Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
13 
9 
- 
- 
$1,000 
131 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
9 
8 
- 
- 
$1,000 
126 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
5 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,875 
7,626 
655 
416 
$1,000 
245,257 
185,072 
31,838 
21,521 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,387 
1,030 
195 
129 
$1,000 
154,138 
107,309 
24,774 
16,880 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
14,306 
12,486 
999 
670 
$1,000 
2,968,996 
1,907,712 
564,055 
487,865 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,982 
6,564 
772 
515 
$1,000 
2,848,250 
1,796,311 
558,834 
484,452 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
420 
315 
47 
41 
$1,000 
374,490 
80,839 
135,180 
132,170 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
321 
221 
44 
40 
$1,000 
372,237 
(D) 
135,064 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
678 
532 
50 
38 
$1,000 
446,756 
134,518 
54,321 
42,369 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
310 
190 
33 
24 
$1,000 
444,206 
132,170 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,915 
1,788 
56 
19 
$1,000 
43,636 
36,748 
2,533 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
175 
141 
14 
7 
$1,000 
26,605 
20,784 
1,902 
1,213 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,251 
2,020 
118 
78 
$1,000 
23,629 
20,345 
1,708 
1,005 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
77 
60 
9 
5 
$1,000 
7,775 
6,284 
823 
408 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,157 
1,019 
52 
36 
$1,000 
182,076 
25,684 
26,348 
26,288 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
15 
5 
5 
$1,000 
180,823 
24,664 
26,236 
26,236 
Aquaculture 
farms 
14 
9 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,498 
933 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
4 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,423 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
463 
365 
24 
20 
$1,000 
55,223 
22,431 
12,050 
1 1 ,684 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
121 
74 
15 
14 
$1,000 
53,573 
21,095 
(D) 
11,631 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
22,793 
19,376 
1,716 
1,160 
$1,000 
283,797 
211,590 
35,153 
25,493 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,893 
2,452 
223 
144 
$1,000 
151,075 
113,053 
18,246 
13,920 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
791 
692 
41 
33 
$1,000 
4,349 
3,223 
451 
312 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
31,989 
27,544 
2,150 
1,477 
$1,000 
8,104,502 
5,072,971 
1,420,581 
1,162,354 
Average per farm 
dollars 
253,353 
184,177 
660,735 
786,970 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
16,365 
13,899 
1,202 
803 
$1,000 
989,154 
677,471 
156,280 
117,883 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,972 
3,579 
201 
140 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,367 
3,889 
259 
156 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,794 
2,485 
157 
107 
$50,000 or more 
5,232 
3,946 
585 
400 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
19,279 
16,449 
1,389 
931 
$1,000 
485,145 
312,640 
98,008 
77,420 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,637 
7,732 
470 
318 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,887 
5,217 
325 
190 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,386 
1,952 
205 
133 
$50,000 or more 
2,369 
1,548 
389 
290 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
134 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
