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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sunflower seed, all - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
1 
6 
2 
acres 
1,264 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
866 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
16 
4 
1 
4 
3 
3 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
107 
14 
16 
17 
23 
28 
6 
- 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
314 
9 
24 
21 
66 
140 
42 
3 
9 
250 to 499 acres 
231 
1 
17 
1 
19 
99 
71 
2 
21 
500 acres or more 
380 
6 
2 
" 
12 
107 
200 
21 
32 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,804 
191 
295 
426 
875 
1,722 
1,039 
76 
180 
acres 
2,203,785 
30,705 
28,585 
41,986 
170,557 
644,779 
885,240 
255,220 
146,713 
bushels 
100,675,153 
1,062,346 
1,126,170 
1,400,931 
5,936,848 
27,507,968 
42,837,305 
13,842,481 
6,961,104 
Irrigated 
farms 
72 
3 
7 
9 
9 
18 
17 
3 
6 
acres 
7,630 
(D) 
188 
231 
559 
1,923 
3,484 
(D) 
643 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
264 
27 
60 
75 
54 
34 
10 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
1,120 
72 
132 
204 
273 
336 
72 
2 
29 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,397 
58 
75 
113 
321 
547 
229 
12 
42 
250 to 499 acres 
873 
17 
26 
26 
156 
402 
203 
5 
38 
500 acres or more 
1,150 
17 
2 
8 
71 
403 
525 
57 
67 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
14,695 
1,658 
3,429 
2,567 
2,184 
3,130 
1,269 
76 
382 
acres 
2,615,189 
142,077 
209,091 
279,130 
453,355 
868,748 
518,566 
50,777 
93,445 
tons, dry 
3,644,438 
171,539 
271,962 
323,910 
570,381 
1 ,222,443 
855,726 
76,942 
151,535 
Irrigated 
farms 
669 
117 
125 
116 
99 
118 
61 
6 
27 
acres 
65,001 
6,601 
7,105 
11,053 
11,515 
14,872 
8,786 
962 
4,107 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,176 
582 
1,542 
591 
173 
182 
44 
2 
60 
25 to 99 acres 
4,928 
644 
1,324 
1,013 
709 
868 
271 
11 
88 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,537 
308 
417 
673 
692 
957 
347 
21 
122 
250 to 499 acres 
1,785 
82 
107 
225 
403 
597 
300 
14 
57 
500 acres or more 
1,269 
42 
39 
65 
207 
526 
307 
28 
55 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
10,557 
990 
1,981 
1,845 
1,818 
2,588 
1,029 
48 
258 
acres 
1,486,635 
79,565 
115,499 
172,061 
285,754 
494,008 
269,649 
18,815 
51,284 
tons, dry 
2,164,903 
100,093 
158,327 
206,361 
373,240 
727,691 
482,169 
31,388 
85,634 
Irrigated 
farms 
595 
103 
111 
102 
92 
103 
57 
1 
26 
acres 
55,900 
6,281 
6,481 
9,220 
10,641 
12,086 
7,080 
(D) 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
3,108 
294 
567 
449 
460 
809 
431 
19 
79 
acres 
402,415 
20,153 
25,623 
32,096 
57,558 
142,205 
100,206 
11,816 
12,758 
tons, dry 
487,118 
21,594 
30,530 
31,151 
61,637 
160,643 
148,824 
1 1 ,977 
20,762 
Irrigated 
farms 
66 
10 
13 
8 
19 
11 
3 
2 
- 
acres 
3,577 
137 
237 
618 
423 
1,320 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
47 
- 
5 
14 
3 
17 
7 
_ 
1 
acres 
3,767 
- 
(D) 
696 
310 
1,662 
885 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
“ 
- 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
179 
37 
68 
42 
12 
8 
3 
1 
8 
acres 
838 
78 
139 
224 
175 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
35 
Irrigated 
farms 
85 
15 
33 
16 
10 
5 
- 
6 
acres 
221 
23 
47 
37 
(D) 
1 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
140 
32 
61 
33 
6 
5 
3 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
31 
5 
7 
6 
3 
1 
3 
1 
5 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7 
- 
- 
3 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
53 
15 
23 
9 
- 
- 
_ 
- 
6 
acres 
10 
2 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
1 
(Z) 
(D) 
" 
- 
" 
- 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
24 
10 
5 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
acres 
5 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
82 
19 
32 
17 
4 
6 
1 
- 
3 
acres 
155 
5 
(D) 
4 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
5 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
2 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
4 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
79 
19 
30 
17 
4 
5 
1 
. 
3 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
69 
16 
22 
15 
5 
3 
3 
1 
4 
acres 
173 
14 
27 
29 
63 
6 
14 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
4 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
" 
" 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
89 
20 
37 
19 
5 
1 
1 
- 
6 
acres 
45 
8 
12 
11 
9 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
584 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
