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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
16,967 
139 
865 
222 
426 
412 
$1,000 
790,063 
1,298 
1,701 
591 
1,701 
1,960 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,964 
92 
559 
118 
147 
122 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,405 
23 
232 
78 
160 
126 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,897 
14 
58 
24 
109 
159 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,084 
3 
15 
2 
9 
5 
$50,000 or more 
4,617 
7 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
11,987 
534 
1,376 
254 
364 
339 
$1,000 
978,174 
15,448 
44,223 
5,236 
11,100 
13,184 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,831 
278 
916 
152 
213 
162 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,284 
161 
344 
80 
104 
113 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,349 
63 
68 
16 
38 
52 
$100,000 to $249,999 
764 
19 
22 
1 
2 
8 
$250,000 or more 
759 
13 
26 
5 
7 
4 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,959 
287 
624 
155 
230 
231 
$1,000 
205,411 
3,954 
8,599 
3,737 
3,262 
2,295 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,537 
334 
982 
144 
193 
169 
$1,000 
772,763 
1 1 ,494 
35,624 
1,499 
7,838 
10,889 
Feed purchased 
farms 
18,795 
1,072 
2,878 
535 
713 
630 
$1,000 
1,282,133 
29,412 
82,894 
16,965 
13,479 
18,562 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,348 
527 
1,885 
297 
381 
280 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,814 
361 
746 
194 
256 
275 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,955 
142 
181 
34 
63 
61 
$100,000 to $249,999 
929 
26 
16 
3 
7 
6 
$250,000 or more 
749 
16 
50 
7 
6 
8 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
30,123 
1,170 
4,489 
1,017 
1,478 
1,320 
$1,000 
447,956 
3,552 
10,122 
1,995 
3,590 
3,624 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,903 
1,000 
4,217 
944 
1,325 
1,177 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,594 
145 
241 
66 
143 
134 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,677 
21 
17 
3 
4 
4 
$50,000 or more 
1,949 
4 
14 
4 
6 
5 
Utilities 
farms 
24,712 
710 
2,906 
704 
955 
886 
$1,000 
152,299 
1,783 
6,625 
1,687 
1,807 
2,227 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,935 
343 
1,413 
321 
430 
320 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
12,230 
302 
1,338 
333 
478 
498 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,819 
58 
129 
45 
45 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
433 
3 
9 
1 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
295 
4 
17 
4 
2 
4 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs .. 
farms 
27,138 
849 
3,449 
845 
1,207 
1,095 
$1,000 
496,936 
3,261 
10,556 
2,852 
3,466 
4,643 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,541 
710 
3,120 
723 
1,045 
889 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,245 
118 
273 
113 
155 
186 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,898 
11 
30 
5 
2 
8 
$50,000 or more 
2,454 
10 
26 
4 
5 
12 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
9,938 
262 
636 
186 
219 
236 
$1,000 
267,349 
5,684 
16,043 
4,269 
2,359 
5,811 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,504 
151 
467 
138 
173 
204 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,900 
65 
91 
32 
30 
24 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,041 
31 
51 
9 
11 
4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
369 
11 
11 
4 
3 
- 
$250,000 or more 
124 
4 
16 
3 
2 
4 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,708 
60 
280 
64 
75 
70 
$1,000 
34,274 
485 
1,542 
119 
139 
178 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
544 
17 
137 
33 
37 
28 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
952 
27 
109 
27 
33 
35 
$5,000 to $24,999 
879 
8 
24 
4 
5 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
186 
7 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
147 
1 
8 
- 
- 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
10,854 
155 
765 
171 
303 
305 
$1,000 
184,128 
770 
5,348 
1,066 
872 
2,175 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,901 
61 
419 
58 
148 
116 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,587 
65 
256 
96 
113 
131 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,684 
23 
56 
11 
37 
48 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,003 
3 
19 
2 
4 
7 
$50,000 or more 
679 
3 
15 
4 
1 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
15,907 
177 
609 
216 
377 
439 
$1,000 
855,798 
1,241 
1,803 
617 
2,152 
2,835 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,398 
109 
493 
180 
234 
243 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,918 
21 
69 
31 
67 
97 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,571 
43 
42 
5 
70 
87 
$25,000 or more 
7,020 
4 
5 
- 
6 
12 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
58 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
