Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
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 
- 
1 
- 
6 
5 
$1,000 
1,790 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
1 
- 
6 
$1,000 
761 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
91 
- 
- 
2 
4 
$1,000 
666 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
60 
- 
1 
- 
4 
1 
$1,000 
1,124 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
1 
- 
4 
$1,000 
581 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
5,224 
315 
150 
103 
162 
252 
$1,000 
176,190 
96,104 
29,916 
11,494 
8,604 
8,036 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
527 
194 
119 
69 
78 
67 
$1,000 
146,858 
94,720 
29,475 
10,846 
7,265 
4,551 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
5,778 
243 
81 
65 
122 
281 
$1,000 
92,352 
(D) 
(D) 
6,540 
7,914 
9,627 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
288 
79 
29 
26 
53 
101 
$1,000 
46,080 
19,709 
7,153 
5,765 
6,789 
6,665 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
75 
27 
18 
12 
6 
8 
$1,000 
56,008 
40,441 
10,468 
3,771 
856 
469 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
65 
27 
18 
11 
5 
4 
$1,000 
55,773 
40,441 
10,468 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
571 
35 
10 
16 
14 
38 
$1,000 
93,527 
82,232 
4,151 
5,302 
837 
261 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
28 
6 
13 
5 
1 
$1,000 
92,387 
82,174 
4,115 
5,265 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,440 
16 
5 
2 
12 
31 
$1,000 
2,477 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
308 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,601 
8 
7 
9 
27 
70 
$1,000 
16,406 
64 
72 
1,048 
2,369 
3,642 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
76 
- 
- 
6 
21 
49 
$1,000 
6,393 
- 
- 
1,026 
2,250 
3,117 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,210 
526 
77 
30 
21 
47 
$1,000 
1,476,817 
1,407,042 
57,441 
8,947 
1,563 
288 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
634 
525 
76 
24 
8 
1 
$1,000 
1,475,032 
(D) 
(D) 
8,946 
1,556 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
57 
2 
2 
6 
2 
4 
$1,000 
5,138 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
159 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
1 
2 
4 
1 
2 
$1,000 
4,799 
(D) 
(D) 
1,087 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
601 
5 
5 
8 
5 
44 
$1,000 
3,786 
(D) 
(D) 
1,429 
(D) 
539 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
1 
1 
7 
1 
7 
$1,000 
2,829 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
452 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
6,788 
467 
245 
249 
372 
447 
$1,000 
46,616 
16,360 
5,404 
3,798 
2,997 
2,081 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
287 
18 
9 
3 
10 
42 
$1,000 
5,157 
3,729 
507 
73 
131 
220 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,581 
30 
21 
28 
37 
110 
$1,000 
27,375 
15,174 
2,751 
2,770 
2,169 
1,534 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
25,266 
873 
379 
343 
566 
852 
$1,000 
2,575,752 
1,805,358 
218,982 
111,583 
84,120 
56,644 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,945 
2,067,993 
577,790 
325,316 
148,622 
66,484 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
12,682 
528 
311 
294 
491 
681 
$1,000 
196,212 
102,120 
31,965 
16,777 
14,653 
8,010 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,768 
86 
33 
32 
68 
271 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,741 
59 
35 
54 
224 
319 
$25,000 to $49,999 
358 
34 
36 
61 
108 
80 
$50,000 or more 
815 
349 
207 
147 
91 
11 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
11,277 
666 
343 
304 
507 
700 
$1,000 
146,452 
92,648 
22,945 
10,886 
9,094 
3,921 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,494 
201 
62 
50 
136 
495 
$5,000 to $24,999 
863 
93 
48 
91 
256 
180 
$25,000 to $49,999 
302 
42 
50 
93 
89 
21 
$50,000 or more 
618 
330 
183 
70 
26 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
84 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
