Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased - Con. 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- Con. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 to $99,999 
$100,000 to $249,999 
$250,000 or more 
$250,000 to $499,999 
$500,000 to $999,999 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Feed purchased farms 
$1,000 
percent of total 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $9,999 
$10,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 to $99,999 
$100,000 or more 
$100,000 to $249,999 
$250,000 to $499,999 
$500,000 to $999,999 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
$1,000 
percent of total 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $9,999 
$10,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 or more 
Utilities farms 
$1,000 
percent of total 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
$500 to $999 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $9,999 
$10,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 or more 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 or more 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
$1,000 
percent of total 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $9,999 
$10,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 or more 
$50,000 to $99,999 
$100,000 or more 
Flired farm labor farms 
$1,000 
percent of total 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $9,999 
$10,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 to $99,999 
$100,000 or more 
$100,000 to $249,999 
$250,000 to $499,999 
$500,000 or more 
Contract labor farms 
$1,000 
percent of total 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $9,999 
$10,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 or more 
$50,000 to $99,999 
$100,000 or more 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
2012 
Farms Expenses P 
harms harms 
762 
1 1 ,960 
446 
15,535 
356 
25,646 
523 
83,993 
675 
628,393 
297 
104,186 
250 
169,472 
128 
354,735 
18,795 
(X) 
(X) 
1,282,133 
(X) 
15.8 
1,581 
775 
4,767 
12,712 
3,157 
21,423 
3,657 
56,721 
2,399 
85,624 
1,556 
107,711 
1,678 
997,168 
929 
139,271 
360 
121,732 
202 
139,323 
187 
596,841 
30,123 
(X) 
(X) 
447,956 
(X) 
5.5 
7,534 
2,990 
8,369 
20,388 
4,006 
27,360 
5,588 
87,435 
2,677 
91,177 
1,949 
218,606 
24,712 
(X) 
(X) 
152,299 
(X) 
1.9 
2,457 
632 
2,478 
1,692 
12,230 
31,134 
4,394 
29,210 
2,425 
35,553 
728 
54,080 
433 
14,319 
295 
39,761 
27,138 
(X) 
(X) 
496,936 
(X) 
6.1 
4,447 
1,844 
8,094 
19,751 
3,927 
26,008 
5,318 
83,819 
2,898 
98,852 
2,454 
266,661 
1,679 
112,786 
775 
153,875 
9,938 
(X) 
(X) 
267,349 
(X) 
3.3 
1,490 
686 
3,014 
7,567 
1,221 
8,391 
1,679 
27,317 
1,196 
40,568 
845 
56,408 
493 
126,413 
369 
53,470 
77 
24,632 
47 
48,310 
2,708 
(X) 
(X) 
34,274 
(X) 
0.4 
544 
236 
952 
2,399 
430 
2,880 
449 
6,888 
186 
6,422 
147 
15,448 
88 
5,839 
59 
9,609 
2007 
15,462 
(X) 
(X) 
30,430 
(X) 
(X) 
19,055 
(X) 
(X) 
2,017 
1,977 
10,260 
3,039 
1,372 
390 
236 
154 
28,563 
(X) 
(X) 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
8,010 
16,231 
25,422 
85,278 
580,017 
106,984 
109,076 
363,957 
(X) 
617,725 
12.4 
1,076 
12,313 
17,425 
44,228 
44,486 
51,317 
446,879 
75,214 
60,221 
70,495 
240,948 
(X) 
310,328 
6.2 
3,311 
20,588 
33,707 
90,930 
68,658 
93,134 
(X) 
94,296 
1.9 
515 
1,353 
26,085 
20,051 
18,725 
27,567 
7,922 
19,645 
(X) 
339,058 
6.8 
2,677 
20,405 
31,816 
90,172 
72,927 
121,061 
53,017 
68,044 
(X) 
177,684 
3.6 
885 
5,960 
6,563 
21,193 
30,080 
33,205 
79,798 
32,970 
17,288 
29,540 
(X) 
18,850 
0.4 
-continued 
12 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
