Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[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 - Con. 
Sunflow/er seed, all (pounds) 
1,048 
619,981 
824,447,331 
9 
1,264 
910 
400,181 
613,668,505 
10 
831 
1 to 1 4 acres 
4 
25 
(D) 
- 
- 
12 
113 
157,649 
- 
- 
1 5 to 24 acres 
12 
238 
(D) 
- 
- 
6 
122 
132,920 
- 
- 
25 to 49 acres 
26 
976 
1,063,282 
1 
(D) 
30 
1,015 
1,255,064 
1 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
81 
5,974 
8,505,211 
1 
(D) 
125 
9,091 
12,282,559 
4 
255 
1 00 to 249 acres 
314 
52,982 
65,884,452 
1 
(D) 
301 
46,761 
66,472,058 
1 
(D) 
250 to 499 acres 
231 
82,159 
113,818,065 
- 
202 
71,085 
105,841,467 
2 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
232 
164,065 
232,423,539 
6 
1,021 
145 
97,681 
144,615,692 
2 
(D) 
1 ,000 acres or more 
148 
313,562 
402,449,387 
- 
- 
89 
174,313 
282,911,096 
- 
Sunflower seed - oil varieties (pounds) 
949 
557,582 
733,012,650 
9 
1,264 
861 
380,313 
582,128,519 
10 
(D) 
1 to 1 4 acres 
4 
25 
(D) 
- 
- 
13 
123 
177,649 
1 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
11 
218 
(D) 
- 
- 
6 
122 
132,920 
- 
25 to 49 acres 
20 
726 
769,868 
1 
(D) 
27 
935 
1,165,064 
- 
- 
50 to 99 acres 
73 
5,388 
7,415,749 
1 
(D) 
121 
8,794 
1 1 ,701 ,079 
4 
255 
1 00 to 249 acres 
274 
46,611 
56,867,590 
1 
(D) 
281 
44,122 
62,478,802 
1 
(D) 
250 to 499 acres 
221 
78,848 
107,078,545 
- 
189 
66,451 
97,797,917 
2 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
210 
147,704 
203,332,312 
6 
1,021 
138 
92,553 
136,508,992 
2 
(D) 
1 ,000 acres or more 
136 
278,062 
357,287,191 
- 
- 
86 
167,213 
272,166,096 
- 
Sunflower seed - non-oil varieties (pounds) 
143 
62,399 
91,434,681 
_ 
_ 
62 
19,868 
31,539,986 
1 
(D) 
1 to 1 4 acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 5 to 24 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
12 
462 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
50 to 99 acres 
18 
1,400 
1,934,341 
- 
- 
4 
297 
581,480 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
48 
7,290 
10,249,731 
- 
- 
27 
3,922 
6,194,396 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
19 
6,415 
10,120,474 
- 
- 
15 
5,214 
7,969,850 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
28 
19,680 
35,295,366 
- 
- 
9 
6,048 
10,897,400 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
15 
27,095 
33,155,096 
- 
- 
3 
4,300 
5,800,000 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all (bushels) 
4,804 
2,203,785 
100,675,153 
72 
7,630 
7,163 
3,341,778 
141,003,068 
75 
8,394 
1 to 1 4 acres 
121 
1,095 
42,725 
8 
42 
121 
1,080 
41,646 
1 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
143 
2,768 
114,094 
7 
109 
193 
3,773 
152,000 
3 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
388 
14,306 
692,232 
8 
290 
610 
22,202 
941,982 
8 
268 
50 to 99 acres 
732 
52,131 
2,480,897 
7 
233 
1,212 
85,824 
3,584,821 
12 
669 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,397 
220,169 
10,306,886 
15 
1,005 
2,071 
333,186 
14,231,118 
24 
1,954 
250 to 499 acres 
873 
302,742 
13,568,143 
16 
2,920 
1,316 
449,771 
18,817,388 
8 
954 
500 to 999 acres 
607 
418,624 
18,904,359 
7 
1,904 
825 
559,865 
23,150,539 
11 
1,640 
1 ,000 acres or more 
543 
1,191,950 
54,565,817 
4 
1,127 
815 
1,886,077 
80,083,574 
8 
2,854 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
379 
503,060 
22,963,968 
3 
(D) 
512 
704,347 
29,952,223 
6 
(D) 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
81 
196,820 
9,244,034 
1 
(D) 
144 
340,274 
14,873,661 
1 
(D) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
49 
177,408 
7,838,693 
- 
104 
380,030 
15,944,449 
- 
5,000 acres or more 
34 
314,662 
14,519,122 
- 
- 
55 
461,426 
19,313,241 
1 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain (bushels) 
2,784 
1,208,309 
61,168,956 
52 
6,757 
4,461 
1 ,995,368 
89,916,077 
57 
6,533 
1 to 1 4 acres 
63 
536 
24,755 
1 
(D) 
66 
560 
22,701 
2 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
83 
1,564 
73,852 
