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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
484 
157 
98 
119 
76 
13 
acres 
89,333 
46,019 
20,404 
14,882 
6,953 
507 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
393 
2 
7 
8 
31 
66 
25 to 99 acres 
1,936 
33 
82 
144 
465 
593 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,963 
107 
234 
740 
1,222 
494 
250 to 499 acres 
2,761 
261 
633 
1,141 
655 
63 
500 acres or more 
2,924 
1,430 
889 
463 
133 
3 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
1,048 
367 
273 
188 
150 
50 
acres 
619,981 
399,931 
116,337 
57,475 
36,436 
7,957 
pounds 
824,447,331 
574,854,052 
143,345,742 
66,783,118 
32,170,642 
6,058,196 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
2 
1 
5 
- 
- 
acres 
1,264 
(D) 
(D) 
241 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
16 
3 
1 
3 
7 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
107 
6 
17 
25 
35 
16 
1 00 to 249 acres 
314 
42 
92 
83 
63 
23 
250 to 499 acres 
231 
75 
74 
44 
28 
10 
500 acres or more 
380 
241 
89 
33 
17 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,804 
1,184 
1,077 
1,069 
889 
337 
acres 
2,203,785 
1,256,440 
478,712 
276,680 
144,608 
33,482 
bushels 
100,675,153 
62,249,210 
20,705,325 
1 1 ,023,753 
5,153,476 
1,121,305 
Irrigated 
farms 
72 
21 
10 
15 
10 
11 
acres 
7,630 
4,204 
1,600 
816 
596 
305 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
264 
8 
15 
28 
66 
64 
25 to 99 acres 
1,120 
76 
152 
268 
349 
151 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,397 
259 
324 
392 
292 
93 
250 to 499 acres 
873 
212 
271 
232 
131 
23 
500 acres or more 
1,150 
629 
315 
149 
51 
6 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
14,695 
1,395 
1,678 
2,333 
2,520 
1,594 
acres 
2,615,189 
597,729 
560,644 
544,352 
459,916 
195,389 
tons, dry 
3,644,438 
994,791 
796,784 
725,870 
596,185 
245,720 
Irrigated 
farms 
669 
78 
74 
94 
123 
63 
acres 
65,001 
10,898 
10,949 
12,376 
14,703 
5,492 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,176 
48 
90 
147 
237 
239 
25 to 99 acres 
4,928 
261 
398 
698 
872 
678 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,537 
392 
483 
728 
831 
481 
250 to 499 acres 
1,785 
342 
336 
465 
394 
141 
500 acres or more 
1,269 
352 
371 
295 
186 
55 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
10,557 
1,112 
1,380 
1,937 
2,080 
1,190 
acres 
1,486,635 
300,612 
312,074 
325,071 
299,220 
118,503 
tons, dry 
2,164,903 
548,141 
461,084 
449,635 
405,441 
151,164 
Irrigated 
farms 
595 
70 
65 
86 
111 
57 
acres 
55,900 
8,790 
7,916 
11,605 
13,035 
4,976 
Other tame hay 
farms 
3,108 
462 
507 
515 
471 
287 
acres 
402,415 
119,214 
93,603 
83,263 
48,437 
24,958 
tons, dry 
487,118 
172,862 
107,481 
91,741 
54,628 
25,894 
Irrigated 
farms 
66 
5 
9 
13 
11 
5 
acres 
3,577 
842 
1,220 
343 
597 
141 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
47 
8 
10 
8 
2 
6 
acres 
3,767 
1,055 
1,004 
748 
(D) 
452 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
179 
8 
3 
6 
20 
20 
acres 
838 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
237 
71 
Irrigated 
farms 
85 
4 
5 
14 
12 
acres 
221 
28 
- 
(D) 
91 
22 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
140 
2 
4 
11 
14 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
31 
8 
- 
1 
5 
6 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
53 
4 
- 
_ 
6 
3 
acres 
10 
2 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
24 
3 
- 
- 
2 
1 
acres 
5 
2 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
82 
4 
1 
5 
8 
9 
acres 
156 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
3 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
79 
4 
- 
5 
8 
9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
128 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
