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 
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 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
.... farms 
9,938 
752 
1,575 
1,264 
1,326 
2,715 
1,726 
131 
workers 
27,199 
1,603 
3,732 
2,638 
2,755 
6,492 
6,006 
1,574 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
.... farms 
4,947 
271 
475 
408 
531 
1,538 
1,282 
121 
workers 
10,162 
351 
702 
525 
692 
2,429 
3,069 
1,065 
Less than 150 days 
.... farms 
6,933 
544 
1,216 
958 
978 
1,782 
1,105 
85 
workers 
17,037 
1,252 
3,030 
2,113 
2,063 
4,063 
2,937 
509 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
.... farms 
66 
4 
11 
4 
2 
15 
17 
4 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
.... farms 
9 
2 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
.... farms 
11,065 
1,445 
3,684 
1,925 
1,281 
1,686 
702 
34 
workers 
25,248 
2,984 
8,663 
4,319 
2,953 
3,553 
1,516 
254 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1,300 
191 
698 
321 
25 
28 
3 
1 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,976 
1,015 
2,982 
780 
27 
26 
16 
3 
50 to 69 acres 
1,180 
274 
662 
190 
3 
4 
2 
2 
70 to 99 acres 
1,723 
407 
912 
331 
3 
10 
5 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
1,470 
400 
695 
294 
18 
1 
4 
1 
140 to 1 79 acres 
2,046 
537 
933 
423 
48 
11 
3 
1 
180 to 219 acres 
886 
198 
379 
247 
23 
7 
1 
1 
220 to 259 acres 
863 
203 
339 
240 
39 
8 
1 
2 
260 to 499 acres 
3,604 
609 
1,189 
1,021 
553 
110 
22 
4 
500 to 999 acres 
4,229 
394 
638 
809 
1,167 
1,037 
66 
6 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
4,075 
202 
287 
431 
821 
1,820 
366 
10 
2,000 acres or more 
5,637 
201 
213 
479 
786 
1,940 
1,630 
122 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
10,661 
686 
1,619 
1,304 
1,895 
3,284 
1,509 
66 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) .... 
69 
19 
30 
16 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
45 
14 
22 
6 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
100 
11 
40 
27 
7 
8 
_ 
_ 
Other crop farming (1119) 
7,996 
2,291 
3,612 
1,261 
224 
151 
38 
- 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
7,996 
2,291 
3,612 
1,261 
224 
151 
38 
. 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
8,288 
902 
2,493 
2,000 
1,143 
1,235 
324 
11 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
646 
31 
94 
71 
100 
160 
133 
34 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1 21 2) 
276 
7 
34 
56 
52 
54 
36 
13 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
223 
- 
43 
33 
29 
33 
46 
6 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
186 
31 
94 
35 
- 
2 
7 
7 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
690 
105 
394 
150 
19 
10 
4 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
2,809 
534 
1,452 
607 
41 
64 
22 
16 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
.... farms 
15,583 
1,277 
3,607 
3,170 
2,425 
3,279 
1,318 
99 
number 
3,893,251 
113,639 
215,098 
275,472 
551,926 
1,291,260 
943,209 
252,257 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,425 
240 
835 
278 
25 
22 
6 
2 
10 to 49 
3,819 
515 
1,619 
1,164 
269 
165 
30 
2 
50 to 99 
2,382 
206 
601 
757 
423 
266 
54 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 
2,538 
168 
354 
696 
606 
540 
119 
3 
200 to 499 
3,181 
111 
147 
248 
884 
1,361 
341 
9 
500 or more 
2,238 
37 
51 
27 
218 
925 
768 
82 
Cows and heifers that calved 
.... farms 
13,584 
1,108 
2,952 
2,884 
2,256 
2,874 
1,082 
69 
number 
1,702,390 
57,840 
106,712 
158,571 
289,132 
554,660 
346,141 
64,302 
Beef cows 
.... farms 
13,327 
1,095 
2,920 
2,831 
2,217 
2,827 
1,051 
55 
number 
1,610,559 
57,635 
105,937 
156,932 
286,224 
548,172 
330,742 
40,442 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,472 
230 
801 
329 
54 
31 
8 
10 to 49 
4,276 
514 
1,454 
1,291 
491 
398 
70 
4 
50 to 99 
2,513 
176 
429 
755 
492 
471 
108 
4 
100 to 199 
2,435 
107 
179 
371 
672 
796 
254 
5 
200 to 499 
2,155 
67 
56 
84 
480 
955 
404 
18 
500 or more 
476 
1 
1 
1 
28 
176 
207 
24 
Milk cows 
.... farms 
689 
28 
97 
150 
161 
124 
56 
23 
number 
91,831 
205 
775 
1,639 
2,908 
6,488 
15,399 
23,860 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
305 
21 
69 
90 
73 
30 
6 
1 
10 to 49 
194 
6 
26 
55 
76 
28 
1 
- 
50 to 99 
77 
1 
2 
5 
11 
43 
8 
2 
100 to 199 
45 
- 
- 
- 
1 
23 
13 
3 
200 to 499 
32 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
21 
3 
500 or more 
36 
- 
- 
- 
7 
14 
Other cattle (see text) 
.... farms 
13,599 
1,017 
2,833 
2,629 
2,269 
3,120 
1,271 
94 
number 
2,190,861 
55,799 
108,386 
116,901 
262,794 
736,600 
597,068 
187,955 
Cattle and calves sold 
.... farms 
14,306 
1,093 
3,074 
2,818 
2,381 
3,178 
1,289 
97 
number 
2,567,027 
58,896 
120,970 
143,141 
306,364 
737,007 
691,756 
254,343 
$1,000 
2,968,996 
53,136 
108,808 
112,093 
280,657 
805,179 
915,701 
366,033 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
Non-family 
farms 
449 
2,399 
321 
1,329 
265 
1,070 
9 
308 
1,006 
33 
127 
43 
55 
57 
90 
30 
31 
96 
112 
138 
266 
298 
1 
2 
7 
419 
419 
180 
23 
24 
33 
10 
8 
73 
408 
250,390 
17 
55 
74 
52 
80 
130 
359 
125,032 
331 
84,475 
19 
54 
78 
51 
91 
38 
50 
40,557 
15 
2 
5 
5 
8 
15 
366 
125,358 
376 
254,550 
327,388 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 581 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
