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 te 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
1,048 
_ 
_ 
_ 
2 
1 
acres 
619,981 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
824,447,331 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
1,264 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
16 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
107 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
314 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
231 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
380 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,804 
_ 
15 
4 
19 
28 
acres 
2,203,785 
- 
254 
113 
869 
1,350 
bushels 
100,675,153 
- 
9,281 
4,153 
30,346 
55,956 
Irrigated 
farms 
72 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
7,630 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
264 
12 
2 
5 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
1,120 
- 
3 
2 
14 
13 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,397 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
873 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1,150 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
14,695 
100 
1,642 
398 
586 
502 
acres 
2,615,189 
465 
21,881 
10,473 
21,568 
21,925 
tons, dry 
3,644,438 
695 
29,503 
11,474 
33,297 
29,706 
Irrigated 
farms 
669 
3 
52 
11 
47 
16 
acres 
65,001 
13 
521 
265 
1,834 
554 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,176 
100 
1,408 
213 
222 
173 
25 to 99 acres 
4,928 
- 
234 
185 
364 
275 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,537 
- 
- 
- 
- 
54 
250 to 499 acres 
1,785 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1,269 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
10,557 
49 
798 
207 
328 
259 
acres 
1,486,635 
238 
9,844 
4,728 
11,055 
9,393 
tons, dry 
2,164,903 
327 
14,175 
5,530 
19,100 
14,039 
Irrigated 
farms 
595 
3 
38 
11 
35 
14 
acres 
55,900 
13 
478 
265 
1,482 
511 
Other tame hay 
farms 
3,108 
19 
270 
76 
118 
93 
acres 
402,415 
79 
3,205 
1,504 
3,348 
4,072 
tons, dry 
487,118 
142 
4,075 
1,498 
4,127 
3,823 
Irrigated 
farms 
66 
- 
9 
- 
9 
- 
acres 
3,577 
- 
(D) 
- 
148 
- 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
47 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
3,767 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
179 
33 
73 
10 
11 
2 
acres 
838 
35 
166 
68 
64 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
85 
12 
34 
7 
6 
1 
acres 
221 
13 
57 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
140 
32 
62 
8 
8 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
31 
1 
11 
1 
3 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
53 
13 
19 
7 
4 
1 
acres 
10 
1 
4 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
3 
2 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
1 
(Z) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
24 
8 
6 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
5 
1 
1 
- 
(D) 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
82 
18 
32 
7 
4 
1 
acres 
156 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
1 
4 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
79 
18 
30 
7 
4 
1 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
69 
11 
26 
2 
4 
2 
acres 
173 
3 
35 
(D) 
19 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
89 
17 
35 
9 
5 
1 
acres 
45 
3 
16 
3 
8 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
76 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
