999 
11 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
100,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
448 
108 
219 
29 
25 
19 
number 
1,816,370 
5,791 
296,868 
191,488 
160,606 
152,171 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
470 
120 
197 
22 
38 
22 
number 
2,948,403 
135,802 
335,300 
58,924 
74,544 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
75 
17 
29 
4 
5 
4 
number 
3,559,590 
2,990 
366,245 
258,000 
303,804 
304,000 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
