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 
120 
97 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
34,093 
26,770 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
8,051 
5,317 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
284 
276 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
5,973 
4,144 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
197,427 
120,417 
T otal farm production expenses 
$1,000 
22,918 
9,583 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
1,645,228 
1,241,412 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
190,986 
98,796 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
5,791 
4,498 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
37 
38 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
276 
244 
equipment 
..$1,000 
21,413 
13,340 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
7,447 
6,418 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
31 
19 
$1,000 
822 
382 
Total cropland 
....farms 
102 
86 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
26,520 
20,081 
acres 
15,994 
13,266 
Flarvested cropland 
....farms 
87 
73 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
14,302 
1 1 ,842 
Full owners 
86 
63 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
16 
11 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
7 
10 
Tenants 
18 
23 
acres 
623 
693 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
22 
16 
acres 
1,069 
731 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
71 
58 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
2 
3 
Total woodland 
....farms 
24 
21 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
- 
- 
acres 
7,635 
10,075 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
5 
8 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
5 
2 
acres 
491 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1119) 
28 
12 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
21 
20 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
7,144 
(D) 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms 
9 
11 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
28 
12 
acres 
6,525 
937 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities. 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
4 
3 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
49 
36 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
acres 
3,939 
2,492 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
3 
- 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
17 
15 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
acres 
413 
321 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1 
_ 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
14,024 
9,461 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
116,870 
97,537 
production (1 125,1 129) 
6 
13 
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 
283 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
35,695 
On farm operated 
297 
Average per farm 
dollars 
126,131 
Not on farm operated 
27 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
60 
None 
125 
$1,000 
131 
Any 
199 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
22 
1 to 49 days 
54 
$1,000 
152 
50 to 99 days 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
24 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
37 
$1,000 
399 
200 days or more 
91 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
24 
$1,000 
903 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
153 
2 years or less 
26 
$1,000 
34,110 
3 or 4 years 
18 
5 to 9 years 
66 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
214 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
16 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
271 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
53 
Under 25 years 
3 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
76 
organic production 
farms 
141 
35 to 44 years 
96 
45 to 49 years 
39 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
33 
55 to 59 years 
34 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
21 
Male 
294 
65 to 69 years 
10 
Female 
30 
70 years and over 
12 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
44.8 
Farming 
224 
Other 
100 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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