Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
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 
6 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
1 
$1,000 
131 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
9 
6 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
1 
$1,000 
126 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,875 
5,979 
23 
299 
581 
1,298 
1,839 
1,939 
$1,000 
245,257 
209,651 
714 
12,125 
19,665 
52,348 
66,311 
58,489 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,387 
1,247 
5 
65 
119 
316 
410 
332 
$1,000 
154,138 
139,929 
484 
8,195 
12,500 
36,610 
44,549 
37,591 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
14,306 
10,682 
129 
919 
1,246 
2,649 
3,048 
2,691 
$1,000 
2,968,996 
2,704,543 
9,832 
133,516 
328,104 
751,351 
882,688 
599,052 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,982 
7,088 
47 
544 
843 
1,924 
2,094 
1,636 
$1,000 
2,848,250 
2,625,246 
8,156 
125,620 
319,248 
735,723 
860,502 
575,996 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
420 
372 
- 
43 
72 
101 
104 
52 
$1,000 
374,490 
370,303 
- 
37,229 
79,947 
93,888 
148,115 
11,123 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
321 
294 
- 
23 
56 
93 
87 
35 
$1,000 
372,237 
368,191 
- 
36,801 
79,633 
93,593 
147,427 
10,738 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
678 
506 
1 
46 
74 
165 
130 
90 
$1,000 
446,756 
393,931 
(D) 
(D) 
39,904 
138,998 
135,507 
67,181 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
310 
287 
20 
39 
110 
78 
40 
$1,000 
444,206 
391,863 
- 
12,176 
39,527 
138,352 
134,943 
66,866 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,915 
1,079 
20 
84 
161 
261 
293 
260 
$1,000 
43,636 
34,396 
919 
1,284 
3,632 
10,755 
10,476 
7,330 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
175 
143 
7 
6 
15 
46 
43 
26 
$1,000 
26,605 
22,897 
698 
458 
1,975 
7,869 
7,210 
4,686 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,251 
1,190 
7 
92 
117 
283 
348 
343 
$1,000 
23,629 
12,204 
4 
409 
1,267 
3,093 
3,778 
3,654 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
77 
44 
- 
- 
1 
14 
16 
13 
$1,000 
7,775 
3,433 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,272 
920 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,157 
566 
6 
33 
69 
139 
169 
150 
$1,000 
182,076 
160,621 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
35,448 
83,793 
21,736 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
47 
2 
6 
12 
21 
6 
$1,000 
180,823 
159,789 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
35,066 
83,640 
21,489 
Aquaculture 
farms 
14 
8 
- 
2 
3 
3 
$1,000 
2,498 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
2,423 
507 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
463 
274 
6 
19 
27 
80 
83 
59 
$1,000 
55,223 
49,600 
1 
(D) 
4,550 
14,703 
15,472 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
121 
94 
- 
2 
11 
28 
34 
19 
$1,000 
53,573 
48,716 
- 
(D) 
4,471 
14,417 
15,279 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
22,793 
14,871 
136 
1,050 
1,669 
3,440 
4,487 
4,089 
$1,000 
283,797 
228,547 
652 
12,311 
26,983 
58,967 
76,456 
53,177 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,893 
2,455 
21 
194 
309 
658 
796 
477 
$1,000 
151,075 
140,349 
849 
8,051 
19,399 
47,315 
41,663 
23,072 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
791 
414 
- 
26 
58 
87 
128 
115 
$1,000 
4,349 
3,305 
- 
45 
151 
1,121 
1,042 
947 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
31,989 
18,844 
178 
1,489 
2,108 
4,247 
5,458 
5,364 
$1,000 
8,104,502 
7,368,617 
24,822 
414,340 
952,755 
2,134,376 
2,525,503 
1,316,820 
Average per farm 
dollars 
253,353 
391,033 
139,451 
278,267 
451,971 
502,561 
462,716 
245,492 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
16,365 
12,578 
127 
1,010 
1,494 
3,049 
3,871 
3,027 
$1,000 
989,154 
925,839 
4,128 
55,794 
123,720 
272,232 
310,759 
159,205 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,972 
2,037 
21 
128 
195 
389 
549 
755 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,367 
3,132 
54 
332 
315 
655 
865 
911 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,794 
2,438 
31 
189 
262 
628 
799 
529 
$50,000 or more 
5,232 
4,971 
21 
361 
722 
1,377 
1,658 
832 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
19,279 
13,856 
126 
1,107 
1,593 
3,282 
4,193 
3,555 
$1,000 
485,145 
451,726 
1,000 
22,308 
60,223 
137,079 
150,261 
80,854 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,637 
4,499 
57 
367 
418 
863 
1,162 
1,632 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,887 
4,858 
57 
465 
548 
1,116 
1,500 
1,172 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,386 
2,216 
11 
172 
314 
593 
775 
351 
$50,000 or more 
2,369 
2,283 
1 
103 
313 
710 
756 
400 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
188 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
