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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
470 
368 
83 
19 
222 
248 
number 
2,948,403 
2,366,306 
569,321 
12,776 
954,995 
1,993,408 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
75 
50 
20 
5 
35 
40 
number 
3,559,590 
2,506,608 
(D) 
(D) 
1,295,419 
2,264,171 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
539 
347 
175 
17 
279 
260 
number 
225,882,950 
139,686,770 
83,920,072 
2,276,108 
113,897,968 
111,984,982 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
147 
114 
24 
9 
78 
69 
2,000 to 59,999 
6 
3 
- 
3 
4 
2 
60,000 to 99,999 
8 
5 
3 
- 
5 
3 
100,000 or more 
378 
225 
148 
5 
192 
186 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
430 
328 
89 
13 
216 
214 
number 
6,999,565 
4,315,060 
(D) 
(D) 
3,300,277 
3,699,288 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
219 
150 
63 
6 
113 
106 
number 
24,455,703 
14,058,480 
(D) 
(D) 
12,506,104 
11,949,599 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
15 
2 
12 
1 
7 
8 
acres 
729 
(D) 
656 
(D) 
251 
478 
bushels 
40,643 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
13,595 
27,048 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
1 
2 
1 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
8 
1 
6 
1 
5 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
- 
4 
- 
1 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,449 
972 
1,279 
198 
1,691 
758 
acres 
309,810 
47,353 
234,193 
28,264 
161,519 
148,291 
bushels 
35,597,075 
5,204,790 
27,009,043 
3,383,242 
17,038,182 
18,558,893 
Irrigated 
farms 
315 
93 
196 
26 
172 
143 
acres 
50,613 
9,108 
37,114 
4,391 
19,086 
31,527 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,108 
647 
378 
83 
805 
303 
25 to 99 acres 
653 
231 
373 
49 
457 
196 
1 00 to 249 acres 
360 
72 
247 
41 
267 
93 
250 to 499 acres 
171 
10 
146 
15 
95 
76 
500 acres or more 
157 
12 
135 
10 
67 
90 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
112 
40 
64 
8 
58 
54 
acres 
11,051 
1,288 
8,933 
830 
4,136 
6,915 
tons 
173,255 
20,844 
140,483 
11,928 
55,838 
117,417 
Irrigated 
farms 
28 
5 
23 
- 
5 
23 
acres 
2,497 
461 
2,036 
- 
256 
2,241 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
44 
29 
15 
30 
14 
25 to 99 acres 
36 
6 
24 
6 
16 
20 
1 00 to 249 acres 
19 
5 
13 
1 
5 
14 
250 to 499 acres 
8 
- 
7 
1 
6 
2 
500 acres or more 
5 
- 
5 
- 
1 
4 
Cotton, all 
farms 
783 
176 
534 
73 
501 
282 
acres 
300,036 
30,773 
242,300 
26,963 
169,590 
130,446 
bales 
587,589 
64,176 
476,190 
47,223 
316,767 
270,822 
Irrigated 
farms 
127 
24 
87 
16 
66 
61 
acres 
24,845 
4,082 
17,986 
2,777 
9,688 
15,157 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
57 
40 
13 
4 
31 
26 
25 to 99 acres 
141 
62 
71 
8 
101 
40 
1 00 to 249 acres 
201 
35 
137 
29 
138 
63 
250 to 499 acres 
174 
27 
131 
16 
118 
56 
500 acres or more 
210 
12 
182 
16 
113 
97 
Oats for grain 
farms 
328 
95 
216 
17 
208 
120 
acres 
15,464 
1,876 
10,848 
2,740 
12,042 
3,422 
bushels 
770,398 
91,018 
574,440 
104,940 
566,877 
203,521 
Irrigated 
farms 
18 
3 
15 
- 
7 
11 
acres 
308 
15 
293 
- 
126 
182 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
180 
77 
101 
2 
100 
80 
25 to 99 acres 
107 
14 
87 
6 
74 
33 
1 00 to 249 acres 
30 
4 
23 
3 
23 
7 
250 to 499 acres 
11 
- 
5 
6 
11 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
493 
110 
329 
54 
312 
181 
acres 
106,746 
15,322 
82,375 
9,049 
58,452 
48,294 
pounds 
413,287,984 
53,990,667 
323,522,533 
35,774,784 
215,143,166 
198,144,818 
Irrigated 
farms 
95 
14 
63 
18 
42 
53 
acres 
13,242 
1,990 
9,419 
1,833 
4,199 
9,043 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
43 
26 
11 
6 
31 
12 
25 to 99 acres 
127 
42 
66 
19 
86 
41 
1 00 to 249 acres 
156 
28 
112 
16 
109 
47 
250 to 499 acres 
122 
6 
107 
9 
65 
57 
500 acres or more 
45 
8 
33 
4 
21 
24 
Rice 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
cwt 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
226 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
