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 
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 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Ethanol 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
.... farms 
_ 
255 
116 
1 
19 
8 
479 
28 
453 
Part owners 
.... farms 
- 
51 
17 
1 
9 
4 
146 
2 
21 
Tenants 
.... farms 
- 
3 
4 
- 
4 
4 
20 
1 
46 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
.... farms 
_ 
307 
133 
2 
28 
12 
625 
30 
480 
acres 
- 
34,436 
4,952 
(D) 
4,789 
212 
55,161 
1,118 
14,309 
Owned land in farms 
.... farms 
- 
306 
133 
2 
28 
12 
625 
30 
474 
acres 
- 
24,395 
4,018 
(D) 
4,701 
52 
44,515 
(D) 
12,015 
Land rented or leased from others 
.... farms 
_ 
57 
21 
1 
13 
8 
166 
3 
67 
acres 
- 
6,874 
686 
(D) 
2,653 
27 
32,066 
(D) 
4,100 
Rented or leased land in farms 
.... farms 
- 
54 
21 
1 
13 
8 
166 
3 
67 
acres 
- 
6,804 
686 
(D) 
(D) 
27 
32,066 
(D) 
4,100 
Land rented or leased to others 
.... farms 
_ 
64 
26 
_ 
4 
4 
134 
7 
49 
acres 
- 
10,111 
934 
- 
128 
160 
10,646 
670 
2,294 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
. number 
_ 
451 
222 
2 
51 
27 
1,014 
50 
852 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
- 
191 
74 
2 
19 
5 
336 
17 
240 
2 operators 
- 
99 
47 
- 
7 
11 
260 
12 
243 
3 operators 
- 
16 
10 
- 
6 
- 
43 
- 
31 
4 operators 
- 
2 
6 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
3 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
3 
Total women operators 
. number 
- 
154 
83 
- 
9 
11 
312 
25 
403 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
- 
126 
51 
- 
9 
11 
294 
17 
329 
2 operators 
- 
12 
10 
- 
- 
- 
9 
4 
30 
3 operators 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
- 
249 
121 
2 
32 
16 
546 
18 
318 
Female 
- 
60 
16 
- 
- 
- 
99 
13 
202 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
138 
71 
2 
27 
1 
505 
17 
251 
Other 
- 
171 
66 
- 
5 
15 
140 
14 
269 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
- 
238 
115 
2 
29 
16 
555 
27 
429 
Not on farm operated 
- 
71 
22 
- 
3 
- 
90 
4 
91 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
- 
180 
50 
2 
19 
5 
389 
13 
237 
Any 
- 
129 
87 
- 
13 
11 
256 
18 
283 
1 to 49 days 
- 
20 
8 
- 
5 
- 
32 
3 
42 
50 to 99 days 
- 
6 
1 
- 
2 
- 
15 
- 
8 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
- 
19 
9 
- 
3 
- 
38 
2 
27 
200 days or more 
- 
84 
69 
- 
3 
11 
171 
13 
206 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
- 
6 
6 
- 
2 
- 
19 
2 
7 
3 or 4 years 
- 
12 
2 
- 
- 
- 
16 
1 
37 
5 to 9 years 
- 
39 
15 
- 
2 
7 
74 
3 
87 
1 0 years or more 
- 
252 
114 
2 
28 
9 
536 
25 
389 
Average years on present farm 
- 
20.9 
18.8 
(D) 
23.6 
(D) 
25.3 
23.0 
18.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
- 
1 
6 
- 
1 
- 
12 
1 
7 
3 or 4 years 
- 
12 
1 
- 
- 
- 
14 
1 
25 
5 to 9 years 
- 
36 
7 
- 
2 
7 
56 
3 
84 
1 0 years or more 
- 
260 
123 
2 
29 
9 
563 
26 
404 
Average years operating any farm 
- 
22.6 
21.1 
(D) 
(D) 
19.5 
27.3 
24.4 
19.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
- 
1 
11 
- 
2 
3 
25 
- 
27 
35 to 44 years 
- 
18 
21 
- 
6 
8 
68 
2 
56 
45 to 49 years 
- 
19 
20 
- 
4 
- 
64 
1 
41 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Delaware 171 
