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 
39 
31 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
15,758 
14,479 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,894 
1,344 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
404 
467 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
7,125 
4,029 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
147,579 
84,926 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
10,168 
6,357 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
3,784,088 
2,739,537 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
260,730 
205,050 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
9,365 
5,865 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
11 
3 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
126 
16 
equipment 
..$1,000 
8,308 
7,765 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
1 1 ,447 
5,306 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
12 
6 
$1,000 
242 
53 
Total cropland 
....farms 
29 
24 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
20,206 
8,884 
acres 
5,928 
4,691 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
20 
13 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
4,025 
3,145 
Full owners 
33 
27 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
3 
3 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
2 
6 
Tenants 
3 
1 
acres 
(D) 
161 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
11 
14 
acres 
(D) 
1,385 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
8 
5 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
2 
- 
Total woodland 
....farms 
19 
16 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
- 
1 
acres 
5,524 
5,698 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
3 
1 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
2 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1119) 
13 
8 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
18 
16 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
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 
11 
10 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
13 
8 
acres 
1,159 
1,015 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (1121 11) 
1 
2 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
26 
20 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
acres 
3,147 
3,075 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1 
3 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
14 
7 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1 
- 
acres 
252 
195 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1 
2 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
2 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
10,018 
5,373 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
256,876 
173,315 
production (1 125,1 129) 
7 
9 
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 
91 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
11,798 
On farm operated 
72 
Average per farm 
dollars 
129,646 
Not on farm operated 
29 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
33 
None 
56 
$1,000 
61 
Any 
45 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
10 
1 to 49 days 
3 
$1,000 
66 
50 to 99 days 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
17 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
6 
$1,000 
238 
200 days or more 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
6 
$1,000 
215 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
25 
2 years or less 
11 
$1,000 
11,219 
3 or 4 years 
6 
5 to 9 years 
18 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
66 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
17 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
81 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
20 
Under 25 years 
6 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
4 
organic production 
farms 
19 
35 to 44 years 
14 
45 to 49 years 
13 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
13 
55 to 59 years 
19 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
21 
Male 
73 
65 to 69 years 
9 
Female 
28 
70 years and over 
2 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
51.7 
Farming 
66 
Other 
35 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Maryland 41 
