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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
10,097 
6,107 
3,397 
593 
5,998 
4,099 
acres treated 
1,350,452 
254,694 
986,241 
109,517 
731,972 
618,480 
Manure used 
farms 
3,115 
1,820 
1,111 
184 
1,635 
1,480 
acres treated 
264,113 
50,422 
190,933 
22,758 
142,945 
121,168 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
4,384 
2,355 
1,685 
344 
2,532 
1,852 
acres 
815,337 
85,688 
649,051 
80,598 
407,112 
408,225 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
8,135 
4,624 
2,969 
542 
4,778 
3,357 
acres 
1,367,766 
231,559 
1,013,900 
122,307 
744,382 
623,384 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,272 
537 
611 
124 
805 
467 
acres 
364,138 
57,573 
271,019 
35,546 
213,747 
150,391 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,484 
718 
622 
144 
869 
615 
acres 
319,570 
28,767 
261,193 
29,610 
148,089 
171,481 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
902 
306 
509 
87 
534 
368 
acres on which used 
258,308 
28,711 
204,398 
25,199 
142,162 
116,146 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
709 
277 
373 
59 
407 
302 
acres 
98,681 
10,310 
72,280 
16,091 
38,591 
60,090 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,216 
2,001 
990 
225 
1,810 
1,406 
acres 
430,967 
79,779 
303,145 
48,043 
208,853 
222,114 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
709 
571 
124 
14 
398 
311 
acres 
184,557 
155,141 
27,855 
1,561 
95,889 
88,668 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
2,234 
977 
1,077 
180 
1,423 
811 
acres 
538,758 
60,773 
432,774 
45,211 
288,388 
250,370 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,288 
502 
681 
105 
834 
454 
acres 
405,485 
40,940 
329,392 
35,153 
208,799 
196,686 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
4,320 
2,422 
1,566 
332 
2,816 
1,504 
acres 
386,246 
86,481 
260,178 
39,587 
228,830 
157,416 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,291 
782 
431 
78 
706 
585 
acres 
78,705 
15,827 
59,686 
3,192 
31,392 
47,313 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
307 
241 
50 
16 
165 
142 
Solar panels 
farms 
215 
172 
33 
10 
106 
109 
Wind turbines 
farms 
7 
2 
5 
- 
3 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
- 
2 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
32 
27 
5 
- 
19 
13 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
11 
8 
3 
- 
9 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
43 
30 
7 
6 
27 
16 
Ethanol 
farms 
33 
24 
9 
- 
21 
12 
Other 
farms 
13 
9 
2 
2 
5 
8 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
6 
4 
2 
- 
2 
4 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
19,169 
19,169 
_ 
_ 
11,658 
7,511 
Part owners 
farms 
5,055 
- 
5,055 
- 
3,159 
1,896 
Tenants 
farms 
1,042 
- 
- 
1,042 
685 
357 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
24,259 
19,169 
5,055 
35 
14,842 
9,417 
acres 
3,880,021 
2,910,596 
966,324 
3,101 
2,390,376 
1,489,645 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
24,224 
19,169 
5,055 
- 
14,817 
9,407 
acres 
3,655,203 
2,725,914 
929,289 
" 
2,233,348 
1,421,855 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
6,138 
41 
5,055 
1,042 
3,872 
2,266 
acres 
1,336,384 
3,872 
1,138,712 
193,800 
747,909 
588,475 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
6,097 
- 
5,055 
1,042 
3,844 
2,253 
acres 
1,316,041 
- 
1,124,706 
191,335 
733,840 
582,201 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
2,408 
2,013 
337 
58 
1,650 
758 
acres 
245,161 
188,554 
51,041 
5,566 
171,097 
74,064 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
37,060 
28,178 
7,402 
1,480 
15,502 
21,558 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
15,502 
11,658 
3,159 
685 
15,502 
- 
2 operators 
8,206 
6,366 
1,540 
300 
- 
8,206 
3 operators 
1,281 
934 
302 
45 
- 
1,281 
4 operators 
181 
137 
38 
6 
- 
181 
5 or more operators 
96 
74 
16 
6 
- 
96 
Total women operators 
number 
10,765 
8,968 
1,485 
312 
2,095 
8,670 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
9,435 
7,854 
1,311 
270 
2,095 
7,340 
2 operators 
506 
422 
69 
15 
- 
506 
3 operators 
80 
66 
10 
4 
- 
80 
4 operators 
4 
4 
- 
- 
4 
5 or more operators 
12 
11 
1 
- 
12 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
222 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
