Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
South Carolina 
Abbeville 
Aiken 
Allendale 
Anderson 
Bamberg 
Barnwell 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
25,266 
574 
1,102 
141 
1,498 
315 
397 
2007 
25,867 
566 
1,206 
185 
1,650 
390 
412 
$1,000, 2012 
2,575,752 
11,017 
91,839 
23,129 
63,007 
31,390 
44,686 
2007 
2,012,179 
10,849 
95,903 
21,025 
53,732 
22,003 
20,971 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
101,945 
19,194 
83,338 
164,034 
42,061 
99,650 
112,559 
2007 
77,789 
19,168 
79,521 
113,646 
32,565 
56,419 
50,902 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
12,682 
319 
621 
53 
745 
168 
202 
2007 
14,472 
358 
708 
90 
928 
181 
209 
$1,000, 2012 
196,212 
1,017 
3,934 
3,789 
2,533 
4,949 
3,460 
2007 
143,408 
1,375 
2,842 
3,556 
3,375 
3,787 
2,301 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
1 1 ,277 
242 
535 
65 
620 
174 
189 
2007 
9,803 
227 
470 
72 
518 
140 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
146,452 
150 
1,792 
2,734 
695 
2,782 
3,228 
2007 
73,930 
141 
972 
1,201 
(D) 
1,636 
1,461 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
8,855 
187 
371 
58 
394 
141 
157 
2007 
8,374 
202 
385 
68 
413 
126 
138 
$1,000, 2012 
114,251 
183 
1,369 
1,733 
1,184 
1,840 
1,801 
2007 
81,099 
341 
948 
1,066 
(D) 
1,179 
838 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4,977 
151 
246 
17 
304 
32 
70 
2007 
4,097 
118 
195 
17 
269 
35 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
209,463 
657 
9,054 
115 
7,466 
695 
3,233 
2007 
170,676 
964 
13,114 
1,317 
5,540 
603 
3,060 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
2,355 
86 
104 
7 
170 
21 
32 
2007 
1,977 
66 
83 
8 
144 
19 
27 
$1,000, 2012 
19,545 
377 
1,117 
24 
892 
221 
1,190 
2007 
14,017 
308 
264 
128 
434 
361 
45 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
3,309 
76 
178 
11 
194 
18 
51 
2007 
2,613 
64 
129 
13 
154 
18 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
189,918 
280 
7,937 
91 
6,574 
473 
2,044 
2007 
156,659 
656 
12,850 
1,189 
5,106 
241 
3,016 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
14,754 
415 
746 
38 
1,061 
105 
185 
2007 
12,517 
373 
620 
35 
979 
104 
153 
$1,000, 2012 
917,181 
3,206 
50,774 
1,134 
30,665 
5,229 
18,772 
2007 
761,414 
2,733 
45,035 
815 
21,258 
3,281 
4,599 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
24,168 
562 
1,071 
126 
1,438 
290 
379 
2007 
25,395 
561 
1,186 
178 
1,627 
379 
399 
$1,000, 2012 
134,969 
901 
3,320 
1,517 
2,513 
1,932 
2,200 
2007 
102,948 
756 
4,043 
1,348 
2,655 
1,674 
1,372 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
14,055 
326 
709 
83 
805 
204 
252 
2007 
9,803 
255 
509 
60 
587 
149 
162 
$1,000, 2012 
64,481 
427 
2,331 
709 
1,547 
1,039 
1,313 
2007 
41,332 
260 
2,150 
493 
1,277 
531 
419 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
18,992 
454 
860 
106 
1,092 
239 
328 
2007 
23,986 
532 
1,140 
162 
1,518 
364 
379 
$1,000, 2012 
143,665 
902 
3,549 
2,122 
2,925 
2,832 
2,312 
2007 
122,381 
1,247 
5,407 
1,896 
3,432 
2,196 
1,885 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
5,851 
85 
261 
49 
235 
109 
125 
2007 
4,310 
105 
217 
39 
168 
89 
81 
$1,000, 2012 
227,501 
585 
5,046 
3,349 
3,035 
3,760 
2,652 
2007 
173,196 
840 
3,029 
1,899 
3,252 
2,691 
(D) 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
1,929 
40 
95 
14 
70 
28 
43 
2007 
1,320 
29 
86 
14 
68 
18 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
37,916 
730 
600 
796 
831 
1,224 
819 
2007 
21,872 
82 
2,766 
(D) 
(D) 
628 
291 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
3,074 
46 
130 
22 
116 
53 
52 
2007 
1,912 
62 
75 
18 
105 
30 
32 
$1,000, 2012 
36,792 
225 
823 
539 
519 
385 
679 
2007 
17,399 
102 
295 
(D) 
242 
187 
(D) 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
4,393 
90 
146 
26 
234 
98 
70 
2007 
3,915 
65 
138 
42 
205 
75 
80 
$1,000, 2012 
69,102 
448 
792 
676 
2,577 
1,091 
961 
2007 
62,216 
137 
979 
553 
2,720 
975 
1,139 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
896 
12 
35 
5 
31 
26 
12 
2007 
717 
19 
33 
11 
24 
7 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
14,409 
15 
58 
251 
83 
458 
117 
2007 
6,579 
12 
95 
86 
54 
100 
35 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
6,330 
140 
281 
55 
328 
91 
120 
2007 
4,820 
122 
256 
55 
288 
79 
83 
$1,000, 2012 
78,517 
641 
3,211 
841 
2,797 
1,312 
1,310 
2007 
58,971 
765 
3,464 
757 
2,564 
791 
721 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
4,713 
101 
231 
43 
284 
73 
75 
2007 
3,808 
97 
222 
46 
232 
66 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
58,493 
532 
2,658 
483 
2,356 
973 
891 
2007 
44,652 
613 
3,029 
611 
2,119 
554 
510 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
3,389 
82 
123 
31 
154 
39 
79 
2007 
2,788 
60 
131 
35 
161 
58 
54 
$1,000, 2012 
20,024 
109 
553 
359 
440 
338 
419 
2007 
14,319 
152 
435 
147 
445 
238 
211 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
24,271 
564 
1,080 
138 
1,452 
299 
385 
2007 
23,544 
533 
1,114 
167 
1,497 
354 
382 
$1,000, 2012 
43,314 
494 
1,881 
669 
1,505 
739 
600 
2007 
37,423 
461 
1,536 
715 
1,902 
634 
459 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
10,663 
255 
507 
47 
660 
142 
163 
2007 
9,304 
243 
430 
51 
672 
115 
133 
$1,000, 2012 
141,529 
436 
3,308 
2,156 
2,130 
1,124 
1,228 
2007 
137,337 
635 
9,226 
2,010 
4,033 
1,111 
1,370 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
8,627 
173 
386 
66 
434 
140 
186 
2007 
7,764 
155 
376 
75 
431 
127 
166 
$1,000, 2012 
178,090 
1,247 
5,401 
1,817 
4,251 
3,405 
3,707 
2007 
121,045 
1,954 
5,127 
2,262 
3,831 
2,478 
2,970 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Carolina 253 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
