Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
2,241 
2,438 
3,286 
3,619 
1,946 
$1,000 
790,063 
384,252 
155,980 
133,661 
81,806 
21,531 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,964 
5 
22 
61 
181 
215 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,405 
40 
93 
217 
443 
464 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,897 
145 
364 
851 
1,741 
1,057 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,084 
169 
600 
1,165 
920 
177 
$50,000 or more 
4,617 
1,882 
1,359 
992 
334 
33 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1 1 ,987 
1,421 
1,492 
2,002 
2,186 
1,266 
$1,000 
978,174 
656,615 
139,862 
83,653 
56,132 
18,841 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,831 
52 
156 
271 
569 
458 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,284 
213 
471 
934 
972 
547 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,349 
398 
474 
546 
534 
259 
$100,000 to $249,999 
764 
217 
215 
215 
106 
2 
$250,000 or more 
759 
541 
176 
36 
5 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,959 
1,020 
1,173 
1,712 
1,834 
992 
$1,000 
205,411 
67,112 
38,408 
42,281 
30,732 
12,552 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,537 
895 
716 
704 
752 
458 
$1,000 
772,763 
589,503 
101,454 
41,372 
25,401 
6,290 
Feed purchased 
farms 
18,795 
1,616 
1,794 
2,615 
3,077 
2,081 
$1,000 
1,282,133 
875,314 
147,180 
106,049 
75,289 
30,478 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,348 
44 
117 
293 
585 
686 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,814 
192 
494 
1,023 
1,469 
986 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,955 
480 
739 
1,056 
937 
404 
$100,000 to $249,999 
929 
306 
312 
220 
86 
5 
$250,000 or more 
749 
594 
132 
23 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
30,123 
2,355 
2,634 
3,744 
4,493 
2,950 
$1,000 
447,956 
198,479 
81,762 
71,539 
51,295 
18,009 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,903 
48 
112 
370 
1,168 
1,616 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,594 
374 
1,102 
2,515 
2,991 
1,286 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,677 
652 
1,011 
679 
274 
36 
$50,000 or more 
1,949 
1,281 
409 
180 
60 
12 
Utilities 
farms 
24,712 
2,358 
2,635 
3,753 
4,136 
2,436 
$1,000 
152,299 
65,442 
22,145 
22,845 
18,804 
7,265 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,935 
25 
68 
173 
342 
400 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
12,230 
323 
865 
1,796 
2,596 
1,655 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,819 
1,481 
1,618 
1,712 
1,158 
379 
$25,000 to $49,999 
433 
280 
68 
57 
28 
- 
$50,000 or more 
295 
249 
16 
15 
12 
2 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
27,138 
2,358 
2,635 
3,759 
4,340 
2,734 
$1,000 
496,936 
211,312 
92,493 
84,386 
57,265 
21,350 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,541 
39 
122 
404 
1,059 
1,311 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,245 
372 
1,047 
2,165 
2,724 
1,300 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,898 
536 
879 
889 
444 
97 
$50,000 or more 
2,454 
1,411 
587 
301 
113 
26 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
9,938 
1,925 
1,683 
1,717 
1,542 
751 
$1,000 
267,349 
168,223 
41,861 
26,553 
14,826 
4,366 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,504 
175 
433 
647 
884 
530 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,900 
399 
670 
745 
498 
187 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,041 
938 
530 
305 
153 
33 
$100,000 to $249,999 
369 
296 
43 
20 
7 
1 
$250,000 or more 
124 
117 
7 
- 
- 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,708 
467 
317 
428 
442 
205 
$1,000 
34,274 
16,997 
5,447 
4,413 
3,178 
967 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
544 
8 
27 
34 
52 
46 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
952 
58 
74 
152 
221 
93 
$5,000 to $24,999 
879 
227 
140 
211 
149 
61 
$25,000 to $49,999 
186 
73 
51 
23 
13 
5 
$50,000 or more 
147 
101 
25 
8 
7 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
10,854 
1,489 
1,519 
1,810 
2,127 
1,153 
$1,000 
184,128 
96,626 
30,666 
23,607 
18,055 
6,819 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,901 
37 
55 
137 
279 
235 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,587 
181 
333 
539 
819 
499 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,684 
525 
717 
863 
888 
374 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,003 
330 
267 
205 
106 
31 
$50,000 or more 
679 
416 
147 
66 
35 
14 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
15,907 
1,985 
2,266 
3,203 
3,258 
1,747 
$1,000 
855,798 
386,178 
170,390 
151,076 
90,480 
30,507 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,398 
30 
104 
228 
486 
453 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,918 
30 
116 
263 
447 
479 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,571 
212 
337 
774 
1,133 
530 
$25,000 or more 
7,020 
1,713 
1,709 
1,938 
1,192 
285 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
110 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
