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 
166 
118 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
450,290 
90,995 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
24,831 
14,935 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
2,713 
771 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
40,224 
9,442 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
2,346,600 
359,618 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
61,585 
20,806 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
14,136,147 
3,047,614 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
370,992 
176,319 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
5,211 
3,952 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
5 
4 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
equipment 
..$1,000 
16,331 
11,880 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
65 
17 
$1,000 
2,723 
1,258 
Total cropland 
....farms 
107 
93 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
41,897 
74,007 
acres 
14,389 
16,559 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
98 
80 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
11,875 
1 1 ,237 
Full owners 
135 
100 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
20 
8 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
15 
18 
Tenants 
11 
10 
acres 
570 
2,363 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
10 
16 
acres 
1,944 
2,959 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
3 
1 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
12 
9 
Total woodland 
....farms 
47 
29 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
24 
23 
acres 
192,091 
23,440 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1 114) 
30 
20 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
25 
14 
acres 
137,955 
2,510 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
9 
11 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
28 
18 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
54,136 
20,930 
Cotton farming (1 1 192) 
- 
1 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms 
82 
41 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
9 
10 
acres 
213,098 
42,634 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (1121 11) 
35 
19 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
103 
69 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
1 
acres 
30,712 
8,362 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1 
1 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
77 
65 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
2 
9 
acres 
33,891 
8,569 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
6 
3 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
2 
1 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
65,056 
24,376 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
391,901 
206,580 
production (1 125,1 129) 
42 
20 
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 
210 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
83,373 
On farm operated 
156 
Average per farm 
dollars 
397,014 
Not on farm operated 
87 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
88 
None 
98 
$1,000 
173 
Any 
145 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
20 
1 to 49 days 
23 
$1,000 
132 
50 to 99 days 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
26 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
27 
$1,000 
392 
200 days or more 
82 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
16 
$1,000 
577 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
60 
2 years or less 
11 
$1,000 
82,100 
3 or 4 years 
28 
5 to 9 years 
66 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
138 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
14 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
171 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
72 
Under 25 years 
~ 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
18 
organic production 
farms 
57 
35 to 44 years 
16 
45 to 49 years 
16 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
34 
55 to 59 years 
36 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
55 
Male 
193 
65 to 69 years 
30 
Female 
50 
70 years and over 
38 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
57.8 
Farming 
146 
Other 
97 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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