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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
484 
338 
63 
39 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
89,333 
52,382 
19,014 
13,132 
1 to 24 acres 
393 
370 
9 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
1,936 
1,759 
98 
61 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,963 
2,699 
149 
75 
250 to 499 acres 
2,761 
2,463 
139 
99 
500 acres or more 
2,924 
2,043 
382 
253 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
1,048 
730 
184 
130 
acres 
619,981 
346,206 
187,375 
155,771 
pounds 
824,447,331 
450,588,757 
243,904,549 
203,950,412 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
9 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1,264 
1,264 
" 
" 
1 to 24 acres 
16 
11 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
107 
91 
5 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
314 
263 
31 
19 
250 to 499 acres 
231 
151 
43 
25 
500 acres or more 
380 
214 
104 
82 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,804 
3,736 
566 
400 
acres 
2,203,785 
1,311,716 
577,708 
476,858 
bushels 
100,675,153 
57,466,527 
27,773,920 
22,723,132 
Irrigated 
farms 
72 
51 
10 
8 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
7,630 
3,945 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
264 
242 
10 
9 
25 to 99 acres 
1,120 
981 
80 
59 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,397 
1,138 
136 
85 
250 to 499 acres 
873 
670 
109 
74 
500 acres or more 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
1,150 
705 
231 
173 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
14,695 
12,772 
1,027 
661 
acres 
2,615,189 
2,017,157 
330,247 
237,482 
tons, dry 
3,644,438 
2,752,432 
476,035 
332,324 
Irrigated 
farms 
669 
518 
78 
43 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
65,001 
46,875 
8,817 
5,495 
1 to 24 acres 
3,176 
2,930 
139 
75 
25 to 99 acres 
4,928 
4,495 
199 
124 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,537 
2,982 
314 
211 
250 to 499 acres 
1,785 
1,451 
175 
105 
500 acres or more 
1,269 
914 
200 
146 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
10,557 
9,148 
773 
491 
acres 
1,486,635 
1,157,074 
178,862 
125,072 
tons, dry 
2,164,903 
1,652,189 
267,086 
179,863 
Irrigated 
farms 
595 
461 
73 
42 
acres 
55,900 
40,038 
8,105 
4,943 
Other tame hay 
farms 
3,108 
2,594 
253 
164 
acres 
402,415 
306,059 
48,458 
34,893 
tons, dry 
487,118 
366,446 
65,911 
45,516 
Irrigated 
farms 
66 
63 
2 
1 
acres 
3,577 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
47 
42 
2 
1 
acres 
3,767 
3,195 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
179 
143 
5 
4 
acres 
838 
618 
(D) 
29 
Irrigated 
farms 
85 
69 
3 
3 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
221 
170 
(D) 
(D) 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
140 
114 
2 
2 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
31 
22 
2 
2 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7 
7 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
53 
36 
2 
2 
acres 
10 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
4 
- 
- 
acres 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
24 
18 
2 
2 
acres 
5 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
82 
66 
3 
2 
acres 
156 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
4 
4 
" 
" 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
79 
64 
2 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
154 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
