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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
15,887 
12,413 
127 
1,014 
1,485 
3,032 
3,806 
2,949 
acres treated 
11,331,665 
10,535,663 
41,006 
661,878 
1 ,437,735 
3,020,588 
3,429,672 
1 ,944,784 
Manure used 
farms 
4,699 
3,857 
24 
277 
443 
1,047 
1,209 
857 
acres treated 
446,380 
409,735 
495 
30,980 
64,138 
117,262 
135,728 
61,132 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
6,217 
5,021 
46 
485 
589 
1,225 
1,597 
1,079 
acres 
3,397,964 
3,136,834 
7,658 
204,747 
455,512 
883,612 
987,861 
597,444 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
17,410 
13,061 
124 
1,076 
1,519 
3,148 
3,961 
3,233 
acres 
14,827,322 
13,695,840 
48,684 
798,270 
1,881,738 
3,892,736 
4,421,370 
2,653,042 
Nematodes 
farms 
634 
502 
3 
52 
70 
111 
168 
98 
acres 
240,615 
210,587 
320 
14,949 
38,882 
50,374 
69,534 
36,528 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,546 
1,338 
9 
156 
218 
354 
359 
242 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
1 ,033,389 
972,269 
808 
67,098 
153,807 
283,629 
280,172 
186,755 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
83 
69 
- 
10 
5 
18 
23 
13 
acres on which used 
19,443 
18,698 
- 
1,320 
2,049 
8,265 
5,303 
1,761 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
2,105 
1,701 
14 
143 
184 
428 
578 
354 
acres 
390,572 
359,364 
1,311 
25,690 
52,247 
91,012 
126,046 
63,058 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,506 
1,927 
17 
153 
211 
460 
640 
446 
acres 
745,028 
691,743 
1,760 
38,321 
80,862 
176,588 
266,029 
128,183 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,534 
1,544 
7 
107 
184 
366 
498 
382 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
545,992 
416,664 
1,206 
21,442 
44,701 
97,329 
148,411 
103,575 
used 
farms 
7,462 
6,302 
29 
533 
798 
1,632 
1,917 
1,393 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
7,158,414 
6,726,527 
15,022 
361,341 
911,294 
1,906,737 
2,217,353 
1,314,780 
used 
farms 
5,017 
4,239 
20 
294 
518 
1,107 
1,373 
927 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
3,460,096 
3,274,499 
6,775 
197,155 
421,667 
973,209 
1 ,074,449 
601,244 
practices were used 
farms 
8,421 
6,476 
93 
555 
729 
1,523 
1,963 
1,613 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
4,012,138 
3,661,261 
22,514 
224,279 
538,470 
975,757 
1,179,320 
720,921 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,369 
1,050 
4 
81 
119 
288 
317 
241 
acres 
149,383 
135,336 
600 
13,677 
12,332 
43,275 
42,910 
22,542 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
703 
473 
_ 
35 
54 
123 
147 
114 
Solar panels 
farms 
226 
171 
- 
20 
17 
29 
56 
49 
Wind turbines 
farms 
109 
66 
- 
3 
2 
14 
25 
22 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
381 
252 
- 
12 
35 
84 
71 
50 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
6 
5 
- 
1 
2 
1 
1 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Other 
farms 
11 
9 
- 
- 
1 
1 
6 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
262 
181 
- 
9 
5 
38 
72 
57 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
16,413 
6,806 
32 
334 
558 
1,165 
1,780 
2,937 
Part owners 
farms 
12,802 
10,307 
75 
733 
1,246 
2,724 
3,388 
2,141 
Tenants 
farms 
2,774 
1,731 
71 
422 
304 
358 
290 
286 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
29,445 
17,257 
107 
1,080 
1,809 
3,919 
5,206 
5,136 
acres 
32,536,437 
26,254,513 
26,340 
707,631 
2,042,664 
5,261,014 
8,201,917 
10,014,947 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
29,215 
17,113 
107 
1,067 
1,804 
3,889 
5,168 
5,078 
acres 
26,207,242 
22,051,604 
25,940 
603,711 
1,919,392 
4,973,179 
6,884,876 
7,644,506 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
15,696 
12,107 
149 
1,155 
1,564 
3,090 
3,698 
2,451 
acres 
17,286,252 
15,424,978 
73,841 
1,196,321 
2,300,652 
4,659,687 
4,553,342 
2,641,135 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
15,576 
12,038 
146 
1,155 
1,550 
3,082 
3,678 
2,427 
acres 
17,049,837 
15,286,496 
72,999 
1,182,455 
2,283,737 
4,629,734 
4,507,060 
2,610,511 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
8,474 
4,227 
11 
177 
291 
687 
1,313 
1,748 
acres 
6,565,610 
4,341,391 
1,242 
117,786 
140,187 
317,788 
1 ,363,323 
2,401,065 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
48,987 
29,168 
237 
2,305 
3,148 
6,481 
8,578 
8,419 
1 operator 
18,540 
10,897 
138 
821 
1,260 
2,487 
3,096 
3,095 
2 operators 
11,017 
6,293 
21 
568 
728 
1,404 
1,876 
1,696 
3 operators 
1,865 
1,284 
19 
70 
83 
288 
366 
458 
4 operators 
385 
267 
- 
26 
29 
43 
88 
81 
5 or more operators 
182 
103 
- 
4 
8 
25 
32 
34 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
12,640 
6,639 
40 
511 
671 
1,473 
1,954 
1,990 
1 operator 
11,106 
5,867 
28 
455 
595 
1,302 
1,781 
1,706 
2 operators 
555 
329 
6 
22 
31 
77 
82 
111 
3 operators 
35 
15 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
9 
4 operators 
11 
4 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
41 
4 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
198 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
