Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
McCook 
McPherson 
Marshall 
Meade 
Mellette 
Miner 
Minnehaha 
Moody 
Farms 
number 
568 
398 
518 
891 
229 
486 
1,157 
513 
Land in farms 
acres 
362,890 
572,789 
532,218 
2,032,553 
698,784 
357,311 
407,896 
254,391 
Average size of farm 
acres 
639 
1,439 
1,027 
2,281 
3,051 
735 
353 
496 
Median size of farm 
acres 
253 
582 
320 
500 
1,660 
287 
80 
160 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,713,744 
2,201,473 
2,296,672 
1,537,876 
2,181,252 
2,361,718 
1,814,344 
2,525,814 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,248 
1,530 
2,235 
674 
715 
3,212 
5,146 
5,094 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
158,415 
109,066 
169,980 
104,903 
39,905 
126,468 
221,215 
111,165 
Average per farm 
dollars 
278,899 
274,034 
328,147 
117,737 
1 74,258 
260,222 
191,197 
216,695 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
18 
5 
11 
46 
4 
15 
73 
33 
1 0 to 49 acres 
124 
45 
64 
143 
3 
70 
386 
117 
50 to 1 79 acres 
127 
49 
110 
138 
35 
117 
272 
127 
1 80 to 499 acres 
86 
84 
118 
115 
12 
105 
157 
104 
500 to 999 acres 
97 
50 
48 
76 
28 
69 
146 
70 
1 ,000 acres or more 
116 
165 
167 
373 
147 
110 
123 
62 
Total cropland 
farms 
497 
345 
471 
577 
181 
438 
954 
441 
acres 
299,530 
286,779 
315,968 
349,829 
117,445 
231,483 
322,386 
208,768 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
408 
273 
305 
452 
165 
314 
803 
322 
acres 
283,917 
250,129 
244,726 
189,818 
93,712 
199,591 
308,506 
194,638 
Irrigated land 
farms 
7 
8 
9 
43 
8 
7 
29 
25 
acres 
(D) 
1,266 
(D) 
3,993 
(D) 
(D) 
1,695 
3,227 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
156,965 
159,369 
306,841 
116,443 
46,212 
123,695 
270,247 
214,971 
Average per farm 
dollars 
276,347 
400,424 
592,358 
130,688 
201,797 
254,517 
233,576 
419,048 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
96,689 
84,627 
146,118 
25,425 
13,929 
74,947 
164,228 
131,252 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
60,276 
74,741 
160,723 
91,018 
32,282 
48,748 
106,020 
83,719 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
131 
93 
188 
218 
24 
156 
331 
160 
$2,500 to $4,999 
32 
14 
11 
49 
3 
26 
102 
21 
$5,000 to $9,999 
36 
7 
15 
87 
13 
25 
73 
25 
$10,000 to $24,999 
35 
33 
29 
99 
25 
28 
82 
26 
$25,000 to $49,999 
46 
29 
31 
80 
20 
24 
93 
28 
$50,000 to $99,999 
60 
55 
39 
104 
23 
32 
78 
44 
$100,000 or more 
228 
167 
205 
254 
121 
195 
398 
209 
Government payments 
farms 
414 
306 
426 
378 
149 
401 
777 
391 
$1,000 
3,979 
3,081 
8,084 
4,935 
1,048 
4,341 
5,753 
4,100 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
402 
288 
338 
444 
138 
328 
685 
365 
$1,000 
39,472 
6,635 
9,584 
7,087 
2,509 
9,745 
26,580 
8,269 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
155,163 
112,850 
231,341 
95,055 
37,435 
107,774 
218,733 
150,157 
Average per farm 
dollars 
273,175 
283,543 
446,604 
106,684 
163,471 
221,757 
189,052 
292,704 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
568 
398 
518 
891 
229 
486 
1,157 
513 
$1,000 
45,253 
56,234 
93,168 
33,409 
12,333 
30,007 
83,847 
77,183 
Average per farm 
dollars 
79,671 
141,292 
179,861 
37,496 
53,858 
61,742 
72,470 
150,455 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
304 
241 
278 
507 
192 
270 
602 
323 
Other 
number 
264 
157 
240 
384 
37 
216 
555 
190 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
346 
199 
278 
517 
84 
318 
690 
315 
200 days or more 
number 
267 
124 
192 
331 
47 
179 
480 
145 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
273 
227 
233 
580 
187 
211 
437 
200 
number 
41,813 
68,715 
87,621 
123,934 
53,289 
51,189 
73,073 
38,242 
Beef cows 
farms 
235 
214 
204 
522 
179 
197 
342 
139 
number 
15,400 
(D) 
(D) 
70,392 
31,847 
24,424 
18,776 
10,177 
Milk cows 
farms 
13 
2 
4 
28 
7 
9 
27 
12 
number 
2,478 
(D) 
(D) 
145 
14 
196 
7,481 
4,519 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
265 
224 
218 
541 
172 
192 
387 
182 
number 
23,662 
37,372 
66,574 
84,488 
31,615 
31,878 
42,867 
30,423 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
21 
5 
10 
6 
1 
22 
35 
8 
number 
53,307 
35,736 
35,467 
56 
(D) 
26,232 
55,741 
18,181 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
28 
5 
10 
4 
1 
19 
43 
7 
number 
187,473 
140,864 
87,474 
63 
(D) 
72,474 
210,957 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
42 
15 
18 
46 
7 
13 
55 
24 
number 
2,730 
2,142 
1,895 
15,383 
444 
2,227 
2,728 
1,095 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
36 
10 
22 
94 
18 
20 
70 
32 
number 
2,374 
650 
2,442 
1,951 
668 
595 
2,984 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
11 
7 
number 
7,452 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
968 
375 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
299 
139 
190 
23 
21 
224 
491 
228 
acres 
136,837 
58,682 
96,276 
3,463 
2,956 
84,146 
144,036 
109,767 
bushels 
9,049,099 
5,549,087 
14,648,214 
101,169 
107,247 
6,562,519 
15,455,732 
15,017,344 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
127 
68 
70 
20 
16 
80 
147 
58 
acres 
14,356 
13,970 
10,655 
3,391 
2,429 
6,538 
12,321 
4,626 
tons 
130,344 
129,569 
153,379 
22,867 
20,117 
59,980 
130,198 
75,432 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
9 
99 
55 
74 
65 
27 
10 
7 
acres 
823 
34,701 
8,097 
55,644 
22,944 
7,860 
509 
(D) 
bushels 
51,622 
1 ,522,788 
326,338 
1,346,506 
771 ,557 
514,305 
20,733 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
9 
8 
7 
62 
59 
25 
6 
acres 
823 
2,081 
972 
39,572 
17,994 
7,418 
325 
- 
bushels 
51,622 
141,164 
58,251 
1,131,436 
659,781 
491,285 
11,071 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
99 
50 
39 
23 
5 
4 
7 
acres 
- 
32,620 
7,125 
16,072 
4,950 
442 
184 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
1 ,381 ,624 
268,087 
215,070 
1 1 1 ,776 
23,020 
9,662 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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