Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sully 
Todd 
Tripp 
Turner 
Union 
Walworth 
Yankton 
Ziebach 
Farms 
number 
191 
231 
629 
794 
527 
256 
692 
240 
Land in farms 
acres 
628,233 
859,955 
1,018,904 
384,377 
288,491 
444,739 
327,796 
1,108,230 
Average size of farm 
acres 
3,289 
3,723 
1,620 
484 
547 
1,737 
474 
4,618 
Median size of farm 
acres 
1,600 
1,280 
770 
203 
300 
480 
226 
3,035 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,131,304 
1,902,964 
1,810,404 
2,089,242 
2,743,670 
2,572,490 
1,962,231 
2,194,488 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,560 
511 
1,118 
4,316 
5,012 
1,481 
4,142 
475 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
113,650 
37,723 
141,181 
197,563 
148,299 
88,048 
153,323 
39,144 
Average per farm 
dollars 
595,026 
163,304 
224,453 
248,820 
281,402 
343,936 
221,566 
163,099 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
4 
11 
28 
42 
23 
17 
33 
2 
1 0 to 49 acres 
8 
13 
51 
168 
106 
29 
126 
19 
50 to 1 79 acres 
23 
31 
81 
170 
99 
49 
159 
22 
1 80 to 499 acres 
30 
30 
99 
171 
101 
36 
139 
17 
500 to 999 acres 
17 
14 
98 
127 
96 
24 
130 
14 
1 ,000 acres or more 
109 
132 
272 
116 
102 
101 
105 
166 
Total cropland 
farms 
164 
156 
567 
683 
490 
198 
598 
150 
acres 
501,040 
125,212 
477,836 
329,332 
259,279 
245,726 
265,001 
175,611 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
138 
140 
493 
617 
418 
161 
499 
129 
acres 
471,267 
109,832 
413,149 
316,233 
246,326 
217,766 
244,777 
108,284 
Irrigated land 
farms 
13 
25 
26 
60 
121 
9 
47 
_ 
acres 
24,556 
7,220 
2,723 
18,297 
41,433 
1,894 
15,530 
- 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
225,579 
59,660 
229,025 
182,181 
158,444 
117,838 
117,426 
49,801 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,181,040 
258,270 
364,109 
229,448 
300,653 
460,304 
169,690 
207,502 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
186,494 
15,910 
86,671 
100,867 
106,501 
89,049 
56,866 
19,261 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
39,085 
43,751 
142,354 
81,315 
51,944 
28,789 
60,560 
30,539 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
37 
56 
114 
161 
114 
65 
173 
27 
$2,500 to $4,999 
- 
1 
21 
34 
11 
15 
30 
11 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6 
7 
25 
65 
32 
17 
57 
22 
$10,000 to $24,999 
11 
24 
40 
60 
27 
12 
56 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
25 
42 
63 
39 
17 
67 
16 
$50,000 to $99,999 
16 
20 
73 
123 
66 
9 
80 
39 
$100,000 or more 
117 
98 
314 
288 
238 
121 
229 
103 
Government payments 
farms 
147 
86 
523 
576 
426 
200 
564 
136 
$1,000 
3,981 
398 
5,336 
5,690 
4,998 
3,077 
4,604 
2,580 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
119 
110 
386 
543 
369 
169 
476 
143 
$1,000 
7,446 
5,684 
14,837 
52,858 
28,181 
5,688 
49,070 
7,558 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
168,157 
48,071 
189,015 
185,145 
144,610 
85,582 
127,703 
44,960 
Average per farm 
dollars 
880,402 
208,099 
300,500 
233,181 
274,403 
334,303 
184,542 
187,334 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
191 
231 
629 
794 
527 
256 
692 
240 
$1,000 
68,848 
17,671 
60,184 
55,584 
47,013 
41,021 
43,397 
14,978 
Average per farm 
dollars 
360,463 
76,498 
95,682 
70,006 
89,209 
160,240 
62,712 
62,410 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
139 
163 
412 
456 
335 
155 
396 
174 
Other 
number 
52 
68 
217 
338 
192 
101 
296 
66 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
98 
115 
312 
493 
298 
141 
428 
129 
200 days or more 
number 
62 
55 
203 
312 
207 
86 
287 
63 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
54 
169 
381 
347 
161 
111 
275 
184 
number 
21,033 
67,063 
167,780 
49,441 
24,106 
35,810 
39,831 
59,246 
Beef cows 
farms 
53 
155 
338 
267 
128 
97 
217 
174 
number 
9,159 
(D) 
(D) 
11,131 
7,354 
(D) 
1 1 ,694 
36,567 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
2 
2 
20 
11 
1 
5 
5 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,329 
688 
(D) 
96 
8 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
52 
156 
342 
318 
133 
109 
258 
159 
number 
25,698 
38,311 
111,626 
31,508 
29,062 
19,726 
36,596 
34,541 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
- 
9 
30 
13 
1 
15 
2 
number 
(D) 
- 
10,819 
57,106 
20,291 
(D) 
10,712 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2 
- 
16 
32 
15 
2 
13 
2 
number 
(D) 
- 
24,098 
147,501 
45,440 
(D) 
39,015 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
5 
7 
46 
65 
22 
17 
22 
12 
number 
447 
452 
5,220 
8,922 
896 
652 
2,953 
2,787 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4 
15 
34 
24 
11 
8 
35 
6 
number 
96 
286 
582 
1,527 
337 
269 
1,543 
124 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
6 
5 
2 
4 
- 
number 
- 
60 
- 
215 
430 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
107 
25 
296 
455 
334 
101 
352 
21 
acres 
118,045 
8,343 
86,324 
146,420 
120,941 
61,720 
101,320 
6,810 
bushels 
8,665,823 
663,354 
4,580,000 
8,944,272 
10,412,017 
6,346,070 
4,557,232 
211,689 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
21 
17 
124 
145 
65 
23 
153 
3 
acres 
7,049 
2,302 
22,069 
13,322 
4,541 
3,181 
18,885 
428 
tons 
46,012 
21,310 
123,676 
169,198 
40,571 
24,270 
113,486 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
100 
24 
191 
50 
6 
97 
22 
47 
acres 
193,496 
12,274 
73,275 
4,121 
470 
59,243 
1,137 
37,770 
bushels 
10,560,598 
409,954 
3,278,320 
256,060 
29,988 
2,645,836 
65,109 
1,500,482 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
86 
14 
179 
41 
6 
29 
22 
41 
acres 
112,788 
4,926 
64,469 
3,678 
470 
10,070 
(D) 
32,226 
bushels 
7,156,316 
203,045 
2,963,710 
239,880 
29,988 
581,170 
(D) 
1 ,377,366 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
84 
19 
42 
12 
- 
94 
1 
19 
acres 
80,708 
7,348 
8,806 
443 
- 
49,173 
(D) 
5,544 
bushels 
3,404,282 
206,909 
314,610 
16,180 
- 
2,064,666 
(D) 
123,116 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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