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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
16,967 
2,141 
2,366 
3,249 
3,610 
1,967 
$1,000 
790,063 
375,153 
155,553 
135,162 
85,570 
23,577 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,964 
5 
19 
59 
175 
202 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,405 
34 
93 
211 
417 
446 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,897 
138 
338 
809 
1,712 
1,079 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,084 
158 
570 
1,137 
931 
202 
$50,000 or more 
4,617 
1,806 
1,346 
1,033 
375 
38 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1 1 ,987 
1,371 
1,439 
1,998 
2,184 
1,306 
$1,000 
978,174 
647,923 
144,563 
84,615 
57,614 
19,737 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,831 
48 
147 
269 
549 
462 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,284 
201 
441 
920 
973 
570 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,349 
383 
449 
556 
545 
272 
$100,000 to $249,999 
764 
213 
212 
216 
112 
2 
$250,000 or more 
759 
526 
190 
37 
5 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,959 
982 
1,115 
1,714 
1,835 
1,035 
$1,000 
205,411 
64,907 
38,100 
42,723 
31,794 
13,134 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,537 
862 
729 
696 
739 
472 
$1,000 
772,763 
583,016 
106,464 
41,892 
25,819 
6,603 
Feed purchased 
farms 
18,795 
1,553 
1,741 
2,583 
3,034 
2,114 
$1,000 
1,282,133 
869,032 
147,109 
108,777 
76,361 
31,626 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,348 
36 
118 
277 
539 
688 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,814 
180 
459 
992 
1,451 
1,008 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,955 
455 
719 
1,060 
955 
410 
$100,000 to $249,999 
929 
300 
308 
224 
89 
8 
$250,000 or more 
749 
582 
137 
30 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
30,123 
2,254 
2,552 
3,693 
4,458 
2,867 
$1,000 
447,956 
194,596 
81,180 
72,488 
52,122 
18,784 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,903 
45 
110 
347 
1,126 
1,461 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,594 
337 
1,052 
2,421 
2,986 
1,350 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,677 
618 
961 
743 
285 
42 
$50,000 or more 
1,949 
1,254 
429 
182 
61 
14 
Utilities 
farms 
24,712 
2,257 
2,553 
3,702 
4,125 
2,405 
$1,000 
152,299 
64,518 
21,931 
22,794 
19,015 
7,376 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,935 
23 
62 
165 
340 
372 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
12,230 
294 
811 
1,761 
2,545 
1,645 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,819 
1,413 
1,597 
1,702 
1,202 
383 
$25,000 to $49,999 
433 
279 
66 
59 
27 
2 
$50,000 or more 
295 
248 
17 
15 
11 
3 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
27,138 
2,257 
2,553 
3,708 
4,314 
2,668 
$1,000 
496,936 
207,365 
91,286 
85,813 
58,166 
21,554 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,541 
33 
120 
392 
1,012 
1,209 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,245 
333 
995 
2,084 
2,730 
1,325 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,898 
510 
842 
915 
460 
106 
$50,000 or more 
2,454 
1,381 
596 
317 
112 
28 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
9,938 
1,857 
1,622 
1,740 
1,562 
731 
$1,000 
267,349 
166,312 
41,593 
27,352 
15,498 
4,060 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,504 
165 
389 
651 
877 
520 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,900 
369 
660 
742 
521 
181 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,041 
911 
522 
327 
157 
29 
$100,000 to $249,999 
369 
295 
44 
20 
7 
1 
$250,000 or more 
124 
117 
7 
- 
- 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,708 
452 
319 
414 
430 
213 
$1,000 
34,274 
16,655 
5,699 
4,310 
3,071 
1,130 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
544 
8 
27 
33 
49 
48 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
952 
54 
75 
142 
216 
93 
$5,000 to $24,999 
879 
221 
137 
207 
147 
65 
$25,000 to $49,999 
186 
69 
54 
24 
12 
6 
$50,000 or more 
147 
100 
26 
8 
6 
1 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
10,854 
1,434 
1,471 
1,796 
2,096 
1,162 
$1,000 
184,128 
93,623 
31,836 
24,135 
18,449 
6,719 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,901 
33 
59 
124 
263 
241 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,587 
176 
305 
532 
787 
503 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,684 
507 
691 
857 
899 
379 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,003 
319 
260 
211 
110 
26 
$50,000 or more 
679 
399 
156 
72 
37 
13 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
15,907 
1,905 
2,181 
3,161 
3,281 
1,766 
$1,000 
855,798 
378,420 
167,490 
153,891 
92,778 
30,699 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,398 
30 
95 
207 
483 
436 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,918 
30 
101 
263 
423 
489 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,571 
203 
329 
737 
1,141 
526 
$25,000 or more 
7,020 
1,642 
1,656 
1,954 
1,234 
315 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
84 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
