Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
6 
$1,000 
1,790 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
97 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
1 
- 
6 
- 
$1,000 
761 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
91 
- 
- 
2 
5 
$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) 
(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 
323 
145 
107 
164 
260 
$1,000 
176,190 
97,924 
28,667 
11,379 
8,333 
8,110 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
527 
202 
114 
69 
76 
66 
$1,000 
146,858 
96,540 
28,226 
10,649 
6,964 
4,478 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
5,778 
243 
83 
66 
128 
301 
$1,000 
92,352 
(D) 
8,186 
6,805 
8,162 
9,693 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
288 
79 
30 
27 
58 
94 
$1,000 
46,080 
19,709 
7,240 
5,995 
7,007 
6,130 
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 
15 
37 
$1,000 
93,527 
82,232 
4,151 
5,302 
855 
244 
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 
33 
$1,000 
2,477 
50 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
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 
28 
71 
$1,000 
16,406 
64 
72 
1,048 
2,373 
3,641 
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 
22 
46 
$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) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
1 
1 
7 
1 
7 
$1,000 
2,829 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
6,788 
480 
247 
253 
389 
471 
$1,000 
46,616 
16,875 
5,603 
3,598 
3,569 
3,497 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
287 
18 
9 
3 
12 
40 
$1,000 
5,157 
3,729 
507 
73 
150 
201 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,581 
30 
21 
28 
38 
110 
$1,000 
27,375 
15,174 
2,751 
2,770 
2,171 
1,542 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
25,266 
886 
381 
347 
583 
876 
$1,000 
2,575,752 
1,814,718 
215,391 
110,070 
83,985 
55,927 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,945 
2,048,214 
565,331 
317,203 
144,056 
63,844 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
12,682 
541 
313 
297 
504 
691 
$1,000 
196,212 
104,447 
30,818 
16,682 
14,478 
7,658 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,768 
86 
33 
32 
71 
283 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,741 
59 
35 
59 
228 
328 
$25,000 to $49,999 
358 
34 
41 
59 
122 
67 
$50,000 or more 
815 
362 
204 
147 
83 
13 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
11,277 
679 
345 
308 
520 
704 
$1,000 
146,452 
94,348 
22,112 
10,594 
9,068 
3,685 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,494 
201 
62 
50 
146 
510 
$5,000 to $24,999 
863 
93 
50 
96 
263 
175 
$25,000 to $49,999 
302 
42 
56 
97 
85 
15 
$50,000 or more 
618 
343 
177 
65 
26 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
110 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
