Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Colleton 
Darlington 
Dillon 
Dorchester 
Edgefield 
Fairfield 
Florence 
Georgetown 
Farms 
number 
530 
385 
228 
411 
389 
194 
632 
209 
Land in farms 
acres 
187,722 
176,848 
106,749 
74,529 
81,499 
44,512 
156,014 
66,359 
Average size of farm 
acres 
354 
459 
468 
181 
210 
229 
247 
318 
Median size of farm 
acres 
66 
81 
127 
50 
73 
102 
72 
80 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
955,201 
1,132,418 
1,218,289 
623,705 
619,204 
640,267 
546,794 
747,409 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,697 
2,465 
2,602 
3,440 
2,956 
2,791 
2,215 
2,354 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
47,841 
70,222 
38,570 
30,453 
31,236 
10,036 
57,715 
14,952 
Average per farm 
dollars 
90,266 
182,395 
169,167 
74,095 
80,298 
51,732 
91,321 
71,539 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
43 
25 
10 
51 
26 
18 
32 
11 
1 0 to 49 acres 
171 
117 
38 
149 
130 
45 
179 
72 
50 to 1 79 acres 
152 
108 
79 
110 
136 
55 
261 
54 
180 to 499 acres 
95 
58 
45 
70 
62 
56 
90 
43 
500 to 999 acres 
32 
29 
29 
18 
22 
12 
32 
10 
1 ,000 acres or more 
37 
48 
27 
13 
13 
8 
38 
19 
Total cropland 
farms 
370 
303 
178 
272 
253 
118 
499 
161 
acres 
45,862 
113,684 
75,247 
34,532 
20,886 
7,288 
94,291 
12,387 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
260 
245 
119 
211 
200 
87 
377 
92 
acres 
30,425 
108,185 
70,351 
30,318 
17,225 
4,995 
86,665 
9,019 
Irrigated land 
farms 
42 
50 
10 
40 
32 
5 
47 
21 
acres 
2,824 
7,334 
1,339 
2,062 
5,977 
(D) 
1,753 
489 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
33,565 
129,171 
132,177 
49,966 
44,678 
30,892 
54,047 
12,809 
Average per farm 
dollars 
63,330 
335,509 
579,725 
121,573 
114,852 
159,239 
85,518 
61,286 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
32,011 
75,496 
50,997 
23,538 
32,730 
1,545 
53,177 
12,596 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,554 
53,675 
81,180 
26,429 
11,947 
29,348 
870 
213 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
253 
159 
108 
219 
229 
99 
300 
132 
$2,500 to $4,999 
66 
28 
13 
25 
24 
21 
48 
15 
$5,000 to $9,999 
59 
22 
8 
50 
44 
22 
62 
14 
$10,000 to $24,999 
66 
30 
16 
36 
50 
28 
70 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
24 
14 
19 
17 
9 
41 
4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
17 
20 
5 
18 
5 
2 
38 
10 
$100,000 or more 
35 
102 
64 
44 
20 
13 
73 
18 
Government payments 
farms 
192 
182 
158 
120 
94 
19 
315 
118 
$1,000 
707 
2,806 
2,245 
853 
540 
137 
2,303 
313 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
152 
154 
109 
140 
107 
54 
248 
62 
$1,000 
3,249 
3,444 
1,347 
1,548 
1,597 
622 
2,338 
878 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
36,436 
97,941 
111,891 
42,614 
38,090 
19,269 
48,014 
9,964 
Average per farm 
dollars 
68,747 
254,392 
490,751 
103,685 
97,917 
99,324 
75,972 
47,677 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
530 
385 
228 
411 
389 
194 
632 
209 
$1,000 
1,085 
37,479 
23,878 
9,753 
8,725 
12,382 
10,674 
4,035 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,048 
97,349 
104,730 
23,730 
22,429 
63,824 
16,890 
19,305 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
223 
178 
106 
192 
141 
78 
280 
92 
Other 
number 
307 
207 
122 
219 
248 
116 
352 
117 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
324 
251 
131 
221 
248 
120 
422 
112 
200 days or more 
number 
220 
177 
96 
122 
156 
79 
291 
73 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
147 
69 
43 
123 
124 
74 
110 
34 
number 
3,494 
3,165 
2,297 
2,578 
5,144 
3,441 
2,812 
460 
Beef cows 
farms 
137 
57 
38 
110 
110 
72 
104 
32 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,586 
(D) 
2,424 
1,804 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
4 
2 
3 
2 
- 
10 
2 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
- 
46 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
117 
51 
29 
66 
80 
58 
79 
14 
number 
1,669 
1,361 
862 
1,686 
2,201 
1,712 
896 
104 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
25 
12 
12 
29 
11 
3 
17 
6 
number 
264 
140 
75,195 
5,421 
91 
27 
178 
336 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
18 
9 
11 
22 
10 
2 
10 
6 
number 
316 
177 
244,404 
(D) 
85 
(D) 
204 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
15 
7 
- 
18 
8 
8 
1 
number 
227 
1,067 
- 
1,322 
63 
- 
78 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
69 
30 
8 
80 
47 
24 
51 
16 
number 
1,748 
(D) 
176 
76,264 
(D) 
357 
1,104 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
6 
10 
14 
10 
3 
- 
1 
3 
number 
(D) 
3,644,100 
9,937,000 
3,744,438 
2,212,788 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
135 
109 
65 
88 
8 
3 
184 
57 
acres 
6,202 
24,699 
17,614 
6,709 
202 
90 
22,193 
1,803 
bushels 
602,634 
2,979,516 
2,102,558 
750,110 
10,427 
8,600 
2,101,658 
177,125 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
7 
2 
- 
1 
5 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
44 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
690 
- 
(D) 
- 
tons 
891 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
20 
71 
57 
9 
14 
1 
85 
5 
acres 
2,936 
16,432 
20,707 
1,499 
1,159 
(D) 
13,874 
311 
bushels 
177,725 
865,307 
1,112,583 
73,309 
46,234 
(D) 
748,932 
15,990 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
20 
71 
57 
9 
14 
1 
85 
5 
acres 
2,936 
16,432 
20,707 
1,499 
1,159 
(D) 
13,874 
311 
bushels 
177,725 
865,307 
1,112,583 
73,309 
46,234 
(D) 
748,932 
15,990 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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