Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Beaufort 
Berkeley 
Calhoun 
Charleston 
Cherokee 
Chester 
Chesterfield 
Clarendon 
Farms 
number 
137 
373 
412 
359 
490 
717 
422 
Land in farms 
acres 
42,177 
75,063 
118,382 
35,436 
64,601 
131,021 
173,865 
Average size of farm 
acres 
308 
201 
287 
99 
132 
200 
183 
412 
Median size of farm 
acres 
30 
35 
100 
32 
59 
90 
70 
117 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,041,230 
718,093 
802,780 
615,328 
399,811 
564,608 
500,552 
758,034 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,382 
3,568 
2,794 
6,234 
3,033 
2,820 
2,739 
1,840 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
13,584 
20,444 
63,573 
17,617 
21,385 
31,166 
42,836 
64,450 
Average per farm 
dollars 
99,150 
54,811 
154,305 
49,072 
43,644 
65,337 
59,743 
152,725 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
40 
56 
36 
62 
34 
30 
56 
27 
1 0 to 49 acres 
38 
158 
92 
168 
177 
130 
208 
98 
50 to 179 acres 
22 
76 
131 
78 
208 
164 
271 
127 
180 to 499 acres 
15 
47 
94 
38 
52 
112 
125 
98 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
18 
30 
6 
13 
22 
40 
24 
1 ,000 acres or more 
15 
18 
29 
7 
6 
19 
17 
48 
Total cropland 
farms 
87 
260 
302 
211 
326 
304 
450 
303 
acres 
6,434 
19,458 
64,484 
8,812 
16,610 
18,998 
42,401 
98,089 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
70 
198 
229 
165 
269 
262 
313 
228 
acres 
4,373 
10,585 
59,014 
5,070 
10,801 
15,718 
29,608 
91,282 
Irrigated land 
farms 
42 
37 
53 
70 
9 
29 
19 
40 
acres 
3,179 
407 
14,936 
1,577 
(D) 
514 
1,169 
8,533 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ... 
$1,000 
(D) 
6,868 
79,662 
(D) 
24,048 
42,610 
121,209 
139,610 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(D) 
18,413 
193,354 
(□) 
49,077 
89,329 
169,050 
330,828 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
6,008 
55,439 
(D) 
9,776 
(D) 
(D) 
74,322 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
495 
860 
24,223 
2,396 
14,271 
(D) 
(D) 
65,287 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
66 
187 
191 
186 
258 
211 
434 
200 
$2,500 to $4,999 
17 
51 
27 
30 
53 
61 
52 
22 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10 
34 
29 
42 
77 
63 
65 
22 
$10,000 to $24,999 
20 
36 
37 
39 
64 
69 
55 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
24 
26 
30 
18 
21 
32 
18 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8 
25 
22 
11 
10 
23 
23 
43 
$100,000 or more 
9 
16 
80 
21 
10 
29 
56 
85 
Government payments 
farms 
15 
70 
189 
17 
78 
49 
266 
290 
$1,000 
51 
388 
1,632 
76 
625 
376 
1,047 
1,972 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
28 
102 
179 
102 
109 
140 
199 
213 
$1,000 
1,195 
2,621 
3,058 
(D) 
830 
1,023 
4,089 
3,361 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
20,082 
9,704 
63,778 
20,555 
17,763 
33,628 
92,106 
108,239 
Average per farm 
dollars 
146,581 
26,015 
154,802 
57,256 
36,252 
70,499 
128,460 
256,491 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
137 
373 
412 
359 
490 
477 
717 
422 
$1,000 
3,861 
173 
20,574 
-985 
7,739 
10,380 
34,239 
36,703 
Average per farm 
dollars 
28,186 
464 
49,937 
-2,745 
15,794 
21,762 
47,753 
86,973 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
54 
171 
187 
154 
154 
190 
244 
233 
Other 
number 
83 
202 
225 
205 
336 
287 
473 
189 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
77 
219 
259 
226 
356 
306 
411 
193 
200 days or more 
number 
47 
140 
174 
148 
263 
203 
291 
106 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
24 
89 
81 
75 
221 
239 
199 
88 
number 
541 
1,647 
2,291 
1,798 
6,490 
11,133 
10,576 
3,694 
Beef cows 
farms 
22 
77 
77 
60 
198 
219 
172 
83 
number 
343 
1,128 
1,500 
(□) 
(□) 
(□) 
(D) 
2,358 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
5 
- 
2 
2 
2 
2 
- 
number 
- 
5 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
17 
62 
51 
37 
166 
191 
147 
66 
number 
173 
766 
875 
827 
2,816 
4,827 
4,357 
1,613 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6 
37 
33 
5 
11 
7 
30 
15 
number 
104 
752 
8,998 
61 
27 
40 
639 
19,501 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
18 
31 
5 
3 
2 
16 
13 
number 
79 
867 
16,963 
38 
16 
(D) 
344 
81,146 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
7 
7 
3 
7 
18 
7 
5 
1 
number 
208 
98 
36 
164 
185 
120 
29 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
20 
66 
43 
60 
50 
64 
57 
20 
number 
858 
1,678 
616 
5,579 
696 
104,259 
223,100 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
2 
7 
- 
1 
3 
11 
22 
number 
36 
(D) 
5,851,200 
- 
(D) 
744 
7,582,400 
13,452,610 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
12 
85 
54 
14 
3 
4 
53 
110 
acres 
795 
2,928 
6,515 
433 
3 
(D) 
4,541 
30,913 
bushels 
63,275 
265,639 
861,767 
42,306 
255 
(D) 
485,311 
3,735,603 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
2 
acres 
- 
15 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
36 
(D) 
tons 
- 
150 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
610 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3 
21 
10 
9 
5 
9 
27 
72 
acres 
(D) 
959 
791 
1,185 
616 
923 
3,434 
21,739 
bushels 
(D) 
40,028 
40,642 
60,460 
25,954 
47,261 
148,628 
1,174,933 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
3 
21 
10 
9 
5 
9 
27 
72 
acres 
(D) 
959 
791 
1,185 
616 
923 
3,434 
21,739 
bushels 
(D) 
40,028 
40,642 
60,460 
25,954 
47,261 
148,628 
1,174,933 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
230 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
