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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
16,379 
609 
255 
207 
347 
505 
acres 
334,400 
36,636 
19,750 
10,965 
15,540 
21,083 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,973 
219 
105 
83 
129 
178 
acres 
159,239 
111,811 
21,250 
8,611 
6,084 
3,128 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,777 
217 
105 
83 
129 
173 
acres 
154,682 
111,350 
19,669 
8,567 
(D) 
3,032 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
251 
8 
5 
6 
2 
6 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
4,557 
461 
1,581 
44 
(D) 
96 
Programs 
farms 
2,627 
108 
62 
30 
46 
57 
acres 
137,515 
4,969 
2,524 
2,914 
2,419 
3,118 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
2,006 
358 
240 
208 
315 
239 
acres 
1,038,092 
559,328 
202,772 
102,581 
82,700 
40,252 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
34 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
25,266 
873 
379 
343 
566 
852 
$1,000 
14,818,960 
2,619,877 
935,276 
570,733 
664,762 
840,994 
Average per farm 
dollars 
586,518 
3,001,005 
2,467,748 
1,663,946 
1,174,490 
987,083 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,981 
2,597 
2,540 
2,451 
2,698 
2,863 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,619 
13 
6 
6 
14 
42 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,633 
16 
8 
2 
14 
37 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,809 
28 
14 
12 
33 
59 
$200,000 to $499,999 
8,322 
121 
40 
59 
115 
276 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,783 
152 
58 
64 
197 
189 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,758 
167 
86 
102 
120 
161 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
970 
206 
127 
81 
56 
68 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
273 
123 
35 
15 
14 
12 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
99 
47 
5 
2 
3 
8 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
25,266 
873 
379 
343 
566 
852 
$1,000 
1,829,250 
539,517 
145,848 
97,785 
90,135 
82,358 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,188 
3 
4 
1 
6 
24 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,465 
2 
4 
2 
5 
22 
$10,000 to $19,999 
4,565 
15 
14 
7 
25 
48 
$20,000 to $49,999 
7,966 
60 
20 
22 
55 
178 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,273 
129 
43 
41 
133 
283 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,107 
160 
48 
84 
175 
201 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,175 
182 
156 
137 
141 
85 
$500,000 or more 
527 
322 
90 
49 
26 
11 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
19,058 
866 
368 
335 
538 
755 
number 
35,491 
4,705 
1,456 
1,131 
1,500 
1,810 
Tractors, all 
farms 
21,038 
852 
363 
334 
537 
787 
number 
45,822 
4,585 
1,749 
1,292 
1,843 
2,476 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
11,025 
352 
160 
113 
213 
357 
number 
14,896 
740 
255 
162 
310 
508 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
14,744 
728 
301 
273 
398 
664 
number 
23,969 
2,108 
750 
584 
841 
1,343 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
3,787 
491 
262 
237 
358 
375 
number 
6,957 
1,737 
744 
546 
692 
625 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,987 
351 
204 
174 
235 
224 
number 
2,278 
461 
244 
197 
264 
246 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
680 
197 
111 
105 
119 
76 
number 
899 
279 
163 
129 
150 
88 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
273 
27 
19 
8 
16 
18 
number 
338 
33 
23 
9 
22 
22 
Hay balers 
farms 
5,353 
249 
91 
95 
148 
306 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
6,824 
328 
126 
132 
196 
448 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
10,097 
490 
300 
291 
479 
628 
acres treated 
1,350,452 
612,514 
196,735 
115,131 
100,466 
73,032 
Manure used 
farms 
3,115 
247 
95 
60 
110 
162 
acres treated 
264,113 
95,867 
38,321 
18,817 
17,315 
18,299 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
92 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
