Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
16,967 
5,139 
10,195 
1,633 
9,944 
7,023 
$1,000 
790,063 
98,080 
628,027 
63,956 
384,207 
405,856 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,964 
1,416 
433 
115 
1,022 
942 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,405 
1,188 
960 
257 
1,451 
954 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,897 
1,589 
2,689 
619 
3,090 
1,807 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,084 
461 
2,314 
309 
1,932 
1,152 
$50,000 or more 
4,617 
485 
3,799 
333 
2,449 
2,168 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1 1 ,987 
4,245 
6,631 
1,111 
6,086 
5,901 
$1,000 
978,174 
310,623 
602,485 
65,066 
475,226 
502,947 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,831 
2,038 
1,421 
372 
1,953 
1,878 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,284 
1,340 
2,523 
421 
2,219 
2,065 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,349 
550 
1,588 
211 
1,167 
1,182 
$100,000 to $249,999 
764 
159 
549 
56 
386 
378 
$250,000 or more 
759 
158 
550 
51 
361 
398 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,959 
2,665 
5,443 
851 
4,580 
4,379 
$1,000 
205,411 
47,274 
142,355 
15,782 
94,845 
110,566 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,537 
2,267 
2,805 
465 
2,749 
2,788 
$1,000 
772,763 
263,349 
460,130 
49,284 
380,381 
392,382 
Feed purchased 
farms 
18,795 
8,143 
8,947 
1,705 
9,841 
8,954 
$1,000 
1,282,133 
483,032 
733,990 
65,111 
595,701 
686,432 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,348 
3,870 
1,896 
582 
3,276 
3,072 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,814 
2,730 
3,388 
696 
3,686 
3,128 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,955 
1,100 
2,515 
340 
2,061 
1,894 
$100,000 to $249,999 
929 
206 
678 
45 
492 
437 
$250,000 or more 
749 
237 
470 
42 
326 
423 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
30,123 
14,701 
12,759 
2,663 
17,301 
12,822 
$1,000 
447,956 
101,476 
317,032 
29,447 
210,021 
237,935 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,903 
11,418 
3,090 
1,395 
9,325 
6,578 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,594 
2,555 
6,050 
989 
5,751 
3,843 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,677 
403 
2,110 
164 
1,438 
1,239 
$50,000 or more 
1,949 
325 
1,509 
115 
787 
1,162 
Utilities 
farms 
24,712 
10,757 
12,099 
1,856 
13,879 
10,833 
$1,000 
152,299 
44,798 
99,012 
8,489 
71,087 
81,212 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,935 
3,529 
1,045 
361 
2,790 
2,145 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
12,230 
5,541 
5,693 
996 
7,238 
4,992 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,819 
1,509 
4,859 
451 
3,571 
3,248 
$25,000 to $49,999 
433 
74 
319 
40 
170 
263 
$50,000 or more 
295 
104 
183 
8 
110 
185 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
27,138 
12,369 
12,406 
2,363 
15,508 
1 1 ,630 
$1,000 
496,936 
107,944 
358,547 
30,445 
234,440 
262,495 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,541 
8,637 
2,686 
1,218 
7,342 
5,199 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,245 
2,854 
5,583 
808 
5,530 
3,715 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,898 
459 
2,236 
203 
1,528 
1,370 
$50,000 or more 
2,454 
419 
1,901 
134 
1,108 
1,346 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
9,938 
3,288 
5,859 
791 
5,209 
4,729 
$1 ,000 
267,349 
80,040 
169,593 
17,716 
106,221 
161,129 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,504 
1,945 
2,218 
341 
2,603 
1,901 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,900 
758 
1,894 
248 
1,549 
1,351 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,041 
458 
1,419 
164 
889 
1,152 
$100,000 to $249,999 
369 
73 
260 
36 
127 
242 
$250,000 or more 
124 
54 
68 
2 
41 
83 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,708 
1,126 
1,392 
190 
1,417 
1,291 
$1,000 
34,274 
8,976 
23,585 
1,713 
13,905 
20,369 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
544 
350 
142 
52 
282 
262 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
952 
430 
443 
79 
526 
426 
$5,000 to $24,999 
879 
263 
569 
47 
476 
403 
$25,000 to $49,999 
186 
54 
127 
5 
84 
102 
$50,000 or more 
147 
29 
111 
7 
49 
98 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
10,854 
3,583 
6,267 
1,004 
6,122 
4,732 
$1,000 
184,128 
40,769 
127,736 
15,623 
86,249 
97,879 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,901 
1,036 
690 
175 
1,057 
844 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,587 
1,304 
1,912 
371 
2,135 
1,452 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,684 
839 
2,511 
334 
2,054 
1,630 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,003 
284 
664 
55 
559 
444 
$50,000 or more 
679 
120 
490 
69 
317 
362 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
15,907 
1,581 
11,861 
2,465 
9,049 
6,858 
$1,000 
855,798 
17,026 
717,857 
120,915 
419,707 
436,091 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,398 
687 
2,109 
602 
1,952 
1,446 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,918 
243 
1,292 
383 
1,141 
777 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,571 
576 
2,502 
493 
2,079 
1,492 
$25,000 or more 
7,020 
75 
5,958 
987 
3,877 
3,143 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
214 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
