Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Crop 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
FIELD CROPS 
Barley for grain (bushels) 
149 
23,131 
781,289 
15 
234 
205 
28,761 
1,218,568 
5 
144 
1 to 1 4 acres 
15 
140 
4,522 
4 
4 
14 
96 
4,471 
- 
- 
1 5 to 24 acres 
12 
224 
4,840 
- 
- 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
20 
683 
18,703 
7 
86 
34 
1,164 
51,475 
3 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
18 
1,151 
36,761 
- 
- 
47 
3,019 
110,591 
1 
(D) 
1 00 to 249 acres 
54 
7,869 
220,719 
4 
144 
65 
9,799 
429,900 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
21 
6,894 
241,841 
- 
- 
25 
7,666 
343,045 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
9 
6,170 
253,903 
- 
- 
4 
2,746 
123,985 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Canola (pounds) 
4 
663 
547,600 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Corn for grain (bushels) 
12,260 
5,289,110 
480,330,680 
825 
185,915 
12,198 
4,455,368 
518,552,101 
788 
192,582 
1 to 1 4 acres 
427 
3,200 
238,440 
3 
25 
314 
2,554 
246,814 
3 
20 
1 5 to 24 acres 
271 
5,082 
372,179 
8 
139 
294 
5,786 
591,204 
13 
259 
25 to 49 acres 
838 
30,411 
2,137,351 
31 
856 
864 
31,259 
3,122,002 
15 
407 
50 to 99 acres 
1,544 
109,780 
8,378,301 
71 
4,183 
1,748 
124,463 
12,832,038 
47 
2,676 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,220 
529,247 
42,497,224 
196 
23,225 
3,628 
592,638 
64,894,338 
173 
18,873 
250 to 499 acres 
2,691 
935,357 
79,939,662 
168 
30,306 
2,832 
989,275 
111,001,784 
197 
30,445 
500 to 999 acres 
1,982 
1 ,331 ,256 
120,960,336 
187 
46,066 
1,663 
1,114,732 
133,564,869 
191 
50,516 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1,287 
2,344,777 
225,807,187 
161 
81,115 
855 
1,594,661 
192,299,052 
149 
89,386 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
957 
1,272,021 
119,980,222 
101 
41,000 
620 
814,101 
101,898,496 
110 
51,047 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
203 
467,957 
47,686,455 
37 
20,051 
134 
316,078 
36,545,176 
23 
14,562 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
85 
306,900 
30,302,418 
14 
9,512 
73 
268,622 
32,542,608 
11 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
42 
297,899 
27,838,092 
9 
10,552 
28 
195,860 
21,312,772 
5 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop (tons) 
4,499 
592,643 
5,127,364 
121 
1 1 ,828 
3,928 
383,599 
4,358,190 
121 
9,708 
1 to 1 4 acres 
196 
1,843 
20,246 
6 
66 
288 
2,755 
35,125 
4 
42 
1 5 to 24 acres 
365 
6,903 
68,682 
7 
(D) 
488 
9,272 
114,003 
15 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
945 
32,918 
313,891 
18 
496 
996 
34,306 
389,982 
25 
589 
50 to 99 acres 
1,198 
80,958 
694,448 
28 
1,422 
1,069 
70,394 
741 ,727 
31 
1,655 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,243 
184,674 
1 ,429,073 
32 
2,199 
771 
108,860 
1,158,102 
26 
2,488 
250 to 499 acres 
359 
115,513 
965,278 
23 
5,142 
204 
66,247 
752,270 
13 
2,307 
500 to 999 acres 
149 
97,879 
957,176 
5 
943 
88 
55,204 
739,981 
6 
732 
1 ,000 acres or more 
44 
71,955 
678,570 
2 
(D) 
24 
36,561 
427,000 
1 
(D) 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas (cwt) 
44 
13,908 
206,977 
6 
2,328 
34 
11,891 
208,659 
11 
2,826 
Dry edible peas (cwt) 
44 
12,274 
196,020 
1 
(D) 
90 
17,470 
404,677 
1 
(D) 
Flaxseed (bushels) 
33 
7,051 
100,099 
- 
- 
41 
6,837 
83,268 
- 
- 
Lentils (cwt) 
9 
2,229 
31,181 
- 
- 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Mint for oil, all (pounds of oil) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Oats for grain (bushels) 
953 
69,957 
4,525,084 
25 
1,312 
1,703 
124,743 
8,758,284 
30 
1,666 
1 to 1 4 acres 
144 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
15 
164 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
164 
