Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
7 
4 
9 
35 
81 
178 
731 
acres 
698 
365 
891 
4,187 
15,730 
47,872 
550,069 
pounds 
620,674 
725,160 
1,082,280 
5,568,582 
18,880,799 
66,036,304 
731,407,245 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
5 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,106 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
. 
1 
. 
2 
4 
1 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
4 
1 
5 
14 
15 
26 
41 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3 
2 
3 
17 
41 
73 
174 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
1 
2 
19 
53 
156 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
25 
353 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
89 
39 
56 
318 
692 
1,121 
2,423 
acres 
4,782 
1,681 
3,486 
23,146 
79,963 
240,904 
1,847,237 
bushels 
216,462 
86,146 
142,551 
985,199 
3,421,515 
10,648,826 
85,074,718 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
7 
15 
17 
29 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
151 
555 
993 
5,826 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
30 
11 
19 
76 
62 
18 
19 
25 to 99 acres 
43 
24 
25 
165 
320 
316 
195 
1 00 to 249 acres 
16 
4 
10 
66 
241 
439 
616 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
2 
11 
62 
247 
551 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
101 
1,042 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
736 
345 
376 
1,622 
2,295 
2,387 
3,706 
acres 
40,441 
22,780 
30,187 
136,721 
256,505 
452,144 
1,600,099 
tons, dry 
59,523 
32,770 
42,747 
211,395 
423,120 
720,203 
2,050,005 
Irrigated 
farms 
34 
30 
16 
74 
98 
83 
205 
acres 
1,757 
2,062 
1,482 
6,019 
10,598 
10,112 
29,784 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
228 
79 
56 
296 
220 
109 
72 
25 to 99 acres 
382 
185 
210 
820 
1,073 
713 
487 
1 00 to 249 acres 
126 
81 
107 
410 
784 
965 
1,010 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
3 
96 
188 
451 
1,047 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
30 
149 
1,090 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
434 
226 
266 
1,139 
1,841 
1,969 
3,041 
acres 
21,161 
12,875 
14,729 
77,847 
167,498 
271,282 
885,985 
tons, dry 
33,570 
20,729 
24,757 
127,423 
296,581 
462,960 
1,145,712 
Irrigated 
farms 
34 
27 
16 
70 
87 
76 
184 
acres 
1,712 
1,758 
1,442 
5,543 
9,972 
9,054 
23,670 
Other tame hay 
farms 
99 
51 
72 
279 
366 
500 
1,165 
acres 
4,543 
2,307 
5,041 
15,450 
24,537 
51,739 
286,590 
tons, dry 
5,217 
2,327 
6,038 
21,526 
34,011 
62,457 
341,877 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
7 
2 
11 
28 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
382 
(D) 
588 
2,395 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
15 
3 
3 
23 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
794 
88 
265 
2,584 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
7 
4 
1 
6 
11 
13 
8 
acres 
(D) 
108 
(D) 
98 
37 
162 
55 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
2 
6 
10 
4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
6 
28 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
7 
1 
3 
8 
10 
1 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
2 
- 
1 
3 
1 
7 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
1 
_ 
1 
1 
2 
_ 
4 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
3 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
2 
7 
6 
3 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
5 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1 
1 
2 
7 
5 
3 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
5 
2 
6 
7 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
47 
(D) 
7 
32 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
6 
- 
1 
4 
4 
3 
4 
acres 
1 
- 
(D) 
2 
3 
6 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
South Dakota 77 
