Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
South Dakota 
Aurora 
Beadle 
Bennett 
Bon Homme 
Brookings 
Brown 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
31,989 
442 
754 
219 
671 
1,023 
1,056 
2007 
31,169 
379 
750 
265 
563 
986 
1,036 
$1,000, 2012 
8,104,502 
115,706 
239,716 
46,111 
122,856 
244,873 
351,676 
2007 
4,989,172 
79,057 
141,080 
31,490 
80,408 
156,340 
190,856 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
253,353 
261,779 
317,926 
210,553 
183,094 
239,367 
333,026 
2007 
160,068 
208,594 
188,107 
118,832 
142,820 
158,560 
184,224 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
16,365 
276 
428 
88 
465 
509 
533 
2007 
16,491 
203 
417 
113 
433 
565 
542 
$1,000, 2012 
989,154 
14,094 
27,101 
3,610 
12,889 
26,677 
54,833 
2007 
524,327 
6,231 
14,418 
2,654 
6,307 
14,202 
26,760 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
19,279 
322 
496 
116 
497 
663 
630 
2007 
17,398 
237 
436 
118 
416 
601 
566 
$1,000, 2012 
485,145 
6,185 
13,426 
1,773 
5,155 
1 1 ,954 
27,322 
2007 
257,553 
4,483 
7,179 
2,017 
3,189 
5,874 
11,512 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
16,967 
258 
441 
106 
469 
507 
527 
2007 
15,733 
196 
404 
117 
393 
495 
494 
$1,000, 2012 
790,063 
1 1 ,324 
24,053 
1,915 
13,465 
21,501 
52,832 
2007 
376,934 
5,178 
1 1 ,851 
1,191 
5,377 
12,433 
23,009 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
1 1 ,987 
187 
302 
101 
252 
334 
273 
2007 
10,196 
147 
295 
101 
237 
264 
238 
$1,000, 2012 
978,174 
14,347 
27,889 
9,973 
28,224 
22,729 
21,939 
2007 
881,582 
12,930 
23,480 
4,469 
24,480 
22,896 
18,911 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
8,959 
132 
204 
86 
157 
228 
200 
2007 
7,637 
115 
226 
78 
137 
173 
169 
$1,000, 2012 
205,411 
3,168 
3,659 
2,182 
2,650 
4,575 
3,880 
2007 
160,850 
1,565 
3,684 
1,215 
1,222 
4,870 
2,731 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
5,537 
94 
157 
29 
124 
184 
118 
2007 
4,644 
75 
125 
35 
145 
140 
113 
$1,000, 2012 
772,763 
11,178 
24,231 
7,791 
25,574 
18,154 
18,059 
2007 
720,732 
11,366 
19,796 
3,253 
23,258 
18,026 
16,180 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
18,795 
272 
436 
155 
390 
566 
454 
2007 
15,462 
199 
421 
136 
336 
459 
408 
$1,000, 2012 
1,282,133 
20,466 
40,397 
7,613 
20,760 
51,622 
18,754 
2007 
617,725 
14,072 
18,314 
1,468 
1 1 ,274 
25,639 
9,972 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
30,123 
417 
708 
206 
633 
955 
969 
2007 
30,430 
362 
739 
259 
560 
956 
1,017 
$1,000, 2012 
447,956 
6,523 
12,773 
3,329 
5,546 
13,745 
16,443 
2007 
310,328 
3,536 
9,141 
2,942 
4,559 
9,210 
11,112 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
24,712 
376 
570 
184 
490 
752 
771 
2007 
19,055 
237 
455 
171 
402 
594 
596 
$1,000, 2012 
152,299 
2,211 
4,519 
1,443 
2,322 
4,561 
4,712 
2007 
94,296 
1,280 
3,468 
801 
1,597 
2,888 
2,972 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
27,138 
395 
642 
198 
564 
862 
863 
2007 
28,563 
345 
705 
248 