3,152 
200,683 
- 
- 
245 
4,781 
322,791 
6 
104 
25 to 49 acres 
240 
8,449 
564,886 
9 
(D) 
457 
16,258 
1,115,661 
8 
259 
50 to 99 acres 
178 
12,075 
786,397 
10 
489 
451 
30,469 
2,073,028 
11 
476 
1 00 to 249 acres 
170 
23,919 
1,552,386 
- 
- 
310 
44,023 
2,990,000 
2 
(D) 
250 to 499 acres 
48 
14,894 
919,526 
- 
- 
68 
21,928 
1,669,164 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
8 
4,833 
308,721 
1 
(D) 
7 
3,973 
363,785 
1 
(D) 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Popcorn (pounds, shelled) 
6 
5,912 
27,686,379 
5 
(D) 
7 
2,534 
8,102,058 
4 
1,951 
Proso millet (bushels) 
135 
30,438 
556,476 
1 
(D) 
350 
129,695 
3,949,588 
3 
356 
Rye for grain (bushels) 
44 
6,113 
262,626 
- 
- 
63 
5,162 
218,133 
- 
- 
Safflower (pounds) 
46 
22,647 
14,921,501 
1 
(D) 
26 
9,641 
5,465,738 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain (bushels) 
420 
137,310 
5,825,203 
2 
(D) 
394 
129,413 
7,732,205 
2 
(D) 
1 to 1 4 acres 
22 
160 
5,217 
2 
(D) 
10 
80 
2,963 
- 
- 
1 5 to 24 acres 
19 
367 
13,896 
- 
19 
353 
21,812 
- 
- 
25 to 49 acres 
33 
1,223 
54,956 
- 
- 
33 
1,212 
57,827 
- 
- 
50 to 99 acres 
52 
3,716 
173,141 
- 
- 
67 
4,627 
257,304 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
125 
19,875 
923,194 
- 
- 
122 
18,993 
1,049,109 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
96 
33,463 
1 ,283,434 
- 
- 
85 
27,819 
1 ,636,733 
2 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
52 
37,914 
1,810,790 
- 
- 
30 
20,794 
1 ,355,424 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
21 
40,592 
1 ,560,575 
- 
- 
28 
55,535 
3,351,033 
- 
- 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop (tons) 
170 
14,946 
153,702 
4 
987 
191 
17,983 
178,535 
3 
(D) 
1 to 1 4 acres 
19 
(D) 
1,454 
- 
- 
28 
230 
1,736 
1 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
16 
306 
(D) 
- 
- 
16 
296 
2,978 
- 
25 to 49 acres 
20 
804 
7,880 
- 
- 
48 
1,694 
19,078 
1 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
72 
5,079 
53,965 
2 
(D) 
38 
2,416 
21,317 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
32 
4,874 
44,971 
1 
(D) 
44 
6,717 
54,792 
1 
(D) 
250 to 499 acres 
10 
2,995 
27,566 
- 
14 
4,530 
57,634 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans (bushels) 
10,977 
4,714,204 
130,534,273 
484 
89,333 
9,862 
3,222,872 
130,377,538 
348 
52,661 
1 to 1 4 acres 
190 
1,604 
38,148 
4 
18 
176 
1,404 
53,086 
3 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
203 
3,866 
87,574 
11 
209 
187 
3,664 
134,463 
1 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
648 
23,553 
591,009 
13 
337 
713 
25,731 
974,476 
6 
251 
50 to 99 acres 
1,288 
92,083 
2,316,537 
22 
1,183 
1,475 
106,599 
4,279,724 
30 
1,354 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,963 
485,772 
12,353,967 
99 
8,085 
3,131 
510,436 
20,466,521 
84 
7,291 
250 to 499 acres 
2,761 
972,991 
25,429,670 
140 
19,175 
2,377 
833,543 
33,696,515 
104 
1 1 ,901 
500 to 999 acres 
1,821 
1,230,030 
34,196,643 
116 
26,380 
1,284 
849,594 
34,474,569 
78 
17,847 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1,103 
1,904,305 
55,520,725 
79 
33,946 
519 
891,901 
36,298,184 
42 
13,994 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
865 
1,142,411 
32,745,781 
45 
19,520 
405 
526,370 
21,510,541 
28 
8,727 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
137 
314,924 
9,405,654 
20 
8,365 
71 
168,422 
6,958,442 
10 
4,447 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
78 
292,068 
8,592,281 
11 
4,589 
32 
115,057 
4,787,809 
3 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
23 
154,902 
4,777,009 
3 
1,472 
11 
82,052 
3,041,392 
1 
(D) 
Sugarbeets for sugar (tons) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data South Dakota 27 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
