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 
93 
79 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
35,440 
49,352 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
4,341 
3,311 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
381 
625 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
18,644 
16,925 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
108,967 
96,739 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
21,722 
17,856 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
1,171,689 
1,224,545 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
233,572 
226,025 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
3,075 
1,960 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
4 
6 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
(D) 
52 
equipment 
..$1,000 
25,719 
19,590 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
(D) 
8,677 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
28 
30 
$1,000 
885 
1,330 
Total cropland 
....farms 
63 
61 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
31,604 
44,339 
acres 
11,087 
14,948 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
57 
57 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
8,170 
11,803 
Full owners 
77 
56 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
7 
14 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
10 
21 
Tenants 
9 
9 
acres 
987 
1,595 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
27 
25 
acres 
1,930 
1,550 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
7 
9 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
13 
8 
Total woodland 
....farms 
46 
38 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
6 
4 
acres 
13,424 
23,622 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1 114) 
8 
8 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
4 
5 
acres 
(D) 
637 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
18 
6 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
45 
37 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
22,985 
Cotton farming (1 1 192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms 
24 
25 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
18 
6 
acres 
3,093 
3,002 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (1121 11) 
1 
5 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
80 
66 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
1 
2 
acres 
7,836 
7,780 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
6 
11 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
31 
23 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
1 
acres 
293 
229 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
_ 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
22,985 
20,236 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
247,149 
256,154 
production (1 125,1 129) 
32 
25 
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 
864 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
97,177 
On farm operated 
870 
Average per farm 
dollars 
112,473 
Not on farm operated 
111 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
192 
None 
514 
$1,000 
402 
Any 
467 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
55 
1 to 49 days 
138 
$1,000 
359 
50 to 99 days 
32 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
90 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
69 
$1,000 
1,432 
200 days or more 
228 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
99 
$1,000 
3,543 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
428 
2 years or less 
65 
$1,000 
91,442 
3 or 4 years 
85 
5 to 9 years 
207 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
624 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
18 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
824 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
157 
Under 25 years 
15 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
121 
organic production 
farms 
158 
35 to 44 years 
159 
45 to 49 years 
118 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
166 
55 to 59 years 
135 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
125 
Male 
831 
65 to 69 years 
69 
Female 
150 
70 years and over 
73 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
51.0 
Farming 
732 
Other 
249 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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