Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pickens 
Richland 
Saluda 
Spartanburg 
Sumter 
Union 
Williamsburg 
York 
Farms 
number 
727 
398 
587 
1,338 
515 
679 
1,004 
Land in farms 
acres 
44,975 
60,836 
107,948 
101,849 
176,002 
224,437 
123,929 
Average size of farm 
acres 
62 
153 
184 
76 
342 
179 
331 
123 
Median size of farm 
acres 
27 
48 
95 
40 
61 
89 
120 
52 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
344,881 
536,625 
524,673 
377,862 
792,967 
394,536 
689,383 
621,009 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,575 
3,511 
2,853 
4,964 
2,320 
2,202 
2,086 
5,031 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
30,095 
27,324 
47,958 
51,576 
54,092 
1 1 ,437 
56,592 
48,822 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,397 
68,652 
81,700 
38,547 
105,033 
43,320 
83,346 
48,627 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
97 
44 
31 
104 
53 
12 
41 
85 
1 0 to 49 acres 
409 
163 
149 
667 
175 
75 
155 
400 
50 to 179 acres 
175 
123 
246 
438 
146 
100 
223 
357 
1 80 to 499 acres 
38 
50 
107 
110 
68 
58 
153 
115 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
9 
41 
14 
33 
16 
66 
30 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
9 
13 
5 
40 
3 
41 
17 
Total cropland 
farms 
434 
269 
374 
885 
333 
161 
525 
647 
acres 
12,985 
31,107 
29,577 
37,733 
69,467 
8,977 
91,829 
38,127 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
360 
211 
322 
710 
236 
137 
334 
553 
acres 
10,663 
26,922 
24,821 
26,454 
60,203 
6,486 
73,194 
30,299 
Irrigated land 
farms 
48 
55 
38 
91 
57 
13 
40 
38 
acres 
787 
1,951 
4,432 
1,885 
8,863 
70 
795 
716 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
8,441 
30,038 
126,281 
34,559 
130,490 
15,344 
61,811 
96,838 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,611 
75,472 
215,129 
25,829 
253,378 
58,121 
91,032 
96,452 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
5,593 
23,096 
27,527 
19,557 
48,089 
1,894 
51,412 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
2,848 
6,942 
98,753 
15,003 
82,401 
13,450 
10,400 
(D) 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
473 
224 
241 
774 
287 
121 
350 
500 
$2,500 to $4,999 
90 
40 
59 
182 
41 
31 
49 
136 
$5,000 to $9,999 
73 
36 
70 
140 
47 
34 
77 
133 
$10,000 to $24,999 
59 
33 
93 
117 
42 
43 
69 
106 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
30 
33 
50 
21 
19 
29 
58 
$50,000 to $99,999 
13 
12 
23 
45 
21 
11 
18 
30 
$100,000 or more 
7 
23 
68 
30 
56 
5 
87 
41 
Government payments 
farms 
29 
40 
150 
109 
295 
38 
408 
147 
$1,000 
167 
507 
750 
833 
1,870 
303 
2,763 
572 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
119 
126 
192 
250 
208 
74 
272 
230 
$1,000 
839 
2,446 
3,574 
2,029 
4,255 
641 
4,759 
2,171 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
13,606 
24,745 
93,669 
33,327 
99,286 
11,939 
56,028 
68,992 
Average per farm 
dollars 
18,715 
62,174 
159,573 
24,908 
192,788 
45,222 
82,515 
68,717 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
727 
398 
587 
1,338 
515 
264 
679 
1,004 
$1,000 
-4,159 
8,245 
36,936 
4,095 
37,329 
4,349 
13,305 
30,589 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-5,721 
20,717 
62,923 
3,060 
72,484 
16,473 
19,595 
30,467 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
320 
155 
262 
585 
236 
89 
260 
359 
Other 
number 
407 
243 
325 
753 
279 
175 
419 
645 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
472 
271 
374 
868 
283 
193 
403 
714 
200 days or more 
number 
321 
167 
228 
622 
177 
135 
273 
421 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
286 
78 
337 
453 
120 
149 
124 
417 
number 
6,437 
1,615 
19,716 
12,754 
5,701 
4,920 
2,900 
13,586 
Beef cows 
farms 
258 
71 
300 
398 
106 
142 
116 
389 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
11,062 
6,856 
(D) 
3,052 
1,890 
8,486 
Milk cows 
farms 
6 
2 
6 
16 
6 
3 
3 
7 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
989 
473 
(D) 
5 
3 
284 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
190 
46 
263 
314 
68 
111 
72 
322 
number 
2,242 
401 
8,781 
4,787 
2,698 
2,121 
1,164 
5,918 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
30 
15 
3 
16 
32 
2 
34 
22 
number 
377 
42 
(D) 
131 
432 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
15 
4 
3 
5 
27 
2 
27 
11 
number 
308 
37 
83 
309 
580 
(D) 
54,621 
(□) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
15 
6 
9 
33 
17 
1 
11 
18 
number 
176 
13 
77 
603 
234 
(D) 
151 
579 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
108 
85 
70 
182 
47 
21 
51 
113 
number 
2,615 
2,085 
125,577 
7,941 
(D) 
(D) 
2,653 
2,138 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
8 
- 
36 
8 
14 
5 
5 
number 
(D) 
- 
19,029,928 
(D) 
3,311,359 
- 
(D) 
38 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
19 
42 
25 
24 
74 
2 
174 
15 
acres 
351 
8,572 
1,110 
840 
24,265 
(D) 
13,613 
571 
bushels 
39,975 
1,098,292 
121,673 
98,919 
2,902,631 
(D) 
1,512,083 
28,353 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4 
1 
4 
7 
3 
2 
1 
2 
acres 
182 
(D) 
420 
478 
1,080 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,569 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
20 
21 
22 
45 
2 
41 
17 
acres 
(D) 
8,545 
1,761 
1,316 
12,508 
(D) 
5,079 
2,882 
bushels 
(D) 
490,884 
89,140 
55,632 
697,338 
(D) 
236,439 
133,046 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
20 
21 
22 
45 
2 
41 
17 
acres 
(D) 
8,545 
1,761 
1,316 
12,508 
(D) 
5,079 
2,882 
bushels 
(D) 
490,884 
89,140 
55,632 
697,338 
(D) 
236,439 
133,046 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
234 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
