Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Brule 
Buffalo 
Butte 
Campbell 
Charles Mix 
Clark 
Clay 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
407 
78 
659 
242 
759 
597 
461 
2007 
370 
86 
584 
318 
693 
577 
484 
$1,000, 2012 
118,512 
37,229 
59,892 
71,767 
205,064 
186,498 
94,383 
2007 
70,064 
21,130 
44,036 
32,521 
130,035 
112,608 
59,844 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
291,184 
477,298 
90,883 
296,557 
270,177 
312,392 
204,735 
2007 
189,362 
245,702 
75,405 
102,268 
187,640 
195,162 
123,645 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
229 
49 
147 
131 
496 
365 
310 
2007 
242 
42 
154 
139 
476 
346 
373 
$1,000, 2012 
13,264 
4,903 
1,833 
10,218 
21,162 
23,147 
17,984 
2007 
6,892 
2,343 
920 
4,684 
1 1 ,955 
9,932 
10,085 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
268 
53 
227 
155 
549 
401 
333 
2007 
236 
52 
176 
135 
488 
357 
349 
$1,000, 2012 
6,407 
2,982 
539 
4,465 
10,024 
9,342 
7,322 
2007 
3,728 
1,344 
471 
2,170 
5,990 
4,137 
4,411 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
215 
51 
214 
129 
482 
372 
309 
2007 
230 
54 
188 
131 
420 
339 
347 
$1,000, 2012 
8,980 
2,431 
1,405 
7,113 
19,141 
21,579 
14,003 
2007 
3,359 
1,332 
699 
2,770 
8,117 
8,606 
7,134 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
163 
37 
301 
85 
289 
204 
106 
2007 
156 
37 
210 
70 
271 
152 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
17,863 
6,029 
9,763 
7,310 
25,183 
25,582 
6,320 
2007 
1 1 ,384 
3,301 
10,830 
3,254 
28,071 
31,907 
4,137 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
133 
32 
203 
71 
218 
160 
56 
2007 
128 
30 
150 
57 
233 
101 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
3,183 
889 
3,481 
1,441 
5,150 
3,639 
1,105 
2007 
2,280 
(D) 
2,096 
736 
5,255 
2,008 
428 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
97 
11 
134 
42 
132 
80 
60 
2007 
73 
16 
103 
31 
112 
78 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
14,680 
5,140 
6,282 
5,870 
20,034 
21,943 
5,215 
2007 
9,103 
(D) 
8,734 
2,518 
22,816 
29,900 
3,709 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
265 
47 
507 
132 
433 
287 
168 
2007 
203 
42 
368 
98 
377 
239 
155 
$1,000, 2012 
20,916 
5,963 
1 1 ,375 
6,824 
46,541 
29,195 
5,972 
2007 
10,438 
2,243 
6,942 
1,737 
22,589 
17,319 
4,208 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
377 
73 
644 
227 
709 
554 
435 
2007 
362 
86 
574 
310 
680 
554 
472 
$1,000, 2012 
7,361 
2,151 
4,038 
4,813 
10,612 
12,014 
4,816 
2007 
5,242 
1,213 
3,294 
2,515 
7,737 
5,823 
3,906 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
319 
66 
538 
173 
619 
456 
353 
2007 
231 
57 
377 
138 
467 
323 
302 
$1,000, 2012 
2,589 
666 
1,817 
1,467 
4,952 
4,378 
1,550 
2007 
1,439 
352 
1,294 
628 
2,779 
2,357 
1,125 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
335 
67 
570 
213 
656 
515 
377 
2007 
338 
79 
519 
277 
656 
524 
434 
$1,000, 2012 
8,049 
1,760 
4,729 
5,523 
12,843 
11,214 
5,424 
2007 
5,357 
1,373 
3,381 
3,435 
8,055 
6,414 
3,990 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
120 
31 
158 
79 
266 
185 
136 
2007 
107 
25 
133 
71 
210 
142 
132 
$1,000, 2012 
4,091 
815 
1,927 
5,164 
5,079 
5,576 
1,641 
2007 
2,367 
644 
2,246 
851 
3,926 
2,815 
1,187 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
32 
7 
70 
18 
55 
59 
25 
2007 
24 
6 
78 
18 
34 
34 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
370 
189 
622 
251 
603 
501 
211 
2007 
201 
61 
310 
80 
258 
496 
95 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
143 
37 
140 
88 
276 
219 
142 
2007 
116 
39 
114 
67 
217 
191 
148 
$1,000, 2012 
2,717 
793 
1,148 
2,440 
4,647 
2,795 
1,551 
2007 
1,912 
1,109 
725 
710 
1,658 
1,937 
947 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
195 
50 
246 
117 
436 
306 
218 
2007 
187 
46 
209 
113 
357 
257 
224 
$1,000, 2012 
8,226 
3,699 
9,899 
5,376 
17,109 
17,292 
13,287 
2007 
6,761 
2,409 
3,689 
3,614 
10,211 
7,205 
8,071 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
48 
16 
34 
34 
85 
59 
38 
2007 
33 
10 
21 
22 
62 
57 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
446 
223 
123 
346 
1,026 
738 
423 
2007 
179 
57 
62 
256 
481 
372 
263 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
214 
56 
390 
117 
454 
349 
296 
2007 
189 
39 
272 
116 
351 
257 
223 
$1,000, 2012 
6,349 
2,268 
4,725 
2,731 
9,217 
7,175 
5,204 
2007 
4,428 
1,551 
3,932 
1,882 
7,548 
4,912 
4,404 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
168 
40 
276 
73 
352 
247 
247 
2007 
132 
26 
208 
92 
257 
193 
176 
$1,000, 2012 
4,244 
1,399 
3,489 
1,509 
5,390 
4,849 
3,758 
2007 
1,999 
895 
2,348 
1,190 
4,827 
2,726 
2,786 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
141 
46 
240 
82 
271 
221 
182 
2007 
128 
36 
193 
77 
241 
187 
169 
$1,000, 2012 
2,105 
869 
1,236 
1,222 
3,827 
2,325 
1,447 
2007 
2,429 
656 
1,584 
691 
2,721 
2,185 
1,619 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
378 
62 
629 
227 
683 
545 
432 
2007 
341 
63 
539 
296 
631 
517 
426 
$1,000, 2012 
2,632 
722 
2,615 
2,068 
4,953 
3,761 
3,018 
2007 
1,986 
534 
2,021 
1,301 
3,891 
2,614 
2,765 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
278 
51 
472 
163 
540 
401 
316 
2007 
281 
58 
359 
169 
486 
371 
334 
$1,000, 2012 
8,250 
1,637 
3,334 
5,658 
11,971 
12,208 
5,656 
2007 
4,391 
1,264 
3,221 
2,632 
6,769 
5,764 
3,118 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
243 
53 
350 
182 
537 
407 
278 
2007 
223 
44 
296 
137 
457 
333 
274 
$1,000, 2012 
12,345 
3,233 
6,753 
9,401 
21,784 
21,542 
10,664 
2007 
8,106 
2,090 
4,699 
5,653 
14,115 
13,278 
6,515 
--continued 
262 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
