Table 68. Summary by North American industry Ciassification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Biodiesel 
.... farms 
_ 
2 
10 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
3 
Ethanol 
.... farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Other 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
.... farms 
- 
1 
14 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
.... farms 
39 
7,208 
14,452 
3 
44 
166 
2,477 
977 
3,509 
Part owners 
.... farms 
124 
1,141 
6,623 
- 
58 
52 
783 
88 
511 
Tenants 
.... farms 
123 
203 
934 
- 
4 
10 
38 
46 
128 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
.... farms 
171 
8,364 
21,093 
3 
102 
218 
3,264 
1,065 
4,030 
acres 
99,445 
1,611,561 
3,542,368 
1,787 
24,220 
21,023 
530,614 
44,078 
338,268 
Owned land in farms 
.... farms 
163 
8,349 
21,075 
3 
102 
218 
3,260 
1,065 
4,020 
acres 
92,605 
1,231,437 
(D) 
(D) 
24,220 
20,343 
508,892 
42,241 
294,154 
Land rented or leased from others 
.... farms 
247 
1,355 
7,576 
_ 
62 
62 
821 
138 
641 
acres 
415,770 
216,668 
1,249,210 
- 
12,881 
5,455 
183,374 
6,248 
56,013 
Rented or leased land in farms 
.... farms 
247 
1,344 
7,557 
- 
62 
62 
821 
134 
639 
acres 
411,582 
213,073 
1,239,314 
- 
12,681 
5,455 
183,047 
6,073 
55,274 
Land rented or leased to others 
.... farms 
40 
1,088 
880 
1 
2 
3 
156 
37 
218 
acres 
1 1 ,028 
383,719 
152,193 
(D) 
(D) 
680 
22,049 
2,012 
44,853 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
. number 
481 
12,411 
33,724 
4 
182 
386 
5,535 
1,841 
6,719 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
139 
5,296 
11,751 
2 
47 
105 
1,389 
453 
1,901 
2 operators 
109 
2,811 
9,134 
1 
48 
98 
1,664 
604 
2,020 
3 operators 
31 
336 
891 
- 
7 
18 
199 
40 
163 
4 operators 
4 
84 
170 
- 
2 
4 
32 
11 
47 
5 or more operators 
3 
25 
63 
- 
2 
3 
14 
3 
17 
Total women operators 
. number 
113 
3,906 
10,864 
_ 
52 
127 
2,009 
766 
2,780 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
87 
3,528 
10,017 
- 
38 
107 
1,879 
712 
2,454 
2 operators 
10 
165 
347 
- 
5 
7 
50 
24 
142 
3 operators 
2 
16 
40 
- 
- 
2 
7 
2 
14 
4 operators 
- 
- 
7 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
278 
7,295 
19,752 
3 
90 
208 
2,808 
881 
3,266 
Female 
8 
1,257 
2,257 
- 
16 
20 
490 
230 
882 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
268 
2,602 
10,021 
2 
90 
117 
2,574 
377 
1,329 
Other 
18 
5,950 
1 1 ,988 
1 
16 
111 
724 
734 
2,819 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
149 
6,064 
18,554 
1 
95 
204 
3,057 
1,011 
3,626 
Not on farm operated 
137 
2,488 
3,455 
2 
11 
24 
241 
100 
522 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
213 
3,280 
8,087 
1 
75 
87 
1,846 
284 
1,365 
Any 
73 
5,272 
13,922 
2 
31 
141 
1,452 
827 
2,783 
1 to 49 days 
12 
567 
1,150 
- 
6 
5 
163 
60 
237 
50 to 99 days 
7 
330 
882 
1 
3 
12 
108 
37 
196 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
11 
690 
1,958 
- 
3 
16 
195 
134 
319 
200 days or more 
43 
3,685 
9,932 
1 
19 
108 
986 
596 
2,031 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
6 
325 
636 
- 
- 
8 
103 
106 
117 
3 or 4 years 
19 
398 
1,104 
- 
6 
29 
137 
133 
168 
5 to 9 years 
38 
1,290 
3,044 
- 
5 
45 
542 
292 
722 
1 0 years or more 
223 
6,539 
17,225 
3 
95 
146 
2,516 
580 
3,141 
Average years on present farm 
22.3 
22.3 
23.2 
19.0 
31.0 
15.9 
20.2 
13.2 
18.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
5 
236 
464 
- 
- 
8 
63 
85 
75 
3 or 4 years 
11 
331 
892 
- 
5 
26 
96 
103 
134 
5 to 9 years 
24 
1,137 
2,629 
- 
5 
40 
464 
269 
610 
1 0 years or more 
246 
6,848 
18,024 
3 
96 
154 
2,675 
654 
3,329 
Average years operating any farm 
25.2 
24.2 
25.3 
21.7 
32.9 
17.6 
22.2 
15.2 
20.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
4 
15 
106 
- 
- 
- 
7 
12 
13 
25 to 34 years 
25 
275 
1,212 
- 
7 
22 
150 
110 
174 
35 to 44 years 
53 
734 
2,217 
1 
6 
40 
485 
180 
511 
45 to 49 years 
29 
566 
1,903 
- 
16 
41 
427 
154 
438 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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