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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
8,855 
534 
304 
284 
464 
592 
$1,000 
114,251 
68,121 
17,819 
9,521 
7,938 
3,574 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,166 
25 
7 
8 
34 
143 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,784 
58 
22 
36 
65 
177 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,052 
96 
55 
88 
270 
257 
$25,000 to $49,999 
321 
56 
76 
96 
71 
10 
$50,000 or more 
532 
299 
144 
56 
24 
5 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,977 
585 
127 
77 
94 
175 
$1,000 
209,463 
181,775 
10,274 
4,048 
1,270 
1,831 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,567 
10 
15 
11 
46 
95 
$5,000 to $24,999 
641 
15 
23 
21 
33 
56 
$25,000 to $99,999 
189 
31 
54 
30 
14 
24 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
325 
29 
15 
1 
- 
$250,000 or more 
210 
204 
6 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,355 
147 
55 
29 
48 
104 
$1,000 
19,545 
9,894 
2,153 
1,030 
347 
780 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,309 
543 
88 
56 
52 
89 
$1,000 
189,918 
171,880 
8,121 
3,018 
923 
1,052 
Feed purchased 
farms 
14,754 
630 
164 
127 
190 
435 
$1,000 
917,181 
791,177 
45,177 
12,879 
5,215 
6,323 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,469 
22 
17 
28 
62 
206 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,978 
17 
27 
23 
66 
143 
$25,000 to $99,999 
560 
17 
12 
21 
53 
85 
$100,000 to $249,999 
77 
8 
20 
40 
8 
1 
$250,000 or more 
670 
566 
88 
15 
1 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
24,168 
873 
379 
341 
564 
842 
$1,000 
134,969 
71,329 
15,809 
9,261 
6,869 
4,829 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,194 
82 
32 
37 
172 
500 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,960 
251 
134 
176 
330 
313 
$25,000 to $49,999 
507 
209 
111 
89 
47 
26 
$50,000 or more 
507 
331 
102 
39 
15 
3 
Utilities 
farms 
14,055 
872 
378 
343 
487 
663 
$1,000 
64,481 
39,339 
5,533 
3,784 
2,603 
1,832 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,435 
12 
12 
29 
105 
237 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,909 
81 
84 
140 
244 
324 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,184 
367 
223 
148 
122 
100 
$25,000 to $49,999 
335 
242 
47 
21 
13 
2 
$50,000 or more 
192 
170 
12 
5 
3 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
18,992 
872 
378 
343 
524 
758 
$1,000 
143,665 
80,134 
14,517 
8,773 
7,287 
5,243 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,953 
93 
47 
50 
158 
416 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,088 
296 
123 
177 
299 
316 
$25,000 to $49,999 
435 
145 
106 
76 
50 
20 
$50,000 or more 
516 
338 
102 
40 
17 
6 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
5,851 
719 
305 
247 
333 
410 
$1,000 
227,501 
144,896 
19,248 
11,999 
10,082 
7,551 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,982 
37 
22 
32 
80 
160 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,489 
189 
79 
87 
143 
158 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,028 
294 
158 
99 
93 
80 
$100,000 to $249,999 
232 
112 
35 
22 
14 
11 
$250,000 or more 
120 
87 
11 
7 
3 
1 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,929 
263 
87 
63 
117 
100 
$1,000 
37,916 
22,157 
2,292 
1,043 
2,626 
701 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
451 
4 
5 
2 
13 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
644 
58 
14 
22 
28 
43 
$5,000 to $24,999 
541 
88 
50 
26 
48 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
155 
43 
5 
6 
13 
8 
$50,000 or more 
138 
70 
13 
7 
15 
" 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
3,074 
645 
191 
126 
188 
152 
$1,000 
36,792 
25,489 
3,198 
1,773 
1,492 
677 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
997 
2 
6 
5 
13 
27 
$1,000 to $4,999 
950 
16 
35 
49 
73 
80 
$5,000 to $24,999 
829 
429 
110 
53 
95 
44 
$25,000 to $49,999 
196 
117 
28 
15 
7 
- 
$50,000 or more 
102 
81 
12 
4 
- 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
4,393 
483 
255 
222 
342 
431 
$1,000 
69,102 
36,225 
10,106 
5,571 
4,940 
4,179 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,852 
36 
26 
23 
93 
272 
$5,000 to $9,999 
379 
36 
14 
30 
81 
90 
$10,000 to $24,999 
514 
75 
71 
103 
134 
46 
$25,000 or more 
648 
336 
144 
66 
34 
23 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
