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 
18 
51 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,017 
18,864 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
.$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
Average size of farm 
acres 
501 
370 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
.$1,000 
16 
(D) 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
.. $1,000 
79,970 
222,911 
Total farm production expenses 
.$1,000 
(D) 
25,505 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
4,442,785 
4,370,805 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
(D) 
500,100 
Average per acre 
...dollars 
8,869 
11,817 
Government payments received 
...farms 
. 
. 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
- 
- 
equipment 
.. $1,000 
3,102 
6,131 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
- 
- 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
...farms 
6 
5 
$1,000 
57 
19 
Total cropland 
.... farms 
12 
44 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
9,439 
3,797 
acres 
1,280 
7,189 
Harvested cropland 
.... farms 
12 
38 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Full owners 
15 
34 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
- 
5 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
.... farms 
_ 
6 
Tenants 
3 
12 
acres 
- 
(D) 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
.... farms 
2 
23 
acres 
(D) 
4,628 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2 
8 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
5 
4 
Total woodland 
.... farms 
7 
5 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
4 
10 
acres 
6,697 
481 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1 114) 
1 
8 
Woodland pastured 
.... farms 
4 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
3 
6 
Woodland not pastured 
.... farms 
4 
5 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
481 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
.... farms 
2 
7 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
3 
6 
acres 
(D) 
460 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
- 
2 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
.... farms 
15 
31 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
10,734 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
- 
- 
Irrigated land 
.... farms 
6 
30 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
2,177 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
1 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
(D) 
18,771 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
(D) 
368,065 
production (1 125,1 129) 
3 
10 
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 
184 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
6,362 
On farm operated 
172 
Average per farm 
dollars 
34,577 
Not on farm operated 
54 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
103 
None 
84 
$1,000 
167 
Any 
142 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
14 
1 to 49 days 
15 
$1,000 
94 
50 to 99 days 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
19 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
33 
$1,000 
248 
200 days or more 
81 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
27 
$1,000 
954 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
2 years or less 
4 
$1,000 
4,900 
3 or 4 years 
21 
5 to 9 years 
54 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
147 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm ... 
16 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
129 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
97 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
6 
organic production 
farms 
36 
35 to 44 years 
13 
45 to 49 years 
16 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
33 
55 to 59 years 
52 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
58 
Male 
152 
65 to 69 years 
24 
Female 
74 
70 years and over 
24 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
58.0 
Farming 
134 
Other 
92 
36 Hawaii 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
