Table 42. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - South Dakota: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,794 
92 
248 
209 
858 
1,147 
173 
5 
62 
$50,000 or more 
5,232 
43 
65 
74 
508 
2,470 
1,719 
132 
221 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
19,279 
1,797 
4,191 
2,835 
3,047 
4,624 
2,043 
140 
602 
$1,000 
485,145 
6,521 
13,661 
13,188 
39,150 
139,358 
180,893 
59,826 
32,548 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,637 
1,445 
3,351 
2,070 
951 
497 
79 
2 
242 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,887 
312 
763 
697 
1,673 
1,998 
304 
6 
134 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,386 
32 
74 
54 
336 
1,369 
429 
9 
83 
$50,000 or more 
2,369 
8 
3 
14 
87 
760 
1,231 
123 
143 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
16,967 
1,276 
2,998 
2,443 
2,984 
4,577 
2,048 
141 
500 
$1,000 
790,063 
10,274 
25,753 
23,499 
77,806 
245,541 
292,161 
71,068 
43,961 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,964 
371 
888 
500 
107 
56 
6 
- 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,405 
352 
760 
659 
350 
174 
46 
1 
63 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,897 
454 
1,056 
1,043 
1,262 
833 
126 
5 
118 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,084 
78 
247 
201 
891 
1,414 
172 
2 
79 
$50,000 or more 
4,617 
21 
47 
40 
374 
2,100 
1,698 
133 
204 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
11,987 
856 
2,826 
2,112 
1,838 
2,701 
1,219 
103 
332 
$1,000 
978,174 
9,100 
35,322 
28,273 
54,278 
196,347 
341,009 
176,557 
137,288 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,831 
469 
1,560 
962 
424 
292 
62 
3 
59 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,284 
286 
933 
860 
828 
1,060 
217 
3 
97 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,349 
91 
283 
259 
467 
796 
367 
10 
76 
$100,000 to $249,999 
764 
10 
45 
28 
105 
352 
178 
12 
34 
$250,000 or more 
759 
- 
5 
3 
14 
201 
395 
75 
66 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
8,959 
558 
1,790 
1 ,566 
1,598 
2,217 
903 
59 
268 
$1,000 
205,411 
5,552 
18,186 
16,018 
29,564 
63,778 
40,599 
1 1 ,054 
20,661 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
5,537 
418 
1,525 
906 
607 
1,131 
725 
85 
140 
$1,000 
772,763 
3,548 
17,137 
12,256 
24,714 
132,569 
300,410 
165,503 
116,627 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
18,795 
1,869 
5,331 
3,743 
2,490 
3,379 
1,389 
111 
483 
$1,000 
1,282,133 
20,848 
52,775 
50,192 
77,360 
205,490 
313,611 
247,089 
314,770 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,348 
996 
2,981 
1,509 
444 
276 
47 
2 
93 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,814 
673 
1,841 
1,671 
1,165 
1,131 
195 
4 
134 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,955 
181 
468 
534 
756 
1,418 
482 
5 
111 
$100,000 to $249,999 
929 
19 
32 
24 
103 
418 
281 
6 
46 
$250,000 or more 
749 
- 
9 
5 
22 
136 
384 
94 
99 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
30,123 
4,117 
8,991 
5,327 
3,500 
4,993 
2,118 
153 
924 
$1,000 
447,956 
11,897 
23,652 
27,546 
48,638 
126,699 
133,995 
37,570 
37,958 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,903 
3,438 
7,681 
3,426 
558 
322 
42 
2 
434 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,594 
637 
1,236 
1,817 
2,562 
2,720 
365 
6 
251 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,677 
35 
57 
65 
312 
1,447 
678 
10 
73 
$50,000 or more 
1,949 
7 
17 
19 
68 
504 
1,033 
135 
166 
Utilities 
...farms 
24,712 
3,008 
6,049 
4,245 
3,387 
5,001 
2,118 
153 
751 
$1,000 
152,299 
6,161 
11,876 
11,754 
17,690 
35,373 
37,318 
14,354 
17,774 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,935 
1,082 
2,412 
911 
201 
177 
22 
2 
128 
$1,000 to $4,999 
12,230 
1,687 
3,184 
2,753 
1,963 
2,004 
352 
5 
282 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,819 
236 
448 
576 
1,180 
2,701 
1,406 
45 
227 
$25,000 to $49,999 
433 
2 
2 
- 
31 
100 
235 
22 
41 
$50,000 or more 
295 
1 
3 
5 
12 
19 
103 
79 
73 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
27,138 
3,471 
7,383 
4,745 
3,457 
5,002 
2,119 
153 
808 
$1,000 
496,936 
14,116 
28,404 
29,758 
52,646 
145,967 
148,816 
34,739 
42,491 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,541 
2,649 
5,787 
2,799 
606 
341 
34 
2 
323 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,245 
751 
1,436 
1,801 
2,294 
2,362 
366 
9 
226 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,898 
59 
115 
109 
461 
1,534 
536 
11 
73 
$50,000 or more 
2,454 
12 
45 
36 
96 
765 
1,183 
131 
186 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
9,938 
752 
1,575 
1,264 
1,326 
2,715 
1,726 
131 
449 
$1,000 
267,349 
4,681 
9,622 
7,217 
12,941 
53,521 
94,738 
38,353 
46,275 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,504 
577 
1,182 
892 
705 
826 
185 
- 
137 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,900 
137 
291 
323 
484 
1,142 
423 
4 
96 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,041 
36 
100 
47 
133 
705 
857 
35 
128 
$100,000 to $249,999 
369 
2 
2 
2 
4 
39 
227 
47 
46 
$250,000 or more 
124 
- 
- 
- 
3 
34 
45 
42 
Contract labor 
...farms 
2,708 
294 
584 
361 
355 
568 
404 
34 
108 
$1,000 
34,274 
1,260 
2,977 
1,500 
2,796 
7,856 
12,461 
2,972 
2,452 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
i® I keki 
93 
222 
112 
48 
43 
6 
1 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
147 
233 
156 
149 
178 
51 
2 
36 
$5,000 to $24,999 
51 
102 
87 
136 
259 
209 
10 
25 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
574 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
