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 
156 
127 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
33,888 
25,910 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
7,470 
3,403 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
217 
204 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
25,458 
5,280 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
215,167 
77,032 
T otal farm production expenses 
$1,000 
33,387 
7,840 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
1 ,379,272 
606,548 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
214,020 
61,734 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
6,349 
2,973 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
49 
67 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
181 
220 
equipment 
..$1,000 
25,429 
13,094 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
3,691 
3,282 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
53 
35 
$1,000 
2,573 
2,309 
Total cropland 
....farms 
143 
120 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
48,553 
65,963 
acres 
16,193 
15,106 
Flarvested cropland 
....farms 
115 
98 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
12,340 
1 1 ,727 
Full owners 
95 
79 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
21 
9 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
6 
4 
Tenants 
40 
39 
acres 
80 
(D) 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
44 
40 
acres 
3,773 
(D) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
89 
79 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
3 
3 
Total woodland 
....farms 
29 
25 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
- 
- 
acres 
8,156 
7,043 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
11 
6 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
2 
3 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1119) 
31 
26 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
27 
24 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms 
20 
12 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
31 
26 
acres 
5,453 
2,339 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities. 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
7 
2 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
62 
44 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
1 
acres 
4,086 
1,422 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
- 
1 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
34 
19 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
2 
acres 
570 
279 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
4 
1 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
32,929 
8,683 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
211,082 
68,373 
production (1 125,1 129) 
11 
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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 
220 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
26,182 
On farm operated 
185 
Average per farm 
dollars 
119,008 
Not on farm operated 
59 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
61 
None 
121 
$1,000 
114 
Any 
123 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
12 
1 to 49 days 
26 
$1,000 
70 
50 to 99 days 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
17 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
23 
$1,000 
276 
200 days or more 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
29 
$1,000 
981 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
101 
2 years or less 
11 
$1,000 
24,741 
3 or 4 years 
24 
5 to 9 years 
41 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
168 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
20 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
179 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
65 
Under 25 years 
4 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
20 
organic production 
farms 
67 
35 to 44 years 
46 
45 to 49 years 
31 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
29 
55 to 59 years 
47 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
27 
Male 
216 
65 to 69 years 
17 
Female 
28 
70 years and over 
23 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
52.2 
Farming 
171 
Other 
73 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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