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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
8,855 
4,436 
24 
183 
397 
652 
1,303 
1,877 
$1,000 
114,251 
101,085 
447 
3,955 
14,463 
26,148 
32,673 
23,398 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,1 66 
2,111 
13 
50 
138 
269 
579 
1,062 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,784 
848 
- 
34 
71 
106 
266 
371 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,052 
715 
9 
46 
83 
124 
211 
242 
$25,000 to $49,999 
321 
271 
- 
28 
29 
59 
78 
77 
$50,000 or more 
532 
491 
2 
25 
76 
94 
169 
125 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
4,977 
2,434 
16 
109 
271 
470 
706 
862 
$1,000 
209,463 
177,242 
310 
6,476 
16,748 
56,113 
58,888 
38,707 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,567 
1,501 
8 
56 
150 
247 
426 
614 
$5,000 to $24,999 
641 
308 
6 
18 
30 
59 
82 
113 
$25,000 to $99,999 
189 
142 
- 
9 
24 
31 
40 
38 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
305 
2 
20 
51 
80 
88 
64 
$250,000 or more 
210 
178 
- 
6 
16 
53 
70 
33 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
2,355 
1,108 
2 
31 
108 
186 
325 
456 
$1,000 
19,545 
15,164 
(D) 
(D) 
1,417 
2,157 
3,933 
6,316 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
3,309 
1,669 
14 
90 
210 
357 
485 
513 
$1,000 
189,918 
162,078 
(D) 
(D) 
15,331 
53,956 
54,955 
32,391 
Feed purchased farms 
14,754 
6,382 
21 
220 
506 
1,052 
1,793 
2,790 
$1,000 
917,181 
753,436 
1,012 
36,983 
79,909 
195,343 
286,764 
153,426 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,469 
4,024 
19 
116 
289 
600 
1,105 
1,895 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,978 
1,399 
- 
55 
90 
234 
397 
623 
$25,000 to $99,999 
560 
338 
- 
15 
49 
52 
81 
141 
$100,000 to $249,999 
77 
64 
- 
2 
13 
13 
25 
11 
$250,000 or more 
670 
557 
2 
32 
65 
153 
185 
120 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
24,168 
10,128 
29 
373 
762 
1,537 
2,797 
4,630 
$1,000 
134,969 
110,618 
215 
4,283 
14,209 
31,855 
34,977 
25,079 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,194 
7,877 
24 
248 
481 
1,063 
2,090 
3,971 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,960 
1,336 
3 
76 
148 
279 
387 
443 
$25,000 to $49,999 
507 
438 
- 
31 
54 
103 
152 
98 
$50,000 or more 
507 
477 
2 
18 
79 
92 
168 
118 
Utilities farms 
14,055 
6,785 
17 
251 
559 
1,147 
1,942 
2,869 
$1,000 
64,481 
52,685 
24 
2,017 
5,482 
16,759 
17,441 
10,962 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,435 
3,311 
10 
88 
183 
469 
893 
1,668 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,909 
2,048 
7 
89 
176 
341 
590 
845 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,184 
968 
- 
48 
135 
216 
302 
267 
$25,000 to $49,999 
335 
286 
- 
20 
43 
78 
97 
48 
$50,000 or more 
192 
172 
- 
6 
22 
43 
60 
41 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
18,992 
8,396 
29 
284 
651 
1,305 
2,370 
3,757 
$1,000 
143,665 
118,615 
369 
3,958 
11,172 
37,146 
36,239 
29,732 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,953 
6,163 
19 
175 
380 
863 
1,667 
3,059 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,088 
1,389 
8 
65 
157 
265 
406 
488 
$25,000 to $49,999 
435 
370 
- 
28 
50 
86 
113 
93 
$50,000 or more 
516 
474 
2 
16 
64 
91 
184 
117 
Hired farm labor farms 
5,851 
3,328 
13 
155 
309 
609 
974 
1,268 
$1,000 
227,501 
193,837 
351 
7,052 
19,675 
72,380 
57,081 
37,298 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,982 
1,351 
6 
59 
69 
194 
353 
670 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,489 
917 
5 
41 
111 
202 
253 
305 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,028 
760 
- 
42 
94 
146 
248 
230 
$100,000 to $249,999 
232 
195 
2 
10 
26 
38 
80 
39 
$250,000 or more 
120 
105 
- 
3 
9 
29 
40 
24 
Contract labor farms 
1,929 
1,022 
_ 
71 
107 
194 
285 
365 
$1,000 
37,916 
30,343 
- 
1,766 
3,029 
8,075 
9,472 
8,001 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
451 
165 
- 
3 
13 
17 
50 
82 
$1,000 to $4,999 
644 
326 
- 
28 
33 
52 
83 
130 
$5,000 to $24,999 
541 
335 
- 
31 
42 
72 
89 
101 
$25,000 to $49,999 
155 
89 
- 
2 
7 
28 
30 
22 
$50,000 or more 
138 
107 
- 
7 
12 
25 
33 
30 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
3,074 
1,786 
2 
75 
185 
328 
516 
680 
$1,000 
36,792 
30,721 
(D) 
(D) 
2,457 
10,446 
9,801 
7,041 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
997 
417 
- 
13 
27 
44 
125 
208 
$1,000 to $4,999 
950 
471 
- 
17 
46 
70 
108 
230 
$5,000 to $24,999 
829 
651 
2 
32 
90 
149 
204 
174 
$25,000 to $49,999 
196 
154 
- 
10 
15 
43 
42 
44 
$50,000 or more 
102 
93 
- 
3 
7 
22 
37 
24 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
4,393 
2,485 
8 
134 
242 
369 
751 
981 
$1,000 
69,102 
58,082 
180 
2,456 
6,283 
12,576 
22,642 
13,946 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,852 
1,250 
- 
48 
87 
125 
354 
636 
$5,000 to $9,999 
379 
256 
- 
15 
26 
53 
78 
84 
$10,000 to $24,999 
514 
417 
6 
42 
50 
70 
128 
121 
$25,000 or more 
648 
562 
2 
29 
79 
121 
191 
140 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
