Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification 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 
feed lots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Age group: - Con. 
50 to 54 years 
- 
122 
86 
- 
16 
25 
24 
48 
253 
55 to 59 years 
- 
209 
108 
1 
26 
32 
30 
52 
228 
60 to 64 years 
- 
149 
126 
1 
25 
6 
38 
13 
245 
65 to 69 years 
- 
124 
64 
- 
25 
13 
17 
18 
181 
70 years and over 
- 
241 
161 
2 
21 
14 
28 
50 
227 
Average age 
- 
61.3 
59.7 
57.8 
57.2 
52.7 
58.2 
55.4 
57.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
5 
7 
- 
- 
- 
14 
- 
21 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
12 
Asian 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
- 
965 
693 
6 
146 
160 
173 
241 
1,494 
More than one race reported 
- 
1 
" 
" 
- 
1 
5 
1 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
168 
98 
- 
14 
13 
27 
29 
165 
2 people 
- 
481 
326 
4 
68 
39 
71 
101 
723 
3 people 
- 
140 
102 
1 
30 
31 
28 
49 
300 
4 people 
- 
100 
110 
1 
22 
32 
24 
40 
182 
5 or more people 
- 
79 
57 
- 
12 
45 
25 
27 
137 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
833 
640 
6 
61 
144 
144 
228 
1,164 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
38 
24 
- 
11 
12 
12 
8 
133 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
50 
23 
- 
20 
- 
4 
7 
67 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
13 
2 
- 
21 
- 
5 
1 
39 
100 percent 
34 
4 
33 
4 
10 
2 
104 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
30 
11 
- 
14 
- 
17 
5 
81 
acres 
4,721 
(D) 
12,338 
- 
2,398 
106 
9,318 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
670 
507 
6 
116 
132 
131 
210 
1,359 
Dial-up service 
- 
37 
29 
2 
7 
6 
3 
9 
50 
DSL service 
- 
265 
202 
3 
42 
40 
44 
97 
517 
Cable modem service 
- 
371 
237 
2 
57 
85 
75 
98 
759 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
18 
11 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
16 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
56 
64 
- 
16 
8 
7 
35 
135 
Satellite service 
- 
33 
39 
- 
7 
- 
3 
4 
61 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
8 
8 
- 
1 
6 
5 
2 
24 
Other Internet service 
- 
3 
7 
- 
2 
" 
- 
6 
10 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
851 
635 
4 
88 
154 
141 
222 
1,342 
2 households 
- 
89 
52 
2 
38 
- 
25 
16 
136 
3 households 
- 
16 
3 
- 
12 
6 
9 
7 
16 
4 households 
- 
7 
3 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more households 
- 
5 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 
12 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
.. farms 
- 
930 
683 
6 
132 
154 
168 
238 
1,431 
acres 
- 
81,343 
33,299 
270 
56,239 
4,672 
6,684 
6,341 
104,761 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
104 
43 
- 
38 
24 
37 
23 
368 
acres 
- 
13,406 
3,791 
" 
16,140 
915 
2,439 
1,158 
49,155 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
832 
617 
6 
80 
139 
130 
222 
1,096 
acres 
- 
65,223 
28,308 
270 
22,723 
4,070 
4,337 
5,335 
65,418 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
79 
33 
- 
41 
18 
32 
20 
167 
acres 
- 
12,507 
3,095 
- 
20,587 
558 
1,811 
1,242 
12,838 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
56 
29 
- 
33 
12 
24 
14 
154 
acres 
9,886 
2,950 
- 
13,655 
498 
1,677 
736 
10,711 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
34 
24 
- 
22 
3 
6 
1 
201 
acres 
- 
(D) 
1,828 
- 
(D) 
56 
531 
(D) 
33,669 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
23 
12 
- 
22 
3 
5 
176 
acres 
- 
(D) 
1,468 
- 
(D) 
56 
(D) 
- 
27,879 
More than 10 stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
23 
12 
- 
22 
3 
5 
- 
176 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
11 
12 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
25 
acres 
- 
(D) 
360 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,790 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
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