Table 60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Operators reporting one race - Con. 
Operators 
Characteristics 
Native Hawaiian 
or other 
Pacific Islander 
White 
reporting 
more than 
one race 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
7 
6 
26,494 
27,841 
148 
148 
Land in farms 
acres 
3,056 
(D) 
54,805,651 
57,157,617 
224,683 
150,346 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
- 
- 
2,271 
1,802 
12 
9 
1 0 to 49 acres 
- 
2 
5,327 
5,250 
23 
39 
50 to 179 acres 
2 
2 
4,150 
4,609 
34 
31 
1 80 to 499 acres 
2 
2 
3,524 
4,140 
22 
25 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
1 1 ,222 
12,040 
57 
44 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
7 
6 
24,448 
25,801 
134 
130 
acres 
1,136 
(D) 
37,429,538 
38,401,882 
125,174 
69,987 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
3 
2 
9,222 
9,983 
68 
72 
acres 
1,920 
(D) 
17,376,113 
18,755,735 
99,509 
80,359 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
4 
4 
17,272 
17,858 
80 
76 
acres 
1,130 
(D) 
17,572,250 
17,294,783 
40,806 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms 
3 
2 
7,176 
7,943 
54 
54 
acres 
1,926 
(D) 
32,657,865 
35,385,456 
177,931 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms 
- 
2,046 
2,040 
14 
18 
acres 
- 
- 
4,575,536 
4,477,378 
5,946 
(D) 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
7 
6 
26,494 
27,841 
148 
148 
$1,000 
119 
(D) 
4,326,229 
2,946,108 
17,591 
7,079 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
7 
6 
26,494 
27,841 
148 
148 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
4,123,787 
2,731,054 
16,769 
6,663 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
3 
- 
13,255 
11,690 
64 
45 
$1,000 
25 
- 
2,203,262 
1,249,689 
7,702 
2,130 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
4 
2 
12,731 
13,502 
88 
76 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
1,920,525 
1,481,365 
9,067 
4,534 
Government payments 
farms 
1 
- 
11,917 
12,581 
57 
41 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
202,442 
215,054 
822 
416 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
1 
4 
5,469 
6,456 
35 
50 
$1,000 to $2,499 
- 
- 
2,113 
2,102 
6 
14 
$2,500 to $4,999 
- 
- 
1,997 
2,060 
7 
14 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
2 
2,299 
2,343 
7 
12 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3 
- 
2,843 
3,347 
27 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
2,288 
2,554 
19 
15 
$50,000 or more 
- 
" 
9,485 
8,979 
47 
30 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
— 
- 
220 
461 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
16,045 
26,191 
- 
- 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
- 
- 
4,161 
5,785 
19 
11 
$1,000 
- 
- 
63,560 
104,728 
268 
245 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
1 
- 
10,633 
10,351 
53 
35 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
138,882 
110,326 
554 
171 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
- 
- 
4,605 
4,096 
14 
12 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
- 
- 
193 
163 
2 
- 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
- 
- 
271 
336 
- 
2 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
2 
2 
320 
335 
1 
1 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
- 
- 
7,043 
7,547 
35 
31 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
- 
- 
7,043 
7,547 
35 
31 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
4 
2 
8,120 
9,061 
56 
50 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
156 
232 
- 
3 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
- 
73 
137 
- 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
81 
114 
5 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
- 
- 
201 
381 
- 
4 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
- 
560 
595 
8 
5 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
1 
2 
4,871 
4,844 
27 
40 
-continued 
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