Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Codington 
Corson 
Custer 
Davison 
Day 
Deuel 
Dewey 
Farms 
number 
713 
323 
446 
427 
693 
664 
342 
Land in farms 
acres 
369,235 
1 ,242,269 
623,206 
275,291 
570,125 
341,853 
1,181,719 
Average size of farm 
acres 
518 
3,846 
1,397 
645 
823 
515 
3,455 
Median size of farm 
acres 
160 
1,920 
120 
165 
260 
172 
1,238 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,389,913 
2,514,419 
1,600,944 
2,187,288 
1,571,924 
1,519,508 
1,979,601 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,684 
654 
1,146 
3,393 
1,911 
2,951 
573 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
120,393 
77,750 
33,949 
91,993 
146,528 
121,864 
58,662 
Average per farm 
dollars 
168,854 
240,711 
76,118 
215,440 
211,440 
183,530 
171,526 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
36 
14 
33 
19 
16 
26 
29 
1 0 to 49 acres 
184 
7 
114 
94 
81 
150 
21 
50 to 1 79 acres 
166 
36 
104 
103 
186 
158 
15 
1 80 to 499 acres 
116 
28 
50 
78 
161 
140 
54 
500 to 999 acres 
103 
39 
43 
55 
85 
88 
44 
1 ,000 acres or more 
108 
199 
102 
78 
164 
102 
179 
Total cropland 
farms 
584 
239 
202 
360 
597 
567 
245 
acres 
255,903 
346,430 
46,911 
210,170 
395,007 
207,641 
214,442 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
462 
218 
141 
298 
389 
424 
215 
acres 
227,518 
295,332 
18,984 
194,255 
328,825 
178,764 
165,496 
Irrigated land 
farms 
29 
6 
25 
12 
5 
14 
_ 
acres 
4,285 
(D) 
3,140 
1,713 
323 
1,057 
- 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
172,411 
117,085 
26,013 
78,788 
189,726 
177,753 
69,267 
Average per farm 
dollars 
241,810 
362,493 
58,325 
184,516 
273,775 
267,701 
202,534 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
108,293 
59,621 
2,871 
50,170 
158,390 
93,232 
29,240 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
64,118 
57,464 
23,143 
28,618 
31,336 
84,521 
40,026 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
205 
28 
149 
131 
281 
214 
55 
$2,500 to $4,999 
51 
2 
50 
18 
17 
41 
6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
56 
14 
34 
40 
37 
49 
18 
$10,000 to $24,999 
64 
29 
70 
36 
43 
42 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
54 
24 
42 
31 
35 
44 
38 
$50,000 to $99,999 
45 
31 
31 
37 
55 
60 
31 
$100,000 or more 
238 
195 
70 
134 
225 
214 
153 
Government payments 
farms 
446 
214 
88 
280 
545 
519 
222 
$1,000 
3,757 
3,165 
1,285 
2,594 
6,718 
4,206 
4,224 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
452 
189 
131 
266 
456 
463 
181 
$1,000 
9,656 
4,512 
1,934 
19,557 
9,067 
10,557 
5,924 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
136,384 
82,504 
22,959 
77,854 
121,208 
126,962 
52,887 
Average per farm 
dollars 
191,282 
255,431 
51,477 
182,328 
174,904 
191,207 
154,641 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
713 
323 
446 
427 
693 
664 
342 
$1,000 
49,440 
42,258 
6,274 
23,085 
84,303 
65,554 
26,527 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,340 
130,828 
14,067 
54,062 
121,649 
98,726 
77,565 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
318 
256 
242 
206 
319 
356 
190 
Other 
number 
395 
67 
204 
221 
374 
308 
152 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
447 
142 
272 
290 
373 
376 
213 
200 days or more 
number 
319 
63 
201 
202 
262 
242 
168 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
293 
228 
241 
187 
280 
311 
246 
number 
65,203 
97,668 
26,365 
23,371 
41,788 
58,834 
62,597 
Beef cows 
farms 
221 
222 
207 
149 
227 
263 
226 
number 
16,986 
(D) 
16,484 
10,036 
15,361 
17,960 
41,514 
Milk cows 
farms 
24 
1 
8 
9 
10 
23 
5 
number 
4,529 
(D) 
19 
601 
1,976 
5,855 
183 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
259 
218 
210 
166 
239 
295 
236 
number 
32,820 
52,737 
18,881 
14,774 
21,379 
43,439 
40,140 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
10 
2 
- 
15 
3 
9 
7 
number 
6,205 
(D) 
- 
28,628 
20 
(D) 
496 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
10 
2 
- 
13 
2 
13 
7 
number 
15,711 
(D) 
- 
62,024 
(D) 
51,941 
385 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
47 
11 
16 
31 
18 
41 
20 
number 
8,822 
2,222 
290 
2,962 
753 
3,984 
2,885 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
27 
11 
40 
28 
29 
46 
21 
number 
325 
326 
638 
674 
684 
(D) 
503 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
8 
6 
2 
number 
16 
- 
- 
- 
140 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
261 
78 
9 
155 
236 
239 
41 
acres 
80,169 
34,094 
92 
72,428 
112,621 
62,961 
19,802 
bushels 
9,770,453 
2,019,373 
(D) 
3,473,247 
12,688,902 
7,874,870 
898,939 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
115 
39 
7 
57 
58 
104 
26 
acres 
11,013 
6,557 
700 
8,491 
3,560 
1 1 ,985 
3,829 
tons 
117,035 
80,349 
5,200 
56,438 
75,889 
168,124 
26,772 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
157 
136 
10 
52 
165 
76 
44 
acres 
24,040 
90,706 
3,087 
7,850 
46,744 
10,988 
40,988 
bushels 
1,186,541 
2,658,536 
65,497 
497,610 
2,202,861 
680,813 
1,330,945 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
17 
38 
7 
47 
17 
12 
24 
acres 
2,559 
(D) 
1,758 
7,618 
4,084 
2,552 
17,519 
bushels 
126,299 
(D) 
33,297 
486,032 
267,541 
165,488 
670,749 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
153 
134 
4 
6 
159 
74 
41 
acres 
21,481 
78,036 
1,329 
232 
42,660 
8,436 
23,469 
bushels 
1 ,060,242 
2,131,917 
32,200 
11,578 
1,935,320 
515,325 
660,196 
--continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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