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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
616 
487 
89 
40 
364 
252 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,834 
1,433 
261 
140 
1,115 
719 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,493 
1,079 
281 
133 
892 
601 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,078 
2,151 
693 
234 
2,005 
1,073 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,819 
1,553 
994 
272 
1,744 
1,075 
$50,000 or more 
10,862 
2,988 
7,050 
824 
6,059 
4,803 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
1 1 ,287 
6,722 
3,434 
1,131 
6,361 
4,926 
Average net loss 
dollars 
43,069 
23,337 
81,462 
43,769 
42,072 
44,356 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
653 
502 
96 
55 
384 
269 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,320 
1,775 
343 
202 
1,270 
1,050 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,846 
1,322 
355 
169 
1,012 
834 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,768 
1,844 
670 
254 
1,545 
1,223 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,600 
781 
600 
219 
912 
688 
$50,000 or more 
2,100 
498 
1,370 
232 
1,238 
862 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
312 
60 
221 
31 
183 
129 
$1,000 
34,716 
4,812 
28,617 
1,286 
14,900 
19,816 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,242 
9,247 
9,357 
1,638 
1 1 ,869 
8,373 
$1,000 
939,643 
258,222 
618,634 
62,787 
534,977 
404,666 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
2,757 
454 
1,995 
308 
1,579 
1,178 
$1,000 
55,855 
6,629 
42,649 
6,577 
29,542 
26,313 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
9,028 
6,033 
2,662 
333 
5,436 
3,592 
$1,000 
236,345 
1 72,280 
54,151 
9,915 
156,802 
79,544 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
46 
37 
9 
_ 
21 
25 
$1,000 
217 
151 
66 
- 
146 
71 
Agri -tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
606 
306 
274 
26 
316 
290 
$1,000 
12,400 
5,936 
5,789 
676 
7,069 
5,331 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
12,180 
3,933 
7,137 
1,110 
6,887 
5,293 
$1,000 
35,715 
5,392 
28,131 
2,193 
17,781 
17,934 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
6,486 
1,335 
4,474 
677 
3,717 
2,769 
$1,000 
567,390 
48,399 
476,365 
42,627 
314,557 
252,833 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
426 
202 
203 
21 
227 
199 
$1,000 
2,932 
1,200 
1,664 
68 
1,525 
1,406 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,131 
485 
579 
67 
580 
551 
$1,000 
28,414 
18,237 
9,445 
732 
7,555 
20,859 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
26,422 
12,422 
1 1 ,895 
2,105 
15,681 
10,741 
acres 
19,147,320 
4,043,595 
13,771,019 
1 ,332,706 
9,377,078 
9,770,242 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
21,340 
7,916 
11,488 
1,936 
12,307 
9,033 
acres 
16,392,000 
2,784,119 
12,406,898 
1,200,983 
7,932,984 
8,459,016 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
4,116 
3,199 
656 
261 
2,219 
1,897 
50 to 99 acres 
1,806 
1,080 
520 
206 
1,079 
727 
100 to 199 acres 
2,511 
1,168 
976 
367 
1,640 
871 
200 to 499 acres 
4,122 
1,246 
2,395 
481 
2,557 
1,565 
500 to 999 acres 
3,926 
580 
3,044 
302 
2,396 
1,530 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2,854 
323 
2,350 
181 
1,547 
1,307 
2,000 acres or more 
2,005 
320 
1,547 
138 
869 
1,136 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,846 
875 
881 
90 
985 
861 
acres 
518,702 
180,261 
315,682 
22,759 
267,360 
251,342 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
3,132 
1,281 
1,641 
210 
1,640 
1,492 
acres 
777,767 
276,381 
462,883 
38,503 
354,032 
423,735 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
10,033 
6,158 
3,570 
305 
6,125 
3,908 
acres 
1,190,695 
717,303 
426,459 
46,933 
703,271 
487,424 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,114 
456 
586 
72 
619 
495 
acres 
268,156 
85,531 
159,097 
23,528 
119,431 
148,725 
Total woodland 
farms 
3,911 
2,542 
1,253 
116 
2,062 
1,849 
acres 
294,445 
177,942 
104,561 
1 1 ,942 
128,400 
166,045 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1,195 
724 
423 
48 
575 
620 
acres 
180,751 
98,533 
74,508 
7,710 
70,884 
109,867 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
2,946 
1,953 
917 
76 
1,607 
1,339 
acres 
113,694 
79,409 
30,053 
4,232 
57,516 
56,178 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
216 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
