Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
13 
2 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
131 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
9 
2 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
126 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,875 
615 
864 
1,242 
1,544 
951 
$1,000 
245,257 
56,783 
52,464 
46,179 
46,319 
19,427 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,387 
313 
365 
308 
286 
115 
$1,000 
154,138 
50,554 
42,535 
28,495 
24,843 
7,710 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
14,306 
1,412 
1,626 
2,450 
2,858 
1,902 
$1,000 
2,968,996 
1,561,479 
534,343 
449,089 
272,112 
90,589 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,982 
1,351 
1,471 
2,109 
2,091 
960 
$1,000 
2,848,250 
1,559,993 
530,009 
439,637 
252,484 
66,127 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
420 
98 
54 
79 
110 
56 
$1,000 
374,490 
334,552 
16,763 
1 1 ,499 
8,450 
2,894 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
321 
96 
53 
62 
72 
38 
$1,000 
372,237 
(D) 
(D) 
11,023 
7,571 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
678 
187 
76 
79 
82 
88 
$1,000 
446,756 
408,158 
25,130 
8,458 
3,508 
1,023 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
310 
175 
64 
43 
23 
5 
$1,000 
444,206 
407,788 
24,985 
7,918 
3,118 
397 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,915 
50 
94 
221 
279 
268 
$1,000 
43,636 
8,647 
6,740 
7,985 
9,595 
4,220 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
175 
21 
28 
47 
63 
16 
$1,000 
26,605 
8,217 
5,775 
5,220 
6,332 
1,061 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,251 
62 
88 
170 
231 
110 
$1,000 
23,629 
581 
1,118 
4,199 
3,284 
2,605 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
77 
4 
8 
13 
25 
27 
$1,000 
7,775 
226 
704 
3,064 
1,977 
1,805 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,157 
66 
17 
72 
116 
134 
$1,000 
182,076 
178,219 
(D) 
2,295 
465 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
46 
1 
6 
2 
3 
$1,000 
180,823 
178,160 
(D) 
2,020 
(D) 
191 
Aquaculture 
farms 
14 
- 
2 
2 
4 
2 
$1,000 
2,498 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
527 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
2 
2 
3 
$1,000 
2,423 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
463 
45 
31 
48 
66 
32 
$1,000 
55,223 
28,459 
10,879 
8,433 
5,033 
1,336 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
121 
23 
20 
24 
37 
17 
$1,000 
53,573 
28,312 
10,848 
8,178 
4,968 
1,267 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
22,793 
2,012 
2,348 
3,386 
3,889 
2,301 
$1,000 
283,797 
78,993 
51,462 
47,085 
36,018 
13,154 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,893 
484 
549 
649 
691 
230 
$1,000 
151,075 
66,517 
36,500 
27,620 
16,155 
2,983 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
791 
40 
37 
75 
103 
90 
$1,000 
4,349 
530 
258 
787 
995 
498 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
31,989 
2,257 
2,553 
3,708 
4,510 
2,946 
$1,000 
8,104,502 
4,297,431 
1,366,559 
1,114,899 
729,750 
243,620 
Average per farm 
dollars 
253,353 
1 ,904,046 
535,276 
300,674 
161,807 
82,695 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
16,365 
2,106 
2,293 
3,132 
3,402 
1,909 
$1,000 
989,154 
489,634 
198,572 
160,607 
97,586 
25,443 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,972 
30 
72 
189 
425 
631 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,367 
84 
266 
693 
1,565 
995 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,794 
159 
443 
989 
864 
231 
$50,000 or more 
5,232 
1,833 
1,512 
1,261 
548 
52 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
19,279 
2,141 
2,372 
3,310 
3,701 
2,174 
$1,000 
485,145 
255,428 
90,634 
74,065 
42,465 
13,104 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,637 
84 
211 
574 
1,278 
1,365 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,887 
285 
758 
1,664 
2,020 
731 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,386 
416 
784 
762 
333 
66 
$50,000 or more 
2,369 
1,356 
619 
310 
70 
12 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
82 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
