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 
253 
143 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
327,025 
228,198 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
44,554 
17,540 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
1,293 
1,596 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
47,807 
26,591 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
1,261,963 
354,628 
T otal farm production expenses 
$1,000 
88,998 
41,918 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
4,987,997 
2,479,917 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
351,771 
293,132 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
3,859 
1,554 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
20 
22 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
221 
469 
equipment 
..$1,000 
53,370 
34,381 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
1 1 ,070 
21,331 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
73 
20 
$1,000 
1,358 
163 
Total cropland 
....farms 
161 
101 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
18,605 
8,158 
acres 
80,547 
69,620 
Flarvested cropland 
....farms 
131 
91 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
59,713 
50,021 
Full owners 
205 
116 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
36 
19 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
33 
21 
Tenants 
12 
8 
acres 
9,747 
9,091 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
52 
41 
acres 
1 1 ,087 
10,508 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
17 
10 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
12 
8 
Total woodland 
....farms 
45 
18 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
3 
5 
acres 
14,167 
9,778 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
21 
20 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
29 
10 
acres 
5,733 
4,889 
Other crop farming (1119) 
48 
21 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
27 
11 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
8,434 
4,889 
Cotton farming (11192) 
7 
6 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms 
148 
95 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
41 
15 
acres 
194,779 
127,421 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities. 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
44 
30 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
156 
58 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
1 
2 
acres 
37,532 
21,379 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
- 
- 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
72 
65 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
12 
7 
acres 
13,604 
10,589 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1 
1 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
9 
5 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
92,361 
44,131 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
365,064 
308,606 
production (1 125,1 129) 
85 
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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 
238 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
71,926 
On farm operated 
220 
Average per farm 
dollars 
302,210 
Not on farm operated 
126 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
94 
None 
136 
$1,000 
152 
Any 
210 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
17 
1 to 49 days 
29 
$1,000 
115 
50 to 99 days 
18 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
14 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
47 
$1,000 
217 
200 days or more 
116 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
16 
$1,000 
594 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
97 
2 years or less 
36 
$1,000 
70,846 
3 or 4 years 
24 
5 to 9 years 
75 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
211 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
16 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
188 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
158 
Under 25 years 
4 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
25 
organic production 
farms 
105 
35 to 44 years 
53 
45 to 49 years 
31 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
53 
55 to 59 years 
64 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
49 
Male 
288 
65 to 69 years 
34 
Female 
58 
70 years and over 
33 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
53.9 
Farming 
225 
Other 
121 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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