Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ^ - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
16,967 
13,049 
125 
1,044 
1,530 
3,162 
4,037 
3,151 
$1,000 
790,063 
734,761 
3,074 
45,068 
100,577 
212,294 
244,866 
128,882 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,964 
869 
- 
46 
61 
190 
266 
306 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,405 
1,466 
33 
114 
127 
300 
411 
481 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,897 
3,612 
46 
371 
381 
744 
1,007 
1,063 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,084 
2,706 
28 
209 
350 
698 
871 
550 
$50,000 or more 
4,617 
4,396 
18 
304 
611 
1,230 
1,482 
751 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1 1 ,987 
8,672 
98 
719 
1,075 
2,253 
2,558 
1,969 
$1,000 
978,174 
884,490 
3,630 
40,416 
103,042 
272,896 
297,103 
167,403 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,831 
2,065 
34 
155 
246 
476 
595 
559 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,284 
3,192 
38 
294 
379 
773 
957 
751 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,349 
1,996 
9 
170 
267 
553 
572 
425 
$100,000 to $249,999 
764 
700 
15 
68 
103 
200 
221 
93 
$250,000 or more 
759 
719 
2 
32 
80 
251 
213 
141 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,959 
6,839 
72 
567 
868 
1,792 
2,043 
1,497 
$1,000 
205,411 
182,636 
1,410 
15,033 
25,709 
51,998 
53,610 
34,875 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,537 
3,765 
49 
297 
445 
1,036 
1,086 
852 
$1,000 
772,763 
701,854 
2,220 
25,384 
77,333 
220,897 
243,493 
132,528 
Feed purchased 
farms 
18,795 
12,509 
129 
1,031 
1,462 
3,035 
3,568 
3,284 
$1,000 
1,282,133 
1,157,429 
3,049 
60,448 
152,518 
326,775 
436,710 
1 77,928 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,348 
2,934 
45 
210 
274 
556 
816 
1,033 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,814 
4,676 
45 
426 
538 
1,113 
1,319 
1,235 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,955 
3,324 
31 
308 
472 
834 
967 
712 
$100,000 to $249,999 
929 
875 
8 
58 
94 
276 
269 
170 
$250,000 or more 
749 
700 
- 
29 
84 
256 
197 
134 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
30,123 
18,457 
173 
1,447 
2,068 
4,172 
5,375 
5,222 
$1,000 
447,956 
405,951 
1,416 
21,841 
50,073 
112,545 
135,243 
84,833 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,903 
6,164 
89 
524 
521 
1,022 
1,531 
2,477 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,594 
7,886 
75 
701 
980 
1,864 
2,382 
1,884 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,677 
2,535 
7 
139 
337 
736 
826 
490 
$50,000 or more 
1,949 
1,872 
2 
83 
230 
550 
636 
371 
Utilities 
farms 
24,712 
16,759 
116 
1,232 
1,852 
3,913 
4,950 
4,696 
$1,000 
152,299 
132,536 
444 
8,265 
14,982 
35,191 
44,193 
29,460 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,935 
1,885 
18 
157 
175 
377 
427 
731 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
12,230 
8,066 
66 
655 
860 
1,600 
2,356 
2,529 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,819 
6,117 
32 
385 
730 
1,715 
1,939 
1,316 
$25,000 to $49,999 
433 
419 
- 
20 
54 
143 
134 
68 
$50,000 or more 
295 
272 
- 
15 
33 
78 
94 
52 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
27,138 
17,525 
150 
1,364 
1,962 
4,032 
5,107 
4,910 
$1,000 
496,936 
448,091 
1,214 
25,584 
52,743 
126,318 
152,582 
89,649 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,541 
5,173 
80 
481 
499 
897 
1,216 
2,000 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,245 
7,335 
49 
621 
842 
1,641 
2,230 
1,952 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,898 
2,681 
21 
156 
335 
747 
874 
548 
$50,000 or more 
2,454 
2,336 
- 
106 
286 
747 
787 
410 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
9,938 
7,730 
57 
448 
855 
2,050 
2,351 
1,969 
$1,000 
267,349 
238,018 
147 
11,361 
31,705 
65,647 
83,175 
45,983 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,504 
2,954 
44 
237 
278 
684 
832 
879 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,900 
2,467 
13 
119 
265 
713 
751 
606 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,041 
1,851 
- 
79 
239 
526 
595 
412 
$100,000 to $249,999 
369 
349 
- 
6 
52 
93 
141 
57 
$250,000 or more 
124 
109 
- 
7 
21 
34 
32 
15 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,708 
1,887 
3 
129 
192 
436 
618 
509 
$1,000 
34,274 
29,339 
7 
1,444 
2,596 
7,163 
9,700 
8,429 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
544 
253 
2 
27 
20 
56 
83 
65 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
952 
612 
- 
44 
57 
133 
198 
180 
$5,000 to $24,999 
879 
734 
1 
44 
93 
169 
242 
185 
$25,000 to $49,999 
186 
155 
- 
9 
10 
45 
56 
35 
$50,000 or more 
147 
133 
- 
5 
12 
33 
39 
44 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
10,854 
8,018 
54 
555 
808 
1,988 
2,555 
2,058 
$1,000 
184,128 
163,798 
183 
8,461 
17,196 
44,244 
57,703 
36,011 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,901 
991 
7 
78 
83 
217 
295 
311 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,587 
2,460 
36 
183 
260 
528 
728 
725 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,684 
3,041 
11 
202 
332 
800 
1,010 
686 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,003 
891 
- 
49 
70 
262 
317 
193 
$50,000 or more 
679 
635 
- 
43 
63 
181 
205 
143 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
15,907 
12,294 
146 
1,129 
1,549 
3,142 
3,724 
2,604 
$1,000 
855,798 
790,166 
3,696 
64,844 
119,483 
235,403 
255,386 
111,355 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,398 
1,804 
34 
114 
178 
349 
526 
603 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,918 
1,327 
26 
115 
154 
291 
393 
348 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,571 
2,750 
27 
266 
314 
698 
764 
681 
$25,000 or more 
7,020 
6,413 
59 
634 
903 
1,804 
2,041 
972 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
