Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
8,855 
5,433 
2,853 
569 
5,317 
3,538 
$1,000 
114,251 
20,820 
83,559 
9,873 
56,349 
57,902 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,166 
3,882 
1,046 
238 
3,050 
2,116 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,784 
1,033 
634 
117 
1,088 
696 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,052 
388 
541 
123 
679 
373 
$25,000 to $49,999 
321 
65 
207 
49 
203 
118 
$50,000 or more 
532 
65 
425 
42 
297 
235 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,977 
3,473 
1,287 
217 
2,613 
2,364 
$1,000 
209,463 
138,473 
68,716 
2,273 
121,705 
87,758 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,567 
2,612 
794 
161 
1,874 
1,693 
$5,000 to $24,999 
641 
400 
200 
41 
350 
291 
$25,000 to $99,999 
189 
112 
68 
9 
92 
97 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
217 
150 
3 
183 
187 
$250,000 or more 
210 
132 
75 
3 
114 
96 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,355 
1,495 
757 
103 
1,312 
1,043 
$1,000 
19,545 
12,360 
6,524 
661 
1 1 ,354 
8,191 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,309 
2,436 
734 
139 
1,645 
1,664 
$1,000 
189,918 
126,112 
62,192 
1,613 
110,351 
79,566 
Feed purchased 
farms 
14,754 
10,999 
3,227 
528 
8,263 
6,491 
$1,000 
917,181 
566,109 
338,278 
12,794 
468,113 
449,068 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,469 
8,160 
1,970 
339 
5,906 
4,563 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,978 
2,099 
738 
141 
1,681 
1,297 
$25,000 to $99,999 
560 
301 
225 
34 
303 
257 
$100,000 to $249,999 
77 
37 
38 
2 
39 
38 
$250,000 or more 
670 
402 
256 
12 
334 
336 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
24,168 
18,141 
5,023 
1,004 
14,755 
9,413 
$1,000 
134,969 
44,793 
82,196 
7,980 
71,075 
63,894 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,194 
16,998 
3,437 
759 
12,984 
8,210 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,960 
867 
929 
164 
1,189 
771 
$25,000 to $49,999 
507 
163 
293 
51 
307 
200 
$50,000 or more 
507 
113 
364 
30 
275 
232 
Utilities 
farms 
14,055 
10,028 
3,487 
540 
8,155 
5,900 
$1,000 
64,481 
32,148 
29,335 
2,998 
32,559 
31,922 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,435 
6,543 
1,636 
256 
5,039 
3,396 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,909 
2,726 
1,009 
174 
2,186 
1,723 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,184 
516 
575 
93 
657 
527 
$25,000 to $49,999 
335 
178 
151 
6 
189 
146 
$50,000 or more 
192 
65 
116 
11 
84 
108 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
18,992 
13,726 
4,444 
822 
11,411 
7,581 
$1,000 
143,665 
53,997 
81,126 
8,542 
76,711 
66,954 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,953 
12,504 
2,854 
595 
9,625 
6,328 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,088 
952 
978 
158 
1,262 
826 
$25,000 to $49,999 
435 
141 
258 
36 
248 
187 
$50,000 or more 
516 
129 
354 
33 
276 
240 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
5,851 
3,724 
1,803 
324 
3,489 
2,362 
$1,000 
227,501 
77,394 
137,667 
12,440 
78,431 
149,070 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,982 
2,149 
684 
149 
1,869 
1,113 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,489 
920 
490 
79 
903 
586 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,028 
521 
448 
59 
579 
449 
$100,000 to $249,999 
232 
90 
113 
29 
94 
138 
$250,000 or more 
120 
44 
68 
8 
44 
76 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,929 
1,271 
549 
109 
1,045 
884 
$1,000 
37,916 
12,493 
22,040 
3,383 
18,679 
19,236 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
451 
352 
84 
15 
239 
212 
$1,000 to $4,999 
644 
447 
154 
43 
351 
293 
$5,000 to $24,999 
541 
317 
195 
29 
299 
242 
$25,000 to $49,999 
155 
95 
51 
9 
92 
63 
$50,000 or more 
138 
60 
65 
13 
64 
74 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
3,074 
1,814 
1,093 
167 
1,876 
1,198 
$1,000 
36,792 
12,719 
21,252 
2,821 
15,173 
21,619 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
997 
688 
254 
55 
640 
357 
$1,000 to $4,999 
950 
619 
289 
42 
610 
340 
$5,000 to $24,999 
829 
400 
377 
52 
470 
359 
$25,000 to $49,999 
196 
82 
105 
9 
111 
85 
$50,000 or more 
102 
25 
68 
9 
45 
57 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
4,393 
15 
3,667 
711 
2,847 
1,546 
$1,000 
69,102 
27 
58,237 
10,838 
34,802 
34,300 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,852 
15 
2,381 
456 
1,907 
945 
$5,000 to $9,999 
379 
- 
323 
56 
239 
140 
$10,000 to $24,999 
514 
- 
409 
105 
346 
168 
$25,000 or more 
648 
- 
554 
94 
355 
293 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
218 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
