Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pennington 
Perkins 
Potter 
Roberts 
Sanborn 
Shannon 
Spink 
Stanley 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
599 
437 
247 
876 
402 
174 
675 
183 
2007 
655 
432 
238 
887 
354 
250 
624 
165 
$1,000, 2012 
56,408 
89,825 
112,736 
173,333 
100,858 
28,597 
291,578 
53,866 
2007 
49,823 
48,609 
55,369 
102,556 
50,122 
20,292 
166,326 
30,861 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
94,171 
205,549 
456,420 
197,869 
250,890 
164,353 
431,967 
294,347 
2007 
76,065 
112,521 
232,641 
115,622 
141,588 
81,168 
266,548 
187,035 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
101 
155 
143 
410 
232 
26 
438 
70 
2007 
111 
180 
139 
491 
222 
42 
425 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
2,716 
6,011 
23,547 
24,756 
10,933 
1,233 
43,467 
7,771 
2007 
3,218 
2,703 
12,425 
13,116 
5,127 
1,196 
26,411 
5,352 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
185 
195 
161 
527 
269 
41 
470 
88 
2007 
189 
187 
143 
511 
216 
45 
409 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
3,203 
4,150 
12,647 
9,404 
4,906 
1,342 
20,281 
4,086 
2007 
2,172 
1,224 
5,803 
5,510 
2,231 
839 
10,527 
1,602 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
137 
195 
148 
454 
226 
38 
456 
80 
2007 
149 
190 
138 
441 
210 
38 
404 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
2,493 
2,931 
12,981 
23,429 
9,206 
836 
40,710 
3,780 
2007 
995 
1,340 
5,314 
10,447 
3,950 
430 
21,656 
1,269 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
216 
235 
61 
227 
114 
81 
204 
80 
2007 
186 
190 
58 
233 
128 
79 
209 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
7,013 
16,488 
(D) 
10,833 
15,917 
3,334 
28,433 
3,735 
2007 
11,874 
6,487 
2,828 
12,086 
(D) 
1,973 
25,053 
2,453 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
165 
206 
37 
178 
100 
64 
170 
76 
2007 
146 
165 
47 
169 
94 
72 
165 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
2,897 
6,718 
1,058 
2,453 
4,204 
1,199 
5,770 
2,360 
2007 
1,806 
3,739 
787 
1,519 
1,325 
1,054 
2,997 
1,006 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
90 
84 
33 
95 
33 
24 
88 
14 
2007 
80 
66 
26 
104 
61 
27 
100 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
4,115 
9,770 
(D) 
8,380 
11,713 
2,135 
22,663 
1,376 
2007 
10,068 
2,747 
2,041 
10,567 
(D) 
919 
22,056 
1,448 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
430 
332 
99 
393 
205 
152 
320 
120 
2007 
359 
255 
73 
368 
190 
147 
270 
88 
$1,000, 2012 
8,667 
14,933 
5,413 
17,346 
13,064 
4,322 
36,632 
5,378 
2007 
5,014 
5,722 
1,612 
8,291 
(D) 
1,730 
13,258 
1,335 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
578 
422 
239 
798 
378 
171 
624 
181 
2007 
642 
425 
228 
857 
347 
236 
618 
162 
$1,000, 2012 
4,557 
6,167 
7,034 
1 1 ,297 
5,083 
2,307 
15,778 
3,094 
2007 
3,407 
4,520 
4,035 
7,673 
3,463 
1,641 
9,994 
1,738 
Utilities farms, 2012 
440 
379 
186 
654 
281 
143 
537 
150 
2007 
354 
292 
124 
512 
221 
141 
401 
91 
$1,000, 2012 
1,394 
(D) 
(D) 
3,006 
1,221 
631 
4,221 
936 
2007 
1,060 
1,144 
1,027 
1,839 
741 
412 
2,615 
385 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
