Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
McCook 
McPherson 
Marshall 
Meade 
Mellette 
Miner 
Minnehaha 
Moody 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
568 
398 
518 
891 
229 
486 
1,157 
513 
2007 
545 
398 
523 
879 
216 
356 
1,194 
556 
$1,000, 2012 
155,163 
112,850 
231,341 
95,055 
37,435 
107,774 
218,733 
150,157 
2007 
99,233 
60,266 
140,800 
64,430 
42,060 
53,887 
153,917 
121,913 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
273,175 
283,543 
446,604 
106,684 
163,471 
221,757 
189,052 
292,704 
2007 
182,079 
151,421 
269,215 
73,299 
194,724 
151,369 
128,909 
219,267 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
361 
193 
233 
123 
79 
261 
692 
296 
2007 
372 
159 
260 
153 
63 
218 
753 
329 
$1,000, 2012 
24,177 
1 1 ,436 
1 7,958 
3,069 
1,333 
12,691 
25,878 
17,680 
2007 
12,056 
4,085 
9,690 
2,470 
564 
5,224 
14,658 
13,687 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
410 
239 
284 
256 
92 
306 
767 
339 
2007 
365 
199 
291 
271 
83 
228 
784 
345 
$1,000, 2012 
8,625 
5,018 
7,417 
1,908 
1,055 
5,944 
13,088 
5,477 
2007 
5,207 
2,279 
3,947 
1,929 
442 
2,998 
6,561 
4,633 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
350 
191 
230 
224 
114 
265 
637 
268 
2007 
336 
156 
241 
231 
85 
193 
663 
303 
$1,000, 2012 
19,714 
10,140 
1 7,265 
1,404 
1,385 
1 1 ,073 
21,302 
14,560 
2007 
9,924 
2,862 
8,262 
894 
394 
4,957 
15,523 
8,880 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
213 
191 
162 
454 
138 
165 
353 
159 
2007 
174 
124 
160 
338 
111 
132 
331 
143 
$1,000, 2012 
10,976 
11,841 
30,726 
20,283 
4,578 
17,498 
22,013 
19,689 
2007 
13,810 
11,113 
46,537 
7,733 
11,619 
1 1 ,283 
28,033 
22,391 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
157 
168 
123 
352 
134 
130 
237 
110 
2007 
121 
109 
122 
279 
95 
113 
199 
89 
$1,000, 2012 
3,643 
4,211 
4,556 
6,228 
2,044 
4,147 
5,274 
7,973 
2007 
6,144 
1,575 
(D) 
3,977 
1,305 
1,591 
5,619 
3,670 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
100 
62 
75 
217 
36 
75 
189 
62 
2007 
88 
42 
70 
123 
36 
51 
193 
74 
$1,000, 2012 
7,333 
7,630 
26,170 
14,055 
2,534 
13,352 
16,739 
11,716 
2007 
7,666 
9,538 
(D) 
3,755 
10,314 
9,691 
22,415 
18,721 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
335 
247 
262 
723 
198 
244 
650 
245 
2007 
267 
174 
237 
512 
151 
170 
563 
241 
$1,000, 2012 
22,529 
20,855 
72,31 1 
17,569 
6,486 
15,933 
36,606 
33,324 
2007 
12,883 
12,875 
20,126 
8,952 
1 1 ,704 
5,444 
18,476 
20,051 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
521 
373 
466 
863 
227 
441 
1,102 
475 
2007 
533 
378 
515 
860 
215 
351 
1,163 
539 
$1,000, 2012 
7,007 
6,572 
10,308 
7,392 
2,875 
5,455 
1 1 ,697 
6,046 
2007 
5,382 
4,425 
7,244 
6,071 
2,175 
2,853 
8,360 
5,571 
Utilities farms, 2012 
419 
299 
398 
678 
191 
314 
885 
366 
2007 
338 
205 
309 
495 
156 
212 
724 
331 
$1,000, 2012 
2,606 
2,491 
5,149 
2,527 
993 
1,648 
3,559 
2,199 
2007 
1,703 
1,238 
2,403 
1,619 
645 
919 
2,510 
1,872 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
470 
336 
429 
771 
206 
378 
988 
417 
2007 
503 
351 
491 
