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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
3,177 
24 
150 
34 
78 
66 
$1,000 
50,236 
145 
314 
15 
389 
296 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
944 
15 
113 
32 
53 
36 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
939 
1 
22 
2 
16 
22 
$5,000 to $24,999 
821 
7 
13 
- 
4 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
242 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
231 
1 
- 
- 
5 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
18,383 
465 
1,848 
453 
678 
615 
$1,000 
392,136 
1,835 
10,694 
3,201 
3,873 
4,265 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,663 
342 
1,122 
278 
399 
378 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,855 
119 
694 
161 
270 
220 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,197 
4 
28 
11 
9 
14 
$100,000 or more 
668 
- 
4 
3 
- 
3 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
13,991 
357 
1,483 
362 
516 
427 
$1,000 
258,250 
926 
7,948 
2,468 
3,086 
3,093 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,236 
163 
248 
56 
73 
43 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,012 
128 
683 
155 
210 
185 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,255 
65 
523 
140 
230 
184 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,446 
1 
25 
6 
1 
9 
$50,000 or more 
1,042 
- 
4 
5 
2 
6 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
11,806 
269 
868 
211 
357 
371 
$1,000 
133,887 
909 
2,746 
733 
787 
1,171 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,048 
93 
301 
71 
128 
123 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,423 
121 
446 
117 
191 
210 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,101 
53 
114 
21 
35 
35 
$25,000 to $49,999 
699 
1 
3 
- 
3 
2 
$50,000 or more 
535 
1 
4 
2 
- 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
29,318 
1,185 
4,701 
1,100 
1,590 
1,297 
$1,000 
197,123 
1,324 
9,192 
2,586 
3,684 
3,412 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,722 
1,168 
4,422 
1,006 
1,440 
1,136 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,486 
15 
227 
71 
111 
135 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
3,912 
2 
43 
23 
39 
24 
$25,000 or more 
1,198 
- 
9 
- 
- 
2 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
22,538 
698 
2,389 
549 
759 
734 
$1,000 
501,598 
4,492 
13,657 
3,710 
3,569 
3,874 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,342 
550 
2,071 
455 
672 
632 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,041 
112 
274 
84 
67 
94 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,144 
27 
13 
6 
11 
3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,264 
4 
10 
1 
7 
1 
$100,000 or more 
747 
5 
21 
3 
2 
4 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
2,067 
3 
24 
8 
15 
21 
$1,000 
37,197 
12 
86 
15 
48 
99 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
20,210 
467 
1,650 
498 
634 
571 
$1,000 
875,143 
7,085 
18,822 
4,403 
5,318 
7,618 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
31,989 
1,300 
4,976 
1,180 
1,723 
1,470 
$1,000 
3,289,165 
10,890 
36,892 
7,211 
14,179 
21,250 
Average per farm 
dollars 
102,822 
8,377 
7,414 
6,111 
8,229 
14,456 
Farms with net gains ^ 
.... number 
20,835 
497 
1,913 
647 
990 
850 
Average net gain 
dollars 
180,188 
48,789 
38,599 
24,456 
25,866 
39,218 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
616 
44 
239 
38 
88 
40 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,806 
132 
511 
146 
211 
129 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,470 
45 
298 
140 
177 
112 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,079 
126 
393 
167 
280 
297 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,796 
56 
216 
109 
153 
158 
$50,000 or more 
11,068 
94 
256 
47 
81 
114 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
11,154 
803 
3,063 
533 
733 
620 
Average net loss 
dollars 
41,694 
16,636 
12,063 
16,157 
15,591 
19,493 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
639 
58 
296 
20 
70 
41 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,321 
219 
985 
160 
212 
139 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,857 
169 
689 
104 
139 
110 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,750 
221 
749 
159 
177 
192 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,587 
99 
255 
57 
102 
103 
$50,000 or more 
2,000 
37 
89 
33 
33 
35 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
31,989 
1,300 
4,976 
1,180 
1,723 
1,470 
$1,000 
3,134,896 
9,633 
32,315 
7,048 
13,670 
20,251 
Average per farm 
dollars 
97,999 
7,410 
6,494 
5,973 
7,934 
13,776 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
20,702 
495 
1,906 
644 
989 
850 
Average net gain 
dollars 
174,911 
46,686 
36,405 
24,294 
25,449 
38,078 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
616 
44 
234 
35 
88 
41 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
60 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
