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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
10,097 
8,817 
717 
516 
acres treated 
1,350,452 
839,312 
355,562 
265,278 
Manure used 
farms 
3,115 
2,711 
217 
155 
acres treated 
264,113 
170,155 
51,698 
36,181 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
4,384 
3,609 
391 
293 
acres 
815,337 
447,718 
260,208 
194,235 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
8,135 
6,996 
587 
419 
acres 
1,367,766 
836,376 
374,718 
278,724 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,272 
1,016 
160 
125 
acres 
364,138 
228,915 
105,279 
80,938 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,484 
1,142 
175 
136 
acres 
319,570 
152,527 
128,022 
102,735 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
902 
694 
129 
98 
acres on which used 
258,308 
163,608 
69,964 
52,956 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
709 
533 
102 
80 
acres 
98,681 
(D) 
39,403 
31,508 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,216 
2,668 
284 
215 
acres 
430,967 
245,128 
131,940 
98,814 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
709 
547 
93 
79 
acres 
184,557 
105,503 
39,622 
33,920 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
2,234 
1,857 
201 
134 
acres 
538,758 
334,927 
145,647 
97,373 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,288 
1,011 
170 
122 
acres 
405,485 
206,923 
145,557 
110,219 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
4,320 
3,764 
298 
218 
acres 
386,246 
260,053 
90,546 
74,345 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,291 
1,078 
108 
79 
acres 
78,705 
37,780 
23,794 
16,659 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
307 
262 
22 
21 
Solar panels 
farms 
215 
186 
19 
19 
Wind turbines 
farms 
7 
7 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
32 
28 
1 
1 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
11 
10 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
43 
32 
3 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
33 
30 
2 
2 
Other 
farms 
13 
11 
2 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
6 
4 
2 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
19,169 
17,149 
1,004 
715 
Part owners 
farms 
5,055 
4,385 
389 
242 
Tenants 
farms 
1,042 
859 
89 
65 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
24,259 
21,561 
1,400 
958 
acres 
3,880,021 
2,705,078 
556,518 
419,125 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
24,224 
21,534 
1,393 
957 
acres 
3,655,203 
2,541,516 
532,243 
400,039 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
6,138 
5,285 
478 
307 
acres 
1,336,384 
885,836 
318,468 
226,211 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
6,097 
5,244 
478 
307 
acres 
1,316,041 
868,356 
317,459 
225,202 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
2,408 
2,061 
174 
119 
acres 
245,161 
181,042 
25,284 
20,095 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
37,060 
31,979 
2,740 
1,928 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
15,502 
14,222 
557 
376 
2 operators 
8,206 
7,039 
682 
460 
3 operators 
1,281 
944 
193 
146 
4 operators 
181 
132 
27 
21 
5 or more operators 
96 
56 
23 
19 
Total women operators 
number 
10,765 
9,391 
712 
523 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
9,435 
8,406 
490 
369 
2 operators 
506 
393 
71 
43 
3 operators 
80 
57 
14 
10 
4 operators 
4 
2 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
12 
4 
6 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
146 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
