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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
8,855 
7,581 
694 
500 
$1,000 
114,251 
58,139 
28,365 
22,645 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,166 
4,759 
244 
183 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,784 
1,494 
152 
90 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,052 
831 
97 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
321 
213 
52 
36 
$50,000 or more 
532 
284 
149 
115 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
4,977 
4,334 
333 
229 
$1,000 
209,463 
134,354 
21,817 
16,347 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,567 
3,243 
176 
123 
$5,000 to $24,999 
641 
532 
64 
35 
$25,000 to $99,999 
189 
147 
21 
15 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
276 
44 
38 
$250,000 or more 
210 
136 
28 
18 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
2,355 
2,066 
160 
106 
$1,000 
19,545 
14,516 
2,858 
2,197 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
3,309 
2,880 
215 
155 
$1,000 
189,918 
119,838 
18,959 
14,149 
Feed purchased farms 
14,754 
13,239 
833 
544 
$1,000 
917,181 
634,432 
106,525 
79,993 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,469 
9,651 
475 
296 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,978 
2,634 
199 
134 
$25,000 to $99,999 
560 
430 
54 
39 
$100,000 to $249,999 
77 
51 
17 
8 
$250,000 or more 
670 
473 
88 
67 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
24,168 
21,437 
1,414 
971 
$1,000 
134,969 
81,950 
26,089 
20,923 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,194 
19,256 
1,026 
681 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,960 
1,573 
171 
121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
507 
327 
78 
61 
$50,000 or more 
507 
281 
139 
108 
Utilities farms 
14,055 
12,136 
987 
714 
$1,000 
64,481 
36,485 
10,464 
8,530 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,435 
7,749 
393 
276 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,909 
3,295 
296 
204 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,184 
802 
179 
135 
$25,000 to $49,999 
335 
204 
75 
63 
$50,000 or more 
192 
86 
44 
36 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
18,992 
16,656 
1,246 
869 
$1,000 
143,665 
83,243 
26,407 
20,484 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,953 
14,460 
827 
561 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,088 
1,643 
211 
143 
$25,000 to $49,999 
435 
282 
68 
54 
$50,000 or more 
516 
271 
140 
111 
Hired farm labor farms 
5,851 
4,618 
600 
441 
$1,000 
227,501 
70,609 
43,134 
33,894 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,982 
2,648 
191 
116 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,489 
1,173 
153 
117 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,028 
678 
167 
130 
$100,000 to $249,999 
232 
96 
56 
49 
$250,000 or more 
120 
23 
33 
29 
Contract labor farms 
1,929 
1,441 
261 
199 
$1,000 
37,916 
16,248 
8,236 
7,218 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
451 
380 
42 
29 
$1,000 to $4,999 
644 
495 
77 
61 
$5,000 to $24,999 
541 
386 
88 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
155 
111 
20 
16 
$50,000 or more 
138 
69 
34 
30 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
3,074 
2,530 
283 
203 
$1,000 
36,792 
18,443 
5,736 
4,661 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
997 
898 
68 
46 
$1,000 to $4,999 
950 
830 
47 
33 
$5,000 to $24,999 
829 
621 
102 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
196 
131 
41 
33 
$50,000 or more 
102 
50 
25 
21 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
4,393 
3,687 
395 
270 
$1,000 
69,102 
39,947 
19,063 
14,379 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,852 
2,595 
144 
89 
$5,000 to $9,999 
379 
320 
30 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
514 
381 
54 
36 
$25,000 or more 
648 
391 
167 
125 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
138 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
