Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
23 
7 
16 
- 
11 
12 
acres 
816 
91 
725 
- 
516 
300 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,407 
955 
337 
115 
789 
618 
acres 
25,373 
3,965 
18,746 
2,662 
8,583 
16,790 
Irrigated 
farms 
480 
293 
142 
45 
245 
235 
acres 
17,242 
1,225 
14,200 
1,817 
3,583 
13,659 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
965 
755 
146 
64 
533 
432 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
311 
173 
112 
26 
185 
126 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
88 
24 
45 
19 
50 
38 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
25 
3 
18 
4 
17 
8 
250.0 acres or more 
18 
- 
16 
2 
4 
14 
Beans, snap 
farms 
597 
467 
95 
35 
313 
284 
acres 
956 
196 
681 
80 
554 
402 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
42 
39 
2 
1 
10 
32 
acres 
167 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
39 
20 
15 
4 
17 
22 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
48 
3 
(D) 
37 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
4 
2 
2 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Potatoes 
farms 
342 
263 
54 
25 
188 
154 
acres 
308 
224 
37 
47 
208 
100 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
17 
15 
2 
- 
8 
9 
acres 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
339 
261 
54 
24 
186 
153 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
690 
498 
161 
31 
387 
303 
acres 
3,155 
665 
2,345 
145 
711 
2,445 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
64 
48 
14 
2 
34 
30 
acres 
640 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
79 
46 
26 
7 
47 
32 
acres 
747 
(D) 
637 
(D) 
730 
17 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
7 
4 
3 
7 
- 
acres 
21 
" 
20 
(Z) 
21 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
763 
573 
135 
55 
398 
365 
acres 
3,459 
300 
2,406 
754 
990 
2,469 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
51 
40 
8 
3 
19 
32 
acres 
219 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
1,122 
935 
173 
14 
591 
531 
acres 
23,059 
6,727 
16,078 
255 
10,254 
12,806 
Irrigated 
farms 
217 
155 
54 
8 
107 
110 
acres 
11,070 
(D) 
10,070 
(D) 
3,702 
7,369 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
672 
583 
80 
9 
342 
330 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
362 
310 
49 
3 
192 
170 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
64 
37 
26 
1 
46 
18 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
12 
4 
7 
1 
6 
6 
250.0 acres or more 
12 
1 
11 
- 
5 
7 
Apples 
farms 
252 
225 
27 
- 
125 
127 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
535 
459 
76 
- 
370 
165 
Grapes 
farms 
333 
284 
45 
4 
167 
166 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
712 
546 
163 
3 
389 
323 
Peaches, all 
farms 
319 
252 
60 
7 
154 
165 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
16,274 
1,822 
14,268 
184 
6,468 
9,805 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
11 
9 
2 
_ 
5 
6 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2 
1 
Almonds 
farms 
7 
7 
- 
- 
5 
2 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
3 
3 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Pecans 
farms 
618 
524 
92 
2 
340 
278 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
4,663 
3,069 
(D) 
(D) 
2,845 
1,818 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
14 
14 
- 
- 
4 
10 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
12 
12 
" 
- 
4 
7 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
548 
454 
64 
30 
241 
307 
acres 
1,450 
893 
496 
60 
652 
797 
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
228 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
