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 
60 
61 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
70,411 
49,229 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
.$1,000 
5,486 
3,087 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,174 
807 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
.$1,000 
10,976 
8,493 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
.. $1,000 
104,999 
58,305 
Total farm production expenses 
.$1,000 
19,492 
10,400 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
1,749,991 
955,818 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
324,873 
170,485 
Average per acre 
...dollars 
1,491 
1,184 
Government payments received 
...farms 
25 
27 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
212 
247 
equipment 
.. $1,000 
18,390 
10,153 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
8,467 
9,152 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
...farms 
24 
17 
$1,000 
2,188 
695 
Total cropland 
.... farms 
53 
55 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
91,174 
40,862 
acres 
20,485 
17,533 
Harvested cropland 
.... farms 
39 
37 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
15,263 
11,671 
Full owners 
42 
45 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
10 
11 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
.... farms 
1 
6 
Tenants 
8 
5 
acres 
(D) 
565 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
.... farms 
32 
34 
acres 
(D) 
5,297 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
24 
21 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
2 
- 
Total woodland 
.... farms 
12 
12 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1 
1 
acres 
3,765 
2,832 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1 114) 
2 
3 
Woodland pastured 
.... farms 
3 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
15 
21 
Woodland not pastured 
.... farms 
11 
11 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
.... farms 
24 
22 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
15 
21 
acres 
42,289 
25,252 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beet cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
6 
9 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
.... farms 
39 
32 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
1 
1 
acres 
3,872 
3,612 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
2 
- 
Irrigated land 
.... farms 
16 
13 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
acres 
1,079 
958 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
_ 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
16,462 
11,579 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
274,365 
189,826 
production (1 125,1 129) 
7 
5 
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 
97 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
20,354 
On farm operated 
75 
Average per farm 
dollars 
209,837 
Not on farm operated 
35 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
27 
None 
57 
$1,000 
28 
Any 
53 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
10 
1 to 49 days 
8 
$1,000 
62 
50 to 99 days 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
18 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
8 
$1,000 
326 
200 days or more 
34 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
5 
$1,000 
181 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
37 
2 years or less 
14 
$1,000 
19,757 
3 or 4 years 
- 
5 to 9 years 
24 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
72 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm ... 
19 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
83 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
27 
Under 25 years 
3 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
12 
organic production 
farms 
33 
35 to 44 years 
10 
45 to 49 years 
4 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
18 
55 to 59 years 
18 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
21 
Male 
94 
65 to 69 years 
10 
Female 
16 
70 years and over 
14 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
54.6 
Farming 
80 
Other 
30 
42 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
