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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
4,384 
419 
257 
237 
401 
408 
acres 
815,337 
435,943 
148,593 
78,612 
70,682 
31,262 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
8,135 
543 
304 
290 
485 
635 
acres 
1,367,766 
676,201 
223,709 
125,126 
108,338 
70,919 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,272 
234 
162 
123 
160 
149 
acres 
364,138 
217,675 
68,891 
36,633 
23,878 
10,691 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,484 
238 
148 
114 
179 
160 
acres 
319,570 
202,350 
56,074 
26,367 
21,319 
6,645 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
902 
184 
128 
107 
133 
82 
acres on which used 
258,308 
150,880 
46,625 
28,534 
20,796 
6,195 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
709 
144 
78 
56 
59 
49 
acres 
98,681 
59,449 
12,891 
10,597 
5,921 
1,796 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,216 
224 
125 
126 
163 
171 
acres 
430,967 
195,238 
66,217 
43,064 
24,874 
16,733 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
709 
34 
18 
14 
19 
33 
acres 
184,557 
9,551 
5,131 
4,110 
6,437 
14,077 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
2,234 
278 
173 
135 
218 
200 
acres 
538,758 
307,301 
102,992 
46,927 
36,457 
18,061 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,288 
210 
118 
116 
113 
117 
acres 
405,485 
244,937 
76,550 
44,881 
21,068 
7,251 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
4,320 
229 
157 
137 
292 
367 
acres 
386,246 
154,377 
56,544 
34,328 
47,691 
32,194 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,291 
78 
47 
37 
35 
88 
acres 
78,705 
36,791 
9,659 
7,889 
2,703 
4,245 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
307 
8 
2 
4 
4 
21 
Solar panels 
farms 
215 
2 
1 
1 
4 
19 
Wind turbines 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Methane digesters 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
32 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
43 
6 
- 
3 
- 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
33 
1 
1 
1 
- 
1 
Other 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
19,169 
365 
117 
113 
209 
364 
Part owners 
farms 
5,055 
474 
234 
192 
287 
414 
Tenants 
farms 
1,042 
34 
28 
38 
70 
74 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
24,259 
840 
351 
305 
502 
780 
acres 
3,880,021 
489,322 
186,418 
143,403 
158,067 
230,853 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
24,224 
839 
351 
305 
496 
778 
acres 
3,655,203 
478,451 
184,948 
136,818 
148,088 
215,552 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
6,138 
508 
262 
231 
359 
490 
acres 
1,336,384 
530,965 
183,403 
97,761 
99,627 
78,570 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
6,097 
508 
262 
230 
357 
488 
acres 
1,316,041 
530,505 
183,343 
96,050 
98,317 
78,164 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
2,408 
93 
20 
33 
56 
99 
acres 
245,161 
11,331 
1,530 
8,296 
1 1 ,289 
15,707 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
37,060 
1,530 
559 
523 
852 
1,220 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
15,502 
420 
242 
223 
340 
548 
2 operators 
8,206 
318 
99 
93 
175 
255 
3 operators 
1,281 
103 
34 
22 
45 
39 
4 operators 
181 
23 
3 
2 
4 
5 
5 or more operators 
96 
9 
1 
3 
2 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
10,765 
296 
81 
83 
109 
250 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
9,435 
264 
77 
71 
94 
227 
2 operators 
506 
10 
2 
3 
6 
10 
3 operators 
80 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 operators 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
12 
1 
" 
1 
- 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
21,257 
820 
367 
323 
536 
776 
Female 
4,009 
53 
12 
20 
30 
76 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
10,361 
761 
334 
282 
427 
529 
Other 
14,905 
112 
45 
61 
139 
323 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
94 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
