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 
43 
31 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
17,773 
10,864 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,151 
649 
Average size of farm 
....acres 
413 
350 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
3,906 
4,069 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
42,325 
47,798 
T otal farm production expenses 
$1,000 
6,612 
3,559 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
984,31 1 
1,541,883 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
153,765 
114,818 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
2,381 
4,400 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
4 
2 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
5 
(D) 
equipment 
..$1,000 
5,640 
5,962 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
1,204 
(D) 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
19 
7 
$1,000 
566 
223 
Total cropland 
....farms 
32 
24 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
29,806 
31,868 
acres 
2,232 
2,525 
Flarvested cropland 
....farms 
30 
21 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
1,932 
1,873 
Full owners 
36 
22 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
5 
6 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
1 
5 
Tenants 
2 
3 
acres 
(D) 
546 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
7 
6 
acres 
(D) 
106 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
- 
- 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
6 
4 
Total woodland 
....farms 
27 
17 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1 
1 
acres 
14,261 
6,830 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
7 
5 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
3 
2 
acres 
430 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1119) 
13 
5 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
24 
17 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
13,831 
(D) 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms 
15 
13 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
13 
5 
acres 
388 
416 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities. 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
- 
- 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
26 
22 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
acres 
892 
1,093 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
6 
7 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
17 
11 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
1 
acres 
60 
46 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
1 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
5,056 
4,717 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
117,590 
152,170 
production (1 125,1 129) 
10 
7 
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 
192 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
15,838 
On farm operated 
167 
Average per farm 
dollars 
82,490 
Not on farm operated 
43 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
99 
None 
80 
$1,000 
210 
Any 
130 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
12 
1 to 49 days 
22 
$1,000 
78 
50 to 99 days 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
33 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
19 
$1,000 
436 
200 days or more 
82 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
24 
$1,000 
856 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
2 years or less 
24 
$1,000 
14,258 
3 or 4 years 
43 
5 to 9 years 
42 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
101 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
14 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
120 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
90 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
42 
organic production 
farms 
26 
35 to 44 years 
25 
45 to 49 years 
16 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
28 
55 to 59 years 
24 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
37 
Male 
129 
65 to 69 years 
18 
Female 
81 
70 years and over 
20 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
52.1 
Farming 
149 
Other 
61 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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