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 
80 
66 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
19,807,495 
20,854,079 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
.$1,000 
80,450 
47,461 
Average size of farm 
acres 
247,594 
315,971 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
.$1,000 
3,065 
2,280 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
.. $1,000 
3,932,343 
3,739,404 
Total farm production expenses 
.$1,000 
67,824 
49,699 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
49,154,291 
56,657,638 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
847,806 
753,022 
Average per acre 
...dollars 
199 
179 
Government payments received 
...farms 
26 
19 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
2,577 
3,875 
equipment 
.. $1,000 
23,865 
37,544 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
99,107 
203,958 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
...farms 
19 
25 
$1,000 
4,681 
5,590 
Total cropland 
.... farms 
31 
27 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
246,359 
223,594 
acres 
94,997 
71,496 
Flarvested cropland 
.... farms 
25 
22 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
65,511 
59,760 
Full owners 
55 
56 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
2 
1 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
.... farms 
2 
5 
Tenants 
23 
9 
acres 
(D) 
1,886 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
.... farms 
19 
14 
acres 
(D) 
9,850 
Oilseed and grain farming (1 1 1 1) 
2 
1 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
2 
- 
Total woodland 
.... farms 
2 
1 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
3 
4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
- 
- 
Woodland pastured 
.... farms 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
Other crop farming (1119) 
17 
18 
Woodland not pastured 
.... farms 
2 
1 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton farming (11192) 
5 
4 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
.... farms 
52 
43 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
12 
14 
acres 
17,912,943 
19,010,790 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities. 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
30 
24 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
.... farms 
57 
50 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
- 
- 
Irrigated land 
.... farms 
27 
24 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
1 
1 
acres 
64,438 
58,517 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
_ 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
83,514 
49,741 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
1,043,927 
753,650 
production (1125,1129) 
24 
17 
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 
75 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
54,503 
On farm operated 
59 
Average per farm 
dollars 
726,704 
Not on farm operated 
20 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
46 
None 
59 
$1,000 
(D) 
Any 
20 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1 
1 to 49 days 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
50 to 99 days 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
12 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
200 days or more 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
2 years or less 
3 
$1,000 
54,185 
3 or 4 years 
16 
5 to 9 years 
16 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
44 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm ... 
14 
production 
farms 
42 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
37 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
- 
organic production 
farms 
9 
35 to 44 years 
11 
45 to 49 years 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
50 to 54 years 
8 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
55 to 59 years 
22 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
15 
Male 
62 
65 to 69 years 
11 
Female 
17 
70 years and over 
11 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
58.4 
Farming 
67 
Other 
12 
42 Arizona 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
