Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Douglas 
Edmunds 
Fall River 
Faulk 
Grant 
Gregory 
Flaakon 
Farms 
number 
434 
422 
327 
280 
618 
505 
287 
Land in farms 
acres 
269,738 
696,981 
1,088,818 
615,620 
428,624 
634,932 
1,133,464 
Average size of farm 
acres 
622 
1,652 
3,330 
2,199 
694 
1,257 
3,949 
Median size of farm 
acres 
390 
1,033 
621 
1,535 
294 
560 
2,400 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,774,049 
3,620,645 
1,714,394 
4,275,534 
2,075,219 
1,534,659 
2,375,323 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,854 
2,192 
515 
1,945 
2,992 
1,221 
601 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
91,497 
190,486 
36,669 
156,623 
161,891 
79,048 
53,436 
Average per farm 
dollars 
210,823 
451,389 
112,137 
559,369 
261,960 
156,530 
186,189 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
20 
12 
14 
8 
16 
21 
3 
1 0 to 49 acres 
45 
29 
47 
10 
120 
30 
5 
50 to 1 79 acres 
97 
80 
57 
23 
135 
89 
33 
1 80 to 499 acres 
86 
45 
42 
41 
102 
101 
37 
500 to 999 acres 
98 
43 
24 
24 
109 
92 
21 
1 ,000 acres or more 
88 
213 
143 
174 
136 
172 
188 
Total cropland 
farms 
378 
372 
160 
253 
513 
427 
230 
acres 
192,294 
492,795 
63,815 
382,776 
290,676 
239,087 
324,595 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
344 
318 
96 
230 
429 
374 
158 
acres 
180,769 
450,538 
20,190 
365,255 
268,212 
216,562 
174,981 
Irrigated land 
farms 
13 
8 
43 
6 
13 
5 
5 
acres 
2,148 
955 
7,480 
499 
3,385 
504 
125 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
117,470 
271 ,398 
116,858 
216,327 
240,819 
94,137 
77,117 
Average per farm 
dollars 
270,669 
643,124 
357,365 
772,597 
389,675 
186,410 
268,701 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
41,558 
186,317 
6,474 
156,409 
135,881 
39,961 
33,129 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
75,913 
85,082 
110,384 
59,919 
104,938 
54,176 
43,989 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
43 
84 
102 
30 
133 
83 
52 
$2,500 to $4,999 
21 
13 
23 
6 
46 
17 
8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
18 
12 
8 
9 
31 
34 
10 
$10,000 to $24,999 
34 
22 
44 
19 
38 
41 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43 
21 
24 
15 
19 
60 
22 
$50,000 to $99,999 
56 
24 
27 
15 
54 
81 
34 
$100,000 or more 
219 
246 
99 
186 
297 
189 
144 
Government payments 
farms 
344 
344 
132 
246 
436 
401 
211 
$1,000 
2,807 
5,097 
1,885 
5,575 
4,517 
2,245 
4,539 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
328 
279 
126 
203 
406 
334 
181 
$1,000 
23,487 
10,123 
2,764 
14,128 
6,804 
14,108 
10,456 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
107,746 
206,187 
106,239 
147,424 
196,146 
82,122 
67,813 
Average per farm 
dollars 
248,262 
488,595 
324,889 
526,513 
317,389 
162,618 
236,282 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
434 
422 
327 
280 
618 
505 
287 
$1,000 
36,019 
80,432 
15,269 
88,607 
55,993 
28,368 
24,299 
Average per farm 
dollars 
82,993 
190,598 
46,695 
316,453 
90,603 
56,174 
84,667 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
314 
264 
211 
211 
399 
330 
210 
Other 
number 
120 
158 
116 
69 
219 
175 
77 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
231 
218 
190 
127 
358 
276 
132 
200 days or more 
number 
144 
114 
115 
70 
231 
142 
81 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
243 
198 
201 
154 
311 
331 
207 
number 
51,936 
64,589 
61,878 
51,002 
90,569 
88,222 
75,667 
Beef cows 
farms 
188 
190 
180 
144 
204 
293 
188 
number 
13,130 
24,645 
38,615 
(D) 
14,014 
35,064 
36,775 
Milk cows 
farms 
7 
4 
18 
4 
21 
17 
19 
number 
317 
750 
31 
(D) 
8,762 
744 
33 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
251 
187 
182 
149 
289 
308 
193 
number 
41,588 
52,096 
83,739 
28,230 
57,851 
44,001 
43,434 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
29 
3 
5 
4 
11 
7 
5 
number 
29,139 
30,130 
20 
44,361 
(D) 
263 
20 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
30 
3 
3 
4 
8 
4 
- 
number 
213,187 
(D) 
14 
116,700 
3,256 
173 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
34 
14 
38 
19 
15 
7 
15 
number 
1,990 
2,343 
7,202 
1,719 
499 
212 
4,088 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
17 
10 
78 
3 
47 
9 
13 
number 
(D) 
2,116 
1,837 
(D) 
1,075 
211 
522 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
- 
3 
1 
1 
- 
number 
9 
- 
36 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
242 
225 
16 
180 
268 
173 
45 
acres 
61,222 
157,646 
1,928 
126,244 
100,109 
49,381 
26,404 
bushels 
2,237,370 
15,565,508 
259,808 
12,511,643 
12,503,137 
1 ,992,824 
856,870 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
125 
88 
1 
55 
90 
100 
22 
acres 
14,568 
8,168 
(D) 
5,106 
15,243 
11,811 
4,385 
tons 
97,074 
83,278 
(D) 
44,828 
197,897 
60,126 
27,171 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
80 
112 
17 
95 
137 
82 
93 
acres 
9,323 
47,316 
4,268 
48,821 
23,332 
23,961 
66,763 
bushels 
540,590 
2,184,420 
112,893 
2,750,283 
1,205,516 
1,115,798 
2,335,907 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
78 
22 
16 
26 
17 
78 
86 
acres 
(D) 
4,406 
(D) 
9,588 
3,385 
22,982 
60,391 
bushels 
(D) 
255,388 
(D) 
678,464 
201,894 
1,088,311 
2,224,695 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
112 
1 
91 
131 
12 
24 
acres 
(D) 
42,910 
(D) 
39,233 
19,947 
979 
6,372 
bushels 
(D) 
1 ,929,032 
(D) 
2,071,819 
1,003,622 
27,487 
111,212 
--continued 
228 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
