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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
470 
213 
14 
32 
50 
50 
67 
number 
2,948,403 
2,026,821 
" 
155,760 
154,115 
648,635 
868,043 
200,268 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
75 
50 
6 
13 
16 
15 
number 
3,559,590 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
464,640 
1,250,504 
1,267,951 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
539 
405 
24 
62 
123 
120 
76 
number 
225,882,950 
189,884,402 
- 
9,604,448 
26,215,867 
51,928,301 
65,934,558 
36,201,228 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
147 
75 
6 
13 
25 
15 
16 
2,000 to 59,999 
6 
6 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
1 
60,000 to 99,999 
8 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
100,000 or more 
378 
317 
- 
18 
48 
92 
102 
57 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
430 
239 
2 
14 
26 
61 
50 
86 
number 
6,999,565 
5,563,993 
(D) 
(D) 
518,333 
1,252,984 
2,256,624 
1,129,904 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
219 
160 
2 
10 
15 
43 
49 
41 
number 
24,455,703 
20,450,273 
(D) 
(D) 
1,477,490 
4,634,731 
9,978,815 
3,463,626 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
15 
12 
2 
1 
1 
8 
acres 
729 
708 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
553 
bushels 
40,643 
39,803 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
32,328 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
8 
8 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,449 
1,526 
2 
78 
166 
245 
466 
569 
acres 
309,810 
274,514 
(D) 
(D) 
43,434 
46,381 
102,669 
73,003 
bushels 
35,597,075 
32,182,988 
(D) 
(D) 
5,055,690 
5,470,776 
12,677,631 
7,977,637 
Irrigated 
farms 
315 
233 
12 
48 
36 
81 
56 
acres 
50,613 
43,904 
- 
1,258 
10,311 
5,734 
17,317 
9,284 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,108 
501 
21 
40 
59 
140 
241 
25 to 99 acres 
653 
409 
- 
25 
37 
67 
116 
164 
1 00 to 249 acres 
360 
314 
2 
24 
47 
66 
86 
89 
250 to 499 acres 
171 
153 
- 
7 
20 
27 
61 
38 
500 acres or more 
157 
149 
- 
1 
22 
26 
63 
37 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
112 
80 
- 
5 
11 
16 
27 
21 
acres 
11,051 
10,411 
- 
225 
895 
2,045 
4,640 
2,606 
tons 
173,255 
166,853 
- 
2,469 
17,700 
31,611 
77,353 
37,720 
Irrigated 
farms 
28 
28 
- 
2 
7 
6 
8 
5 
acres 
2,497 
2,497 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
550 
1,048 
442 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
44 
19 
3 
2 
4 
2 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
36 
30 
- 
2 
6 
4 
12 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
19 
18 
- 
- 
2 
5 
6 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
8 
8 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
1 
500 acres or more 
5 
5 
- 
1 
3 
1 
Cotton, all 
farms 
783 
647 
2 
47 
78 
104 
185 
231 
acres 
300,036 
277,269 
(D) 
(D) 
33,048 
52,148 
92,990 
81,088 
bales 
587,589 
544,113 
(D) 
(D) 
64,327 
102,824 
187,530 
160,290 
Irrigated 
farms 
127 
114 
3 
25 
15 
38 
33 
acres 
24,845 
21,859 
- 
284 
4,259 
3,631 
5,905 
7,780 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
57 
27 
2 
3 
2 
7 
13 
25 to 99 acres 
141 
85 
- 
2 
8 
5 
21 
49 
1 00 to 249 acres 
201 
180 
- 
16 
18 
37 
43 
66 
250 to 499 acres 
174 
157 
- 
14 
24 
27 
45 
47 
500 acres or more 
210 
198 
2 
13 
25 
33 
69 
56 
Oats for grain 
farms 
328 
217 
_ 
4 
29 
33 
64 
87 
acres 
15,464 
10,571 
- 
246 
1,454 
1,205 
3,750 
3,916 
bushels 
770,398 
569,238 
- 
14,841 
79,967 
69,380 
198,076 
206,974 
Irrigated 
farms 
18 
17 
- 
- 
5 
2 
3 
7 
acres 
308 
(D) 
- 
- 
105 
(D) 
(D) 
192 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
180 
105 
. 
. 
19 
17 
25 
44 
25 to 99 acres 
107 
83 
- 
4 
5 
13 
27 
34 
1 00 to 249 acres 
30 
24 
- 
- 
4 
3 
10 
7 
250 to 499 acres 
11 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
2 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
493 
415 
2 
34 
68 
63 
127 
121 
acres 
106,746 
99,589 
(D) 
5,618 
17,559 
(D) 
33,707 
24,538 
pounds 
413,287,984 
386,899,078 
(D) 
(D) 
63,421,777 
68,652,866 
137,204,355 
94,214,752 
Irrigated 
farms 
95 
84 
16 
13 
28 
27 
acres 
13,242 
12,105 
- 
- 
2,201 
1,844 
4,806 
3,254 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
43 
26 
3 
11 
3 
9 
25 to 99 acres 
127 
85 
- 
10 
7 
9 
25 
34 
1 00 to 249 acres 
156 
144 
- 
17 
33 
11 
45 
38 
250 to 499 acres 
122 
118 
2 
7 
18 
23 
39 
29 
500 acres or more 
45 
42 
- 
- 
7 
9 
15 
11 
Rice 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
cwt 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
