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 
132 
116 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
1,016,544 
1,118,334 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
14,831 
4,355 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
7,701 
9,641 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
24,114 
17,085 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
421,613 
408,841 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
34,140 
18,197 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
3,194,042 
3,524,494 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
258,637 
156,874 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
415 
366 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
11 
10 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
628 
217 
equipment 
..$1,000 
24,511 
16,586 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
57,048 
21,738 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
48 
34 
$1,000 
1,899 
1,344 
Total cropland 
....farms 
59 
55 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
39,558 
39,518 
acres 
39,326 
66,499 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
47 
42 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
20,759 
14,135 
Full owners 
107 
82 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
13 
19 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
12 
8 
Tenants 
12 
15 
acres 
741 
42,194 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
37 
25 
acres 
17,826 
10,170 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
13 
10 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
3 
5 
Total woodland 
....farms 
25 
9 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
3 
4 
acres 
(□) 
(D) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1 114) 
5 
1 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
16 
4 
acres 
2,630 
1,557 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
23 
19 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
14 
7 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton farming (1 1 192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms 
73 
75 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
23 
19 
acres 
852,913 
973,131 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (1121 11) 
13 
19 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
91 
53 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1 
1 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
45 
41 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
acres 
17,312 
10,621 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
_ 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
4 
2 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
38,945 
21,440 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
295,039 
184,827 
production (1 125,1 129) 
66 
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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 
176 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
68,188 
On farm operated 
175 
Average per farm 
dollars 
387,433 
Not on farm operated 
36 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
57 
None 
94 
$1,000 
90 
Any 
117 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6 
1 to 49 days 
27 
$1,000 
44 
50 to 99 days 
16 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
22 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
22 
$1,000 
369 
200 days or more 
52 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
13 
$1,000 
462 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
78 
2 years or less 
4 
$1,000 
67,223 
3 or 4 years 
21 
5 to 9 years 
33 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
153 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
18 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
162 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
49 
Under 25 years 
2 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
12 
organic production 
farms 
54 
35 to 44 years 
16 
45 to 49 years 
26 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
37 
55 to 59 years 
37 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
40 
Male 
154 
65 to 69 years 
23 
Female 
57 
70 years and over 
18 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
55.2 
Farming 
144 
Other 
67 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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