Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
2 
(D) 
- 
Layers 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
55 
134,884 
84 
166,770 
Hogs and pigs 
104 
502,461 
147 
739,128 
Replacement dairy heifers 
18 
7,417 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
58 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
8 
(X) 
8 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
242 
339,391 
356 
311,463 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
242 
57,123 
356 
65,424 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms 
31,989 
(X) 
31,169 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
72,967,757 
(X) 
39,127,431 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
2,281,026 
(X) 
1 ,255,332 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
1,687 
(X) 
896 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,258 
49,512 
3,209 
76,634 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,973 
144,372 
2,486 
180,012 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,597 
516,115 
3,724 
535,153 
$200,000 to $499,999 
6,280 
1,982,216 
6,003 
1,901,317 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,451 
3,167,500 
4,943 
3,526,253 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4,121 
5,844,788 
4,989 
7,070,696 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
5,430 
17,396,275 
4,386 
13,287,548 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2,485 
17,121,330 
1,108 
7,404,632 
$10,000,000 or more 
1,394 
26,745,649 
321 
5,145,186 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
31,987 
7,721,279 
31,141 
4,847,160 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
241 ,388 
(X) 
155,652 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,201 
4,267 
2,030 
5,453 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,927 
12,993 
2,100 
14,252 
$10,000 to $19,999 
3,212 
42,735 
3,361 
45,757 
$20,000 to $29,999 
2,393 
55,091 
2,623 
61 ,754 
$30,000 to $49,999 
3,141 
117,724 
3,379 
126,869 
$50,000 to $69,999 
2,499 
139,694 
2,672 
150,122 
$70,000 to $99,999 
2,068 
167,238 
2,252 
183,905 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,734 
630,508 
5,234 
701,823 
$200,000 to $499,999 
5,250 
1,576,964 
5,194 
1,517,521 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,615 
1,731,106 
1,654 
1,065,945 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,947 
3,242,958 
642 
973,759 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
26,094 
74,725 
8,946 
12,459 
23,758 
62,266 
26,724 
72,142 
9,623 
12,401 
Tractors 
25,964 
87,474 
6,358 
10,602 
24,512 
76,872 
27,267 
89,306 
4,861 
7,350 
2 or 3 
9,283 
22,696 
1,957 
4,441 
9,404 
22,952 
10,334 
25,186 
1,273 
2,831 
4 or more 
10,176 
58,273 
414 
2,174 
8,472 
47,284 
10,311 
57,498 
222 
1,153 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
8,932 
14,223 
746 
859 
8,367 
13,364 
10,265 
16,309 
713 
847 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
17,059 
28,756 
1,562 
1,830 
16,067 
26,926 
18,797 
32,491 
1,291 
1,502 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
17,320 
44,495 
4,932 
7,913 
15,877 
36,582 
17,683 
40,506 
3,552 
5,001 
Grain and bean combines, seif-propelled 
10,688 
12,858 
2,440 
2,813 
8,535 
10,045 
10,269 
12,320 
1,449 
1,744 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
2,252 
2,417 
328 
347 
1,947 
2,070 
2,245 
2,355 
276 
282 
Hay balers 
13,647 
16,513 
2,654 
2,802 
1 1 ,373 
13,711 
13,651 
15,876 
2,632 
2,777 
36 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
