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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ farms 
2,067 
(X) 
1,859 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
37,197 
(X) 
21,253 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.5 
(X) 
0.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
38 
10 
63 
19 
$500 to $999 
47 
32 
136 
104 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
692 
1,708 
661 
1,824 
$5,000 to $9,999 
410 
2,808 
430 
3,017 
$10,000 to $24,999 
486 
7,348 
377 
5,748 
$25,000 or more 
394 
25,290 
192 
10,541 
$25,000 to $49,999 
252 
8,279 
126 
4,525 
$50,000 to $99,999 
89 
6,191 
53 
3,416 
$100,000 or more 
53 
10,820 
13 
2,601 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
20,210 
(X) 
18,112 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
875,143 
(X) 
592,234 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.8 
(X) 
11.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
511 
121 
616 
166 
$500 to $999 
650 
455 
745 
517 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,583 
9,268 
3,870 
10,247 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,599 
17,676 
2,657 
18,529 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,052 
64,523 
4,004 
63,650 
$25,000 or more 
8,815 
783,099 
6,220 
499,126 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,751 
129,689 
2,947 
102,409 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,711 
183,768 
1,868 
127,523 
$100,000 or more 
2,353 
469,643 
1,405 
269,193 
' Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
31,989 
3,289,165 
31,169 
2,217,996 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
102,822 
(X) 
71,160 
Farms with net gains ^ 
20,835 
3,754,224 
21,983 
2,417,352 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
180,188 
(X) 
109,965 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
616 
295 
846 
400 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,806 
5,203 
2,485 
7,118 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,470 
10,868 
1,822 
13,452 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,079 
52,132 
3,529 
59,604 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,796 
101,043 
3,423 
124,836 
$50,000 or more 
11,068 
3,584,684 
9,878 
2,211,942 
Farms with net losses 
11,154 
465,059 
9,186 
199,356 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
41,694 
(X) 
21,702 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
639 
316 
949 
460 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,321 
6,737 
2,878 
8,015 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,857 
13,514 
1,806 
12,920 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,750 
44,882 
1,888 
29,587 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,587 
55,436 
810 
28,021 
$50,000 or more 
2,000 
344,174 
855 
120,353 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
31,989 
3,134,896 
31,169 
2,106,109 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
97,999 
(X) 
67,571 
Farm operators reporting net gains ' 
20,702 
3,621,012 
21,792 
2,314,811 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
174,911 
(X) 
106,223 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
616 
296 
868 
407 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,834 
5,243 
2,490 
7,161 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,493 
1 1 ,042 
1,870 
13,799 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,078 
52,144 
3,590 
60,860 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,819 
101,641 
3,438 
125,322 
$50,000 or more 
10,862 
3,450,646 
9,536 
2,107,262 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
11,287 
486,116 
9,377 
208,702 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
43,069 
(X) 
22,257 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
653 
324 
964 
467 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,320 
6,709 
2,919 
8,112 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,846 
13,443 
1,806 
12,955 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,768 
45,116 
1,939 
30,514 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,600 
55,981 
836 
29,097 
$50,000 or more 
2,100 
364,543 
913 
127,557 
' Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
