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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
3,177 
641 
546 
603 
530 
249 
$1,000 
50,236 
30,056 
7,103 
7,404 
3,151 
1,049 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
944 
41 
91 
137 
179 
101 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
939 
149 
185 
205 
164 
82 
$5,000 to $24,999 
821 
176 
191 
183 
162 
59 
$25,000 to $49,999 
242 
126 
47 
48 
14 
7 
$50,000 or more 
231 
149 
32 
30 
11 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
18,383 
1,986 
2,116 
2,842 
3,203 
1,760 
$1,000 
392,136 
164,154 
69,670 
59,302 
43,441 
15,471 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,663 
100 
286 
555 
1,048 
814 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,855 
467 
923 
1,536 
1,661 
838 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,197 
934 
809 
695 
479 
103 
$100,000 or more 
668 
485 
98 
56 
15 
5 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
13,991 
1,553 
1,654 
2,177 
2,351 
1,221 
$1,000 
258,250 
100,577 
44,458 
40,415 
29,545 
1 1 ,043 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,236 
25 
48 
91 
164 
130 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,012 
123 
268 
433 
650 
427 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,255 
480 
775 
1,187 
1,239 
588 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,446 
362 
337 
329 
228 
62 
$50,000 or more 
1,042 
563 
226 
137 
70 
14 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1 1 ,806 
1,525 
1,502 
2,008 
2,220 
1,151 
$1,000 
133,887 
63,577 
25,212 
18,887 
13,896 
4,428 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,048 
34 
86 
164 
304 
260 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,423 
145 
286 
639 
972 
581 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,101 
586 
853 
1,082 
886 
304 
$25,000 to $49,999 
699 
364 
175 
104 
47 
2 
$50,000 or more 
535 
396 
102 
19 
11 
4 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
29,318 
2,146 
2,411 
3,410 
4,063 
2,576 
$1,000 
197,123 
62,379 
29,417 
29,492 
25,969 
11,189 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,722 
251 
579 
1,210 
2,016 
1,788 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,486 
363 
684 
1,101 
1,339 
592 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
3,912 
803 
903 
992 
652 
180 
$25,000 or more 
1,198 
729 
245 
107 
56 
16 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
22,538 
2,257 
2,550 
3,706 
3,799 
2,314 
$1,000 
501,598 
282,182 
82,923 
64,691 
38,494 
12,101 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1 1 ,342 
112 
340 
964 
1,567 
1,505 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,041 
552 
964 
1,891 
1,895 
753 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,144 
417 
723 
634 
262 
49 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,264 
601 
401 
177 
67 
7 
$100,000 or more 
747 
575 
122 
40 
8 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
2,067 
419 
399 
475 
480 
142 
$1,000 
37,197 
18,166 
6,245 
7,072 
4,413 
749 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
20,210 
2,257 
2,553 
3,708 
3,513 
1,890 
$1,000 
875,143 
380,598 
163,911 
159,670 
92,910 
30,599 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
31,989 
2,257 
2,553 
3,708 
4,510 
2,946 
$1,000 
3,289,165 
1 ,798,244 
673,975 
497,464 
234,643 
42,877 
Average per farm 
dollars 
102,822 
796,741 
263,993 
134,160 
52,027 
14,554 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
20,835 
2,055 
2,249 
3,221 
3,504 
2,075 
Average net gain 
dollars 
180,188 
914,204 
323,082 
174,033 
90,263 
43,127 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
616 
- 
1 
4 
5 
12 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,806 
6 
12 
22 
69 
77 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,470 
1 
5 
17 
61 
108 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,079 
7 
34 
126 
276 
413 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,796 
23 
33 
178 
530 
789 
$50,000 or more 
1 1 ,068 
2,018 
2,164 
2,874 
2,563 
676 
Farms with net losses 
number 
11,154 
202 
304 
487 
1,006 
871 
Average net loss 
dollars 
41,694 
398,237 
173,142 
129,562 
81,151 
53,514 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
639 
1 
2 
7 
5 
21 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,321 
3 
13 
14 
57 
76 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,857 
2 
18 
15 
66 
63 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,750 
6 
31 
63 
151 
196 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,587 
12 
36 
69 
203 
249 
$50,000 or more 
2,000 
178 
204 
319 
524 
266 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
31,989 
2,257 
2,553 
3,708 
4,510 
2,946 
$1,000 
3,134,896 
1,722,768 
633,170 
475,807 
221,506 
40,434 
Average per farm 
dollars 
97,999 
763,300 
248,010 
128,319 
49,114 
13,725 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
20,702 
2,032 
2,220 
3,189 
3,481 
2,066 
Average net gain 
dollars 
174,911 
892,368 
310,801 
170,142 
87,791 
42,350 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
616 
1 
1 
2 
9 
15 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
