Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Brule 
Buffalo 
Butte 
Campbell 
Charles Mix 
Clark 
Clay 
Farms 
number 
407 
78 
659 
242 
759 
597 
461 
Land in farms 
acres 
513,888 
296,175 
1,134,603 
360,341 
692,319 
608,805 
258,692 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,263 
3,797 
1,722 
1,489 
912 
1,020 
561 
Median size of farm 
acres 
382 
1,468 
209 
645 
365 
475 
260 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,876,440 
4,488,481 
1,066,479 
1,898,711 
2,146,679 
2,584,073 
2,481,559 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,278 
1,182 
619 
1,275 
2,353 
2,534 
4,422 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
99,549 
29,695 
65,686 
77,843 
200,711 
177,423 
128,742 
Average per farm 
dollars 
244,593 
380,706 
99,675 
321,664 
264,442 
297,191 
279,266 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
9 
1 
33 
1 
15 
15 
34 
1 0 to 49 acres 
78 
5 
106 
18 
92 
54 
91 
50 to 1 79 acres 
66 
9 
163 
50 
176 
132 
75 
1 80 to 499 acres 
62 
11 
125 
36 
134 
109 
89 
500 to 999 acres 
42 
8 
75 
41 
115 
86 
73 
1 ,000 acres or more 
150 
44 
157 
96 
227 
201 
99 
Total cropland 
farms 
342 
64 
466 
214 
679 
533 
407 
acres 
263,853 
86,974 
116,836 
210,950 
448,940 
401,298 
237,577 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
293 
54 
398 
161 
558 
411 
337 
acres 
233,934 
79,779 
71,500 
179,911 
409,912 
353,202 
226,896 
Irrigated land 
farms 
14 
4 
321 
7 
32 
27 
63 
acres 
3,741 
6,263 
45,409 
2,290 
15,286 
7,306 
20,823 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
150,881 
45,650 
75,350 
98,883 
227,906 
249,375 
96,827 
Average per farm 
dollars 
370,716 
585,256 
114,341 
408,606 
300,272 
417,714 
210,037 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
76,953 
22,972 
17,320 
62,126 
102,917 
159,568 
79,678 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
73,928 
22,678 
58,030 
36,756 
124,990 
89,807 
17,149 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
84 
15 
119 
63 
166 
161 
129 
$2,500 to $4,999 
26 
8 
34 
4 
27 
25 
16 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12 
- 
63 
3 
33 
16 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
41 
1 
113 
18 
55 
37 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
2 
81 
18 
71 
14 
19 
$50,000 to $99,999 
35 
13 
77 
11 
66 
39 
34 
$100,000 or more 
174 
39 
172 
125 
341 
305 
215 
Government payments 
farms 
280 
61 
308 
207 
666 
501 
366 
$1,000 
2,702 
912 
3,255 
2,928 
5,433 
5,326 
4,323 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
236 
53 
324 
152 
546 
404 
277 
$1,000 
12,441 
3,139 
3,357 
4,023 
40,719 
13,160 
30,247 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
118,512 
37,229 
59,892 
71,767 
205,064 
186,498 
94,383 
Average per farm 
dollars 
291,184 
477,298 
90,883 
296,557 
270,177 
312,392 
204,735 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
407 
78 
659 
242 
759 
597 
461 
$1,000 
47,513 
12,472 
22,070 
34,067 
68,994 
81,363 
37,014 
Average per farm 
dollars 
116,739 
159,897 
33,490 
140,772 
90,901 
136,287 
80,291 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
252 
59 
380 
153 
510 
347 
297 
Other 
number 
155 
19 
279 
89 
249 
250 
164 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
212 
40 
414 
133 
421 
278 
258 
200 days or more 
number 
126 
24 
261 
78 
263 
186 
181 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
255 
40 
363 
115 
378 
278 
100 
number 
71,366 
29,382 
61,319 
33,490 
99,027 
78,828 
10,187 
Beef cows 
farms 
198 
40 
314 
97 
329 
229 
83 
number 
(D) 
13,845 
27,911 
15,876 
39,290 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
9 
5 
22 
3 
18 
1 
2 
number 
(D) 
172 
74 
250 
1,010 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
228 
36 
321 
110 
350 
266 
84 
number 
42,775 
17,400 
46,431 
20,512 
67,898 
49,581 
9,312 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
11 
- 
12 
2 
33 
8 
15 
number 
28,309 
- 
121 
(D) 
67,379 
75,111 
10,344 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
11 
- 
8 
2 
31 
9 
18 
number 
88,161 
- 
18 
(D) 
273,235 
416,121 
25,522 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
5 
4 
124 
4 
36 
32 
19 
number 
374 
280 
39,626 
302 
7,425 
1,880 
1,890 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
15 
- 
75 
1 
18 
18 
30 
number 
1,091 
- 
1,690 
(D) 
(D) 
364 
761 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
3 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
229 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
189 
39 
72 
106 
347 
309 
266 
acres 
71,493 
21,370 
8,043 
47,312 
121,478 
132,480 
110,580 
bushels 
4,922,862 
1,624,887 
851,198 
4,367,275 
6,168,265 
14,713,139 
7,388,071 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
79 
24 
20 
48 
189 
103 
39 
acres 
12,097 
6,799 
1,982 
3,515 
26,323 
11,558 
3,577 
tons 
94,489 
42,597 
29,841 
36,840 
168,000 
99,916 
29,627 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
85 
18 
41 
84 
179 
115 
36 
acres 
37,188 
10,707 
8,564 
41,160 
47,847 
29,811 
3,245 
bushels 
2,297,044 
574,623 
253,139 
1 ,578,472 
2,568,831 
1 ,335,634 
200,954 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
82 
14 
30 
9 
174 
23 
35 
acres 
34,777 
7,762 
6,846 
1,686 
44,976 
4,076 
(D) 
bushels 
2,217,119 
468,717 
228,433 
76,109 
2,417,818 
193,356 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
13 
7 
17 
83 
8 
106 
1 
acres 
2,411 
2,945 
1,718 
39,474 
2,871 
25,735 
(D) 
bushels 
79,925 
105,906 
24,706 
1,502,363 
151,013 
1,142,278 
(D) 
--continued 
226 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