809 
207 
328 
1,091 
507 
$1,000, 2012 
8,862 
7,445 
11,590 
7,258 
3,110 
7,407 
1 1 ,823 
8,169 
2007 
6,062 
4,941 
8,335 
6,519 
4,070 
3,205 
9,398 
5,885 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
148 
128 
151 
280 
114 
147 
301 
153 
2007 
150 
89 
151 
227 
86 
91 
294 
162 
$1,000, 2012 
3,989 
2,853 
10,696 
3,658 
1,412 
1,964 
8,685 
5,549 
2007 
3,597 
1,923 
6,304 
3,079 
1,040 
1,017 
7,253 
4,963 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
49 
24 
43 
138 
25 
39 
85 
25 
2007 
35 
11 
45 
91 
25 
17 
60 
13 
$1,000, 2012 
445 
112 
968 
938 
267 
379 
850 
149 
2007 
263 
37 
406 
667 
163 
100 
304 
92 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
180 
155 
197 
210 
80 
151 
359 
167 
2007 
155 
121 
150 
191 
70 
112 
345 
151 
$1,000, 2012 
1,843 
3,764 
6,255 
1,505 
944 
1,292 
2,969 
1,762 
2007 
1,165 
1,435 
1,594 
1,024 
331 
605 
2,399 
2,700 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
288 
226 
265 
415 
175 
240 
461 
236 
2007 
231 
169 
236 
327 
144 
179 
477 
226 
$1,000, 2012 
21,005 
11,656 
14,571 
8,176 
7,134 
12,274 
26,774 
19,524 
2007 
1 1 ,250 
4,219 
7,939 
6,884 
4,248 
7,141 
16,327 
14,370 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
70 
78 
56 
41 
25 
39 
112 
67 
2007 
67 
40 
62 
42 
21 
36 
97 
48 
$1,000, 2012 
741 
501 
1,291 
187 
198 
79 
1,346 
892 
2007 
803 
176 
919 
210 
107 
142 
1,033 
962 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
331 
205 
306 
478 
142 
288 
649 
296 
2007 
308 
152 
263 
377 
122 
183 
504 
277 
$1,000, 2012 
7,187 
5,396 
8,916 
8,152 
1,950 
6,118 
9,241 
6,346 
2007 
6,072 
2,979 
6,147 
6,796 
1,675 
3,863 
8,419 
7,189 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
262 
185 
217 
379 
101 
215 
501 
237 
2007 
242 
119 
221 
296 
75 
144 
395 
217 
$1,000, 2012 
4,925 
3,387 
5,625 
5,846 
1,192 
3,797 
6,402 
4,422 
2007 
3,445 
1,626 
3,804 
4,559 
1,044 
2,437 
4,805 
4,409 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
204 
128 
176 
327 
99 
192 
412 
174 
2007 
202 
107 
159 
266 
95 
141 
360 
187 
$1,000, 2012 
2,262 
2,008 
3,290 
2,306 
758 
2,321 
2,839 
1,924 
2007 
2,627 
1,353 
2,343 
2,237 
630 
1,426 
3,614 
2,780 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
520 
368 
475 
839 
195 
449 
1,080 
478 
2007 
510 
363 
478 
816 
188 
332 
1,095 
512 
$1,000, 2012 
3,474 
2,679 
3,487 
4,334 
1,483 
2,752 
5,370 
2,958 
2007 
3,198 
2,026 
2,739 
4,121 
1,054 
1,724 
4,788 
2,607 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
400 
286 
348 
639 
181 
298 
775 
342 
2007 
375 
220 
326 
561 
182 
222 
736 
350 
$1,000, 2012 
1 1 ,984 
10,090 
12,435 
6,696 
2,230 
5,266 
1 7,530 
5,832 
2007 
5,858 
3,653 
8,207 
5,461 
1,830 
2,410 
9,875 
6,059 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
370 
256 
319 
537 
158 
282 
708 
341 
2007 
345 
222 
313 
436 
149 
212 
688 
328 
$1,000, 2012 
16,693 
13,146 
20,930 
12,273 
5,044 
14,026 
25,854 
15,838 
2007 
10,052 
8,116 
13,707 
16,544 
4,671 
6,967 
15,994 
12,413 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Dakota 267 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
