Table 2. Operator Characteristics of All Operators on Selected Reservations and of All American Indians or 
Alaska Native Operators on Selected Reservations: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
Sokaogon Chippewa 
Community 
Spirit Lake 
Spokane 
Total ^ 
Farms 
operated by 
American 
Indians or 
Alaska 
Natives ^ 
Total ' 
Farms 
operated by 
American 
Indians or 
Alaska 
Natives ^ 
Total ' 
Farms 
operated by 
American 
Indians or 
Alaska 
Natives ^ 
Operators 
1 
1 
175 
7 
45 
20 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
- 
- 
136 
6 
29 
14 
Female 
1 
1 
39 
1 
16 
6 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
128 
4 
31 
11 
Other 
1 
1 
47 
3 
14 
9 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
- 
- 
138 
6 
41 
19 
Not on farm operated 
1 
1 
37 
1 
4 
1 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
- 
- 
75 
3 
20 
4 
Any 
1 
1 
100 
4 
25 
16 
1 to 49 days 
- 
- 
29 
- 
2 
1 
50 to 99 days 
- 
- 
9 
- 
3 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
- 
- 
28 
- 
4 
3 
200 days or more 
1 
1 
34 
4 
16 
12 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
3 or 4 years 
- 
- 
4 
- 
4 
2 
5 to 9 years 
1 
1 
16 
- 
7 
1 
1 0 years or more 
- 
- 
155 
7 
30 
14 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
- 
- 
13 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1 
1 
12 
- 
15 
6 
45 to 54 years 
- 
- 
45 
2 
9 
7 
55 to 64 years 
- 
- 
41 
3 
10 
5 
65 to 74 years 
- 
- 
51 
2 
9 
2 
75 years and over 
- 
- 
10 
- 
2 
- 
Average age of: 
All operators 
(D) 
(D) 
57 
60 
54 
51 
Principal operator 
(D) 
(D) 
58 
(D) 
53 
(D) 
Second operator 
- 
- 
57 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Third operator 
- 
- 
51 
- 
(D) 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
154 American Indian Reservations 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
