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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
616 
177 
7 
19 
27 
39 
85 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,834 
620 
18 
57 
59 
79 
180 
227 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,493 
552 
5 
60 
62 
86 
147 
192 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,078 
1,410 
23 
95 
95 
271 
391 
535 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,819 
1,606 
18 
126 
177 
283 
473 
529 
$50,000 or more 
10,862 
9,279 
70 
647 
1,115 
2,322 
2,832 
2,293 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
1 1 ,287 
5,200 
44 
497 
581 
1,179 
1,396 
1,503 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
43,069 
70,907 
42,648 
53,485 
78,773 
84,099 
91,601 
44,884 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
653 
215 
6 
9 
18 
47 
52 
83 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,320 
685 
7 
63 
76 
89 
175 
275 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,846 
591 
3 
57 
38 
133 
146 
214 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,768 
1,176 
10 
106 
140 
235 
312 
373 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,600 
898 
4 
124 
91 
202 
209 
268 
$50,000 or more 
2,100 
1,635 
14 
138 
218 
473 
502 
290 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
312 
289 
2 
22 
53 
84 
64 
64 
$1,000 
34,716 
33,592 
(D) 
(D) 
10,881 
9,424 
6,761 
5,488 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,242 
13,076 
125 
1,021 
1,392 
2,958 
3,860 
3,720 
$1,000 
939,643 
782,079 
3,431 
49,110 
95,020 
210,765 
248,448 
175,305 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
2,757 
2,392 
51 
318 
392 
623 
662 
346 
$1,000 
55,855 
51,363 
692 
7,452 
8,814 
15,101 
13,938 
5,366 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
9,028 
4,603 
9 
195 
322 
747 
1,411 
1,919 
$1,000 
236,345 
133,631 
48 
5,238 
6,414 
22,460 
36,064 
63,408 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
46 
21 
2 
6 
13 
$1,000 
217 
145 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
106 
(D) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
606 
392 
2 
16 
39 
120 
112 
103 
$1,000 
12,400 
8,681 
(D) 
(D) 
1,144 
3,066 
2,046 
1,873 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
12,180 
9,212 
85 
708 
1,028 
2,167 
2,815 
2,409 
$1,000 
35,715 
32,314 
120 
1,723 
3,645 
8,988 
10,991 
6,848 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
6,486 
5,341 
66 
448 
641 
1,346 
1,636 
1,204 
$1 ,000 
567,390 
527,568 
2,462 
33,358 
72,808 
151,933 
181,596 
85,411 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
426 
292 
_ 
27 
14 
80 
86 
85 
$1,000 
2,932 
2,425 
- 
285 
167 
(D) 
716 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,131 
792 
4 
52 
82 
201 
238 
215 
$1,000 
28,414 
25,578 
(D) 
(D) 
2,028 
8,206 
2,991 
1 1 ,743 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
26,422 
16,590 
144 
1,228 
1,799 
3,792 
4,962 
4,665 
acres 
19,147,320 
17,197,564 
54,106 
922,922 
2,233,859 
4,734,860 
5,585,876 
3,665,941 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
21,340 
15,227 
133 
1,148 
1,704 
3,586 
4,591 
4,065 
acres 
16,392,000 
15,146,967 
47,113 
840,956 
2,042,804 
4,247,493 
4,940,735 
3,027,866 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
4,116 
1,387 
5 
80 
105 
236 
395 
566 
50 to 99 acres 
1,806 
893 
10 
73 
87 
140 
227 
356 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2,511 
1,513 
40 
142 
135 
288 
340 
568 
200 to 499 acres 
4,122 
3,192 
47 
306 
306 
643 
898 
992 
500 to 999 acres 
3,926 
3,589 
30 
311 
435 
908 
1,180 
725 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2,854 
2,722 
1 
138 
347 
834 
918 
484 
2,000 acres or more 
2,005 
1,931 
- 
98 
289 
537 
633 
374 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,846 
1,285 
7 
74 
109 
291 
417 
387 
acres 
518,702 
459,042 
1,560 
19,954 
27,336 
118,754 
150,598 
140,840 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
3,132 
2,326 
1 
125 
184 
548 
737 
731 
acres 
777,767 
681,128 
(D) 
(D) 
69,949 
162,855 
208,009 
207,951 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
10,033 
5,173 
22 
210 
478 
1,227 
1,687 
1,549 
acres 
1,190,695 
663,861 
3,402 
18,237 
72,796 
148,544 
211,633 
209,249 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,114 
907 
4 
39 
73 
213 
257 
321 
acres 
268,156 
246,566 
(D) 
(D) 
20,974 
57,214 
74,901 
80,035 
Total woodland 
farms 
3,911 
1,893 
6 
105 
155 
369 
551 
707 
acres 
294,445 
209,762 
96 
5,685 
9,808 
35,789 
85,151 
73,233 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1,195 
588 
1 
27 
48 
119 
170 
223 
acres 
180,751 
136,289 
(D) 
(D) 
7,504 
23,521 
64,171 
37,642 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
2,946 
1,423 
5 
80 
123 
269 
417 
529 
acres 
113,694 
73,473 
(D) 
(D) 
2,304 
12,268 
20,980 
35,591 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
