Table 53. Institutional, Research, Experimental, and American Indian Reservation Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
2012 
2007 
Characteristics 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
. number 
33 
35 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
3,210 
4,401 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
.$1,000 
611 
392 
Average size of farm 
acres 
97 
126 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
.$1,000 
28,963 
27,868 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
183,834 
49,827 
Total farm production expenses 
.$1,000 
26,901 
23,723 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
5,570,720 
1,423,625 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
815,172 
677,786 
Average per acre 
...dollars 
57,269 
11,322 
Government payments received 
...farms 
1 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
equipment 
.. $1,000 
18,534 
13,068 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
- 
(D) 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
...farms 
5 
5 
$1,000 
458 
(D) 
Total cropland 
.... farms 
8 
9 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
91,692 
(D) 
acres 
1,569 
1,691 
Flarvested cropland 
.... farms 
8 
9 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
946 
1,028 
Full owners 
9 
10 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
4 
5 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
.... farms 
_ 
3 
Tenants 
20 
20 
acres 
- 
(D) 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
.... farms 
5 
4 
acres 
623 
(D) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
- 
1 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
3 
2 
Total woodland 
.... farms 
1 
8 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
1,891 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
1 
2 
Woodland pastured 
.... farms 
1 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1119) 
4 
2 
Woodland not pastured 
.... farms 
1 
8 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
.... farms 
6 
4 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
4 
2 
acres 
(D) 
135 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities. 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
- 
2 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
.... farms 
30 
33 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
acres 
842 
684 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
- 
- 
Irrigated land 
.... farms 
4 
6 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
_ 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
29,573 
28,260 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
896,160 
807,427 
production (1125,1129) 
25 
26 
Table 54. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Item 
2012 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANICALLY 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION - Con. 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
farms 
20 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
(D) 
On farm operated 
21 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(D) 
Not on farm operated 
2 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
14 
None 
9 
$1,000 
(D) 
Any 
14 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2 
1 to 49 days 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
50 to 99 days 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
200 days or more 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
$1,000 
- 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 years or less 
3 
$1,000 
366 
3 or 4 years 
6 
5 to 9 years 
3 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
11 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm ... 
11 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
6 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
17 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
4 
organic production 
farms 
3 
35 to 44 years 
2 
45 to 49 years 
2 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
3 
55 to 59 years 
5 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
5 
Male 
13 
65 to 69 years 
- 
Female 
10 
70 years and over 
2 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
52.7 
Farming 
17 
Other 
6 
36 Alaska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
