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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
165 
136 
5 
12 
24 
43 
52 
500 or more 
53 
46 
1 
2 
10 
17 
16 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
7,329 
3,385 
5 
82 
211 
407 
864 
1,816 
number 
182,742 
115,438 
44 
2,643 
6,377 
18,039 
33,248 
55,087 
Beef cows 
farms 
7,232 
3,323 
5 
75 
205 
388 
846 
1,804 
number 
166,745 
100,059 
44 
1,814 
5,395 
14,454 
28,247 
50,105 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,985 
1,149 
3 
21 
93 
148 
288 
596 
1 0 to 49 
3,500 
1,677 
2 
48 
77 
158 
430 
962 
50 to 99 
512 
309 
- 
2 
23 
53 
67 
164 
100 to 199 
162 
125 
- 
4 
10 
18 
38 
55 
200 to 499 
61 
52 
- 
- 
2 
7 
19 
24 
500 or more 
12 
11 
- 
- 
- 
4 
4 
3 
Milk cows 
farms 
193 
114 
- 
7 
13 
30 
38 
26 
number 
15,997 
15,379 
- 
829 
982 
3,585 
5,001 
4,982 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
121 
50 
2 
5 
13 
17 
13 
1 0 to 49 
14 
8 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
2 
50 to 99 
7 
6 
- 
- 
2 
2 
2 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
18 
18 
- 
2 
3 
4 
8 
1 
200 to 499 
26 
25 
- 
3 
2 
7 
6 
7 
500 or more 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
5,988 
2,779 
9 
79 
182 
325 
711 
1,473 
number 
114,544 
73,428 
286 
2,588 
4,263 
11,221 
21,636 
33,434 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
5,778 
2,751 
7 
65 
152 
323 
692 
1,512 
number 
134,445 
90,261 
221 
2,500 
6,069 
11,966 
25,646 
43,859 
$1,000 
92,352 
63,842 
68 
1,903 
3,781 
8,041 
17,815 
32,233 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
3,843 
1,839 
7 
47 
110 
204 
436 
1,035 
number 
48,996 
29,848 
115 
599 
2,429 
4,605 
8,418 
13,682 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
4,577 
2,261 
7 
40 
125 
269 
591 
1,229 
number 
85,449 
60,413 
106 
1,901 
3,640 
7,361 
17,228 
30,177 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
" 
- 
“ 
- 
" 
- 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
838 
410 
8 
24 
36 
101 
85 
156 
number 
224,076 
193,123 
76 
973 
10,089 
89,897 
67,968 
24,120 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
649 
270 
8 
19 
26 
69 
50 
98 
25 to 49 
87 
64 
- 
- 
1 
14 
10 
39 
50 to 99 
30 
19 
- 
- 
1 
6 
5 
7 
100 to 199 
18 
17 
- 
5 
1 
- 
6 
5 
200 to 499 
10 
8 
- 
- 
5 
1 
2 
- 
500 or more 
44 
32 
- 
2 
11 
12 
7 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
469 
256 
8 
9 
16 
62 
53 
108 
number 
9,195 
6,455 
16 
35 
92 
234 
4,335 
1,743 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
690 
338 
5 
17 
28 
81 
72 
135 
number 
214,881 
186,668 
60 
938 
9,997 
89,663 
63,633 
22,377 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
571 
311 
5 
16 
23 
89 
60 
118 
number 
758,876 
687,780 
70 
883 
13,912 
283,230 
295,988 
93,697 
$1,000 
93,527 
82,728 
5 
152 
2,481 
39,862 
28,283 
11,946 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
549 
239 
- 
19 
26 
42 
82 
70 
number 
12,684 
7,722 
- 
167 
749 
759 
2,793 
3,254 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
356 
171 
- 
12 
18 
33 
67 
41 
number 
6,251 
4,001 
- 
33 
405 
348 
1,840 
1,375 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
254 
132 
- 
7 
14 
21 
51 
39 
number 
4,114 
2,334 
- 
43 
209 
326 
767 
989 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
7,209 
2,860 
10 
102 
261 
570 
888 
1,029 
number 
52,395 
24,435 
35 
908 
3,176 
4,997 
7,556 
7,763 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
6,993 
2,785 
10 
100 
258 
561 
866 
990 
number 
45,170 
20,360 
35 
571 
2,727 
4,082 
6,392 
6,553 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,463 
646 
- 
41 
73 
125 
200 
207 
number 
6,048 
3,696 
- 
161 
466 
307 
2,088 
674 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,861 
1,040 
_ 
52 
115 
179 
259 
435 
number 
38,732 
15,095 
- 
687 
1,262 
1,978 
4,210 
6,958 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,233 
465 
- 
25 
51 
80 
99 
210 
number 
12,780 
4,994 
- 
313 
461 
643 
1,159 
2,418 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,060 
1,171 
3 
54 
119 
249 
334 
412 
number 
4,231,250 
3,081,617 
90 
158,062 
83,903 
1,155,269 
1,481,574 
202,719 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,991 
1,115 
3 
48 
112 
232 
319 
401 
400 to 3,199 
18 
13 
- 
2 
4 
3 
1 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
7 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
2 
20,000 to 49,999 
29 
26 
- 
4 
2 
7 
7 
6 
50,000 to 99,999 
11 
9 
- 
- 
- 
5 
4 
- 
100,000 or more 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
448 
224 
3 
14 
26 
49 
60 
72 
number 
1,816,370 
(D) 
15 
1,240 
318,612 
(D) 
490,265 
621,942 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
208 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