528 
898 
926 
$1,000, 2012 
496,936 
6,638 
14,570 
3,144 
7,990 
13,559 
20,378 
2007 
339,058 
4,880 
9,859 
3,445 
5,376 
9,664 
13,286 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
9,938 
111 
239 
86 
162 
289 
297 
2007 
8,465 
81 
211 
92 
149 
254 
258 
$1,000, 2012 
267,349 
2,352 
7,892 
1,621 
1,479 
15,042 
1 1 ,369 
2007 
177,684 
2,549 
4,153 
1,580 
1,008 
10,937 
6,788 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
2,708 
32 
32 
30 
39 
69 
69 
2007 
2,132 
21 
42 
36 
29 
61 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
34,274 
138 
563 
672 
80 
1,236 
1,455 
2007 
18,850 
204 
265 
203 
88 
1,104 
1,033 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
10,854 
163 
297 
86 
252 
282 
356 
2007 
8,921 
136 
245 
92 
191 
246 
284 
$1,000, 2012 
184,128 
2,482 
5,050 
1,711 
1,699 
9,362 
12,883 
2007 
99,590 
1,411 
2,641 
1,431 
948 
4,885 
6,463 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
15,907 
241 
354 
133 
351 
384 
465 
2007 
14,161 
174 
359 
146 
295 
342 
463 
$1,000, 2012 
855,798 
14,630 
23,314 
3,197 
9,681 
17,945 
50,026 
2007 
499,619 
8,100 
13,193 
4,023 
5,369 
1 1 ,532 
25,461 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
3,177 
30 
87 
18 
54 
74 
136 
2007 
2,684 
13 
88 
17 
54 
63 
121 
$1,000, 2012 
50,236 
396 
1,600 
459 
77 
609 
7,396 
2007 
29,097 
55 
1,047 
171 
181 
469 
2,344 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
18,383 
260 
429 
122 
398 
556 
535 
2007 
14,920 
183 
377 
143 
328 
443 
467 
$1,000, 2012 
392,136 
5,411 
11,510 
1,921 
5,338 
13,146 
16,814 
2007 
306,448 
3,074 
8,532 
1,840 
4,797 
10,315 
1 1 ,985 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
13,991 
202 
330 
89 
291 
434 
416 
2007 
1 1 ,342 
123 
291 
108 
245 
333 
364 
$1,000, 2012 
258,250 
3,278 
7,799 
1,117 
3,147 
8,548 
1 1 ,648 
2007 
182,119 
1,545 
4,464 
1,139 
2,833 
5,996 
7,038 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
1 1 ,806 
187 
295 
96 
246 
349 
326 
2007 
10,269 
136 
259 
79 
223 
266 
326 
$1,000, 2012 
133,887 
2,133 
3,711 
805 
2,191 
4,598 
5,167 
2007 
124,328 
1,528 
4,068 
701 
1,964 
4,319 
4,947 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
29,318 
420 
709 
180 
632 
950 
988 
2007 
27,952 
350 
687 
219 
511 
875 
958 
$1,000, 2012 
197,123 
2,598 
5,012 
1,386 
3,172 
6,687 
6,387 
2007 
148,940 
1,785 
3,801 
1,186 
2,333 
4,553 
5,545 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
22,538 
331 
542 
173 
473 
653 
690 
2007 
20,702 
259 
501 
182 
429 
573 
678 
$1,000, 2012 
501,598 
5,914 
20,045 
2,344 
4,978 
14,499 
28,133 
2007 
307,143 
9,289 
9,738 
2,070 
3,525 
9,739 
13,703 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
20,210 
299 
483 
134 
432 
565 
642 
2007 
18,112 
230 
446 
142 
406 
497 
672 
$1,000, 2012 
875,143 
10,953 
27,024 
6,960 
12,477 
23,960 
35,533 
2007 
592,234 
6,595 
20,594 
3,653 
8,315 
18,986 
21,777 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Dakota 261 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
