Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
South Dakota 
Aurora 
Beadle 
Bennett 
Bon Flomme 
Brookings 
Brown 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland 
...farms, 2012 
12,813 
181 
320 
97 
297 
379 
468 
2007 
10,580 
96 
284 
106 
138 
350 
525 
acres, 2012 
2,236,618 
19,455 
44,743 
(D) 
22,073 
35,810 
94,889 
2007 
2,557,865 
15,200 
57,224 
(D) 
8,977 
36,374 
163,876 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but net harvested and 
not pastured or grazed 
...farms, 2012 
10,033 
156 
262 
44 
231 
351 
412 
2007 
7,236 
72 
167 
49 
85 
302 
336 
acres, 2012 
1,190,695 
14,374 
24,162 
6,311 
11,687 
32,195 
70,634 
2007 
1,454,163 
1 1 ,982 
22,948 
10,592 
5,436 
33,764 
90,438 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
...farms, 2012 
3,132 
33 
79 
61 
80 
31 
89 
2007 
3,139 
16 
128 
29 
38 
50 
266 
acres, 2012 
777,767 
1,994 
17,738 
22,550 
9,553 
2,905 
17,953 
2007 
669,734 
1,154 
25,576 
(D) 
2,081 
2,213 
67,166 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 
...farms, 2012 
1,114 
12 
23 
31 
15 
13 
41 
2007 
1,685 
12 
23 
58 
23 
22 
35 
acres, 2012 
268,156 
3,087 
2,843 
(D) 
833 
710 
6,302 
2007 
433,968 
2,064 
8,700 
29,664 
1,460 
397 
6,272 
Total woodland 
...farms, 2012 
3,911 
58 
81 
14 
79 
202 
115 
2007 
3,441 
45 
89 
16 
53 
154 
86 
acres, 2012 
294,445 
1,033 
2,374 
1,887 
1,981 
4,652 
2,749 
2007 
258,973 
1,370 
3,432 
1,820 
1,460 
3,739 
2,954 
Woodland pastured 
...farms, 2012 
1,195 
5 
12 
4 
25 
53 
33 
2007 
1,180 
11 
24 
5 
15 
33 
23 
acres, 2012 
180,751 
52 
355 
(D) 
615 
579 
648 
2007 
164,832 
537 
361 
(D) 
455 
721 
517 
Woodland not pastured 
...farms, 2012 
2,946 
57 
76 
12 
58 
158 
89 
2007 
2,487 
39 
77 
12 
43 
129 
69 
acres, 2012 
113,694 
981 
2,019 
(D) 
1,366 
4,073 
2,101 
2007 
94,141 
833 
3,071 
(D) 
1,005 
3,018 
2,437 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) 
...farms, 2012 
19,530 
325 
447 
162 
385 
559 
496 
2007 
19,950 
246 
491 
197 
388 
543 
564 
acres, 2012 
22,545,069 
155,324 
188,006 
407,529 
57,285 
88,131 
187,590 
2007 
23,025,539 
116,756 
247,197 
470,846 
73,892 
82,149 
207,615 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
...farms, 2012 
21,040 
319 
489 
140 
455 
757 
678 
2007 
18,338 
234 
473 
149 
359 
652 
556 
acres, 2012 
1 ,270,245 
17,943 
26,446 
18,436 
15,158 
28,831 
33,981 
2007 
1,287,580 
17,711 
26,799 
23,384 
13,477 
25,389 
46,862 
Pastureland, all types 
...farms, 2012 
20,444 
330 
463 
166 
402 
582 
539 
2007 
22,346 
280 
558 
210 
431 
632 
658 
acres, 2012 
23,244,522 
158,482 
196,277 
414,884 
59,285 
95,412 
199,613 
2007 
24,448,108 
126,647 
282,401 
492,023 
86,714 
100,902 
251,905 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
...farms, 2012 
10,596 
181 
273 
44 
246 
355 
414 
2007 
10,602 
157 
214 
61 
153 
389 
476 
acres, 2012 
948,040 
12,360 
20,035 
5,706 
10,703 
28,880 
62,075 
2007 
1,599,477 
13,862 
26,627 
9,012 
5,891 
41,381 
97,444 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs 
...farms, 2012 
14,305 
224 
394 
92 
378 
372 
461 
2007 
14,332 
182 
350 
121 
334 
368 
486 
acres, 2012 
15,656,546 
186,058 
434,112 
132,589 
223,878 
228,615 
667,521 
2007 
16,126,298 
184,079 
351,874 
203,806 
139,668 
231,345 
628,189 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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