Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
12,682 
1,806 
942 
554 
495 
2,992 
50 
$1,000 
196,212 
69,758 
11,097 
2,043 
10,105 
78,047 
3,179 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,768 
907 
847 
502 
389 
2,097 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,741 
454 
58 
39 
67 
409 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
358 
126 
15 
7 
9 
119 
9 
$50,000 or more 
815 
319 
22 
6 
30 
367 
21 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
11,277 
1,826 
875 
547 
514 
2,725 
52 
$1,000 
146,452 
48,815 
10,724 
4,031 
3,874 
66,293 
4,079 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,494 
1,164 
803 
466 
454 
2,071 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
863 
328 
41 
51 
34 
232 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
302 
113 
10 
15 
9 
124 
18 
$50,000 or more 
618 
221 
21 
15 
17 
298 
12 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
8,855 
1,774 
854 
412 
458 
2,230 
47 
$1,000 
114,251 
36,852 
6,762 
1,875 
18,086 
42,702 
1,837 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,166 
520 
674 
277 
196 
1,187 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,784 
514 
107 
80 
115 
380 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,052 
438 
48 
42 
66 
307 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
321 
108 
8 
7 
34 
121 
12 
$50,000 or more 
532 
194 
17 
6 
47 
235 
8 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,977 
167 
157 
73 
27 
496 
5 
$1,000 
209,463 
1,252 
93 
89 
33 
3,476 
65 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,567 
117 
154 
70 
25 
409 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
641 
42 
3 
3 
2 
70 
5 
$25,000 to $99,999 
189 
6 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
2 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
$250,000 or more 
210 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,355 
76 
26 
34 
9 
234 
5 
$1,000 
19,545 
309 
31 
38 
18 
829 
65 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,309 
108 
141 
48 
18 
305 
- 
$1,000 
189,918 
944 
62 
52 
15 
2,647 
Feed purchased 
farms 
14,754 
512 
360 
219 
134 
1,649 
14 
$1,000 
917,181 
5,823 
754 
478 
367 
15,150 
95 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,469 
366 
319 
190 
109 
1,391 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,978 
101 
41 
27 
24 
198 
7 
$25,000 to $99,999 
560 
39 
- 
2 
1 
40 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
77 
3 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
$250,000 or more 
670 
3 
- 
- 
- 
14 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
24,168 
2,082 
1,043 
904 
769 
7,074 
54 
$1,000 
134,969 
29,226 
10,440 
5,255 
7,229 
42,581 
4,199 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,194 
1,410 
943 
832 
630 
6,277 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,960 
423 
74 
51 
90 
436 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
507 
106 
8 
11 
26 
153 
12 
$50,000 or more 
507 
143 
18 
10 
23 
208 
26 
Utilities 
farms 
14,055 
1,288 
627 
514 
601 
3,597 
49 
$1,000 
64,481 
6,261 
5,728 
2,734 
4,708 
11,524 
1,307 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,435 
578 
401 
311 
273 
2,365 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,909 
429 
159 
143 
201 
856 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,184 
232 
46 
43 
94 
272 
29 
$25,000 to $49,999 
335 
31 
4 
9 
20 
70 
14 
$50,000 or more 
192 
18 
17 
8 
13 
34 
2 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
farms 
18,992 
1,753 
800 
687 
662 
5,500 
50 
$1,000 
143,665 
24,874 
12,564 
8,049 
8,861 
40,963 
2,102 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,953 
1,033 
704 
589 
537 
4,650 
8 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,088 
476 
72 
66 
78 
523 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
435 
109 
4 
18 
16 
133 
16 
$50,000 or more 
516 
135 
20 
14 
31 
194 
9 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
5,851 
749 
335 
265 
320 
1,543 
46 
$1,000 
227,501 
22,755 
51,861 
17,220 
41,660 
39,320 
2,667 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,982 
316 
215 
156 
108 
782 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,489 
186 
61 
54 
74 
384 
20 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,028 
202 
31 
34 
60 
292 
20 
$100,000 to $249,999 
232 
34 
9 
11 
50 
61 
3 
$250,000 or more 
120 
11 
19 
10 
28 
24 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
164 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
