Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jackson 
Jerauld 
Jones 
Kingsbury 
Lake 
Lawrence 
Lincoln 
Lyman 
Farms 
number 
299 
233 
163 
518 
502 
312 
899 
430 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,157,939 
332,835 
612,384 
521,142 
261,757 
158,746 
365,530 
1 ,028,579 
Average size of farm 
acres 
3,873 
1,428 
3,757 
1,006 
521 
509 
407 
2,392 
Median size of farm 
acres 
1,520 
329 
1,360 
415 
160 
94 
150 
1,108 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,077,279 
2,811,745 
2,730,787 
3,338,883 
2,128,007 
722,070 
2,211,686 
2,398,733 
Average per acre 
dollars 
795 
1,968 
727 
3,319 
4,081 
1,419 
5,440 
1,003 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
53,668 
70,127 
38,433 
167,936 
119,278 
24,012 
178,570 
109,093 
Average per farm 
dollars 
179,492 
300,976 
235,785 
324,200 
237,606 
76,963 
198,632 
253,704 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
7 
9 
6 
22 
17 
21 
51 
8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
16 
34 
1 
55 
129 
69 
262 
19 
50 to 1 79 acres 
35 
39 
18 
125 
123 
120 
186 
77 
1 80 to 499 acres 
30 
43 
20 
79 
81 
46 
153 
58 
500 to 999 acres 
35 
36 
20 
80 
75 
13 
133 
50 
1 ,000 acres or more 
176 
72 
98 
157 
77 
43 
114 
218 
Total cropland 
farms 
203 
186 
129 
454 
428 
214 
764 
401 
acres 
176,567 
181,643 
210,080 
382,259 
207,264 
29,718 
329,906 
456,423 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
167 
158 
108 
389 
344 
158 
659 
297 
acres 
112,298 
167,930 
177,558 
349,567 
189,340 
17,462 
319,035 
348,828 
Irrigated land 
farms 
8 
3 
3 
13 
13 
27 
31 
13 
acres 
630 
1,370 
670 
2,100 
1,844 
2,714 
2,889 
8,742 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
51,912 
99,306 
65,252 
278,260 
168,834 
19,052 
172,265 
136,759 
Average per farm 
dollars 
173,619 
426,207 
400,317 
537,182 
336,323 
61,065 
191,619 
318,043 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
17,969 
62,010 
40,121 
175,284 
112,379 
2,424 
103,441 
95,031 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
33,943 
37,296 
25,130 
102,976 
56,455 
16,628 
68,824 
41,727 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
62 
46 
31 
94 
140 
126 
273 
118 
$2,500 to $4,999 
13 
18 
3 
21 
41 
36 
37 
17 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11 
11 
7 
13 
37 
22 
37 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
26 
22 
7 
26 
30 
31 
55 
26 
$25,000 to $49,999 
27 
17 
4 
33 
19 
38 
70 
15 
$50,000 to $99,999 
35 
24 
16 
42 
25 
22 
129 
39 
$100,000 or more 
125 
95 
95 
289 
210 
37 
298 
202 
Government payments 
farms 
174 
171 
132 
388 
379 
69 
642 
351 
$1,000 
2,083 
2,191 
2,535 
5,135 
3,352 
315 
6,946 
6,670 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
173 
136 
109 
339 
354 
129 
605 
281 
$1,000 
4,437 
3,862 
3,224 
8,475 
7,706 
638 
56,043 
11,531 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
39,355 
75,049 
47,976 
207,747 
127,128 
18,980 
189,916 
105,586 
Average per farm 
dollars 
131,623 
322,101 
294,334 
401,057 
253,244 
60,832 
211,253 
245,548 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
299 
233 
163 
518 
502 
312 
899 
430 
$1,000 
19,076 
30,309 
23,035 
84,124 
52,763 
1,026 
45,338 
49,373 
Average per farm 
dollars 
63,801 
130,082 
141,319 
162,401 
105,107 
3,288 
50,432 
114,821 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
211 
116 
119 
332 
259 
131 
452 
231 
Other 
number 
88 
117 
44 
186 
243 
181 
447 
199 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
150 
152 
79 
258 
330 
189 
586 
237 
200 days or more 
number 
74 
115 
43 
177 
237 
131 
434 
131 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
236 
131 
98 
254 
188 
131 
296 
172 
number 
50,501 
49,074 
43,205 
85,119 
34,896 
18,702 
37,902 
61,716 
Beef cows 
farms 
222 
120 
95 
217 
168 
102 
204 
158 
number 
33,624 
18,799 
22,875 
(D) 
1 1 ,739 
(D) 
8,598 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
4 
- 
14 
3 
9 
2 
20 
1 
number 
13 
- 
32 
(D) 
1 ,566 
(D) 
677 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
200 
123 
98 
235 
173 
116 
253 
166 
number 
34,231 
24,125 
24,862 
69,827 
22,107 
12,753 
32,357 
38,261 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
4 
3 
3 
15 
2 
30 
2 
number 
(D) 
12,492 
198 
(D) 
30,880 
(D) 
35,377 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
3 
4 
17 
2 
33 
2 
number 
- 
28,775 
114 
(D) 
122,733 
(D) 
103,435 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
17 
3 
59 
15 
7 
72 
12 
number 
606 
2,515 
75 
8,559 
2,150 
535 
4,719 
863 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
19 
8 
5 
21 
31 
30 
65 
9 
number 
416 
330 
245 
(D) 
1,530 
852 
1,353 
259 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
2 
1 
2 
2 
- 
5 
- 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
550 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
24 
91 
30 
314 
253 
4 
466 
122 
acres 
3,276 
70,255 
1 1 ,544 
145,168 
93,509 
598 
157,952 
51,489 
bushels 
132,462 
5,659,272 
466,930 
15,550,322 
11,714,420 
(D) 
9,957,140 
2,105,079 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
10 
43 
8 
103 
76 
2 
130 
40 
acres 
1,547 
8,135 
5,459 
13,402 
6,691 
(D) 
10,969 
9,486 
tons 
13,038 
65,874 
19,176 
161,276 
83,681 
(D) 
90,477 
53,457 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
76 
35 
69 
62 
10 
2 
17 
156 
acres 
48,248 
15,623 
69,892 
17,650 
737 
(D) 
987 
103,677 
bushels 
1,533,547 
886,021 
3,066,399 
947,129 
44,822 
(D) 
69,942 
4,826,275 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
73 
31 
65 
35 
3 
2 
17 
141 
acres 
39,397 
1 1 ,854 
55,978 
13,258 
257 
(D) 
971 
84,586 
bushels 
1,345,297 
706,621 
2,536,969 
727,768 
(D) 
(D) 
69,302 
4,370,572 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
15 
14 
24 
36 
7 
4 
70 
acres 
8,851 
3,769 
13,914 
4,392 
480 
- 
16 
19,091 
bushels 
188,250 
179,400 
529,430 
219,361 
(D) 
- 
640 
455,703 
--continued 
230 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
