Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
13 
2 
8 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
131 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
9 
1 
5 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
126 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
4 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,875 
61 
968 
262 
380 
332 
$1,000 
245,257 
88 
2,437 
945 
2,465 
2,205 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,387 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
154,138 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
14,306 
511 
1,050 
232 
472 
410 
$1,000 
2,968,996 
32,167 
61,220 
6,933 
21,017 
23,670 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,982 
120 
98 
30 
41 
43 
$1,000 
2,848,250 
27,533 
52,667 
4,113 
14,899 
17,299 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
420 
6 
43 
21 
10 
13 
$1,000 
374,490 
(D) 
14,199 
12,370 
399 
12,099 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
321 
4 
33 
9 
6 
13 
$1,000 
372,237 
(D) 
14,013 
12,224 
(D) 
12,099 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
678 
33 
120 
27 
22 
15 
$1,000 
446,756 
14,857 
86,989 
14,010 
8,267 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
310 
20 
37 
3 
3 
2 
$1,000 
444,206 
14,784 
86,680 
13,872 
8,241 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,915 
135 
440 
52 
129 
74 
$1,000 
43,636 
995 
2,689 
441 
1,377 
644 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
175 
3 
4 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
26,605 
366 
230 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,251 
191 
703 
131 
111 
78 
$1,000 
23,629 
(D) 
8,520 
707 
1,323 
368 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
77 
23 
- 
6 
- 
$1,000 
7,775 
- 
3,723 
- 
420 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,157 
119 
350 
50 
66 
47 
$1,000 
182,076 
6,987 
3,590 
27 
(D) 
24 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
6 
4 
- 
- 
$1,000 
180,823 
6,910 
3,318 
- 
- 
- 
Aquaculture 
farms 
14 
1 
2 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
2,498 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
2,423 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
463 
77 
113 
41 
22 
8 
$1,000 
55,223 
9,495 
18,682 
1,011 
5,173 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
121 
35 
19 
3 
5 
2 
$1,000 
53,573 
9,185 
18,212 
940 
5,101 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
22,793 
199 
1,825 
692 
1,158 
1,014 
$1,000 
283,797 
954 
5,105 
2,938 
4,806 
4,828 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,893 
3 
20 
6 
46 
51 
$1,000 
151,075 
(Z) 
67 
9 
237 
293 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
791 
64 
222 
33 
41 
14 
$1,000 
4,349 
225 
457 
167 
121 
33 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
31,989 
1,300 
4,976 
1,180 
1,723 
1,470 
$1,000 
8,104,502 
70,996 
216,489 
46,034 
55,162 
70,619 
Average per farm 
dollars 
253,353 
54,612 
43,507 
39,012 
32,015 
48,040 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
16,365 
125 
886 
258 
479 
472 
$1,000 
989,154 
164 
1,096 
728 
1,919 
2,507 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,972 
118 
842 
215 
343 
293 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,367 
5 
44 
41 
132 
176 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,794 
2 
- 
2 
4 
3 
$50,000 or more 
5,232 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
19,279 
202 
1,545 
425 
716 
645 
$1,000 
485,145 
101 
680 
399 
1,066 
1,067 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,637 
199 
1,537 
408 
665 
596 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,887 
3 
8 
17 
51 
49 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,386 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2,369 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
56 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
