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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
15,887 
4,374 
9,910 
1,603 
9,289 
6,598 
acres treated 
1 1 ,331 ,665 
1 ,574,345 
8,854,125 
903,195 
5,476,475 
5,855,190 
Manure used 
farms 
4,699 
1,098 
3,274 
327 
2,348 
2,351 
acres treated 
446,380 
62,138 
356,632 
27,610 
188,773 
257,607 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
6,217 
1,564 
3,974 
679 
3,387 
2,830 
acres 
3,397,964 
532,634 
2,566,381 
298,949 
1,564,496 
1,833,468 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
17,410 
5,516 
10,211 
1,683 
10,068 
7,342 
acres 
14,827,322 
2,429,983 
11,269,246 
1,128,093 
7,135,220 
7,692,102 
Nematodes 
farms 
634 
153 
414 
67 
364 
270 
acres 
240,615 
32,017 
186,079 
22,519 
123,803 
116,812 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,546 
318 
1,033 
195 
789 
757 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
1,033,389 
179,761 
754,361 
99,267 
368,211 
665,178 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
83 
29 
44 
10 
41 
42 
acres on which used 
19,443 
2,722 
15,372 
1,349 
10,554 
8,889 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
2,105 
506 
1,430 
169 
1,298 
807 
acres 
390,572 
39,091 
326,003 
25,478 
223,288 
167,284 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,506 
682 
1,589 
235 
1,399 
1,107 
acres 
745,028 
64,500 
616,151 
64,377 
376,773 
368,255 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,534 
1,225 
1,209 
100 
1,412 
1,122 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
545,992 
169,787 
348,873 
27,332 
264,679 
281,313 
used 
farms 
7,462 
1,808 
4,950 
704 
4,176 
3,286 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
7,158,414 
1,249,032 
5,324,125 
585,257 
3,171,892 
3,986,522 
used 
farms 
5,017 
1,052 
3,537 
428 
2,878 
2,139 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
3,460,096 
459,596 
2,769,799 
230,701 
1,706,468 
1 ,753,628 
practices were used 
farms 
8,421 
2,466 
5,076 
879 
5,167 
3,254 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
4,012,138 
662,208 
3,065,433 
284,497 
2,199,961 
1,812,177 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,369 
479 
795 
95 
703 
666 
acres 
149,383 
30,833 
103,734 
14,816 
69,099 
80,284 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
703 
299 
374 
30 
321 
382 
Solar panels 
farms 
226 
87 
126 
13 
104 
122 
Wind turbines 
farms 
109 
54 
48 
7 
56 
53 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
381 
163 
211 
7 
167 
214 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
6 
2 
3 
1 
3 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
farms 
11 
1 
7 
3 
2 
9 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
262 
94 
164 
4 
117 
145 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
16,413 
16,413 
_ 
_ 
9,596 
6,817 
Part owners 
farms 
12,802 
- 
12,802 
- 
7,203 
5,599 
Tenants 
farms 
2,774 
- 
- 
2,774 
1,741 
1,033 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
29,445 
16,413 
12,802 
230 
16,966 
12,479 
acres 
32,536,437 
17,195,245 
15,194,971 
146,221 
18,135,304 
14,401,133 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
29,215 
16,413 
12,802 
- 
16,799 
12,416 
acres 
26,207,242 
11,965,042 
14,242,200 
- 
13,283,070 
12,924,172 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
15,696 
120 
12,802 
2,774 
9,017 
6,679 
acres 
17,286,252 
43,216 
14,200,822 
3,042,214 
8,261,309 
9,024,943 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
15,576 
- 
12,802 
2,774 
8,944 
6,632 
acres 
17,049,837 
- 
14,107,899 
2,941,938 
8,161,253 
8,888,584 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
8,474 
5,760 
2,403 
311 
5,137 
3,337 
acres 
6,565,610 
5,273,419 
1,045,694 
246,497 
4,952,290 
1,613,320 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
48,987 
24,723 
20,141 
4,123 
18,540 
30,447 
1 operator 
18,540 
9,596 
7,203 
1,741 
18,540 
- 
2 operators 
11,017 
5,808 
4,389 
820 
- 
11,017 
3 operators 
1,865 
770 
945 
150 
- 
1,865 
4 operators 
385 
146 
191 
48 
- 
385 
5 or more operators 
182 
93 
74 
15 
- 
182 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
12,640 
7,340 
4,479 
821 
1,383 
11,257 
1 operator 
11,106 
6,486 
3,927 
693 
1,383 
9,723 
2 operators 
555 
261 
234 
60 
- 
555 
3 operators 
35 
27 
8 
- 
- 
35 
4 operators 
11 
7 
2 
2 
- 
11 
5 or more operators 
41 
37 
4 
- 
- 
41 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
218 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
