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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Rice - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
. 
. 
. 
_ 
. 
. 
. 
_ 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
143 
112 
- 
8 
18 
23 
34 
29 
acres 
14,012 
12,638 
- 
184 
2,916 
2,697 
4,783 
2,058 
bushels 
679,603 
633,113 
- 
(D) 
130,844 
143,456 
217,247 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
12 
- 
6 
- 
2 
4 
acres 
351 
(D) 
- 
- 
45 
- 
(D) 
215 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
58 
40 
_ 
7 
8 
5 
9 
11 
25 to 99 acres 
40 
33 
- 
- 
- 
13 
8 
12 
1 00 to 249 acres 
28 
22 
- 
1 
3 
2 
12 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
13 
13 
- 
- 
7 
- 
4 
2 
500 acres or more 
4 
4 
" 
- 
- 
3 
1 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1,760 
1,274 
5 
63 
140 
192 
413 
461 
acres 
369,462 
333,385 
707 
10,297 
42,364 
59,033 
125,848 
95,136 
bushels 
12,267,729 
11,216,170 
27,740 
314,818 
1,450,303 
2,069,506 
4,325,737 
3,028,066 
Irrigated 
farms 
107 
88 
- 
- 
14 
11 
37 
26 
acres 
10,538 
8,745 
- 
- 
1,085 
1,568 
3,019 
3,073 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
355 
187 
11 
14 
14 
54 
94 
25 to 99 acres 
582 
368 
3 
23 
25 
44 
114 
159 
1 00 to 249 acres 
371 
295 
- 
14 
49 
51 
92 
89 
250 to 499 acres 
220 
199 
2 
10 
24 
45 
64 
54 
500 acres or more 
232 
225 
- 
5 
28 
38 
89 
65 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
45 
17 
- 
- 
2 
2 
6 
7 
acres 
1,293 
879 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
98 
pounds 
326,350 
200,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
61,200 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
4 
- 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
28 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
37 
13 
. 
. 
2 
2 
3 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
136 
128 
_ 
9 
28 
34 
36 
21 
acres 
12,155 
12,013 
- 
400 
2,091 
5,155 
2,932 
1,435 
pounds 
25,920,734 
25,558,890 
- 
808,560 
5,115,563 
10,128,475 
6,258,104 
3,248,188 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
9 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
2 
acres 
371 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
240 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 
_ 
_ 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
10 
10 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3 
3 
25.0 acres or more 
117 
113 
" 
9 
27 
30 
31 
16 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,152 
844 
5 
39 
108 
142 
261 
289 
acres 
215,708 
195,455 
809 
6,303 
29,192 
34,169 
73,360 
51,622 
bushels 
11,268,376 
10,389,424 
48,405 
292,007 
1,612,757 
1,832,499 
3,858,191 
2,745,565 
Irrigated 
farms 
79 
64 
- 
- 
13 
13 
25 
13 
acres 
9,288 
7,622 
- 
- 
2,385 
1,115 
2,778 
1,344 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
219 
109 
15 
14 
25 
55 
25 to 99 acres 
390 
248 
- 
11 
26 
46 
67 
98 
1 00 to 249 acres 
280 
245 
5 
19 
36 
32 
78 
75 
250 to 499 acres 
148 
128 
- 
9 
16 
28 
45 
30 
500 acres or more 
115 
114 
" 
- 
15 
22 
46 
31 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
7,929 
3,520 
16 
121 
241 
473 
932 
1,737 
acres 
335,811 
188,039 
600 
4,412 
14,949 
33,377 
51,694 
83,007 
tons, dry 
722,352 
445,344 
3,303 
10,722 
36,970 
93,803 
123,362 
177,184 
Irrigated 
farms 
204 
127 
- 
1 
25 
19 
41 
41 
acres 
5,520 
4,199 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
752 
1,352 
1,406 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,217 
1,577 
10 
65 
97 
181 
401 
823 
25 to 99 acres 
2,894 
1,430 
3 
44 
107 
181 
382 
713 
1 00 to 249 acres 
673 
406 
3 
12 
24 
83 
117 
167 
250 to 499 acres 
117 
87 
- 
- 
10 
24 
25 
28 
500 acres or more 
28 
20 
- 
- 
3 
4 
7 
6 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
127 
61 
_ 
_ 
2 
11 
23 
25 
acres 
2,087 
1,163 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
411 
403 
tons, dry 
4,488 
2,818 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
761 
1,296 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
acres 
32 
32 
" 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,429 
2,921 
16 
93 
216 
396 
772 
1,428 
acres 
269,752 
150,729 
600 
3,543 
12,598 
28,369 
40,830 
64,789 
tons, dry 
608,467 
373,459 
3,303 
9,100 
32,414 
80,197 
100,979 
147,466 
Irrigated 
farms 
163 
103 
- 
1 
20 
12 
34 
36 
acres 
4,473 
3,307 
- 
(D) 
405 
(D) 
1,098 
1,372 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
