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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
142 
96 
42 
4 
35 
107 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
4,289 
138 
3,391 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
7 
3 
1 
3 
1 
6 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
90 
(D) 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
155 
64 
82 
9 
70 
85 
Farms with- 
number 
144,015 
14,014 
129,391 
610 
6,088 
137,927 
1 to 1 ,999 
148 
61 
78 
9 
70 
78 
2,000 to 59,999 
6 
3 
3 
- 
- 
6 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
142 
73 
60 
9 
49 
93 
number 
2,449,784 
408,035 
2,041,300 
449 
436,387 
2,013,397 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
77 
21 
50 
6 
31 
46 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
4,988,996 
1,080,098 
3,908,493 
405 
1 ,074,963 
3,914,033 
Barley for grain 
farms 
149 
53 
88 
8 
71 
78 
acres 
23,131 
7,907 
13,707 
1,517 
1 1 ,373 
1 1 ,758 
bushels 
781,289 
228,810 
491,141 
61,338 
419,636 
361,653 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
4 
11 
- 
- 
15 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
234 
144 
90 
■ 
■ 
234 
1 to 24 acres 
27 
10 
17 
- 
9 
18 
25 to 99 acres 
38 
11 
23 
4 
24 
14 
1 00 to 249 acres 
54 
20 
34 
- 
20 
34 
250 to 499 acres 
21 
9 
8 
4 
14 
7 
500 acres or more 
9 
3 
6 
- 
4 
5 
Corn for grain 
farms 
12,260 
2,628 
8,406 
1,226 
7,375 
4,885 
acres 
5,289,110 
680,656 
4,204,846 
403,608 
2,632,425 
2,656,685 
bushels 
480,330,680 
60,447,617 
380,764,693 
39,118,370 
233,805,429 
246,525,251 
Irrigated 
farms 
825 
179 
599 
47 
432 
393 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
185,915 
34,720 
136,534 
14,661 
84,180 
101,735 
1 to 24 acres 
698 
393 
241 
64 
429 
269 
25 to 99 acres 
2,382 
865 
1,157 
360 
1,577 
805 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,220 
722 
2,124 
374 
2,026 
1,194 
250 to 499 acres 
2,691 
287 
2,200 
204 
1,672 
1,019 
500 acres or more 
3,269 
361 
2,684 
224 
1,671 
1,598 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4,499 
739 
3,434 
326 
2,433 
2,066 
acres 
592,643 
88,760 
465,757 
38,126 
278,882 
313,761 
tons 
5,127,364 
699,455 
4,057,290 
370,619 
2,317,488 
2,809,876 
Irrigated 
farms 
121 
31 
89 
1 
63 
58 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1 1 ,828 
(D) 
7,301 
(D) 
5,810 
6,018 
1 to 24 acres 
561 
145 
364 
52 
371 
190 
25 to 99 acres 
2,143 
324 
1,642 
177 
1,171 
972 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,243 
179 
990 
74 
656 
587 
250 to 499 acres 
359 
64 
280 
15 
166 
193 
500 acres or more 
193 
27 
158 
8 
69 
124 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
44 
12 
30 
2 
18 
26 
acres 
13,908 
(D) 
8,546 
(D) 
6,556 
7,352 
cwt 
206,977 
(D) 
127,398 
(D) 
107,553 
99,424 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
6 
4 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
2,328 
■ 
2,328 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
1 
4 
- 
2 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
1 
10 
- 
3 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
10 
5 
5 
- 
5 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
6 
- 
5 
1 
3 
3 
500 acres or more 
12 
5 
6 
1 
5 
7 
Oats for grain 
farms 
953 
274 
616 
63 
530 
423 
acres 
69,957 
18,145 
47,688 
4,124 
36,857 
33,100 
bushels 
4,525,084 
1,099,004 
3,101,899 
324,181 
2,351,411 
2,173,673 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
8 
16 
1 
7 
18 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1,312 
797 
(D) 
(D) 
325 
987 
1 to 24 acres 
308 
117 
166 
25 
184 
124 
25 to 99 acres 
418 
100 
295 
23 
228 
190 
1 00 to 249 acres 
170 
42 
116 
12 
84 
86 
250 to 499 acres 
48 
13 
32 
3 
29 
19 
500 acres or more 
9 
2 
7 
- 
5 
4 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
420 
135 
260 
25 
216 
204 
acres 
137,310 
50,871 
81,110 
5,329 
84,588 
52,722 
bushels 
5,825,203 
1,831,094 
3,681,960 
312,149 
3,590,072 
2,235,131 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
■ 
(D) 
" 
" 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
41 
14 
20 
7 
17 
24 
25 to 99 acres 
85 
23 
53 
9 
44 
41 
1 00 to 249 acres 
125 
33 
87 
5 
64 
61 
250 to 499 acres 
96 
42 
54 
- 
40 
56 
500 acres or more 
73 
23 
46 
4 
51 
22 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
10,977 
2,190 
7,644 
1,143 
6,706 
4,271 
acres 
4,714,204 
557,901 
3,777,088 
379,215 
2,429,594 
2,284,610 
bushels 
130,534,273 
15,017,602 
104,361,273 
11,155,398 
64,873,899 
65,660,374 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
222 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
