Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
10,854 
(X) 
8,921 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
184,128 
(X) 
99,590 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.3 
(X) 
2.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,901 
851 
1,863 
901 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,587 
9,088 
3,247 
8,068 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,732 
12,059 
1,552 
10,833 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,952 
30,159 
1,407 
21,076 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,003 
34,388 
521 
17,834 
$50,000 or more 
679 
97,583 
331 
40,877 
$50,000 to $99,999 
420 
28,289 
197 
12,897 
$100,000 or more 
259 
69,294 
134 
27,980 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
15,907 
(X) 
14,161 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
855,798 
(X) 
499,619 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.6 
(X) 
10.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
559 
126 
429 
110 
$500 to $999 
396 
275 
479 
336 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,443 
6,751 
2,436 
6,758 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,918 
13,669 
1,992 
14,424 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,571 
59,703 
3,523 
57,736 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,658 
94,609 
2,533 
89,342 
$50,000 or more 
4,362 
680,664 
2,769 
330,912 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
3,177 
(X) 
2,684 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
50,236 
(X) 
29,097 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
593 
146 
457 
113 
$500 to $999 
351 
230 
308 
208 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
939 
2,299 
906 
2,182 
$5,000 to $9,999 
361 
2,352 
357 
2,443 
$10,000 to $24,999 
460 
6,875 
402 
6,098 
$25,000 to $49,999 
242 
8,617 
143 
4,837 
$50,000 or more 
231 
29,717 
111 
13,217 
Interest expense farms 
18,383 
(X) 
14,920 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
392,136 
(X) 
306,448 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.8 
(X) 
6.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,722 
783 
1,306 
600 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,941 
13,106 
3,538 
9,689 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,591 
25,400 
2,751 
19,581 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
4,264 
66,961 
3,926 
63,286 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,069 
71,312 
1,978 
67,698 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,128 
76,159 
969 
64,600 
$100,000 or more 
668 
138,415 
452 
80,993 
Secured by real estate farms 
13,991 
(X) 
1 1 ,342 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
258,250 
(X) 
182,119 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.2 
(X) 
3.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,236 
569 
901 
437 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,012 
10,893 
3,211 
8,921 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,896 
20,200 
2,442 
17,166 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
3,359 
51,833 
2,864 
44,366 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,446 
50,451 
1,207 
40,714 
$50,000 to $99,999 
671 
45,403 
505 
33,143 
$100,000 or more 
371 
78,901 
212 
37,373 
Not secured by real estate farms 
1 1 ,806 
(X) 
10,269 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
133,887 
(X) 
124,328 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.7 
(X) 
2.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,048 
860 
1,732 
748 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,423 
10,643 
3,362 
8,701 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,069 
13,950 
1,816 
12,643 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,032 
31,665 
2,143 
33,028 
$25,000 to $49,999 
699 
23,133 
790 
26,549 
$50,000 to $99,999 
387 
26,250 
285 
18,839 
$100,000 or more 
148 
27,386 
141 
23,821 
Property taxes paid farms 
29,318 
(X) 
27,952 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
197,123 
(X) 
148,940 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.4 
(X) 
3.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,347 
588 
2,754 
672 
$500 to $999 
2,804 
2,061 
2,969 
2,167 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,571 
34,459 
13,059 
33,853 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,486 
38,303 
5,307 
36,735 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,912 
57,772 
3,163 
45,376 
$25,000 or more 
1,198 
63,940 
700 
30,136 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
22,538 
(X) 
20,702 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
501,598 
(X) 
307,143 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.2 
(X) 
6.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,266 
1,871 
3,873 
1,730 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,076 
16,998 
6,770 
1 7,575 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,161 
21,819 
3,330 
22,928 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,880 
59,518 
3,936 
61,930 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,144 
73,161 
1,642 
55,985 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,264 
84,557 
728 
48,418 
$100,000 or more 
747 
243,674 
423 
98,577 
$100,000 to $249,999 
513 
74,954 
324 
45,291 
$250,000 or more 
234 
168,720 
99 
53,286 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data South Dakota 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
