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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
142 
46 
5 
4 
8 
15 
14 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
60 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,692 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
7 
3 
1 
2 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
155 
86 
8 
13 
15 
22 
28 
number 
144,015 
123,739 
- 
(D) 
706 
(D) 
3,024 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
148 
80 
7 
13 
13 
22 
25 
2,000 to 59,999 
6 
5 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
3 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
142 
80 
- 
8 
9 
20 
27 
16 
number 
2,449,784 
2,199,389 
- 
(D) 
304,061 
368,860 
1,162,145 
(D) 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
77 
50 
- 
2 
9 
13 
17 
9 
number 
4,988,996 
4,236,777 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
856,796 
1,983,521 
749,059 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
149 
128 
9 
6 
42 
39 
32 
acres 
23,131 
22,168 
- 
1,605 
962 
6,090 
6,546 
6,965 
bushels 
781 ,289 
743,795 
- 
66,650 
26,283 
171,646 
239,123 
240,093 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
15 
- 
4 
- 
10 
1 
- 
acres 
234 
234 
- 
144 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
27 
14 
1 
10 
2 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
38 
33 
- 
- 
2 
11 
10 
10 
1 00 to 249 acres 
54 
52 
- 
4 
2 
12 
22 
12 
250 to 499 acres 
21 
20 
- 
4 
2 
6 
2 
6 
500 acres or more 
9 
9 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
3 
Corn for grain 
farms 
12,260 
10,140 
102 
836 
1,201 
2,598 
3,185 
2,218 
acres 
5,289,110 
4,938,602 
20,303 
305,541 
718,944 
1,397,538 
1,661,048 
835,228 
bushels 
480,330,680 
450,362,824 
1,737,981 
27,021,811 
65,146,887 
127,192,236 
154,515,635 
74,748,274 
Irrigated 
farms 
825 
730 
4 
43 
95 
190 
248 
150 
acres 
185,915 
162,186 
188 
9,055 
28,678 
41,428 
57,032 
25,805 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
698 
357 
4 
25 
32 
84 
114 
98 
25 to 99 acres 
2,382 
1,549 
31 
161 
133 
321 
425 
478 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,220 
2,613 
37 
261 
286 
582 
735 
712 
250 to 499 acres 
2,691 
2,485 
23 
211 
271 
688 
842 
450 
500 acres or more 
3,269 
3,136 
7 
178 
479 
923 
1,069 
480 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4,499 
4,078 
30 
281 
518 
1,137 
1,277 
835 
acres 
592,643 
556,474 
2,399 
29,862 
83,002 
158,330 
174,943 
107,938 
tons 
5,127,364 
4,865,783 
19,696 
246,340 
747,401 
1,365,652 
1,543,256 
943,438 
Irrigated 
farms 
121 
109 
- 
1 
13 
38 
37 
20 
acres 
1 1 ,828 
10,807 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,371 
5,115 
1,228 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
561 
468 
6 
43 
56 
121 
150 
92 
25 to 99 acres 
2,143 
1,918 
17 
139 
228 
545 
601 
388 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,243 
1,159 
7 
67 
141 
333 
373 
238 
250 to 499 acres 
359 
345 
- 
26 
63 
76 
96 
84 
500 acres or more 
193 
188 
- 
6 
30 
62 
57 
33 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
44 
40 
_ 
2 
4 
14 
13 
7 
acres 
13,908 
11,090 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,596 
2,362 
2,598 
cwt 
206,977 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
81,353 
36,333 
50,644 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
4 
- 
2 
2 
- 
acres 
2,328 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
5 
. 
1 
3 
. 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
10 
- 
1 
3 
1 
5 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
10 
10 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
6 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
1 
500 acres or more 
12 
10 
- 
- 
- 
7 
1 
2 
Oats for grain 
farms 
953 
839 
_ 
43 
71 
205 
288 
232 
acres 
69,957 
63,771 
- 
2,734 
4,781 
16,704 
20,907 
18,645 
bushels 
4,525,084 
4,123,537 
- 
196,708 
312,947 
1,047,310 
1,302,788 
1,263,784 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
21 
- 
- 
2 
5 
7 
7 
acres 
1,312 
1,173 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
717 
287 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
308 
252 
24 
29 
53 
86 
60 
25 to 99 acres 
418 
378 
- 
9 
30 
95 
130 
114 
1 00 to 249 acres 
170 
154 
- 
6 
8 
41 
57 
42 
250 to 499 acres 
48 
47 
- 
4 
2 
13 
13 
15 
500 acres or more 
9 
8 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
1 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
420 
365 
_ 
12 
39 
115 
102 
97 
acres 
137,310 
126,959 
- 
5,854 
19,699 
34,957 
30,123 
36,326 
bushels 
5,825,203 
5,393,846 
- 
217,954 
948,119 
1,541,179 
1,390,794 
1 ,295,800 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
41 
27 
8 
7 
12 
25 to 99 acres 
85 
73 
- 
2 
5 
24 
18 
24 
1 00 to 249 acres 
125 
114 
- 
3 
10 
31 
41 
29 
250 to 499 acres 
96 
79 
- 
6 
9 
33 
19 
12 
500 acres or more 
73 
72 
- 
1 
15 
19 
17 
20 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
10,977 
9,130 
95 
731 
1,138 
2,290 
2,898 
1,978 
acres 
4,714,204 
4,401,141 
16,009 
259,875 
624,640 
1 ,236,262 
1,497,568 
766,787 
bushels 
130,534,273 
122,120,979 
453,201 
7,317,990 
17,177,255 
34,641,441 
41,685,442 
20,845,650 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
206 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
