Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
31,989 
(X) 
31,169 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
8,104,502 
(X) 
4,989,172 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
253,353 
(X) 
160,068 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,782 
9,961 
5,302 
13,183 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,056 
22,252 
3,268 
23,651 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,073 
83,971 
4,769 
78,563 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,762 
134,927 
3,851 
139,084 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,698 
265,736 
4,065 
296,066 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5,204 
863,613 
5,314 
859,550 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,673 
1 ,295,574 
2,624 
902,610 
$500,000 or more 
3,741 
5,428,467 
1,976 
2,676,465 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,171 
1 ,507,230 
1,216 
842,014 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,198 
1,780,667 
557 
819,294 
$2,500,000 or more 
372 
2,140,569 
203 
1,015,158 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
16,365 
(X) 
16,491 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
989,154 
(X) 
524,327 
percent of total 
(X) 
12.2 
(X) 
10.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
945 
199 
1,023 
235 
$500 to $999 
581 
394 
764 
534 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,446 
6,371 
3,313 
8,665 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,497 
10,574 
2,278 
16,116 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,870 
46,765 
3,649 
58,497 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,794 
99,308 
2,633 
92,344 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,504 
174,802 
1,651 
112,326 
$100,000 or more 
2,728 
650,741 
1,180 
235,609 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
19,279 
(X) 
1 7,398 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
485,145 
(X) 
257,553 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.0 
(X) 
5.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,213 
644 
3,011 
637 
$500 to $999 
1,414 
952 
1,385 
938 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,010 
10,100 
4,539 
1 1 ,422 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,331 
16,405 
2,473 
17,161 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,556 
57,715 
3,285 
50,867 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,386 
82,290 
1,567 
52,211 
$50,000 or more 
2,369 
317,039 
1,138 
124,317 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,411 
96,069 
749 
49,525 
$100,000 or more 
958 
220,970 
389 
74,792 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
16,967 
(X) 
15,733 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
790,063 
(X) 
376,934 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.7 
(X) 
7.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,238 
267 
1,375 
305 
$500 to $999 
726 
496 
808 
557 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,405 
6,187 
3,400 
8,685 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,706 
1 1 ,982 
2,187 
15,547 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,191 
52,287 
3,673 
58,982 
$25,000 or more 
7,701 
718,844 
4,290 
292,858 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,084 
109,606 
2,350 
81,489 
$50,000 or more 
4,617 
609,238 
1,940 
211,369 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
1 1 ,987 
(X) 
10,196 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
978,174 
(X) 
881,582 
percent of total 
(X) 
12.1 
(X) 
17.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,083 
407 
916 
387 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,748 
7,730 
2,986 
7,688 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,824 
12,744 
1,520 
10,392 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,460 
39,015 
1,724 
26,872 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,264 
43,735 
1,006 
35,494 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,085 
70,737 
707 
48,908 
$100,000 to $249,999 
764 
118,561 
675 
106,542 
$250,000 or more 
759 
685,245 
662 
645,300 
$250,000 to $499,999 
336 
117,578 
339 
119,742 
$500,000 to $999,999 
281 
190,763 
186 
124,597 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
142 
376,903 
137 
400,962 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
8,959 
(X) 
7,637 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
205,411 
(X) 
160,850 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.5 
(X) 
3.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
554 
224 
567 
263 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,495 
7,125 
2,868 
7,413 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,551 
10,627 
1,448 
9,799 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
2,165 
33,861 
1,474 
22,284 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,007 
34,961 
728 
25,248 
$50,000 to $99,999 
917 
54,314 
354 
24,010 
$100,000 to $249,999 
209 
29,704 
141 
19,946 
$250,000 or more 
61 
34,595 
57 
51,887 
$250,000 to $499,999 
42 
14,126 
37 
12,376 
$500,000 to $999,999 
11 
7,671 
12 
7,548 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
8 
12,798 
8 
31,963 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,537 
(X) 
4,644 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
772,763 
(X) 
720,732 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.5 
(X) 
14.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,012 
353 
759 
295 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,190 
3,047 
990 
2,368 
$5,000 to $9,999 
573 
3,835 
451 
3,111 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data South Dakota 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
