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 
144 
96 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
51,635 
29,511 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
7,721 
4,292 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
359 
307 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
13,259 
12,417 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
310,420 
108,324 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
22,566 
16,832 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
2,155,694 
1,128,376 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
156,711 
175,330 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
6,012 
3,671 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
23 
16 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
79 
93 
equipment 
..$1,000 
14,844 
15,999 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
3,455 
5,836 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
34 
25 
$1,000 
1,479 
4,320 
Total cropland 
....farms 
94 
69 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
43,498 
172,810 
acres 
12,324 
13,149 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
74 
56 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
10,954 
10,549 
Full owners 
112 
73 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
16 
14 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
2 
6 
Tenants 
16 
9 
acres 
(D) 
190 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
41 
27 
acres 
(D) 
2,410 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
25 
18 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
6 
6 
Total woodland 
....farms 
53 
38 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
2 
3 
acres 
23,377 
7,217 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
16 
11 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
5 
7 
acres 
961 
655 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
39 
12 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
51 
37 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
22,416 
6,562 
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 
46 
34 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
39 
12 
acres 
2,954 
1,978 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (1121 11) 
10 
4 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
87 
63 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
2 
acres 
12,980 
7,167 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
4 
6 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
46 
38 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
10 
3 
acres 
5,710 
(D) 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
3 
4 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
7 
4 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
20,980 
16,709 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
145,696 
174,048 
production (1 125,1 129) 
22 
23 
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 
421 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
53,503 
On farm operated 
428 
Average per farm 
dollars 
127,086 
Not on farm operated 
71 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
118 
None 
229 
$1,000 
235 
Any 
270 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
39 
1 to 49 days 
66 
$1,000 
291 
50 to 99 days 
24 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
46 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
51 
$1,000 
712 
200 days or more 
129 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
53 
$1,000 
1,979 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
165 
2 years or less 
31 
$1,000 
50,286 
3 or 4 years 
46 
5 to 9 years 
131 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
291 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
17 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
365 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
134 
Under 25 years 
7 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
72 
organic production 
farms 
141 
35 to 44 years 
76 
45 to 49 years 
50 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
88 
55 to 59 years 
73 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
59 
Male 
421 
65 to 69 years 
43 
Female 
78 
70 years and over 
31 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
51.0 
Farming 
340 
Other 
159 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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