Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ^ - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
1,113 
1,068 
1,049 
45 
42 
180 
$1,000 
106,053 
100,595 
96,797 
5,458 
(D) 
15,703 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
54 
53 
53 
1 
1 
23 
$1,000 to $4,999 
106 
100 
99 
6 
6 
36 
$5,000 to $24,999 
199 
194 
192 
5 
4 
39 
$25,000 to $49,999 
177 
174 
171 
3 
3 
28 
$50,000 or more 
577 
547 
534 
30 
28 
54 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
641 
619 
602 
22 
18 
102 
$1,000 
162,844 
139,551 
133,279 
23,293 
21,439 
22,627 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
76 
73 
73 
3 
3 
29 
$5,000 to $24,999 
190 
190 
188 
- 
- 
26 
$25,000 to $99,999 
165 
160 
156 
5 
4 
17 
$100,000 to $249,999 
91 
88 
83 
3 
3 
8 
$250,000 or more 
119 
108 
102 
11 
8 
22 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
484 
472 
459 
12 
10 
66 
$1,000 
23,813 
21,610 
19,709 
2,202 
(D) 
1,806 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
325 
312 
303 
13 
11 
70 
$1,000 
139,031 
117,940 
113,570 
21,090 
(D) 
20,821 
Feed purchased 
farms 
880 
837 
819 
43 
36 
196 
$1,000 
306,044 
248,849 
215,512 
57,195 
47,129 
88,240 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
128 
124 
124 
4 
4 
64 
$5,000 to $24,999 
220 
210 
209 
10 
10 
56 
$25,000 to $99,999 
274 
266 
264 
8 
8 
31 
$100,000 to $249,999 
77 
76 
75 
1 
1 
11 
$250,000 or more 
181 
161 
147 
20 
13 
34 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,574 
1,484 
1,460 
90 
82 
528 
$1,000 
64,265 
58,610 
53,977 
5,654 
4,831 
12,200 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
466 
420 
415 
46 
43 
365 
$5,000 to $24,999 
444 
428 
424 
16 
14 
102 
$25,000 to $49,999 
304 
302 
301 
2 
2 
26 
$50,000 or more 
360 
334 
320 
26 
23 
35 
Utilities 
farms 
1,442 
1,357 
1,335 
85 
77 
347 
$1,000 
26,629 
23,695 
21,349 
2,934 
2,235 
7,749 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
133 
116 
115 
17 
17 
92 
$1,000 to $4,999 
461 
437 
436 
24 
23 
158 
$5,000 to $24,999 
651 
632 
626 
19 
18 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
108 
100 
100 
8 
7 
9 
$50,000 or more 
89 
72 
58 
17 
12 
26 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1,490 
1,405 
1,383 
85 
77 
454 
$1,000 
71,759 
66,041 
62,286 
5,719 
4,759 
17,264 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
365 
327 
326 
38 
37 
293 
$5,000 to $24,999 
458 
444 
439 
14 
13 
89 
$25,000 to $49,999 
250 
242 
241 
8 
8 
29 
$50,000 or more 
417 
392 
377 
25 
19 
43 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
1,034 
986 
975 
48 
42 
167 
$1,000 
77,337 
69,583 
66,716 
7,754 
3,452 
7,755 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
166 
161 
160 
5 
4 
72 
$5,000 to $24,999 
223 
214 
214 
9 
8 
36 
$25,000 to $99,999 
467 
444 
440 
23 
23 
38 
$100,000 to $249,999 
137 
132 
130 
5 
4 
14 
$250,000 or more 
41 
35 
31 
6 
3 
7 
Contract labor 
farms 
250 
230 
229 
20 
17 
51 
$1,000 
6,459 
6,071 
(D) 
388 
(D) 
610 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
23 
21 
21 
2 
1 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
75 
68 
68 
7 
7 
20 
$5,000 to $24,999 
86 
81 
81 
5 
5 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
32 
29 
29 
3 
2 
4 
$50,000 or more 
34 
31 
30 
3 
2 
3 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
701 
655 
645 
46 
42 
199 
$1,000 
27,316 
24,165 
23,479 
3,151 
(D) 
5,909 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
49 
46 
46 
3 
3 
44 
$1,000 to $4,999 
165 
152 
151 
13 
11 
62 
$5,000 to $24,999 
256 
245 
243 
11 
10 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
99 
98 
7 
7 
16 
$50,000 or more 
125 
113 
107 
12 
11 
15 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
965 
929 
915 
36 
35 
149 
$1,000 
117,292 
111,471 
109,724 
5,821 
(D) 
17,241 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
80 
75 
73 
5 
5 
36 
$5,000 to $9,999 
59 
58 
57 
1 
1 
25 
$10,000 to $24,999 
142 
137 
137 
5 
5 
16 
$25,000 or more 
684 
659 
648 
25 
24 
72 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data South Dakota 137 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
