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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads. 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
21,040 
1,029 
3,344 
724 
988 
816 
acres 
1,270,245 
2,189 
23,776 
7,813 
14,984 
16,021 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,656 
57 
155 
27 
68 
30 
acres 
378,678 
106 
1,137 
610 
2,823 
1,457 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,593 
53 
136 
26 
65 
27 
acres 
370,081 
98 
824 
391 
2,246 
1,317 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
137 
4 
28 
7 
12 
8 
acres 
8,597 
8 
313 
219 
577 
140 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
10,596 
93 
1,328 
500 
728 
585 
acres 
948,040 
407 
25,936 
20,195 
39,189 
43,882 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
14,305 
18 
247 
111 
287 
300 
acres 
15,656,546 
85 
5,839 
4,867 
17,891 
24,471 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
82 
- 
11 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
12,810 
- 
17 
- 
(D) 
- 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
31,989 
1,300 
4,976 
1,180 
1,723 
1,470 
$1,000 
72,967,757 
107,839 
836,813 
290,585 
437,713 
500,122 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
2,281,026 
82,953 
168,170 
246,258 
254,041 
340,219 
Average per acre 
...dollars 
1,687 
22,401 
6,416 
4,268 
3,105 
2,930 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,258 
774 
1,063 
86 
138 
65 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,973 
137 
903 
180 
264 
131 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,597 
212 
1,333 
370 
462 
306 
$200,000 to $499,999 
6,280 
165 
1,483 
437 
652 
611 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,451 
9 
186 
94 
177 
320 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4,121 
_ 
3 
10 
28 
36 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
5,430 
3 
4 
1 
2 
1 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2,485 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
1,394 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
31,987 
1,300 
4,974 
1,180 
1,723 
1,470 
$1,000 
7,721,279 
65,739 
183,158 
51,234 
91,272 
90,144 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,201 
226 
698 
168 
209 
148 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,927 
222 
697 
139 
165 
130 
$10,000 to $19,999 
3,212 
238 
1,110 
221 
315 
258 
$20,000 to $49,999 
5,534 
299 
1,400 
328 
498 
446 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,567 
145 
653 
201 
329 
252 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,734 
88 
299 
93 
127 
169 
$200,000 to $499,999 
5,250 
68 
106 
20 
64 
50 
$500,000 or more 
4,562 
14 
11 
10 
16 
17 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
26,094 
869 
3,428 
744 
1,074 
959 
number 
74,725 
1,419 
5,011 
1,208 
1,694 
1,640 
Tractors, all 
farms 
25,964 
675 
3,517 
778 
1,156 
1,045 
number 
87,474 
1,153 
6,328 
1,600 
2,535 
2,288 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
8,932 
298 
1,659 
338 
485 
425 
number 
14,223 
400 
2,342 
512 
800 
652 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
17,059 
391 
2,245 
559 
861 
726 
number 
28,756 
510 
2,984 
808 
1,215 
1,061 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
17,320 
172 
795 
217 
388 
398 
number 
44,495 
243 
1,002 
280 
520 
575 
Grain and bean combines, self-propeiled 
farms 
10,688 
19 
144 
47 
97 
139 
number 
12,858 
20 
153 
49 
104 
148 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
2,252 
19 
104 
37 
47 
51 
number 
2,417 
19 
107 
38 
51 
54 
Hay balers 
farms 
13,647 
182 
1,075 
289 
437 
369 
number 
16,513 
212 
1,311 
365 
538 
432 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
15,887 
76 
681 
221 
420 
422 
acres treated 
11,331,665 
321 
1 1 ,064 
7,391 
21,222 
28,370 
Manure used 
farms 
4,699 
32 
320 
60 
117 
107 
acres treated 
446,380 
123 
3,333 
1,157 
2,850 
4,119 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
64 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
