Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 

 1978 



1982 and 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 



Characteristics 



FARMS 



Land in farms _ 



Harvested cropland _ 



-farms. 1982. 



1978. 



acres, 1982, 



1978. 



-farms. 1982. 



1978. 



acres. 1982. 



1978. 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 



Full owners farms, 1982., 



1978., 



acres. 1982. . 



1978.. 



Harvested cropland farms, 1982. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978_. 



Part owners farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres. 1982.. 



1978.. 



Owned land in farms acres. 1982.. 



1978_. 



Rented land in farms acres. 1982.. 



1978.. 



Harvested cropland farms. 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres. 1982., 



1978.. 



Tenants _ farms. 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres. 1982.. 



1978.. 



Harvested cropland ..farms. 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres. 1982.. 



1978-. 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



Operators by place of residence: 

 On farm operated 1982. 



1978.. 

 Not on farm operated 1982. 



1978.. 

 Not reported ._ 1982.. 



1978.. 



Operators by principal occupation: 

 Farming 1982 



1978.. 

 Other ___ _ 1982 



1978.. 



Operators by days of work off farm: 



None... ___ 1982.. 



1978.. 



Any _ __. 1982.. 



1978.. 



1 to 49 days __ 1982 



1978.. 

 50 to 99 days __ __ 1982 



1978.. 

 100 to 149 days... ___ _ 1982. 



1978-. 

 150 to 199 days 1982.. 



1978.- 

 200 days or more 1982.. 



1978.. 



Not reported 1982 



1978II 



1982 operators by years on present farm: 



2 years or less 



3 or 4 years 



5 to 9 years.-- -- "'.'.'. 



10 years or more '" 



Average years on present farm 



Not reported 



Operators by age group: 

 Under 25 years 1982 



1978.- 

 25 to 34 years 1982 



1978-- 

 35 to 44 years --- 1962 



1978.- 

 45 to 54 years 1982 



1978.. 

 55 to 64 years .-- -- 1982 



1978.. 

 65 years and over 1982.. 



1978.. 

 Average age 1982.. 



1978.. 



South Dakota 



37 148 



38 741 



43 810 988 



44 422 328 



32 823 



36 172 



14 433 490 



13 855 939 



14 815 



14 796 

 14 306 082 



13 023 869 



11 571 



11 935 



3 477 503 



2 977 370 



16 396 



17 759 

 25 606 696 

 27 036 903 



14 854 677 



15 894 237 



10 752 019 



11 142 666 



15 981 

 17 488 



9 400 210 

 9 235 516 



5 937 



6 186 



3 898 210 



4 361 556 



5 271 



5 749 



1 555 777 



1 643 053 



389 

 396 

 43 

 48 

 48 

 67 



421 



456 



59 



46 



290 

 323 

 135 

 132 



50 

 52 



13 



16 



9 



8 



7 



5 



56 



51 



55 

 46 



32 

 40 

 53 

 278 

 20.2 

 77 



30 

 27 

 70 

 65 

 86 

 73 

 115 

 147 



123 

 131 

 56 

 58 

 47.9 

 49.1 



Beadle 



641 

 699 

 117 

 130 

 116 

 104 



679 

 750 

 196 

 183 



396 

 504 

 359 

 356 



108 



107 



28 



21 



20 



13 



34 



31 



169 



184 



119 

 73 



44 

 66 

 109 

 470 

 193 

 185 



58 

 42 



175 

 183 

 147 

 152 

 172 

 227 



226 

 220 

 96 

 109 

 47.2 

 47.5 



277 

 298 



751 757 

 803 051 

 239 

 252 

 130 646 

 120 644 



122 



123 



330 426 



352 249 



96 



84 



31 688 



26 625 



122 



139 



366 002 



419 891 



216 406 



249 136 



139 696 



170 755 



112 



134 



85 360 



83 899 



33 



36 



65 329 



30 911 



31 



34 



13 498 



11 120 



207 

 212 

 47 

 52 

 23 

 34 



238 



227 



39 



71 



153 

 161 

 91 

 109 



32 

 28 

 10 

 12 

 6 

 9 

 7 

 9 



33 

 28 



7 



15 



28 



165 



22.3 



62 



6 

 8 

 36 

 46 

 40 

 57 

 73 

 68 



72 

 68 

 50 

 51 

 51.8 

 50.3 



Bon Homme 



827 



879 



314 082 



324 255 



766 



813 



210 403 



205 250 



319 



341 



83 698 



79 381 



271 



289 



51 037 



47 890 



362 

 385 



190 832 



203 077 



99 905 



106 196 



90 927 



96 881 



368 



380 



130 669 



129 050 



146 



153 



39 552 



41 797 



137 



144 



28 697 



28 310 



638 

 664 

 94 

 120 

 95 

 95 



709 

 745 



118 

 134 



Brookings 



814 

 872 

 143 

 135 

 103 

 106 



846 

 894 



214 

 219 



170 SOUTH DAKOTA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



