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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
143 
8 
4 
3 
13 
acres 
14,012 
- 
(D) 
95 
84 
252 
bushels 
679,603 
- 
3,060 
(D) 
2,720 
12,281 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
- 
4 
acres 
351 
- 
- 
- 
- 
54 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
58 
8 
2 
2 
9 
25 to 99 acres 
40 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
100 to 249 acres 
28 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1,760 
8 
158 
79 
112 
121 
acres 
369,462 
35 
2,447 
1,928 
3,450 
5,194 
bushels 
12,267,729 
906 
55,694 
46,723 
76,688 
146,263 
Irrigated 
farms 
107 
- 
- 
4 
8 
4 
acres 
10,538 
- 
- 
(D) 
85 
120 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
355 
8 
127 
45 
46 
39 
25 to 99 acres 
582 
- 
31 
34 
66 
78 
100 to 249 acres 
371 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
220 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
232 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
45 
3 
10 
3 
4 
2 
acres 
1,293 
5 
27 
(D) 
24 
(D) 
pounds 
326,350 
3,250 
4,200 
(D) 
7,500 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
28 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
37 
3 
10 
3 
4 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
136 
- 
14 
- 
2 
3 
acres 
12,155 
- 
233 
- 
(D) 
32 
pounds 
25,920,734 
- 
583,700 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
371 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1 
1 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
10 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
117 
- 
5 
- 
2 
1 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,152 
3 
78 
27 
65 
66 
acres 
215,708 
17 
1,100 
616 
1,972 
2,200 
bushels 
11,268,376 
410 
34,069 
22,936 
83,792 
84,080 
Irrigated 
farms 
79 
- 
7 
1 
5 
4 
acres 
9,288 
- 
123 
(D) 
204 
112 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
219 
3 
61 
14 
24 
22 
25 to 99 acres 
390 
- 
17 
13 
41 
44 
1 00 to 249 acres 
280 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
148 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
115 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
7,929 
146 
2,276 
907 
930 
853 
acres 
335,811 
728 
30,106 
20,307 
25,881 
30,726 
tons, dry 
722,352 
1,479 
51,984 
36,045 
40,821 
58,821 
Irrigated 
farms 
204 
4 
51 
21 
11 
15 
acres 
5,520 
10 
290 
348 
37 
93 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,217 
146 
2,038 
582 
470 
342 
25 to 99 acres 
2,894 
- 
238 
325 
460 
466 
1 00 to 249 acres 
673 
- 
- 
- 
- 
45 
250 to 499 acres 
117 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
28 
- 
- 
- 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
127 
4 
50 
21 
21 
9 
acres 
2,087 
21 
522 
457 
332 
300 
tons, dry 
4,488 
106 
844 
829 
433 
590 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
32 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,429 
102 
1,764 
724 
752 
696 
acres 
269,752 
533 
22,865 
15,924 
19,918 
24,762 
tons, dry 
608,467 
1,098 
41,341 
29,203 
33,086 
49,485 
Irrigated 
farms 
163 
- 
40 
13 
8 
12 
acres 
4,473 
- 
231 
231 
34 
72 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
23 
3 
8 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
816 
7 
138 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,407 
297 
522 
104 
97 
97 
acres 
25,373 
432 
2,046 
509 
622 
1,030 
Irrigated 
farms 
480 
88 
169 
37 
34 
31 
acres 
17,242 
114 
683 
243 
275 
255 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
965 
286 
382 
76 
62 
49 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
311 
11 
134 
23 
29 
41 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
78 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
