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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
6,217 
39 
293 
83 
120 
122 
acres 
3,397,964 
106 
3,958 
2,278 
5,683 
7,638 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
17,410 
105 
1,011 
304 
543 
510 
acres 
14,827,322 
452 
16,821 
10,720 
28,751 
36,418 
Nematodes 
... farms 
634 
6 
29 
14 
9 
11 
acres 
240,615 
27 
223 
401 
290 
451 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
1,546 
12 
43 
13 
12 
26 
acres 
1,033,389 
27 
410 
279 
596 
1,250 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
83 
4 
13 
5 
2 
2 
acres on which used 
19,443 
6 
189 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
2,105 
8 
116 
36 
46 
52 
acres 
390,572 
36 
2,049 
1,214 
1,935 
2,659 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
2,506 
25 
207 
45 
56 
81 
acres 
745,028 
100 
3,253 
1,799 
2,759 
5,405 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
2,534 
8 
211 
108 
109 
109 
acres 
545,992 
50 
3,450 
3,776 
4,971 
8,346 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
7,462 
11 
114 
35 
100 
105 
acres 
7,158,414 
21 
1,973 
1,177 
4,449 
6,699 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
5,017 
9 
100 
32 
78 
54 
acres 
3,460,096 
32 
1,551 
716 
3,609 
3,515 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
8,421 
54 
405 
123 
258 
269 
acres 
4,012,138 
164 
5,421 
3,424 
13,329 
17,190 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
1,369 
4 
99 
25 
52 
33 
acres 
149,383 
12 
1,117 
486 
1,650 
993 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
703 
16 
121 
12 
31 
14 
Solar panels 
... farms 
226 
1 
19 
5 
10 
- 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
109 
1 
19 
2 
8 
3 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
381 
12 
79 
5 
16 
11 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
... farms 
11 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
262 
1 
18 
6 
14 
8 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
16,413 
1,214 
4,353 
952 
1,348 
1,032 
Part owners 
... farms 
12,802 
14 
344 
156 
209 
228 
Tenants 
... farms 
2,774 
72 
279 
72 
166 
210 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
29,445 
1,229 
4,715 
1,111 
1,578 
1,283 
acres 
32,536,437 
68,220 
511,422 
217,003 
292,476 
363,652 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
29,215 
1,228 
4,697 
1,108 
1,557 
1,260 
acres 
26,207,242 
4,479 
117,362 
58,493 
115,995 
130,698 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
15,696 
93 
639 
232 
379 
444 
acres 
17,286,252 
1,880 
17,933 
9,740 
26,899 
41,232 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
15,576 
86 
623 
228 
375 
438 
acres 
17,049,837 
335 
13,063 
9,599 
24,997 
39,991 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
8,474 
196 
1,404 
557 
638 
669 
acres 
6,565,610 
65,286 
398,930 
158,651 
178,383 
234,195 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
48,987 
2,012 
7,573 
1,843 
2,480 
2,175 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
18,540 
681 
2,694 
640 
1,062 
887 
2 operators 
11,017 
556 
2,067 
464 
590 
495 
3 operators 
1,865 
47 
163 
56 
56 
73 
4 operators 
385 
13 
30 
7 
11 
8 
5 or more operators 
182 
3 
22 
13 
4 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
12,640 
669 
2,592 
624 
763 
641 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
11,106 
608 
2,321 
538 
686 
569 
2 operators 
555 
23 
85 
19 
28 
18 
3 operators 
35 
5 
5 
2 
1 
2 
4 operators 
11 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
41 
- 
11 
7 
3 
5 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
29,656 
1,149 
4,421 
1,017 
1,508 
1,294 
Female 
2,333 
151 
555 
163 
215 
176 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
18,844 
489 
1,337 
326 
493 
533 
Other 
13,145 
811 
3,639 
854 
1,230 
937 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
66 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
