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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
484 
433 
37 
53 
113 
134 
96 
acres 
89,333 
80,942 
- 
5,602 
10,674 
19,905 
28,386 
16,375 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
393 
181 
1 
12 
23 
31 
40 
74 
25 to 99 acres 
1,936 
1,207 
26 
109 
121 
241 
316 
394 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,963 
2,389 
47 
264 
276 
474 
705 
623 
250 to 499 acres 
2,761 
2,540 
21 
199 
310 
698 
876 
436 
500 acres or more 
2,924 
2,813 
- 
147 
408 
846 
961 
451 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
1,048 
927 
2 
84 
126 
238 
270 
207 
acres 
619,981 
568,226 
(D) 
(D) 
81,993 
175,857 
163,349 
115,627 
pounds 
824,447,331 
768,148,626 
(D) 
(D) 
121,491,665 
253,711,505 
216,261,107 
147,374,017 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
4 
- 
- 
4 
- 
acres 
1,264 
976 
- 
- 
- 
- 
976 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
16 
15 
1 
1 
1 
10 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
107 
85 
- 
4 
10 
21 
21 
29 
1 00 to 249 acres 
314 
275 
2 
41 
42 
62 
73 
55 
250 to 499 acres 
231 
201 
- 
22 
24 
53 
55 
47 
500 acres or more 
380 
351 
- 
16 
49 
101 
111 
74 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,804 
4,315 
17 
284 
538 
1,090 
1,313 
1,073 
acres 
2,203,785 
2,085,819 
3,176 
95,585 
250,131 
596,994 
638,930 
501,003 
bushels 
100,675,153 
95,655,142 
108,708 
3,994,286 
11,445,569 
29,626,117 
29,128,799 
21,351,663 
Irrigated 
farms 
72 
58 
- 
- 
11 
13 
19 
15 
acres 
7,630 
5,667 
- 
- 
539 
1,022 
2,879 
1,227 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
264 
191 
28 
26 
27 
67 
43 
25 to 99 acres 
1,120 
942 
8 
66 
121 
214 
258 
275 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,397 
1,271 
5 
73 
156 
328 
405 
304 
250 to 499 acres 
873 
817 
- 
75 
92 
226 
239 
185 
500 acres or more 
1,150 
1,094 
4 
42 
143 
295 
344 
266 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
14,695 
10,328 
58 
568 
1,099 
2,499 
3,178 
2,926 
acres 
2,615,189 
2,272,733 
4,911 
97,861 
249,499 
592,043 
714,129 
614,290 
tons, dry 
3,644,438 
3,219,240 
6,856 
155,476 
361,069 
853,960 
1,009,039 
832,840 
Irrigated 
farms 
669 
497 
- 
14 
36 
91 
175 
181 
acres 
65,001 
54,725 
- 
1,483 
3,725 
9,452 
21,713 
18,352 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,176 
1,321 
17 
87 
113 
266 
378 
460 
25 to 99 acres 
4,928 
3,266 
14 
190 
365 
738 
1,016 
943 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,537 
2,951 
24 
167 
317 
721 
913 
809 
250 to 499 acres 
1,785 
1,615 
3 
84 
172 
444 
517 
395 
500 acres or more 
1,269 
1,175 
- 
40 
132 
330 
354 
319 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
10,557 
8,081 
50 
448 
881 
1,997 
2,495 
2,210 
acres 
1,486,635 
1,307,334 
3,418 
59,727 
138,317 
319,634 
421,310 
364,928 
tons, dry 
2,164,903 
1,929,237 
5,242 
104,253 
214,115 
488,977 
613,696 
502,954 
Irrigated 
farms 
595 
452 
- 
8 
31 
81 
167 
165 
acres 
55,900 
47,332 
- 
671 
3,297 
7,572 
19,241 
16,551 
Other tame hay 
farms 
3,108 
2,347 
6 
116 
308 
623 
703 
591 
acres 
402,415 
351,828 
545 
14,186 
49,379 
100,807 
98,014 
88,897 
tons, dry 
487,118 
429,463 
498 
14,354 
62,918 
127,121 
116,535 
108,037 
Irrigated 
farms 
66 
42 
- 
1 
3 
9 
20 
9 
acres 
3,577 
2,668 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,150 
692 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
47 
41 
_ 
2 
8 
5 
18 
8 
acres 
3,767 
3,547 
- 
(D) 
560 
(D) 
1,772 
604 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
179 
94 
- 
7 
6 
18 
41 
22 
acres 
838 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
163 
382 
90 
Irrigated 
farms 
85 
45 
- 
3 
4 
12 
19 
7 
acres 
221 
168 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
43 
92 
23 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
140 
65 
6 
5 
10 
28 
16 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
31 
21 
- 
1 
1 
5 
8 
6 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
- 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
53 
19 
_ 
1 
1 
2 
12 
3 
acres 
10 
5 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
2 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
24 
14 
- 
- 
- 
2 
10 
2 
acres 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
82 
41 
- 
3 
5 
9 
14 
10 
acres 
156 
129 
- 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
4 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
79 
40 
- 
3 
5 
9 
13 
10 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
208 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