7 
(D) 
116 
2,211 
90,596 
2 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
254 
9,501 
477,012 
4 
146 
419 
15,151 
705,130 
5 
134 
50 to 99 acres 
427 
30,803 
1,661,237 
7 
221 
781 
55,221 
2,510,810 
6 
274 
1 00 to 249 acres 
786 
123,912 
6,536,583 
10 
784 
1,338 
212,359 
9,835,775 
19 
1,282 
250 to 499 acres 
519 
183,487 
9,173,230 
14 
2,893 
753 
260,172 
11,990,491 
8 
888 
500 to 999 acres 
375 
259,272 
13,085,152 
7 
2,122 
497 
341 ,296 
15,207,677 
9 
1,543 
1 ,000 acres or more 
277 
599,234 
30,137,135 
2 
(D) 
491 
1,108,398 
49,552,897 
6 
2,349 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
189 
237,534 
11,831,187 
1 
(D) 
307 
406,843 
18,715,140 
5 
(D) 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
36 
83,054 
4,211,997 
1 
(D) 
92 
217,641 
9,622,368 
- 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
29 
103,133 
4,718,800 
- 
63 
239,012 
10,691,148 
- 
- 
5,000 acres or more 
23 
175,513 
9,375,151 
- 
- 
29 
244,902 
10,524,241 
1 
(D) 
Durum wheat for grain (bushels) 
10 
4,393 
140,210 
- 
- 
24 
7,403 
184,348 
- 
- 
Other Spring wheat for grain (bushels) 
2,908 
991,083 
39,365,987 
28 
873 
4,000 
1 ,339,007 
50,902,643 
24 
1,861 
1 to 1 4 acres 
79 
672 
23,621 
7 
(D) 
83 
726 
26,988 
- 
- 
1 5 to 24 acres 
82 
1,622 
54,712 
3 
(D) 
119 
2,382 
94,237 
2 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
196 
7,078 
301,098 
4 
144 
331 
12,055 
445,080 
6 
247 
50 to 99 acres 
479 
33,921 
1 ,387,967 
3 
105 
702 
49,651 
1,867,010 
6 
415 
1 00 to 249 acres 
968 
153,066 
6,289,765 
8 
436 
1,245 
197,646 
7,550,935 
7 
802 
250 to 499 acres 
531 
182,822 
6,939,399 
3 
130 
780 
262,452 
10,107,203 
1 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
391 
260,804 
11,070,033 
- 
- 
458 
308,162 
1 1 ,786,072 
1 
(D) 
1 ,000 acres or more 
182 
351,098 
13,299,392 
- 
- 
282 
505,933 
19,025,118 
1 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
131 
173,598 
7,005,888 
- 
- 
212 
277,303 
10,915,594 
1 
(D) 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
30 
69,418 
2,527,516 
- 
- 
37 
86,462 
3,053,965 
- 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
11 
43,089 
1,276,809 
- 
- 
21 
71,088 
2,862,250 
- 
- 
5,000 acres or more 
10 
64,993 
2,489,179 
- 
- 
12 
71,080 
2,193,309 
- 
- 
HAY, FORAGE, AND FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
47 
3,767 
(X) 
- 
- 
92 
10,784 
(X) 
2 
(D) 
1 to 1 4 acres 
2 
(D) 
(X) 
- 
- 
7 
79 
(X) 
- 
- 
1 5 to 24 acres 
2 
(D) 
(X) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(X) 
- 
- 
25 to 49 acres 
19 
741 
(X) 
- 
- 
22 
(D) 
(X) 
1 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
8 
500 
(X) 
- 
- 
32 
2,224 
(X) 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
16 
2,482 
(X) 
- 
- 
19 
3,306 
(X) 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
(X) 
- 
- 
10 
3,519 
(X) 
1 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
(X) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(X) 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
(X) 
- 
- 
- 
(X) 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
(X) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(X) 
- 
- 
Alfalfa seed (pounds) 
36 
3,047 
220,957 
- 
- 
47 
6,014 
428,447 
- 
- 
Ryegrass seed (pounds) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Forage - land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (tons. 
dry equivalent) (see text) 
14,695 
2,615,189 
3,644,438 
669 
65,001 
16,121 
3,239,947 
6,502,232 
797 
87,670 
1 to 1 4 acres 
1,924 
14,981 
22,752 
64 
429 
1,673 
13,302 
25,723 
43 
327 
1 5 to 24 acres 
1,252 
23,410 
38,372 
31 
451 
1,276 
23,987 
51,941 
34 
451 
25 to 49 acres 
2,179 
76,210 
129,993 
67 
1,876 
2,313 
81,612 
197,700 
77 
2,379 
50 to 99 acres 
2,749 
189,296 
336,711 
134 
7,540 
2,826 
197,203 
502,370 
147 
8,581 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,537 
543,943 
913,566 
209 
23,638 
4,091 
635,335 
1,541,914 
234 
25,640 
-continued 
28 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
