Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
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 
116 
10 
10 
$1,000 
1,790 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
3 
2 
2 
$1,000 
761 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
91 
72 
6 
6 
$1,000 
666 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
60 
44 
4 
4 
$1,000 
1,124 
436 
252 
252 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
1 
2 
2 
$1,000 
581 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
5,224 
4,640 
353 
246 
$1,000 
176,190 
108,697 
49,862 
39,580 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
527 
354 
121 
93 
$1,000 
146,858 
82,752 
48,007 
38,487 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
5,778 
5,182 
379 
215 
$1,000 
92,352 
67,567 
13,939 
8,015 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
288 
190 
54 
32 
$1,000 
46,080 
27,000 
10,227 
5,698 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
75 
43 
12 
10 
$1,000 
56,008 
25,289 
(D) 
9,532 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
65 
34 
11 
9 
$1,000 
55,773 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
571 
508 
34 
26 
$1,000 
93,527 
49,156 
18,085 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
33 
13 
9 
$1,000 
92,387 
48,144 
18,023 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,440 
1,338 
56 
31 
$1,000 
2,477 
2,249 
122 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,601 
1,434 
83 
68 
$1,000 
16,406 
13,575 
(D) 
1,507 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
76 
65 
9 
9 
$1,000 
6,393 
5,466 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,210 
1,912 
136 
103 
$1,000 
1,476,817 
987,445 
154,055 
110,565 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
634 
465 
77 
58 
$1,000 
1,475,032 
985,966 
153,924 
110,483 
Aquaculture 
farms 
57 
31 
4 
1 
$1,000 
5,138 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
4,799 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
601 
551 
20 
20 
$1,000 
3,786 
2,405 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
12 
2 
2 
$1,000 
2,829 
1,513 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
6,788 
5,720 
596 
410 
$1,000 
46,616 
31,588 
10,840 
8,086 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
287 
248 
24 
13 
$1,000 
5,157 
2,907 
2,104 
2,017 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,581 
1,400 
71 
48 
$1,000 
27,375 
12,549 
4,503 
4,359 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
25,266 
22,393 
1,482 
1,022 
$1,000 
2,575,752 
1,509,033 
444,944 
347,485 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,945 
67,389 
300,232 
340,005 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
12,682 
11,172 
826 
585 
$1,000 
196,212 
110,853 
55,031 
43,126 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,768 
8,926 
465 
329 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,741 
1,472 
135 
88 
$25,000 to $49,999 
358 
275 
37 
29 
$50,000 or more 
815 
499 
189 
139 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
11,277 
9,823 
759 
545 
$1,000 
146,452 
75,196 
47,713 
37,763 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,494 
8,567 
475 
336 
$5,000 to $24,999 
863 
674 
87 
64 
$25,000 to $49,999 
302 
234 
34 
20 
$50,000 or more 
618 
348 
163 
125 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
