Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lee 
Lexington 
McCormick 
Marion 
Marlboro 
Newberry 
Oconee 
Orangeburg 
Farms 
number 
386 
1,011 
93 
275 
224 
594 
884 
1,056 
Land in farms 
acres 
142,449 
30,043 
80,213 
113,301 
104,493 
67,871 
283,128 
Average size of farm 
acres 
369 
107 
323 
292 
506 
176 
77 
268 
Median size of farm 
acres 
101 
39 
149 
70 
150 
75 
33 
75 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
835,805 
424,406 
570,805 
679,086 
1,096,866 
476,950 
407,562 
677,764 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,265 
3,984 
1,767 
2,328 
2,169 
2,711 
5,308 
2,528 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
58,628 
64,816 
3,979 
29,499 
27,714 
39,773 
43,876 
131,535 
Average per farm 
dollars 
151,886 
64,111 
42,783 
107,269 
123,725 
66,959 
49,634 
124,560 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
25 
122 
2 
24 
14 
54 
107 
64 
1 0 to 49 acres 
76 
446 
21 
88 
46 
161 
430 
297 
50 to 1 79 acres 
152 
311 
32 
83 
64 
233 
252 
363 
180 to 499 acres 
68 
94 
18 
33 
55 
100 
80 
198 
500 to 999 acres 
25 
26 
11 
24 
14 
30 
12 
67 
1 ,000 acres or more 
40 
12 
9 
23 
31 
16 
3 
67 
Total cropland 
farms 
277 
692 
49 
209 
157 
395 
562 
768 
acres 
93,164 
48,950 
3,572 
44,522 
71,129 
31,661 
15,401 
152,908 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
146 
564 
36 
161 
101 
352 
494 
520 
acres 
82,699 
42,116 
2,462 
38,420 
63,489 
26,720 
12,273 
133,625 
Irrigated land 
farms 
31 
117 
1 
17 
16 
29 
65 
110 
acres 
7,414 
10,741 
(D) 
1,133 
2,745 
781 
323 
25,374 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
118,589 
164,609 
5,203 
40,649 
61,838 
139,525 
121,385 
231,543 
Average per farm 
dollars 
307,226 
162,818 
55,942 
147,815 
276,064 
234,890 
137,314 
219,264 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
60,886 
42,681 
1,177 
28,363 
45,447 
(D) 
6,081 
124,644 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
57,703 
121,928 
4,026 
12,287 
16,391 
(D) 
115,305 
106,899 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
234 
526 
49 
144 
127 
245 
444 
568 
$2,500 to $4,999 
17 
103 
11 
32 
5 
71 
146 
50 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13 
107 
13 
18 
18 
93 
105 
86 
$10,000 to $24,999 
23 
99 
6 
18 
10 
87 
76 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
52 
6 
11 
10 
40 
33 
50 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14 
22 
3 
13 
2 
15 
10 
57 
$100,000 or more 
73 
102 
5 
39 
52 
43 
70 
172 
Government payments 
farms 
258 
133 
30 
183 
140 
132 
56 
464 
$1,000 
2,289 
660 
155 
931 
2,154 
1,004 
382 
3,506 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
139 
317 
35 
109 
105 
186 
156 
475 
$1,000 
1,749 
(D) 
502 
1,032 
1,577 
1,606 
1,419 
6,732 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
80,513 
218,612 
5,168 
32,541 
49,282 
110,589 
105,579 
197,140 
Average per farm 
dollars 
208,584 
216,234 
55,568 
118,329 
220,007 
186,176 
119,433 
186,686 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
386 
1,011 
93 
275 
224 
594 
884 
1,056 
$1,000 
42,114 
-39,614 
692 
10,071 
16,288 
31,546 
17,608 
44,641 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,103 
-39,183 
7,443 
36,623 
72,714 
53,107 
19,918 
42,274 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
175 
425 
33 
115 
100 
231 
347 
446 
Other 
number 
211 
586 
60 
160 
124 
363 
537 
610 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
223 
640 
51 
165 
104 
410 
587 
593 
200 days or more 
number 
144 
451 
35 
119 
84 
264 
417 
441 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
49 
302 
37 
57 
41 
297 
393 
197 
number 
1,874 
6,987 
2,465 
4,960 
1,819 
18,292 
12,404 
1 1 ,768 
Beef cows 
farms 
47 
273 
35 
51 
35 
259 
336 
152 
number 
1,228 
(D) 
1,912 
3,014 
(D) 
7,313 
7,757 
2,865 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
5 
- 
- 
1 
12 
5 
11 
number 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
3,811 
120 
3,356 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
36 
191 
27 
40 
25 
226 
284 
129 
number 
596 
2,586 
1,090 
2,300 
697 
7,191 
4,880 
8,610 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
41 
2 
10 
9 
14 
38 
48 
number 
213 
498 
(D) 
(□) 
10,843 
(D) 
161 
24,681 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
8 
29 
8 
7 
10 
25 
44 
number 
161 
380 
- 
(D) 
39,721 
(D) 
229 
87,493 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
9 
26 
- 
2 
- 
31 
27 
13 
number 
132 
310 
- 
(D) 
- 
575 
406 
151 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
30 
152 
11 
15 
13 
83 
159 
100 
number 
445 
147,689 
287 
210 
272 
(D) 
24,101 
293,624 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
14 
68 
2 
2 
10 
20 
47 
43 
number 
4,421,434 
33,288,987 
(D) 
(D) 
4,248,010 
11,541,553 
31,431,304 
20,635,896 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
64 
91 
2 
46 
38 
25 
31 
198 
acres 
23,628 
7,831 
(D) 
8,816 
9,312 
960 
595 
30,540 
bushels 
2,758,147 
921,325 
(D) 
890,422 
1,117,652 
75,630 
55,464 
4,215,810 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
5 
1 
- 
1 
6 
4 
16 
acres 
(D) 
184 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,751 
75 
2,819 
tons 
(D) 
2,740 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
29,266 
(D) 
47,481 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
58 
33 
42 
34 
28 
8 
63 
acres 
21,459 
2,726 
- 
5,347 
10,306 
3,729 
1,000 
12,391 
bushels 
1,194,007 
133,405 
- 
237,228 
647,251 
177,092 
37,418 
668,685 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
58 
33 
- 
42 
34 
28 
8 
63 
acres 
21,459 
2,726 
- 
5,347 
10,306 
3,729 
1,000 
12,391 
bushels 
1,194,007 
133,405 
- 
237,228 
647,251 
177,092 
37,418 
668,685 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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