Table 40. Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
South Carolina 
Abbeville 
Aiken 
Allendale 
Anderson 
Bamberg 
Barnwell 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms, 2012 
25,266 
574 
1,102 
141 
1,498 
315 
397 
2007 
25,866 
566 
1,206 
185 
1,650 
390 
412 
$1,000, 2012 
1,829,250 
29,998 
60,445 
13,363 
77,350 
29,480 
31,386 
2007 
1,680,701 
26,935 
62,892 
13,259 
80,318 
31,818 
25,636 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
72,400 
52,261 
54,850 
94,774 
51,636 
93,587 
79,058 
2007 
64,977 
47,588 
52,149 
71,668 
48,678 
81,584 
62,223 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $9,999 
2012 
4,653 
88 
247 
28 
258 
38 
71 
2007 
5,420 
115 
274 
31 
421 
102 
88 
$10,000 to $19,999 
2012 
4,565 
109 
148 
29 
258 
53 
61 
2007 
4,533 
100 
161 
52 
314 
60 
91 
$20,000 to $29,999 
2012 
3,849 
65 
164 
27 
256 
48 
62 
2007 
3,590 
81 
196 
23 
218 
38 
53 
$30,000 to $49,999 
2012 
4,117 
122 
180 
27 
254 
50 
52 
2007 
4,096 
98 
202 
22 
240 
52 
58 
$50,000 to $69,999 
2012 
2,619 
61 
111 
6 
149 
38 
53 
2007 
2,624 
50 
131 
24 
176 
30 
29 
$70,000 to $99,999 
2012 
1,654 
47 
89 
3 
134 
12 
37 
2007 
1,756 
37 
84 
5 
100 
31 
25 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2012 
2,107 
53 
105 
3 
119 
31 
34 
2007 
2,141 
66 
94 
11 
121 
35 
36 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2012 
1,175 
27 
47 
12 
62 
37 
15 
2007 
1,285 
19 
56 
11 
48 
28 
26 
$500,000 or more 
2012 
527 
2 
11 
6 
8 
8 
12 
2007 
421 
- 
8 
6 
12 
14 
6 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms, 2012 
19,058 
467 
859 
85 
1,178 
212 
283 
2007 
20,544 
503 
963 
143 
1,329 
297 
330 
number, 2012 
35,491 
771 
1,470 
210 
1,937 
407 
551 
2007 
36,700 
840 
1,654 
319 
2,185 
522 
585 
Tractors 
farms, 2012 
21,038 
521 
954 
110 
1,251 
240 
335 
2007 
23,016 
525 
1,075 
153 
1,496 
334 
356 
number, 2012 
45,822 
1,079 
1,855 
244 
2,495 
580 
747 
2007 
48,315 
1,057 
2,132 
326 
2,934 
697 
741 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms, 2012 
11,025 
269 
495 
35 
692 
101 
150 
2007 
12,456 
236 
564 
63 
853 
166 
166 
number, 2012 
14,896 
353 
648 
43 
913 
144 
205 
2007 
16,871 
306 
707 
77 
1,135 
218 
201 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms, 2012 
14,744 
376 
627 
82 
889 
165 
240 
2007 
15,398 
410 
718 
104 
1,033 
237 
235 
number, 2012 
23,969 
653 
958 
114 
1,378 
267 
363 
2007 
24,558 
655 
1,106 
154 
1,607 
315 
332 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms, 2012 
3,787 
54 
166 
31 
149 
84 
85 
2007 
4,059 
51 
238 
42 
143 
103 
122 
number, 2012 
6,957 
73 
249 
87 
204 
169 
179 
2007 
6,886 
96 
319 
95 
192 
164 
208 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms, 2012 
1,987 
13 
91 
20 
61 
35 
45 
2007 
1,887 
17 
85 
27 
66 
43 
47 
number, 2012 
2,278 
15 
99 
32 
67 
36 
50 
2007 
2,185 
20 
93 
36 
73 
45 
55 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
farms, 2012 
680 
1 
17 
9 
3 
31 
35 
2007 
326 
3 
8 
1 
1 
10 
12 
number, 2012 
899 
(D) 
24 
12 
6 
34 
44 
2007 
450 
3 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
14 
15 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms, 2012 
273 
6 
20 
1 
22 
4 
10 
2007 
247 
5 
7 
- 
21 
5 
4 
number, 2012 
338 
9 
22 
(D) 
25 
4 
13 
2007 
258 
5 
7 
22 
5 
4 
Flay balers 
farms, 2012 
5,353 
171 
261 
11 
356 
61 
51 
2007 
5,537 
138 
273 
25 
393 
44 
62 
number, 2012 
6,824 
218 
355 
14 
463 
67 
56 
2007 
6,900 
168 
350 
37 
504 
52 
70 
2012 INVENTORY 
Manufactured 2008 to 2012: 
Trucks, including pickups 
farms 
3,558 
64 
157 
26 
145 
53 
60 
number 
4,582 
68 
186 
43 
168 
63 
69 
Tractors 
farms 
3,915 
99 
207 
16 
213 
49 
46 
number 
5,489 
127 
231 
23 
248 
74 
51 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,182 
29 
68 
3 
66 
11 
4 
number 
1,345 
32 
73 
(D) 
72 
17 
5 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
2,494 
70 
136 
8 
126 
30 
36 
number 
3,012 
85 
147 
(D) 
130 
34 
36 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
773 
10 
11 
7 
43 
19 
7 
number 
1,132 
10 
11 
(D) 
46 
23 
10 
Grain and bean combines 
farms 
184 
_ 
1 
5 
_ 
3 
3 
number 
199 
- 
(D) 
8 
- 
3 
3 
Cotton pickers and strippers 
farms 
99 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 
2 
number 
105 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Forage harvesters self-propelled 
farms 
49 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
3 
number 
52 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
3 
Flay balers 
farms 
670 
24 
36 
6 
42 
15 
4 
number 
726 
24 
40 
(D) 
43 
18 
6 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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