Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Age group: - Con. 
50 to 54 years 
- 
337 
248 
7 
70 
10 
179 
76 
309 
55 to 59 years 
- 
401 
203 
2 
66 
16 
133 
62 
376 
60 to 64 years 
- 
370 
198 
8 
47 
12 
130 
65 
296 
65 to 69 years 
- 
480 
192 
6 
26 
3 
84 
46 
276 
70 years and over 
- 
843 
393 
12 
51 
6 
131 
68 
318 
Average age 
- 
62.2 
58.7 
58.3 
52.4 
51.9 
55.7 
54.3 
58.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
29 
13 
- 
1 
- 
9 
10 
22 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
7 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
9 
Asian 
- 
9 
1 
- 
- 
- 
64 
2 
6 
Black or African American 
- 
49 
16 
- 
- 
1 
6 
5 
15 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
- 
White 
- 
2,835 
1,622 
45 
417 
75 
844 
468 
1,960 
More than one race reported 
- 
9 
9 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
5 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
482 
183 
1 
15 
12 
54 
47 
245 
2 people 
- 
1,512 
754 
22 
145 
29 
448 
189 
963 
3 people 
- 
417 
276 
13 
67 
8 
132 
110 
372 
4 people 
- 
298 
267 
5 
74 
18 
146 
70 
260 
5 or more people 
- 
200 
169 
4 
116 
9 
142 
66 
155 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
2,519 
1,449 
30 
96 
59 
304 
445 
1,710 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
146 
87 
7 
26 
- 
102 
11 
77 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
123 
65 
6 
50 
7 
196 
19 
76 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
78 
29 
2 
87 
4 
112 
2 
56 
100 percent 
43 
19 
- 
158 
6 
208 
5 
76 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
59 
19 
1 
31 
2 
43 
3 
79 
acres 
18,435 
3,422 
(D) 
16,198 
(D) 
8,585 
(D) 
13,816 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
1,996 
1,086 
25 
227 
58 
694 
409 
1,720 
Dial-up service 
- 
229 
117 
4 
37 
4 
78 
35 
142 
DSL service 
- 
453 
246 
6 
39 
4 
139 
84 
373 
Cable modem service 
- 
486 
327 
7 
49 
15 
152 
116 
523 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
122 
96 
- 
18 
2 
23 
46 
183 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
470 
240 
8 
78 
26 
168 
85 
383 
Satellite service 
- 
333 
139 
3 
46 
7 
148 
68 
252 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
43 
24 
- 
1 
1 
14 
7 
70 
Other Internet service 
- 
52 
15 
- 
2 
1 
30 
7 
36 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
2,472 
1,420 
35 
267 
68 
705 
446 
1,791 
2 households 
- 
319 
178 
10 
89 
8 
154 
29 
172 
3 households 
- 
68 
27 
- 
37 
- 
34 
4 
17 
4 households 
- 
31 
13 
- 
13 
- 
16 
3 
11 
5 or more households 
- 
19 
11 
- 
11 
- 
13 
- 
4 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
.. farms 
- 
2,787 
1,614 
44 
400 
75 
906 
474 
1,926 
acres 
- 
282,187 
142,601 
7,948 
146,292 
3,213 
136,155 
1 1 ,633 
75,943 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
156 
82 
2 
38 
2 
57 
27 
239 
acres 
- 
(D) 
9,889 
(D) 
19,387 
(D) 
7,872 
(D) 
13,766 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
2,482 
1,508 
39 
305 
74 
758 
444 
1,621 
acres 
- 
(D) 
116,420 
(D) 
94,856 
(D) 
102,671 
10,008 
58,933 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
192 
66 
5 
66 
56 
11 
129 
acres 
- 
(D) 
12,773 
(□) 
29,536 
- 
9,335 
454 
7,651 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
152 
51 
5 
60 
- 
38 
11 
113 
acres 
28,449 
11,652 
(D) 
26,853 
" 
8,821 
454 
6,645 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
156 
54 
1 
45 
1 
101 
16 
197 
acres 
- 
(D) 
18,862 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
25,007 
725 
(D) 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
126 
50 
45 
1 
99 
14 
157 
acres 
- 
(D) 
18,212 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
9,133 
More than 10 stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
8 
- 
- 
2 
- 
6 
- 
5 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
118 
50 
43 
1 
93 
14 
152 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
30 
4 
1 
- 
_ 
2 
2 
40 
acres 
- 
(D) 
650 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
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