Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pennington 
Perkins 
Potter 
Roberts 
Sanborn 
Shannon 
Spink 
Stanley 
Farms 
number 
599 
437 
247 
876 
402 
174 
675 
183 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,074,103 
1,630,875 
538,023 
623,105 
360,237 
1,101,176 
945,045 
791,140 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,793 
3,732 
2,178 
711 
896 
6,329 
1,400 
4,323 
Median size of farm 
acres 
250 
2,000 
730 
240 
331 
1,817 
745 
1,490 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 ,253,793 
2,007,829 
4,354,235 
1 ,800,643 
2,130,490 
2,910,177 
4,166,482 
3,968,495 
Average per acre 
dollars 
699 
538 
1,999 
2,531 
2,377 
460 
2,976 
918 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
66,306 
77,710 
120,865 
197,770 
108,563 
27,122 
287,340 
45,538 
Average per farm 
dollars 
110,695 
1 77,826 
489,333 
225,765 
270,058 
155,874 
426,954 
248,844 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
28 
24 
5 
32 
2 
1 
19 
5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
119 
15 
23 
136 
39 
7 
58 
8 
50 to 1 79 acres 
132 
29 
26 
220 
113 
22 
116 
20 
1 80 to 499 acres 
90 
53 
54 
181 
81 
23 
99 
20 
500 to 999 acres 
44 
45 
22 
104 
57 
23 
89 
24 
1 ,000 acres or more 
186 
271 
117 
203 
110 
98 
294 
106 
Total cropland 
farms 
376 
349 
219 
779 
357 
62 
610 
130 
acres 
222,806 
393,243 
357,337 
429,272 
221,771 
97,778 
714,684 
219,367 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
284 
286 
172 
571 
270 
51 
476 
105 
acres 
145,981 
259,815 
313,974 
375,079 
190,269 
56,231 
656,521 
166,364 
Irrigated land 
farms 
72 
4 
4 
16 
1 
6 
48 
3 
acres 
5,795 
155 
(D) 
2,301 
(D) 
534 
19,169 
173 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
65,746 
125,020 
157,014 
251,171 
118,751 
32,288 
447,590 
64,031 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,760 
286,086 
635,686 
286,724 
295,400 
185,561 
663,096 
349,894 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
29,599 
43,281 
140,531 
200,141 
69,389 
8,720 
334,151 
40,815 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
36,148 
81,738 
16,483 
51,030 
49,362 
23,567 
113,439 
23,215 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
166 
62 
59 
287 
126 
31 
160 
33 
$2,500 to $4,999 
52 
9 
2 
49 
3 
6 
11 
8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
46 
27 
11 
40 
28 
3 
16 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
91 
42 
5 
46 
38 
42 
30 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
66 
32 
13 
50 
26 
21 
49 
22 
$50,000 to $99,999 
36 
40 
22 
83 
21 
7 
28 
11 
$100,000 or more 
142 
225 
135 
321 
160 
64 
381 
92 
Government payments 
farms 
184 
337 
193 
694 
314 
79 
590 
114 
$1,000 
2,942 
4,913 
3,783 
9,142 
3,561 
1,772 
12,003 
2,309 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
265 
247 
149 
609 
265 
86 
479 
96 
$1,000 
3,535 
3,627 
4,650 
16,235 
12,429 
7,324 
16,796 
15,905 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
56,408 
89,825 
112,736 
173,333 
100,858 
28,597 
291,578 
53,866 
Average per farm 
dollars 
94,171 
205,549 
456,420 
197,869 
250,890 
164,353 
431,967 
294,347 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
599 
437 
247 
876 
402 
174 
675 
183 
$1,000 
15,815 
43,735 
52,711 
103,214 
33,883 
12,786 
184,811 
28,379 
Average per farm 
dollars 
26,402 
100,079 
213,405 
117,824 
84,285 
73,483 
273,795 
155,076 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
312 
304 
168 
476 
189 
134 
452 
121 
Other 
number 
287 
133 
79 
400 
213 
40 
223 
62 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
356 
202 
93 
500 
271 
73 
320 
83 
200 days or more 
number 
251 
123 
57 
298 
159 
37 
220 
58 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
325 
313 
102 
334 
168 
123 
293 
108 
number 
50,340 
105,791 
34,906 
52,299 
50,104 
33,260 
101,866 
24,335 
Beef cows 
farms 
282 
297 
68 
270 
155 
115 
263 
104 
number 
32,293 
56,590 
(D) 
20,110 
(D) 
20,938 
(D) 
15,380 
Milk cows 
farms 
14 
21 
3 
19 
1 
- 
3 
10 
number 
85 
22 
(D) 
774 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
23 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
286 
301 
71 
303 
146 
118 
284 
111 
number 
34,984 
72,143 
12,416 
28,636 
33,461 
21,741 
78,830 
22,549 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
8 
1 
5 
11 
5 
7 
7 
- 
number 
219 
(D) 
(D) 
22,345 
(D) 
50 
31,687 
- 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
5 
2 
11 
4 
6 
7 
- 
number 
154 
- 
(D) 
35,093 
(D) 
6 
43,844 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
10 
48 
3 
25 
23 
8 
34 
3 
number 
1,053 
15,009 
171 
4,886 
1,915 
58 
2,988 
600 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
59 
24 
7 
43 
20 
8 
11 
13 
number 
1,298 
900 
254 
877 
451 
383 
592 
398 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
135 
- 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
20 
52 
119 
322 
190 
13 
400 
30 
acres 
23,650 
14,181 
92,545 
140,592 
73,883 
6,758 
241,912 
8,141 
bushels 
804,598 
789,382 
9,509,527 
18,715,601 
6,517,290 
195,146 
29,626,070 
205,032 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
11 
34 
30 
75 
63 
5 
121 
7 
acres 
2,565 
6,617 
3,915 
4,822 
6,272 
587 
20,208 
1,082 
tons 
7,384 
37,858 
24,181 
61,359 
60,085 
2,516 
259,401 
5,200 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
68 
132 
92 
165 
25 
20 
178 
52 
acres 
62,638 
73,092 
101,904 
25,087 
5,288 
20,674 
64,786 
88,560 
bushels 
2,148,618 
2,088,071 
4,978,581 
1,197,899 
397,055 
756,851 
3,475,843 
3,973,215 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
60 
36 
64 
12 
22 
20 
68 
51 
acres 
55,560 
13,404 
44,539 
1,249 
4,534 
19,077 
16,184 
67,928 
bushels 
2,004,726 
544,828 
2,555,790 
76,080 
366,395 
724,904 
962,117 
3,334,317 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
22 
118 
88 
159 
5 
5 
158 
19 
acres 
7,078 
57,139 
57,365 
23,838 
754 
1,597 
48,602 
20,632 
bushels 
143,892 
1 ,465,293 
2,422,791 
1,121,819 
30,660 
31,947 
2,513,726 
638,898 
--continued 
232 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
