Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Brule 
Buffalo 
Butte 
Campbell 
Charles Mix 
Clark 
Clay 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
195 
38 
245 
109 
338 
319 
203 
2007 
176 
48 
221 
175 
338 
263 
188 
Any 
2012 
212 
40 
414 
133 
421 
278 
258 
2007 
194 
38 
363 
143 
355 
314 
296 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
44 
6 
52 
16 
91 
66 
27 
2007 
37 
4 
58 
19 
80 
74 
72 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
22 
9 
43 
9 
11 
11 
31 
2007 
22 
7 
20 
6 
26 
20 
18 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
20 
1 
58 
30 
56 
15 
19 
2007 
18 
4 
72 
20 
49 
41 
43 
200 days or more 
2012 
126 
24 
261 
78 
263 
186 
181 
2007 
117 
23 
213 
98 
200 
179 
163 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
8 
21 
3 
12 
12 
16 
2007 
3 
3 
31 
9 
15 
18 
11 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
17 
3 
41 
6 
16 
11 
33 
2007 
10 
2 
52 
20 
20 
31 
26 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
62 
11 
107 
29 
86 
55 
39 
2007 
40 
21 
91 
36 
78 
79 
65 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
319 
56 
490 
204 
645 
519 
373 
2007 
317 
60 
410 
253 
580 
449 
382 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.2 
20.1 
20.4 
26.1 
27.0 
25.8 
24.6 
2007 
25.7 
23.0 
20.1 
28.3 
27.3 
26.0 
24.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
8 
9 
1 
6 
7 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
13 
1 
26 
6 
14 
8 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
62 
12 
78 
22 
76 
51 
32 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
328 
57 
546 
213 
663 
531 
406 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.5 
22.8 
25.3 
28.4 
29.1 
27.3 
27.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
1 
- 
1 
- 
8 
5 
9 
2007 
4 
6 
4 
1 
6 
12 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
34 
4 
32 
13 
64 
48 
26 
2007 
33 
6 
35 
22 
49 
50 
36 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
70 
15 
70 
17 
68 
68 
77 
2007 
61 
4 
75 
39 
85 
68 
66 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
95 
24 
163 
72 
196 
138 
92 
2007 
83 
25 
190 
75 
172 
138 
147 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
54 
8 
113 
40 
93 
112 
77 
2007 
49 
8 
89 
34 
101 
89 
59 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
53 
9 
91 
26 
102 
86 
74 
2007 
36 
14 
76 
43 
74 
53 
50 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
26 
12 
99 
32 
69 
38 
50 
2007 
36 
6 
33 
29 
59 
44 
55 
70 years and over 
2012 
74 
6 
90 
42 
159 
102 
56 
2007 
68 
17 
82 
75 
147 
123 
66 
Average age 
2012 
55.0 
54.9 
57.0 
57.5 
56.7 
56.2 
54.8 
2007 
55.0 
55.5 
54.9 
58.1 
56.3 
55.8 
54.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
319 
60 
524 
193 
525 
471 
378 
2007 
248 
59 
380 
168 
442 
372 
361 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
10 
- 
32 
11 
30 
50 
30 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
79 
11 
183 
102 
294 
253 
115 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
68 
10 
75 
24 
66 
58 
58 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
164 
35 
104 
79 
112 
76 
12 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
44 
5 
78 
12 
98 
42 
124 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
27 
- 
117 
4 
27 
39 
82 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
3 
7 
8 
2 
11 
10 
4 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
5 
- 
3 
- 
19 
7 
1 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
392 
70 
639 
232 
721 
577 
453 
acres, 2012 
497,287 
266,229 
992,087 
347,038 
663,695 
574,721 
248,283 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
27 
5 
14 
5 
46 
16 
4 
acres, 2012 
25,690 
(D) 
74,522 
12,996 
15,764 
26,692 
(D) 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
340 
59 
574 
192 
646 
527 
413 
2007 
312 
65 
508 
272 
574 
494 
438 
acres, 2012 
365,899 
(D) 
681,574 
237,890 
470,424 
479,642 
201,206 
2007 
355,315 
(D) 
775,458 
310,335 
426,424 
375,604 
214,859 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
43 
14 
36 
12 
59 
30 
24 
2007 
39 
14 
46 
23 
75 
49 
29 
acres, 2012 
106,543 
50,436 
302,815 
28,391 
82,069 
55,371 
35,744 
2007 
1 1 1 ,087 
68,218 
218,517 
39,470 
135,693 
59,608 
30,956 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
14 
2 
35 
27 
37 
21 
17 
2007 
16 
3 
24 
17 
30 
26 
11 
acres, 2012 
17,678 
(D) 
107,391 
80,103 
109,724 
47,894 
17,427 
2007 
39,497 
(D) 
102,734 
35,068 
79,844 
59,892 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
6 
3 
3 
6 
1 
2007 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
3,810 
154 
204 
1,731 
(D) 
2007 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
10 
3 
8 
8 
14 
13 
6 
2007 
3 
3 
6 
5 
13 
7 
5 
acres, 2012 
23,768 
(D) 
39,013 
13,803 
29,898 
24,167 
(D) 
2007 
12,563 
(D) 
43,696 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Dakota 489 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
