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 
100 
115 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
277,808 
391,488 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
.$1,000 
3,424 
2,772 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,778 
3,404 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
.$1,000 
22,306 
29,979 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
324,591 
328,153 
Total farm production expenses 
.$1,000 
40,535 
25,298 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
3,245,909 
2,853,507 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
405,354 
219,982 
Average per acre 
...dollars 
1,168 
838 
Government payments received 
...farms 
27 
34 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
112 
333 
equipment 
.. $1,000 
22,095 
21,325 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
4,152 
9,808 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
...farms 
40 
35 
$1,000 
897 
859 
Total cropland 
.... farms 
71 
86 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
22,427 
24,546 
acres 
32,571 
44,237 
Harvested cropland 
.... farms 
61 
69 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
16,731 
22,540 
Full owners 
74 
86 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
16 
19 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
.... farms 
7 
22 
Tenants 
10 
10 
acres 
(D) 
16,757 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
.... farms 
26 
29 
acres 
(D) 
4,940 
Oilseed and grain farming (1 1 1 1) 
12 
5 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1 
1 
Total woodland 
.... farms 
33 
38 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
4 
3 
acres 
54,201 
69,072 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1 114) 
7 
9 
Woodland pastured 
.... farms 
15 
19 
acres 
16,968 
19,284 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
25 
26 
Woodland not pastured 
.... farms 
24 
24 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
acres 
37,233 
49,788 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
3 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
.... farms 
67 
66 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
25 
23 
acres 
167,590 
253,427 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
22 
35 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
.... farms 
72 
75 
Cattle feedlots (1 121 12) 
- 
1 
acres 
23,446 
24,752 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1 21 2) 
2 
3 
Irrigated land 
.... farms 
25 
35 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1 
1 
acres 
1,293 
2,693 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
2 
2 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1 124) 
6 
2 
sold (see text) 
.. $1,000 
25,730 
32,750 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
257,296 
284,786 
production (1 125,1 129) 
18 
27 
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 
46 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
2,268 
On farm operated 
52 
Average per farm 
dollars 
49,310 
Not on farm operated 
7 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
27 
None 
16 
$1,000 
40 
Any 
43 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6 
1 to 49 days 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
50 to 99 days 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
7 
$1,000 
106 
200 days or more 
29 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
2 years or less 
2 
$1,000 
2,007 
3 or 4 years 
11 
5 to 9 years 
8 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
38 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm ... 
15 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
36 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
23 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
5 
organic production 
farms 
17 
35 to 44 years 
2 
45 to 49 years 
5 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
12 
55 to 59 years 
17 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
10 
Male 
39 
65 to 69 years 
8 
Female 
20 
70 years and over 
- 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
54.2 
Farming 
35 
Other 
24 
40 Oklahoma 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
