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 
51 
44 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
67,705 
51,701 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
8,322 
3,804 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
1,328 
1,175 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
9,543 
6,500 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
201,890 
119,665 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
14,448 
11,650 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
3,958,622 
2,719,657 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
283,288 
264,776 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
2,982 
2,315 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
8 
6 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
144 
109 
equipment 
..$1,000 
21,673 
14,049 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
17,974 
18,121 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
11 
9 
$1,000 
1,368 
50 
Total cropland 
....farms 
38 
37 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
124,326 
5,550 
acres 
18,188 
16,082 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
33 
37 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
15,996 
10,170 
Full owners 
43 
35 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
7 
5 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
5 
8 
Tenants 
1 
4 
acres 
524 
1,614 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
16 
18 
acres 
1,668 
4,298 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
7 
6 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
3 
4 
Total woodland 
....farms 
18 
14 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1 
4 
acres 
12,596 
6,442 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
2 
- 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
6 
4 
acres 
2,086 
118 
Other crop farming (1119) 
13 
5 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
16 
14 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
10,510 
6,324 
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 
28 
21 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
13 
5 
acres 
18,563 
24,765 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (1121 11) 
8 
11 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
40 
35 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
acres 
18,358 
4,412 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
4 
4 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
12 
13 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
2 
1 
acres 
1,725 
743 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
3 
1 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
2 
1 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
17,865 
10,304 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
350,291 
234,174 
production (1 125,1 129) 
6 
7 
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 
27 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
2,445 
On farm operated 
26 
Average per farm 
dollars 
90,565 
Not on farm operated 
5 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
13 
None 
5 
$1,000 
16 
Any 
26 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
7 
1 to 49 days 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
50 to 99 days 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
200 days or more 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3 
$1,000 
78 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 years or less 
- 
$1,000 
2,292 
3 or 4 years 
7 
5 to 9 years 
12 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
12 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
12 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
15 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
16 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
- 
organic production 
farms 
14 
35 to 44 years 
4 
45 to 49 years 
5 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
10 
55 to 59 years 
2 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
7 
Male 
22 
65 to 69 years 
2 
Female 
9 
70 years and over 
1 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
54.1 
Farming 
18 
Other 
13 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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