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 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
142 
130 
6 
5 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
(D) 
6,442 
(D) 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
7 
5 
1 
1 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
(D) 
265 
(D) 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
155 
128 
9 
9 
Farms with- 
number 
144,015 
(D) 
2,112 
2,112 
1 to 1 ,999 
148 
125 
9 
9 
2,000 to 59,999 
6 
3 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
142 
107 
2 
2 
number 
2,449,784 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
77 
42 
1 
1 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
4,988,996 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
149 
119 
10 
6 
acres 
23,131 
16,600 
1,415 
975 
bushels 
781 ,289 
585,129 
27,117 
23,117 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
7 
4 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
234 
86 
144 
" 
1 to 24 acres 
27 
21 
2 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
38 
36 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
54 
42 
6 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
21 
14 
2 
2 
500 acres or more 
9 
6 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
12,260 
10,356 
951 
629 
acres 
5,289,110 
3,668,364 
828,853 
590,495 
bushels 
480,330,680 
322,832,622 
75,041,573 
52,689,497 
Irrigated 
farms 
825 
587 
108 
72 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
185,915 
106,925 
35,794 
23,852 
1 to 24 acres 
698 
653 
26 
19 
25 to 99 acres 
2,382 
2,187 
118 
76 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,220 
2,905 
175 
107 
250 to 499 acres 
2,691 
2,382 
150 
94 
500 acres or more 
3,269 
2,229 
482 
333 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4,499 
3,702 
435 
301 
acres 
592,643 
414,377 
86,462 
69,350 
tons 
5,127,364 
3,319,607 
843,354 
687,283 
Irrigated 
farms 
121 
79 
14 
10 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
11,828 
6,186 
2,034 
1,967 
1 to 24 acres 
561 
519 
24 
15 
25 to 99 acres 
2,143 
1,854 
163 
89 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,243 
995 
134 
104 
250 to 499 acres 
359 
225 
81 
65 
500 acres or more 
193 
109 
33 
28 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
44 
19 
15 
5 
acres 
13,908 
(D) 
3,119 
472 
cwt 
206,977 
93,841 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
2 
2 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
2,328 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
1 
4 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
5 
3 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
10 
4 
4 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
6 
3 
1 
1 
500 acres or more 
12 
6 
3 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
953 
823 
70 
49 
acres 
69,957 
54,992 
8,885 
6,899 
bushels 
4,525,084 
3,483,764 
643,424 
506,767 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
18 
2 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1,312 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
308 
282 
12 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
418 
365 
31 
20 
1 00 to 249 acres 
170 
135 
16 
12 
250 to 499 acres 
48 
37 
8 
6 
500 acres or more 
9 
4 
3 
3 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
420 
301 
64 
37 
acres 
137,310 
82,860 
21,509 
13,035 
bushels 
5,825,203 
3,790,411 
797,397 
463,084 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
" 
1 to 24 acres 
41 
35 
3 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
85 
64 
14 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
125 
98 
16 
12 
250 to 499 acres 
96 
65 
19 
7 
500 acres or more 
73 
39 
12 
8 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
10,977 
9,334 
777 
494 
acres 
4,714,204 
3,401,588 
648,551 
448,427 
bushels 
130,534,273 
91,344,939 
18,920,110 
12,885,080 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
152 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
