Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Biodiesel 
.... farms 
5 
21 
39 
- 
2 
1 
5 
5 
3 
Ethanol 
.... farms 
2 
21 
19 
- 
- 
2 
5 
2 
3 
Other 
.... farms 
- 
- 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Wind rights leased to others 
.... farms 
- 
1 
9 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
.... farms 
131 
7,946 
8,733 
5 
73 
791 
2,311 
1,613 
4,109 
Part owners 
.... farms 
291 
2,121 
4,467 
5 
180 
335 
1,005 
248 
810 
Tenants 
.... farms 
106 
398 
709 
- 
10 
44 
88 
61 
271 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
.... farms 
423 
10,088 
13,209 
10 
253 
1,128 
3,317 
1,861 
4,921 
acres 
155,799 
1,363,609 
1,043,389 
1,618 
58,288 
272,572 
344,216 
60,932 
235,747 
Owned land in farms 
.... farms 
422 
10,067 
13,200 
10 
253 
1,126 
3,316 
1,861 
4,919 
acres 
145,435 
1,213,317 
978,035 
1,378 
57,619 
247,507 
309,616 
56,516 
216,662 
Land rented or leased from others 
.... farms 
400 
2,545 
5,204 
5 
190 
387 
1,106 
317 
1,081 
acres 
243,034 
616,108 
371,683 
2,165 
55,484 
113,749 
234,579 
6,930 
59,954 
Rented or leased land in farms 
.... farms 
397 
2,519 
5,176 
5 
190 
379 
1,093 
309 
1,081 
acres 
242,335 
608,122 
369,425 
2,165 
55,464 
111,758 
229,553 
6,505 
59,834 
Land rented or leased to others 
.... farms 
73 
2,100 
1,363 
2 
15 
250 
470 
156 
467 
acres 
1 1 ,063 
158,278 
67,612 
(D) 
(D) 
27,056 
39,626 
4,841 
19,205 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
. number 
756 
14,794 
19,809 
15 
459 
1,814 
5,398 
3,054 
8,318 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
350 
6,889 
8,947 
5 
118 
706 
1,763 
937 
2,420 
2 operators 
139 
3,003 
4,190 
5 
102 
343 
1,367 
866 
2,485 
3 operators 
28 
461 
644 
- 
36 
100 
220 
95 
229 
4 operators 
11 
76 
105 
- 
6 
13 
44 
22 
43 
5 or more operators 
" 
36 
23 
" 
1 
8 
10 
2 
13 
Total women operators 
. number 
103 
3,955 
4,697 
3 
91 
365 
1,634 
1,221 
3,639 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
85 
3,461 
4,201 
3 
77 
316 
1,470 
1,044 
3,111 
2 operators 
6 
209 
198 
- 
4 
23 
66 
78 
233 
3 operators 
2 
21 
28 
- 
2 
1 
8 
7 
18 
4 operators 
- 
2 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
" 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
498 
8,980 
12,774 
10 
243 
1,062 
2,972 
1,438 
3,618 
Female 
30 
1,485 
1,135 
- 
20 
108 
432 
484 
1,572 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
428 
3,885 
6,095 
6 
215 
880 
2,493 
696 
2,068 
Other 
100 
6,580 
7,814 
4 
48 
290 
911 
1,226 
3,122 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
343 
7,572 
11,506 
6 
235 
776 
2,755 
1,675 
4,450 
Not on farm operated 
185 
2,893 
2,403 
4 
28 
394 
649 
247 
740 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
347 
3,962 
4,925 
5 
184 
629 
1,882 
586 
1,653 
Any 
181 
6,503 
8,984 
5 
79 
541 
1,522 
1,336 
3,537 
1 to 49 days 
25 
1,009 
943 
- 
11 
45 
157 
109 
395 
50 to 99 days 
10 
463 
669 
- 
12 
25 
85 
81 
242 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
29 
897 
1,352 
- 
7 
78 
209 
182 
501 
200 days or more 
117 
4,134 
6,020 
5 
49 
393 
1,071 
964 
2,399 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
26 
351 
379 
- 
4 
34 
157 
79 
154 
3 or 4 years 
22 
440 
612 
- 
10 
33 
187 
145 
235 
5 to 9 years 
55 
1,301 
1,759 
2 
17 
124 
515 
496 
966 
1 0 years or more 
425 
8,373 
11,159 
8 
232 
979 
2,545 
1,202 
3,835 
Average years on present farm 
26.6 
23.6 
24.9 
17.4 
30.0 
22.7 
20.8 
16.4 
18.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
18 
281 
290 
- 
2 
33 
141 
64 
116 
3 or 4 years 
20 
381 
499 
- 
5 
25 
150 
123 
196 
5 to 9 years 
40 
1,108 
1,524 
2 
13 
109 
474 
439 
777 
1 0 years or more 
450 
8,695 
11,596 
8 
243 
1,003 
2,639 
1,296 
4,101 
Average years operating any farm 
28.7 
25.5 
26.9 
18.6 
32.1 
25.1 
22.3 
18.5 
20.6 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2 
16 
49 
- 
- 
4 
26 
17 
18 
25 to 34 years 
45 
252 
560 
2 
7 
62 
182 
102 
160 
35 to 44 years 
55 
721 
1,306 
2 
27 
146 
509 
265 
613 
45 to 49 years 
45 
723 
1,014 
1 
19 
148 
424 
218 
511 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
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