Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
487 
419 
410 
68 
63 
93 
$1,000 
26,810 
24,209 
24,058 
2,601 
2,292 
938 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
124 
118 
117 
6 
6 
39 
$1,000 to $4,999 
112 
92 
91 
20 
20 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
103 
80 
75 
23 
20 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
42 
41 
10 
10 
4 
$50,000 or more 
96 
87 
86 
9 
7 
3 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
274 
235 
231 
39 
37 
36 
$1,000 
52,574 
32,174 
(□) 
20,400 
(D) 
718 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
118 
109 
109 
9 
9 
30 
$5,000 to $24,999 
43 
29 
27 
14 
14 
2 
$25,000 to $99,999 
20 
15 
15 
5 
5 
1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
48 
44 
44 
4 
4 
2 
$250,000 or more 
45 
38 
36 
7 
5 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
116 
103 
102 
13 
13 
13 
$1,000 
2,105 
1,738 
(D) 
367 
367 
66 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
187 
157 
154 
30 
28 
27 
$1,000 
50,469 
30,436 
(D) 
20,033 
(D) 
652 
Feed purchased 
farms 
580 
512 
501 
68 
64 
102 
$1,000 
170,912 
157,977 
(D) 
12,935 
(□) 
5,311 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
272 
247 
242 
25 
24 
71 
$5,000 to $24,999 
125 
105 
103 
20 
19 
20 
$25,000 to $99,999 
72 
62 
61 
10 
9 
4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8 
8 
7 
- 
- 
1 
$250,000 or more 
103 
90 
88 
13 
12 
6 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,069 
930 
907 
139 
129 
248 
$1,000 
25,714 
22,137 
21,661 
3,578 
2,581 
1,216 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
688 
616 
603 
72 
68 
224 
$5,000 to $24,999 
200 
170 
167 
30 
29 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
100 
75 
71 
25 
23 
2 
$50,000 or more 
81 
69 
66 
12 
9 
6 
Utilities 
farms 
791 
682 
664 
109 
100 
141 
$1,000 
16,692 
13,663 
12,866 
3,029 
2,325 
840 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
216 
196 
194 
20 
19 
77 
$1,000 to $4,999 
280 
238 
229 
42 
41 
38 
$5,000 to $24,999 
184 
156 
152 
28 
24 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
45 
44 
7 
6 
4 
$50,000 or more 
59 
47 
45 
12 
10 
3 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
905 
779 
758 
126 
116 
185 
$1,000 
32,738 
26,852 
25,996 
5,886 
3,599 
1,277 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
513 
454 
444 
59 
58 
153 
$5,000 to $24,999 
209 
173 
169 
36 
32 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
85 
71 
68 
14 
13 
- 
$50,000 or more 
98 
81 
77 
17 
13 
7 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
556 
476 
463 
80 
71 
77 
$1,000 
107,310 
92,285 
90,050 
15,024 
10,241 
6,448 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
111 
106 
104 
5 
5 
32 
$5,000 to $24,999 
150 
126 
125 
24 
24 
13 
$25,000 to $99,999 
163 
141 
137 
22 
18 
20 
$100,000 to $249,999 
73 
56 
52 
17 
15 
7 
$250,000 or more 
59 
47 
45 
12 
9 
5 
Contract labor 
farms 
198 
172 
169 
26 
23 
29 
$1,000 
13,046 
12,072 
(D) 
974 
917 
386 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
25 
22 
22 
3 
3 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
61 
52 
51 
9 
8 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
59 
55 
54 
4 
4 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
14 
14 
6 
4 
4 
$50,000 or more 
33 
29 
28 
4 
4 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
231 
193 
187 
38 
33 
30 
$1,000 
(D) 
10,910 
10,837 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
24 
10 
10 
14 
14 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
55 
49 
45 
6 
6 
18 
$5,000 to $24,999 
104 
91 
90 
13 
9 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
19 
19 
2 
2 
3 
$50,000 or more 
27 
24 
23 
3 
2 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
303 
270 
265 
33 
31 
8 
$1,000 
9,961 
9,055 
8,969 
906 
(D) 
131 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
111 
103 
102 
8 
8 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
28 
23 
23 
5 
5 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
75 
62 
59 
13 
13 
4 
$25,000 or more 
89 
82 
81 
7 
5 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data South Carolina 139 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
