Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hamlin 
Hand 
Hanson 
Harding 
Hughes 
Hutchinson 
Hyde 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
489 
415 
370 
250 
338 
802 
207 
2007 
449 
484 
308 
252 
305 
723 
181 
$1,000, 2012 
143,475 
214,255 
92,590 
52,452 
79,516 
210,096 
62,708 
2007 
78,591 
121,232 
48,991 
35,008 
42,627 
138,187 
35,391 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
293,405 
516,277 
250,242 
209,810 
235,256 
261,966 
302,938 
2007 
175,036 
250,479 
159,063 
138,920 
139,761 
191,130 
195,528 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
265 
255 
233 
51 
150 
531 
117 
2007 
277 
277 
191 
61 
157 
509 
94 
$1,000, 2012 
1 7,778 
32,883 
10,013 
2,496 
13,169 
24,276 
9,474 
2007 
9,383 
15,153 
6,760 
1,480 
6,244 
14,465 
4,453 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
299 
284 
261 
74 
177 
595 
148 
2007 
272 
305 
180 
80 
155 
508 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
6,762 
18,321 
6,332 
1,817 
9,723 
11,917 
4,131 
2007 
3,796 
10,519 
2,563 
825 
3,887 
8,103 
2,614 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
273 
257 
223 
76 
159 
552 
132 
2007 
253 
267 
173 
87 
152 
455 
101 
$1,000, 2012 
16,616 
22,528 
10,248 
757 
7,102 
21,950 
5,568 
2007 
7,435 
10,366 
5,190 
382 
2,383 
10,931 
2,437 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
177 
160 
139 
150 
126 
315 
88 
2007 
136 
192 
75 
132 
90 
272 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
13,556 
27,107 
5,411 
8,353 
5,084 
17,552 
3,552 
2007 
10,763 
19,358 
2,724 
4,462 
3,167 
17,461 
2,206 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
115 
126 
104 
135 
86 
241 
77 
2007 
93 
159 
61 
117 
65 
201 
64 
$1,000, 2012 
4,529 
6,251 
1,214 
4,244 
3,506 
3,473 
1,693 
2007 
2,595 
4,093 
846 
2,745 
1,015 
3,651 
1,635 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
106 
59 
68 
56 
66 
192 
22 
2007 
73 
75 
36 
42 
50 
140 
25 
$1,000, 2012 
9,027 
20,857 
4,197 
4,108 
1,578 
14,080 
1,859 
2007 
8,168 
15,265 
1,878 
1,717 
2,152 
13,811 
571 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
271 
226 
209 
211 
191 
466 
135 
2007 
203 
247 
151 
182 
142 
374 
108 
$1,000, 2012 
24,633 
23,911 
17,263 
10,135 
6,976 
48,770 
6,997 
2007 
8,198 
8,245 
7,340 
4,975 
3,473 
26,486 
2,670 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
440 
393 
352 
246 
314 
739 
190 
2007 
442 
474 
301 
250 
292 
710 
177 
$1,000, 2012 
7,100 
12,076 
5,450 
4,088 
4,634 
11,101 
3,823 
2007 
5,109 
7,925 
3,205 
2,881 
2,696 
8,052 
2,552 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
359 
354 
293 
207 
256 
605 
172 
2007 
267 
311 
180 
163 
167 
478 
123 
$1,000, 2012 
2,522 
3,076 
3,049 
1,054 
2,285 
3,934 
1,054 
2007 
1,536 
2,485 
2,503 
802 
847 
2,654 
627 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
389 
370 
309 
229 
291 
683 
173 
2007 
412 
438 
285 
236 
268 
670 
165 
$1,000, 2012 
8,059 
12,710 
7,617 
4,066 
4,785 
14,078 
4,180 
2007 
5,730 
8,651 
3,315 
3,596 
3,047 
9,204 
2,622 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
151 
176 
91 
127 
88 
239 
92 
2007 
111 
152 
65 
97 
68 
218 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
5,173 
7,352 
1,608 
2,941 
3,497 
4,927 
2,953 
2007 
3,369 
3,484 
1,003 
1,671 
2,036 
3,905 
1,884 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
30 
36 
22 
45 
23 
64 
13 
2007 
14 
35 
25 
44 
15 
52 
22 
$1,000, 2012 
281 
1,004 
105 
560 
973 
794 
90 
2007 
67 
459 
92 
386 
433 
320 
234 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
178 
199 
129 
103 
113 
277 
100 
2007 
129 
181 
72 
85 
104 
209 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
2,802 
4,307 
1,699 
736 
4,358 
2,514 
2,238 
2007 
1,364 
2,704 
646 
491 
1,910 
2,154 
1,075 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
205 
232 
204 
167 
132 
446 
135 
2007 
195 
243 
142 
169 
98 
359 
95 
$1,000, 2012 
17,669 
20,789 
10,715 
5,433 
4,158 
18,034 
7,660 
2007 
8,553 
1 1 ,289 
5,742 
4,779 
3,854 
12,262 
4,746 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
51 
73 
25 
18 
29 
87 
26 
2007 
43 
59 
15 
19 
17 
80 
19 
$1,000, 2012 
1,070 
2,501 
251 
251 
192 
929 
360 
2007 
826 
1,007 
197 
173 
484 
505 
164 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
307 
292 
189 
177 
174 
494 
123 
2007 
233 
272 
146 
148 
145 
379 
100 
$1,000, 2012 
7,418 
10,757 
4,001 
3,888 
5,1 66 
9,547 
2,866 
2007 
5,961 
7,265 
3,166 
3,931 
3,491 
10,045 
2,667 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
246 
244 
150 
120 
152 
380 
103 
2007 
185 
216 
113 
110 
125 
309 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
4,722 
7,696 
2,532 
2,286 
4,023 
6,602 
2,105 
2007 
3,465 
4,371 
2,218 
2,475 
2,695 
5,562 
1,828 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
176 
183 
138 
132 
89 
330 
86 
2007 
152 
185 
99 
108 
86 
264 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
2,697 
3,061 
1,468 
1,602 
1,143 
2,945 
761 
2007 
2,496 
2,895 
947 
1,455 
796 
4,483 
839 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
460 
397 
343 
235 
312 
746 
185 
2007 
411 
431 
269 
221 
287 
672 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
2,822 
4,101 
2,245 
2,025 
1,967 
6,100 
1,790 
2007 
2,050 
3,050 
1,556 
1,467 
1,381 
3,829 
1,356 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
320 
313 
258 
213 
223 
591 
158 
2007 
294 
358 
215 
210 
199 
522 
133 
$1,000, 2012 
9,214 
10,831 
6,582 
3,853 
5,448 
13,672 
5,972 
2007 
4,451 
9,268 
2,989 
2,709 
3,294 
7,809 
3,084 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
292 
326 
249 
194 
191 
514 
131 
2007 
247 
293 
178 
167 
189 
478 
123 
$1,000, 2012 
13,825 
23,207 
12,454 
7,749 
7,984 
28,761 
9,429 
2007 
9,995 
16,161 
5,882 
4,964 
6,676 
16,293 
5,265 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Dakota 265 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
