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. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
186 
- 
22 
5 
16 
61 
64 
3 
15 
$50,000 or more 
147 
3 
5 
1 
6 
27 
74 
18 
13 
Customwork and custom hauling 
.. farms 
10,854 
977 
2,107 
1,685 
1,707 
2,629 
1,285 
107 
357 
$1,000 
184,128 
4,947 
9,534 
8,166 
16,550 
45,582 
52,994 
28,621 
17,734 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,901 
277 
719 
511 
167 
144 
30 
- 
53 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,587 
435 
866 
755 
621 
645 
178 
6 
81 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,684 
219 
464 
360 
780 
1,248 
490 
11 
112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,003 
39 
49 
48 
100 
402 
305 
13 
47 
$50,000 or more 
679 
7 
9 
11 
39 
190 
282 
77 
64 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
.. farms 
15,907 
951 
2,905 
2,560 
2,777 
4,334 
1,825 
126 
429 
$1,000 
855,798 
13,898 
34,055 
39,131 
86,548 
257,921 
308,300 
76,524 
39,421 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,398 
418 
1,409 
907 
332 
216 
29 
- 
87 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,918 
199 
486 
559 
358 
258 
22 
2 
34 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,571 
197 
674 
715 
901 
814 
182 
9 
79 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
7,020 
137 
336 
379 
1,186 
3,046 
1,592 
115 
229 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
i . farms 
3,177 
221 
445 
344 
461 
958 
577 
64 
107 
$1,000 
50,236 
648 
1,500 
1,707 
3,632 
11,557 
18,102 
9,935 
3,154 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
944 
144 
239 
164 
137 
191 
47 
2 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
939 
45 
121 
116 
147 
326 
158 
4 
22 
$5,000 to $24,999 
821 
27 
77 
58 
132 
317 
166 
11 
33 
$25,000 to $49,999 
242 
3 
4 
1 
31 
77 
108 
2 
16 
$50,000 or more 
231 
2 
4 
5 
14 
47 
98 
45 
16 
Interest expense 
.. farms 
18,383 
1,798 
4,573 
2,894 
2,561 
3,996 
1,891 
127 
543 
$1,000 
392,136 
12,413 
32,442 
24,054 
40,008 
105,091 
119,055 
31,070 
28,004 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,663 
1,024 
2,494 
1,519 
684 
664 
121 
- 
157 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,855 
701 
1,877 
1,208 
1,408 
1,945 
499 
9 
208 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,197 
69 
197 
158 
451 
1,265 
912 
31 
114 
$100,000 or more 
668 
4 
5 
9 
18 
122 
359 
87 
64 
Secured by real estate 
.. farms 
13,991 
1,339 
3,517 
2,072 
1,979 
3,092 
1,472 
104 
416 
$1,000 
258,250 
9,427 
25,287 
17,410 
27,001 
68,513 
70,415 
20,396 
19,800 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,236 
198 
465 
288 
112 
125 
25 
- 
23 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,012 
527 
1,397 
783 
504 
555 
143 
- 
103 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,255 
552 
1,515 
875 
1,097 
1,538 
505 
11 
162 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,446 
46 
116 
103 
205 
569 
341 
17 
49 
$50,000 or more 
1,042 
16 
24 
23 
61 
305 
458 
76 
79 
Not secured by real estate 
.. farms 
11,806 
1,112 
2,426 
1,844 
1,712 
2,833 
1,457 
94 
328 
$1,000 
133,887 
2,986 
7,155 
6,643 
13,007 
36,578 
48,641 
10,673 
8,203 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,048 
365 
762 
484 
169 
189 
42 
1 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,423 
573 
1,225 
962 
657 
746 
148 
2 
110 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,101 
167 
431 
386 
821 
1,566 
613 
11 
106 
$25,000 to $49,999 
699 
5 
5 
7 
50 
232 
355 
7 
38 
$50,000 or more 
535 
2 
3 
5 
15 
100 
299 
73 
38 
Property taxes paid 
.. farms 
29,318 
4,383 
9,057 
4,855 
3,220 
4,673 
2,014 
147 
969 
$1,000 
197,123 
15,074 
24,040 
17,075 
23,225 
47,258 
44,515 
13,707 
12,231 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,722 
3,470 
7,950 
3,787 
1,367 
1,373 
242 
11 
522 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,486 
644 
838 
830 
1,149 
1,451 
394 
8 
172 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,912 
252 
235 
214 
653 
1,566 
814 
27 
151 
$25,000 or more 
1,198 
17 
34 
24 
51 
283 
564 
101 
124 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
.. farms 
22,538 
2,369 
5,275 
3,750 
3,180 
4,998 
2,119 
153 
694 
$1,000 
501,598 
8,866 
18,196 
17,570 
36,995 
121,509 
147,633 
86,078 
64,751 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1 1 ,342 
1,904 
4,309 
2,667 
1,103 
941 
123 
2 
293 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,041 
412 
867 
1,000 
1,731 
2,301 
548 
12 
170 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,144 
44 
83 
71 
277 
1,134 
446 
12 
77 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,264 
9 
15 
11 
55 
497 
600 
22 
55 
$100,000 or more 
747 
- 
1 
1 
14 
125 
402 
105 
99 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
.. farms 
2,067 
49 
195 
202 
424 
752 
370 
25 
50 
$1,000 
37,197 
348 
1,076 
1,754 
4,985 
1 1 ,344 
1 1 ,072 
4,750 
1,870 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
.. farms 
20,210 
2,081 
4,217 
2,921 
3,066 
5,002 
2,119 
153 
651 
$1,000 
875,143 
21,660 
43,802 
38,158 
94,157 
266,667 
269,815 
65,739 
75,146 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
.. farms 
31,989 
4,631 
9,927 
5,566 
3,513 
5,002 
2,119 
153 
1,078 
$1,000 
3,289,165 
66,890 
58,708 
-1,548 
214,432 
1,006,800 
1,353,695 
312,906 
277,282 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
102,822 
14,444 
5,914 
-278 
61,039 
201,280 
638,837 
2,045,140 
257,219 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 575 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
