Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hamlin 
Hand 
Hanson 
Harding 
Hughes 
Hutchinson 
Hyde 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
238 
210 
185 
131 
117 
360 
132 
2007 
173 
249 
148 
129 
115 
340 
88 
Any 
2012 
251 
205 
185 
119 
221 
442 
75 
2007 
276 
235 
160 
123 
190 
383 
93 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
45 
67 
35 
36 
18 
60 
15 
2007 
54 
66 
33 
33 
37 
96 
25 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
10 
12 
14 
9 
14 
29 
13 
2007 
25 
23 
10 
18 
25 
26 
8 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
38 
16 
32 
15 
34 
52 
8 
2007 
29 
25 
11 
25 
8 
59 
15 
200 days or more 
2012 
158 
110 
104 
59 
155 
301 
39 
2007 
168 
121 
106 
47 
120 
202 
45 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
3 
2 
6 
9 
32 
7 
2007 
8 
19 
11 
5 
9 
19 
3 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
29 
10 
20 
7 
28 
46 
3 
2007 
21 
16 
12 
13 
25 
29 
6 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
59 
44 
52 
29 
40 
94 
15 
2007 
50 
46 
47 
21 
66 
75 
23 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
388 
358 
296 
208 
261 
630 
182 
2007 
370 
403 
238 
213 
205 
600 
149 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.3 
28.6 
27.3 
26.4 
22.3 
25.1 
26.9 
2007 
25.8 
27.9 
25.3 
26.6 
22.1 
27.2 
26.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
1 
2 
4 
7 
30 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
16 
10 
15 
6 
12 
25 
2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
49 
36 
40 
18 
35 
93 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
415 
368 
313 
222 
284 
654 
191 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.5 
30.0 
28.2 
28.5 
25.3 
26.3 
29.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
1 
. 
4 
2 
2 
12 
2 
2007 
4 
3 
5 
1 
3 
8 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
61 
26 
51 
12 
22 
101 
24 
2007 
25 
49 
26 
20 
14 
38 
15 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
70 
40 
47 
31 
35 
104 
19 
2007 
68 
66 
58 
29 
49 
111 
14 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
110 
113 
96 
71 
113 
161 
56 
2007 
119 
122 
66 
94 
86 
212 
59 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
52 
81 
34 
36 
42 
144 
20 
2007 
67 
69 
31 
27 
42 
97 
26 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
60 
49 
54 
33 
39 
105 
27 
2007 
42 
30 
31 
27 
30 
62 
20 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
35 
21 
25 
25 
37 
66 
27 
2007 
36 
47 
38 
17 
30 
73 
12 
70 years and over 
2012 
100 
85 
59 
40 
48 
109 
32 
2007 
88 
98 
53 
37 
51 
122 
34 
Average age 
2012 
55.6 
56.8 
53.9 
56.5 
55.7 
53.6 
55.3 
2007 
55.6 
55.6 
54.3 
54.5 
55.0 
55.4 
55.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
366 
313 
258 
211 
256 
579 
186 
2007 
296 
294 
186 
187 
205 
426 
124 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
33 
6 
67 
10 
18 
49 
5 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
140 
79 
55 
76 
49 
152 
43 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
87 
44 
30 
18 
49 
115 
30 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
32 
92 
75 
72 
43 
229 
108 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
49 
49 
23 
14 
32 
130 
19 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
69 
46 
27 
40 
78 
91 
3 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
6 
5 
19 
3 
7 
42 
3 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
3 
38 
1 
2 
16 
6 
- 
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 
469 
393 
362 
242 
323 
778 
201 
acres, 2012 
290,813 
799,559 
272,645 
1,361,532 
404,864 
489,094 
469,565 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
16 
15 
4 
13 
9 
17 
10 
acres, 2012 
11,966 
47,198 
3,456 
119,595 
43,755 
16,344 
32,408 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
416 
336 
324 
200 
294 
731 
174 
2007 
381 
378 
258 
201 
250 
636 
147 
acres, 2012 
202,115 
553,409 
204,692 
849,626 
(D) 
403,397 
323,111 
2007 
(D) 
528,198 
165,412 
956,980 
271,210 
379,118 
318,914 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
37 
43 
19 
29 
23 
27 
13 
2007 
46 
72 
23 
28 
34 
50 
18 
acres, 2012 
57,572 
240,226 
8,860 
248,616 
100,999 
14,318 
103,621 
2007 
66,195 
251,074 
17,161 
286,738 
100,471 
53,201 
88,340 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
25 
25 
14 
15 
10 
28 
14 
2007 
17 
23 
15 
14 
13 
24 
11 
acres, 2012 
36,381 
96,514 
35,157 
243,464 
22,228 
69,233 
66,802 
2007 
27,380 
110,192 
26,853 
204,733 
31,328 
59,437 
56,829 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
3 
2 
- 
- 
3 
1 
2 
2007 
4 
2 
- 
2 
4 
5 
- 
acres, 2012 
3,075 
(D) 
- 
- 
230 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
12,920 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
319 
10,961 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
8 
9 
13 
6 
8 
15 
4 
2007 
1 
9 
12 
7 
4 
8 
5 
acres, 2012 
1 1 ,959 
(D) 
25,360 
125,621 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
9,597 
(D) 
7,871 
7,058 
16,906 
--continued 
492 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
