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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
8,855 
547 
306 
287 
473 
596 
$1,000 
114,251 
69,180 
17,490 
9,163 
7,928 
3,347 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,166 
25 
7 
13 
31 
148 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,784 
58 
22 
36 
68 
188 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,052 
96 
58 
89 
286 
247 
$25,000 to $49,999 
321 
58 
78 
101 
64 
8 
$50,000 or more 
532 
310 
141 
48 
24 
5 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,977 
585 
128 
78 
98 
187 
$1,000 
209,463 
181,775 
10,276 
4,084 
1,263 
1,885 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,567 
10 
16 
11 
49 
104 
$5,000 to $24,999 
641 
15 
23 
21 
35 
59 
$25,000 to $99,999 
189 
31 
54 
31 
13 
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 
56 
30 
49 
117 
$1,000 
19,545 
9,894 
2,155 
1,066 
320 
836 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,309 
543 
88 
56 
56 
87 
$1,000 
189,918 
171,880 
8,121 
3,018 
943 
1,049 
Feed purchased 
farms 
14,754 
630 
166 
128 
199 
458 
$1,000 
917,181 
791,177 
45,189 
12,985 
5,415 
6,365 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,469 
22 
17 
28 
64 
223 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,978 
17 
29 
21 
70 
150 
$25,000 to $99,999 
560 
17 
12 
24 
56 
84 
$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 
886 
381 
345 
581 
866 
$1,000 
134,969 
71,974 
15,910 
8,914 
6,834 
4,706 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,194 
82 
33 
41 
172 
540 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,960 
251 
136 
183 
350 
299 
$25,000 to $49,999 
507 
217 
111 
83 
47 
24 
$50,000 or more 
507 
336 
101 
38 
12 
3 
Utilities 
farms 
14,055 
885 
380 
347 
496 
676 
$1,000 
64,481 
39,531 
5,467 
3,743 
2,628 
1,814 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,435 
12 
13 
33 
103 
252 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,909 
86 
84 
144 
254 
324 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,184 
374 
224 
145 
123 
98 
$25,000 to $49,999 
335 
242 
48 
20 
13 
2 
$50,000 or more 
192 
171 
11 
5 
3 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
18,992 
885 
380 
347 
539 
774 
$1,000 
143,665 
80,890 
14,519 
8,260 
7,388 
5,133 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,953 
93 
48 
55 
157 
447 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,088 
296 
127 
182 
317 
302 
$25,000 to $49,999 
435 
152 
103 
76 
48 
19 
$50,000 or more 
516 
344 
102 
34 
17 
6 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
5,851 
729 
306 
250 
337 
410 
$1,000 
227,501 
145,312 
19,275 
11,739 
10,261 
7,540 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,982 
37 
24 
33 
81 
166 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,489 
194 
75 
94 
147 
152 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,028 
298 
162 
94 
91 
79 
$100,000 to $249,999 
232 
113 
34 
22 
15 
12 
$250,000 or more 
120 
87 
11 
7 
3 
1 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,929 
263 
87 
64 
123 
110 
$1,000 
37,916 
22,157 
2,292 
1,084 
2,703 
772 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
451 
4 
5 
2 
13 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
644 
58 
14 
22 
33 
44 
$5,000 to $24,999 
541 
88 
50 
26 
48 
49 
$25,000 to $49,999 
155 
43 
5 
7 
13 
8 
$50,000 or more 
138 
70 
13 
7 
16 
" 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
3,074 
653 
189 
127 
189 
159 
$1,000 
36,792 
25,927 
2,913 
1,716 
1,445 
664 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
997 
2 
6 
5 
13 
31 
$1,000 to $4,999 
950 
16 
35 
49 
78 
84 
$5,000 to $24,999 
829 
430 
114 
55 
91 
43 
$25,000 to $49,999 
196 
120 
25 
15 
7 
- 
$50,000 or more 
102 
85 
9 
3 
- 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
4,393 
496 
256 
222 
351 
432 
$1,000 
69,102 
36,998 
9,603 
5,579 
4,865 
4,150 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,852 
36 
27 
23 
100 
283 
$5,000 to $9,999 
379 
36 
18 
26 
90 
85 
$10,000 to $24,999 
514 
75 
77 
106 
131 
40 
$25,000 or more 
648 
349 
134 
67 
30 
24 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
112 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
