Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
19,530 
12,715 
109 
902 
1,400 
2,937 
3,722 
3,645 
acres 
22,545,069 
19,004,369 
43,999 
824,819 
1,880,262 
4,630,061 
5,433,406 
6,191,822 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
21,040 
12,711 
58 
747 
1,241 
2,942 
3,914 
3,809 
acres 
1,270,245 
926,405 
738 
32,740 
79,200 
202,203 
287,503 
324,021 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,656 
1,267 
4 
71 
130 
293 
413 
356 
acres 
378,678 
323,794 
188 
17,503 
44,921 
76,314 
120,069 
64,799 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,593 
1,235 
4 
68 
128 
290 
407 
338 
acres 
370,081 
318,286 
188 
17,345 
44,527 
75,823 
117,084 
63,319 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
137 
83 
- 
6 
4 
13 
28 
32 
acres 
8,597 
5,508 
- 
158 
394 
491 
2,985 
1,480 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
10,596 
5,621 
16 
211 
563 
1,374 
1,842 
1,615 
acres 
948,040 
468,769 
912 
10,055 
40,230 
99,690 
156,557 
161,325 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
14,305 
1 1 ,698 
123 
965 
1,419 
2,934 
3,533 
2,724 
acres 
15,656,546 
14,582,316 
46,612 
805,068 
1 ,904,520 
3,978,468 
4,924,161 
2,923,487 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
82 
62 
- 
8 
- 
15 
18 
21 
$1,000 
12,810 
12,098 
- 
1,202 
- 
2,806 
3,321 
4,769 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
31,989 
18,844 
178 
1,489 
2,108 
4,247 
5,458 
5,364 
$1,000 
72,967,757 
63,675,710 
202,570 
3,281,370 
8,172,725 
17,070,030 
21,023,299 
13,925,716 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,281,026 
3,379,097 
1,138,036 
2,203,741 
3,877,004 
4,019,315 
3,851,832 
2,596,144 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,687 
1,705 
2,047 
1,837 
1,944 
1,778 
1,845 
1,358 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,258 
741 
12 
79 
108 
128 
196 
218 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,973 
542 
14 
43 
51 
87 
138 
209 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,597 
1,232 
16 
118 
133 
242 
269 
454 
$200,000 to $499,999 
6,280 
2,397 
21 
222 
220 
437 
587 
910 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,451 
2,416 
40 
236 
213 
438 
634 
855 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4,121 
3,093 
39 
279 
309 
665 
898 
903 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
5,430 
4,745 
35 
361 
592 
1,187 
1,482 
1,088 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2,485 
2,345 
1 
94 
298 
700 
799 
453 
$10,000,000 or more 
1,394 
1,333 
- 
57 
184 
363 
455 
274 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
31,987 
18,844 
178 
1,489 
2,108 
4,247 
5,458 
5,364 
$1,000 
7,721,279 
6,804,049 
30,551 
464,633 
889,541 
1,869,480 
2,170,381 
1 ,379,463 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,201 
598 
4 
60 
47 
93 
146 
248 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,927 
614 
8 
51 
70 
99 
133 
253 
$10,000 to $19,999 
3,212 
981 
6 
73 
97 
178 
228 
399 
$20,000 to $49,999 
5,534 
2,097 
21 
155 
182 
349 
555 
835 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,567 
2,375 
24 
223 
217 
471 
616 
824 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,734 
3,386 
77 
280 
350 
713 
990 
976 
$200,000 to $499,999 
5,250 
4,477 
28 
376 
592 
1,122 
1,367 
992 
$500,000 or more 
4,562 
4,316 
10 
271 
553 
1,222 
1,423 
837 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
26,094 
17,234 
167 
1,352 
1,931 
3,946 
5,094 
4,744 
number 
74,725 
58,761 
291 
3,640 
6,834 
14,816 
18,428 
14,752 
Tractors, all 
farms 
25,964 
16,895 
129 
1,184 
1,865 
3,874 
5,008 
4,835 
number 
87,474 
67,378 
356 
3,675 
7,126 
16,510 
21,196 
18,515 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
8,932 
5,383 
25 
248 
469 
1,103 
1,719 
1,819 
number 
14,223 
9,045 
48 
367 
830 
1,814 
2,799 
3,187 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
17,059 
11,066 
55 
541 
1,053 
2,552 
3,430 
3,435 
number 
28,756 
20,087 
88 
865 
1,924 
4,557 
6,292 
6,361 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
17,320 
13,512 
117 
982 
1,577 
3,304 
4,113 
3,419 
number 
44,495 
38,246 
220 
2,443 
4,372 
10,139 
12,105 
8,967 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
10,688 
9,348 
53 
635 
1,159 
2,433 
2,958 
2,110 
number 
12,858 
1 1 ,349 
62 
731 
1,430 
2,984 
3,554 
2,588 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
2,252 
1,780 
19 
143 
204 
436 
507 
471 
number 
2,417 
1,922 
19 
153 
217 
478 
541 
514 
Hay balers 
farms 
13,647 
10,242 
75 
626 
1,115 
2,531 
3,117 
2,778 
number 
16,513 
12,348 
75 
716 
1,333 
3,019 
3,828 
3,377 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
196 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
