Table 51 . Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
NAICS code (see text) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
Flarvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Estimated market value of 
selected capital assets, 
average per farm (dollars) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold ($1,000) 
(acres) 
Land and 
buildings 
Machinery and 
equipment 
Total 
Crops 
Livestock, 
poultry, and 
their products 
Total 
31,989 
43,257,079 
16,392,000 
2,281,026 
241,388 
10,170,227 
6,072,922 
4,097,304 
Crop production (111) 
18,871 
21 ,704,333 
13,135,163 
2,727,994 
296,895 
6,048,135 
5,374,726 
673,409 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
10,661 
17,535,634 
12,370,489 
4,243,079 
476,054 
5,796,720 
5,197,596 
599,124 
Soybean farming (11111) 
1,628 
1 ,307,363 
1,051,558 
2,612,559 
327,364 
352,365 
344,115 
8,251 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
99 
171,067 
111,167 
2,313,891 
379,769 
30,212 
(D) 
(D) 
Dry pea and bean farming (11113) 
3 
16,508 
9,812 
4,390,956 
299,922 
3,565 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat farming (11114) 
537 
1 ,755,974 
970,220 
4,165,606 
413,768 
303,256 
289,484 
13,772 
Corn farming (11115) 
4,880 
6,296,969 
5,084,047 
4,330,956 
494,505 
2,750,594 
2,641,313 
109,281 
Rice farming (11116) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grain farming (11119) 
3,514 
7,987,753 
5,143,685 
4,942,510 
531,698 
2,356,728 
1,890,625 
466,103 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 1 21 ) 
69 
4,571 
1,078 
271,915 
69,068 
1,622 
1,543 
79 
Potato farming (111211) 
4 
64 
44 
132,500 
67,500 
22 
22 
- 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
65 
4,507 
1,034 
280,495 
69,165 
1,600 
1,521 
79 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
45 
3,018 
337 
243,086 
34,647 
789 
783 
6 
Orange groves (11131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (11132) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (11133) 
45 
3,018 
337 
243,086 
34,647 
789 
783 
6 
Apple orchards (1 1 1 331 ) 
10 
1,202 
183 
312,429 
44,928 
628 
(D) 
(D) 
Grape vineyards (1 1 1332) 
28 
1,770 
130 
231,771 
37,134 
150 
145 
5 
Strawberry farming (1 11333) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
4 
24 
4 
206,250 
8,775 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tree nut farming (1 11335) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (111336) 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (111 339) 
3 
22 
20 
166,667 
11,667 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
100 
5,096 
1,297 
245,298 
59,552 
14,264 
14,191 
73 
Food crops grown under cover (11141) 
10 
523 
93 
134,400 
35,400 
343 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery and floriculture production (11142) 
90 
4,573 
1,204 
257,620 
62,236 
13,921 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421 ) 
49 
3,905 
970 
319,654 
61,034 
6,026 
5,979 
47 
Floriculture production (111422) 
41 
668 
234 
183,481 
63,672 
7,895 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1119) 
7,996 
4,156,014 
761,962 
774,171 
64,376 
234,739 
160,612 
74,127 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming (1 1193) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Flay farming (1 1194) 
2,943 
1,280,031 
350,896 
636,115 
61,888 
69,616 
62,618 
6,998 
All other crop farming (111 99) 
5,053 
2,875,983 
411,066 
854,578 
65,825 
165,123 
97,994 
67,129 
Animal production (112) 
13,118 
21,552,746 
3,256,837 
1 ,638,039 
161,547 
4,122,092 
698,197 
3,423,895 
Cattle ranching and farming (1121) 
9,210 
17,675,285 
2,792,205 
1,820,575 
185,966 
3,225,559 
539,310 
2,686,249 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (11211) 
8,934 
17,505,359 
2,683,078 
1,809,409 
179,920 
2,808,148 
511,244 
2,296,904 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
8,288 
16,514,525 
2,246,387 
1 ,702,499 
160,697 
1 ,855,682 
367,935 
1 ,487,747 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
646 
990,834 
436,691 
3,181,028 
426,546 
952,465 
143,309 
809,157 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
276 
169,926 
109,127 
2,182,028 
381,659 
417,411 
28,065 
389,346 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
223 
213,251 
150,200 
3,303,314 
440,595 
397,956 
56,282 
341,674 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
186 
70,530 
48,670 
2,010,503 
148,720 
148,631 
21,073 
127,558 
Chicken egg production (11231) 
137 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
39,681 
3 
39,678 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (11232) 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Turkey production (11233) 
12 
42,399 
35,928 
18,940,056 
1,051,439 
86,195 
17,787 
68,408 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
1 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other poultry production (11239) 
36 
21,417 
(D) 
2,789,780 
326,350 
(D) 
3,282 
(D) 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
690 
350,850 
21,228 
434,116 
47,888 
26,928 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep farming (11241) 
584 
340,525 
20,979 
474,863 
49,761 
25,968 
2,283 
23,686 
Goat farming (11242) 
106 
10,325 
249 
209,621 
37,574 
959 
(D) 
(D) 
Animal aquaculture (1125) 
9 
5,604 
(D) 
1,984,468 
260,570 
2,476 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animal production (1 129) 
2,800 
3,237,226 
(D) 
1,175,820 
87,543 
320,542 
79,207 
241,335 
Apiculture (11291) 
85 
2,297 
(D) 
170,214 
188,285 
29,878 
79 
29,799 
Florse and other equine production (1 1 292) 
2,248 
550,184 
22,731 
432,407 
43,323 
19,221 
551 
18,670 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
All other animal production (11299) 
467 
2,684,745 
221,448 
4,937,428 
282,066 
271 ,444 
78,578 
192,866 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
703 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
226 
Biodiesel 
1 
Wind turbines 
109 
Ethanol 
1 
Methane digesters 
2 
Other 
11 
Geoexchange systems 
381 
Wind rights leased to others 
262 
Small hydro systems 
6 
38 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
