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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
10,097 
4,986 
18 
194 
407 
680 
1,454 
2,233 
acres treated 
1,350,452 
1,113,686 
3,326 
41,546 
137,981 
198,802 
395,402 
336,629 
Manure used 
farms 
3,115 
1,567 
9 
80 
153 
263 
480 
582 
acres treated 
264,113 
199,221 
360 
7,304 
29,761 
37,930 
68,560 
55,306 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
4,384 
2,614 
11 
126 
262 
419 
797 
999 
acres 
815,337 
733,874 
4,242 
37,442 
104,482 
130,992 
271,855 
184,861 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
8,135 
4,234 
19 
191 
380 
634 
1,293 
1,717 
acres 
1,367,766 
1,175,223 
4,412 
46,844 
160,127 
211,683 
420,698 
331,459 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,272 
921 
- 
64 
123 
165 
271 
298 
acres 
364,138 
336,881 
- 
23,703 
48,013 
69,143 
119,453 
76,569 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,484 
1,032 
3 
81 
120 
177 
320 
331 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
319,570 
300,901 
600 
20,817 
48,869 
65,704 
106,582 
58,329 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
902 
674 
- 
58 
72 
122 
197 
225 
acres on which used 
258,308 
240,159 
- 
21,686 
30,937 
44,749 
74,331 
68,456 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
709 
494 
2 
17 
44 
92 
165 
174 
acres 
98,681 
89,244 
(D) 
(D) 
11,105 
13,270 
40,192 
21,503 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,216 
1,590 
2 
66 
123 
237 
492 
670 
acres 
430,967 
362,949 
(D) 
(D) 
41,276 
72,624 
139,631 
90,772 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
709 
269 
6 
20 
35 
89 
119 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
184,557 
104,913 
(D) 
12,932 
(D) 
30,277 
43,297 
used 
farms 
2,234 
1,311 
2 
74 
143 
203 
367 
522 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
538,758 
475,683 
(D) 
21,273 
(D) 
71,774 
176,748 
148,445 
used 
farms 
1,288 
842 
3 
43 
111 
131 
242 
312 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
405,485 
380,036 
510 
16,507 
66,801 
71,904 
134,536 
89,778 
practices were used 
farms 
4,320 
2,284 
- 
102 
198 
313 
632 
1,039 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
386,246 
324,014 
8,681 
40,070 
72,041 
105,101 
98,121 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,291 
641 
2 
29 
53 
96 
198 
263 
acres 
78,705 
66,417 
(D) 
(D) 
11,625 
7,050 
21,019 
22,126 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
307 
155 
- 
- 
9 
19 
44 
83 
Solar panels 
farms 
215 
104 
- 
- 
9 
14 
30 
51 
Wind turbines 
farms 
7 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
Methane digesters 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
32 
20 
- 
1 
6 
13 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
11 
8 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
6 
Biodiesel 
farms 
43 
26 
- 
- 
- 
4 
5 
17 
Ethanol 
farms 
33 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
11 
Other 
farms 
13 
5 
- 
- 
2 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
19,169 
7,182 
18 
211 
461 
1,087 
1,940 
3,465 
Part owners 
farms 
5,055 
2,711 
11 
106 
228 
419 
816 
1,131 
Tenants 
farms 
1,042 
468 
6 
70 
83 
68 
99 
142 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
24,259 
9,905 
29 
317 
691 
1,509 
2,756 
4,603 
acres 
3,880,021 
2,076,829 
3,521 
57,781 
162,784 
322,348 
643,205 
887,190 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
24,224 
9,893 
29 
317 
689 
1,506 
2,756 
4,596 
acres 
3,655,203 
1,987,266 
3,521 
57,367 
159,425 
300,254 
620,570 
846,129 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
6,138 
3,199 
17 
176 
311 
491 
922 
1,282 
acres 
1,336,384 
1,025,884 
3,799 
51,059 
120,447 
201,130 
348,153 
301,296 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
6,097 
3,179 
17 
176 
311 
487 
915 
1,273 
acres 
1,316,041 
1,015,645 
3,799 
48,089 
120,387 
198,840 
346,402 
298,128 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
2,408 
917 
_ 
17 
56 
109 
223 
512 
acres 
245,161 
99,802 
- 
3,384 
3,419 
24,384 
24,386 
44,229 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
37,060 
15,248 
50 
577 
1,213 
2,481 
4,340 
6,587 
1 operator 
15,502 
6,410 
20 
232 
409 
875 
1,623 
3,251 
2 operators 
8,206 
3,272 
15 
124 
303 
553 
1,058 
1,219 
3 operators 
1,281 
532 
- 
29 
49 
120 
126 
208 
4 operators 
181 
82 
- 
- 
5 
11 
31 
35 
5 or more operators 
96 
65 
- 
2 
6 
15 
17 
25 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
10,765 
4,174 
3 
132 
340 
867 
1,278 
1,554 
1 operator 
9,435 
3,620 
3 
128 
299 
706 
1,116 
1,368 
2 operators 
506 
200 
- 
2 
19 
59 
48 
72 
3 operators 
80 
34 
" 
- 
1 
11 
8 
14 
4 operators 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
12 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
