Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
149 
58 
- 
7 
- 
7 
18 
26 
$1,000 
1,790 
688 
- 
94 
- 
28 
99 
467 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
761 
230 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
230 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
91 
37 
- 
- 
- 
4 
15 
18 
$1,000 
666 
384 
- 
- 
- 
10 
96 
278 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
60 
23 
- 
7 
- 
5 
3 
8 
$1,000 
1,124 
303 
- 
94 
- 
18 
3 
188 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
581 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
5,224 
2,363 
8 
113 
182 
338 
638 
1,084 
$1,000 
176,190 
150,334 
1,392 
6,740 
23,427 
30,229 
50,312 
38,235 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
527 
466 
5 
30 
76 
83 
149 
123 
$1,000 
146,858 
135,755 
1,371 
6,096 
22,508 
27,891 
46,419 
31,470 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
5,778 
2,751 
7 
65 
152 
323 
692 
1,512 
$1,000 
92,352 
63,842 
68 
1,903 
3,781 
8,041 
17,815 
32,233 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
288 
223 
- 
5 
20 
36 
70 
92 
$1,000 
46,080 
38,642 
- 
1,406 
2,364 
5,229 
11,605 
18,038 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
75 
69 
- 
5 
8 
17 
21 
18 
$1,000 
56,008 
54,717 
- 
2,341 
3,315 
12,450 
16,843 
19,768 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
65 
61 
- 
5 
8 
15 
20 
13 
$1,000 
55,773 
(D) 
- 
2,341 
3,315 
(D) 
(D) 
19,628 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
571 
311 
5 
16 
23 
89 
60 
118 
$1,000 
93,527 
82,728 
5 
152 
2,481 
39,862 
28,283 
11,946 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
41 
- 
- 
7 
13 
14 
7 
$1,000 
92,387 
81,917 
- 
- 
2,437 
39,701 
28,125 
11,653 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,440 
580 
- 
32 
63 
105 
147 
233 
$1,000 
2,477 
1,303 
- 
34 
89 
178 
493 
509 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,601 
705 
- 
41 
77 
135 
216 
236 
$1,000 
16,406 
9,478 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,360 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
76 
50 
- 
6 
15 
1 
21 
7 
$1,000 
6,393 
4,481 
- 
(D) 
1,826 
(D) 
1,749 
431 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,210 
1,186 
5 
59 
143 
290 
354 
335 
$1,000 
1,476,817 
1,249,931 
2,865 
50,911 
137,330 
341,092 
473,953 
243,779 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
634 
529 
2 
27 
69 
148 
171 
112 
$1,000 
1,475,032 
1,249,048 
(D) 
(D) 
137,231 
340,789 
473,788 
243,523 
Aquaculture 
farms 
57 
30 
2 
6 
2 
2 
18 
$1,000 
5,138 
4,134 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
455 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
7 
- 
1 
2 
1 
3 
$1,000 
4,799 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
410 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
601 
270 
3 
10 
38 
42 
74 
103 
$1,000 
3,786 
3,031 
(D) 
(D) 
1,231 
748 
178 
864 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
13 
8 
3 
1 
1 
$1,000 
2,829 
2,565 
- 
- 
1,156 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
6,788 
3,145 
13 
106 
242 
424 
869 
1,491 
$1,000 
46,616 
33,888 
126 
1,240 
3,442 
5,693 
11,504 
1 1 ,882 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
287 
150 
- 
8 
22 
40 
44 
36 
$1,000 
5,157 
4,398 
- 
28 
401 
2,629 
817 
522 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,581 
847 
- 
42 
61 
143 
241 
360 
$1,000 
27,375 
25,132 
262 
4,770 
3,721 
7,949 
8,431 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
25,266 
10,361 
35 
387 
772 
1,574 
2,855 
4,738 
$1,000 
2,575,752 
2,142,068 
4,466 
89,359 
229,722 
603,493 
738,310 
476,719 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,945 
206,743 
127,601 
230,902 
297,567 
383,414 
258,602 
100,616 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
12,682 
6,028 
24 
222 
485 
831 
1,739 
2,727 
$1,000 
196,212 
169,187 
776 
5,496 
21,815 
35,012 
60,030 
46,058 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,768 
4,001 
13 
117 
272 
499 
1,123 
1,977 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,741 
1,018 
6 
53 
77 
141 
279 
462 
$25,000 to $49,999 
358 
274 
3 
15 
34 
53 
85 
84 
$50,000 or more 
815 
735 
2 
37 
102 
138 
252 
204 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
11,277 
5,578 
26 
230 
464 
838 
1,642 
2,378 
$1,000 
146,452 
132,914 
605 
4,457 
17,231 
29,023 
48,725 
32,874 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,494 
4,149 
15 
156 
286 
569 
1,189 
1,934 
$5,000 to $24,999 
863 
603 
9 
29 
52 
110 
166 
237 
$25,000 to $49,999 
302 
244 
- 
15 
34 
49 
88 
58 
$50,000 or more 
618 
582 
2 
30 
92 
110 
199 
149 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
