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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
155 
13 
43 
2 
5 
10 
Farms with- 
number 
144,015 
532 
4,782 
(D) 
110 
239 
1 to 1 ,999 
148 
13 
43 
2 
5 
10 
2,000 to 59,999 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
142 
7 
29 
21 
3 
5 
number 
2,449,784 
100 
642 
139 
16 
14 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
77 
1 
14 
- 
- 
4 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
4,988,996 
(D) 
524 
12 
Barley for grain 
farms 
149 
- 
6 
2 
1 
- 
acres 
23,131 
- 
45 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
781 ,289 
- 
2,250 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
234 
■ 
" 
" 
■ 
■ 
1 to 24 acres 
27 
- 
6 
2 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
38 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
54 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
21 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
12,260 
27 
247 
103 
224 
220 
acres 
5,289,110 
111 
3,803 
2,760 
8,920 
11,101 
bushels 
480,330,680 
9,423 
297,008 
188,422 
705,929 
894,498 
Irrigated 
farms 
825 
- 
3 
2 
6 
7 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
185,915 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
232 
390 
1 to 24 acres 
698 
27 
194 
52 
59 
38 
25 to 99 acres 
2,382 
- 
53 
51 
165 
157 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,220 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 
250 to 499 acres 
2,691 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
3,269 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4,499 
- 
8 
6 
43 
52 
acres 
592,643 
- 
198 
91 
1,139 
1,771 
tons 
5,127,364 
- 
1,414 
800 
10,099 
15,174 
Irrigated 
farms 
121 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
11,828 
" 
" 
■ 
" 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
561 
- 
3 
4 
25 
22 
25 to 99 acres 
2,143 
- 
5 
2 
18 
29 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,243 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
359 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
193 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
44 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
13,908 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
cwt 
206,977 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
2,328 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
953 
_ 
12 
5 
18 
12 
acres 
69,957 
- 
84 
62 
319 
218 
bushels 
4,525,084 
- 
4,626 
1,538 
17,045 
17,942 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1,312 
" 
" 
" 
(D) 
" 
1 to 24 acres 
308 
- 
12 
5 
16 
11 
25 to 99 acres 
418 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
170 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
48 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
420 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
137,310 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
5,825,203 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
41 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
85 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
125 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
96 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
73 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
10,977 
5 
164 
51 
185 
188 
acres 
4,714,204 
28 
2,829 
1,556 
7,400 
9,600 
bushels 
130,534,273 
755 
72,404 
29,444 
210,863 
235,444 
Irrigated 
farms 
484 
- 
6 
- 
6 
6 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
89,333 
" 
92 
■ 
101 
227 
1 to 24 acres 
393 
5 
121 
23 
42 
27 
25 to 99 acres 
1,936 
- 
43 
28 
143 
146 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,963 
- 
- 
- 
- 
15 
250 to 499 acres 
2,761 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
2,924 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
74 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
