Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
16,967 
14,401 
1,273 
859 
$1,000 
790,063 
551 ,922 
116,386 
81,557 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,964 
1,799 
88 
67 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,405 
2,097 
166 
117 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,897 
4,383 
276 
168 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,084 
2,689 
190 
122 
$50,000 or more 
4,617 
3,433 
553 
385 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
11,987 
10,378 
866 
578 
$1,000 
978,174 
583,544 
209,159 
190,170 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,831 
3,588 
138 
92 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,284 
3,784 
284 
177 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,349 
1,931 
236 
137 
$100,000 to $249,999 
764 
566 
99 
76 
$250,000 or more 
759 
509 
109 
96 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
8,959 
7,692 
717 
452 
$1,000 
205,411 
147,047 
32,745 
24,744 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
5,537 
4,775 
367 
267 
$1,000 
772,763 
436,497 
176,415 
165,425 
Feed purchased farms 
18,795 
16,551 
1,168 
785 
$1,000 
1,282,133 
619,637 
268,212 
245,576 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,348 
5,976 
180 
113 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,814 
6,154 
384 
243 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,955 
3,311 
339 
221 
$100,000 to $249,999 
929 
708 
133 
98 
$250,000 or more 
749 
402 
132 
110 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
30,123 
26,041 
1,980 
1,346 
$1,000 
447,956 
301,851 
69,641 
53,997 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,903 
14,293 
779 
534 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,594 
8,516 
532 
324 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,677 
2,068 
279 
188 
$50,000 or more 
1,949 
1,164 
390 
300 
Utilities farms 
24,712 
21,213 
1,710 
1,168 
$1,000 
152,299 
97,281 
20,640 
16,284 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,935 
4,483 
227 
173 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
12,230 
10,968 
643 
389 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,819 
5,416 
690 
479 
$25,000 to $49,999 
433 
231 
85 
70 
$50,000 or more 
295 
115 
65 
57 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
27,138 
23,368 
1,826 
1,248 
$1,000 
496,936 
338,725 
69,188 
51,655 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,541 
11,306 
577 
415 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,245 
8,158 
540 
334 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,898 
2,325 
294 
190 
$50,000 or more 
2,454 
1,579 
415 
309 
Hired farm labor farms 
9,938 
7,688 
1,049 
737 
$1,000 
267,349 
118,830 
63,427 
53,778 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,504 
3,981 
285 
201 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,900 
2,335 
306 
185 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,041 
1,214 
322 
235 
$100,000 to $249,999 
369 
133 
85 
73 
$250,000 or more 
124 
25 
51 
43 
Contract labor farms 
2,708 
2,155 
252 
190 
$1,000 
34,274 
21,288 
5,917 
4,850 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
544 
469 
33 
24 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
952 
808 
49 
36 
$5,000 to $24,999 
879 
676 
112 
85 
$25,000 to $49,999 
186 
120 
30 
22 
$50,000 or more 
147 
82 
28 
23 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
10,854 
9,128 
826 
558 
$1,000 
184,128 
114,959 
35,944 
30,154 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,901 
1,723 
85 
50 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,587 
3,166 
194 
122 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,684 
3,066 
300 
200 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,003 
764 
117 
76 
$50,000 or more 
679 
409 
130 
110 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
15,907 
13,630 
1,163 
769 
$1,000 
855,798 
594,466 
126,798 
97,903 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,398 
3,086 
196 
117 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,918 
1,735 
99 
57 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,571 
3,174 
239 
160 
$25,000 or more 
7,020 
5,635 
629 
435 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
136 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
