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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
6,217 
1,123 
1,015 
1,324 
1,247 
581 
acres 
3,397,964 
1,715,542 
608,935 
552,450 
359,560 
89,108 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
17,410 
2,134 
2,341 
3,233 
3,564 
1,981 
acres 
14,827,322 
6,582,915 
3,181,986 
2,579,592 
1,623,047 
478,492 
Nematodes 
farms 
634 
82 
70 
125 
164 
90 
acres 
240,615 
86,182 
36,344 
51,066 
48,806 
1 1 ,470 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,546 
443 
279 
307 
256 
115 
acres 
1,033,389 
711,679 
140,542 
95,048 
61,816 
17,176 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
83 
13 
11 
14 
11 
6 
acres on which used 
19,443 
7,909 
6,512 
2,066 
1,773 
575 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
2,105 
331 
308 
470 
448 
162 
acres 
390,572 
125,410 
83,704 
92,412 
58,188 
13,487 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,506 
319 
325 
506 
527 
231 
acres 
745,028 
237,668 
134,973 
184,225 
122,087 
32,992 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,534 
236 
271 
338 
374 
208 
acres 
545,992 
107,149 
93,116 
76,840 
110,490 
34,677 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
7,462 
1,353 
1,424 
1,691 
1,472 
652 
acres 
7,158,414 
3,759,518 
1 ,657,474 
1,034,158 
507,144 
114,934 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
5,017 
878 
903 
1,172 
1,018 
502 
acres 
3,460,096 
1,598,711 
726,797 
645,876 
341,423 
94,931 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
8,421 
812 
1,008 
1,562 
2,023 
1,184 
acres 
4,012,138 
1,381,672 
784,111 
814,388 
686,041 
209,478 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,369 
189 
176 
240 
228 
108 
acres 
149,383 
40,941 
26,156 
31,162 
28,988 
6,283 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
703 
64 
68 
104 
123 
73 
Solar panels 
farms 
226 
9 
13 
37 
52 
40 
Wind turbines 
farms 
109 
15 
16 
6 
16 
5 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
381 
38 
48 
62 
60 
27 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
6 
2 
- 
1 
- 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
11 
3 
- 
3 
2 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
262 
33 
32 
40 
55 
21 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
16,413 
379 
394 
617 
1,273 
1,230 
Part owners 
farms 
12,802 
1,740 
1,993 
2,759 
2,734 
1,278 
Tenants 
farms 
2,774 
138 
166 
332 
503 
438 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
29,445 
2,123 
2,395 
3,397 
4,060 
2,530 
acres 
32,536,437 
6,631,309 
4,836,063 
5,001,596 
4,471,861 
1 ,574,748 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
29,215 
2,119 
2,387 
3,376 
4,007 
2,508 
acres 
26,207,242 
6,443,103 
4,602,726 
4,630,466 
4,063,639 
1,306,024 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
15,696 
1,881 
2,170 
3,099 
3,252 
1,732 
acres 
17,286,252 
5,231,871 
3,602,716 
3,499,674 
2,586,216 
931,482 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
15,576 
1,878 
2,159 
3,091 
3,237 
1,716 
acres 
17,049,837 
5,204,584 
3,573,851 
3,475,430 
2,550,816 
911,668 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
8,474 
369 
436 
629 
881 
677 
acres 
6,565,610 
215,493 
262,202 
395,374 
443,622 
288,538 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
48,987 
4,470 
4,162 
5,638 
6,658 
4,289 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
18,540 
973 
1,313 
2,165 
2,771 
1,812 
2 operators 
11,017 
814 
936 
1,232 
1,412 
966 
3 operators 
1,865 
306 
249 
246 
268 
135 
4 operators 
385 
92 
48 
58 
47 
25 
5 or more operators 
182 
72 
7 
7 
12 
8 
Total women operators 
number 
12,640 
758 
824 
1,185 
1,521 
1,006 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
11,106 
593 
729 
1,039 
1,374 
921 
2 operators 
555 
49 
46 
70 
59 
41 
3 operators 
35 
3 
1 
2 
7 
1 
4 operators 
11 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
41 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
29,656 
2,225 
2,501 
3,625 
4,359 
2,808 
Female 
2,333 
32 
52 
83 
151 
138 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
18,844 
2,177 
2,436 
3,358 
3,635 
1,924 
Other 
13,145 
80 
117 
350 
875 
1,022 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
92 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
