Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,280 
1,185 
47 
32 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,596 
2,347 
132 
74 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,313 
1,184 
72 
49 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,538 
1,362 
95 
58 
$25,000 to $49,999 
912 
750 
81 
66 
$50,000 or more 
1,805 
1,265 
281 
218 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
15,822 
14,300 
774 
525 
Average net loss 
dollars 
22,309 
15,078 
30,370 
36,466 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,757 
1,619 
79 
49 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,379 
4,991 
202 
127 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,595 
3,354 
128 
86 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,078 
2,771 
170 
111 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,223 
1,034 
97 
74 
$50,000 or more 
790 
531 
98 
78 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
120 
89 
19 
15 
$1,000 
8,570 
5,474 
2,486 
2,115 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
7,591 
6,435 
585 
446 
$1,000 
116,392 
68,122 
14,414 
11,516 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
940 
790 
74 
55 
$1,000 
8,186 
5,803 
1,290 
1,132 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
2,211 
1,883 
164 
114 
$1,000 
8,512 
6,225 
821 
514 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
1,569 
1,287 
130 
103 
$1,000 
43,063 
27,388 
5,908 
4,483 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
581 
442 
55 
50 
$1,000 
5,461 
2,484 
722 
(D) 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
1,741 
1,436 
163 
125 
$1,000 
4,051 
2,938 
496 
398 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
535 
444 
52 
43 
$1,000 
9,759 
6,636 
2,095 
1,926 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
165 
139 
12 
11 
$1,000 
650 
452 
126 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,491 
1,283 
108 
83 
$1,000 
36,711 
16,195 
2,956 
2,248 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
16,853 
14,794 
1,091 
758 
acres 
1,967,288 
1,293,105 
446,792 
326,781 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
13,135 
11,525 
863 
601 
acres 
1,634,706 
1,038,993 
414,844 
304,659 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
9,285 
8,460 
414 
289 
50 to 99 acres 
1,476 
1,295 
121 
82 
100 to 199 acres 
923 
755 
78 
48 
200 to 499 acres 
691 
559 
57 
46 
500 to 999 acres 
330 
226 
47 
26 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
290 
170 
82 
63 
2,000 acres or more 
140 
60 
64 
47 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,664 
1,497 
93 
63 
acres 
56,904 
49,397 
3,122 
2,018 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,272 
1,155 
67 
47 
acres 
34,051 
29,876 
1,583 
1,362 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
4,383 
3,797 
288 
197 
acres 
211,356 
155,155 
23,254 
15,682 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
825 
711 
56 
43 
acres 
30,271 
19,684 
3,989 
3,060 
Total woodland 
farms 
16,295 
14,403 
996 
709 
acres 
2,036,260 
1,380,760 
300,335 
226,855 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
5,711 
5,188 
308 
205 
acres 
181,880 
153,767 
16,423 
9,667 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
13,090 
11,464 
839 
609 
acres 
1,854,380 
1,226,993 
283,912 
217,188 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
142 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