491 
370 
223 
715 
340 
135 
564 
170 
2007 
587 
401 
219 
799 
331 
224 
578 
150 
$1,000, 2012 
4,203 
6,499 
5,809 
11,900 
5,726 
1,980 
18,492 
3,708 
2007 
3,667 
4,521 
3,150 
8,223 
3,661 
1,769 
10,447 
1,868 
Flired farm labor farms, 2012 
120 
184 
90 
255 
116 
62 
255 
62 
2007 
124 
148 
59 
233 
103 
77 
171 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
3,119 
3,267 
3,031 
6,049 
2,845 
1,025 
8,918 
2,884 
2007 
2,867 
1,705 
1,788 
3,212 
1,428 
856 
4,209 
1,566 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
53 
66 
29 
64 
25 
30 
53 
25 
2007 
53 
52 
16 
37 
13 
21 
46 
21 
$1,000, 2012 
465 
573 
703 
339 
252 
234 
754 
202 
2007 
232 
348 
257 
210 
126 
176 
270 
113 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
144 
157 
101 
275 
141 
48 
260 
70 
2007 
93 
146 
74 
248 
117 
46 
208 
51 
$1,000, 2012 
1,273 
2,460 
5,198 
3,568 
1,921 
1,094 
5,399 
3,531 
2007 
830 
996 
2,161 
1,978 
990 
270 
2,823 
2,106 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
223 
255 
146 
421 
192 
130 
397 
103 
2007 
211 
230 
123 
396 
172 
126 
357 
77 
$1,000, 2012 
5,913 
8,231 
10,162 
24,994 
12,651 
5,056 
31,363 
5,506 
2007 
4,430 
5,893 
5,667 
1 1 ,878 
5,972 
5,850 
15,109 
3,080 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
25 
35 
47 
87 
39 
9 
74 
19 
2007 
19 
34 
19 
99 
22 
9 
70 
19 
$1,000, 2012 
132 
(D) 
1,244 
1,345 
888 
306 
1,349 
858 
2007 
82 
165 
402 
1,022 
201 
295 
1,089 
404 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
279 
272 
167 
475 
225 
96 
437 
118 
2007 
223 
221 
110 
420 
181 
96 
361 
81 
$1,000, 2012 
4,453 
7,601 
5,697 
9,424 
3,933 
2,500 
1 1 ,429 
3,546 
2007 
3,968 
5,446 
3,344 
7,481 
3,224 
1,198 
8,817 
3,150 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
225 
197 
108 
378 
168 
49 
329 
82 
2007 
172 
175 
84 
336 
129 
57 
278 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
3,324 
5,558 
3,589 
5,486 
2,483 
1,313 
6,994 
2,650 
2007 
2,540 
4,159 
2,149 
4,803 
1,771 
747 
5,333 
2,379 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
167 
210 
114 
294 
149 
75 
285 
101 
2007 
151 
142 
76 
275 
133 
61 
250 
64 
$1,000, 2012 
1,128 
2,043 
2,108 
3,938 
1,450 
1,187 
4,435 
895 
2007 
1,428 
1,287 
1,195 
2,678 
1,453 
451 
3,484 
771 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
561 
390 
209 
815 
372 
80 
625 
162 
2007 
581 
386 
204 
808 
325 
139 
582 
145 
$1,000, 2012 
2,833 
3,403 
2,881 
4,552 
2,562 
621 
6,182 
1,797 
2007 
3,110 
2,626 
1,995 
3,324 
2,025 
711 
3,387 
1,273 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
403 
349 
174 
555 
263 
109 
507 
139 
2007 
376 
334 
155 
539 
237 
134 
458 
116 
$1,000, 2012 
3,974 
5,126 
9,957 
1 1 ,092 
9,750 
1,777 
18,168 
3,055 
2007 
2,897 
3,770 
3,562 
6,265 
2,983 
947 
10,660 
3,166 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
323 
291 
185 
508 
268 
86 
487 
110 
2007 
324 
280 
155 
488 
218 
95 
406 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
7,938 
12,863 
9,759 
19,444 
12,705 
3,684 
32,884 
5,093 
2007 
5,939 
12,833 
9,237 
13,108 
7,956 
2,458 
20,904 
3,688 
--continued 
268 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
