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 
143 
150 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
2,582,040 
2,632,177 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
3,236 
1,249 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
18,056 
17,548 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1 1 ,827 
16,829 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
1,871,464 
787,332 
T otal farm production expenses 
$1,000 
14,638 
17,134 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
13,087,162 
5,248,882 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
102,360 
114,230 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
725 
299 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
18 
24 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
618 
315 
equipment 
..$1,000 
22,229 
8,607 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
34,315 
13,144 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
54 
30 
$1,000 
20,635 
17,021 
Total cropland 
....farms 
94 
94 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
382,137 
567,370 
acres 
37,020 
52,553 
Flarvested cropland 
....farms 
27 
24 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Full owners 
117 
126 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
19 
17 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
2 
6 
Tenants 
7 
7 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
76 
76 
acres 
27,087 
26,414 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
10 
8 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
- 
- 
Total woodland 
....farms 
61 
61 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
- 
- 
acres 
75,444 
67,927 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
- 
1 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
7 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1119) 
74 
76 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
60 
60 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms 
114 
121 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
74 
76 
acres 
2,288,803 
2,326,083 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities. 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
12 
15 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
99 
94 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
4 
3 
acres 
180,773 
185,614 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1 
2 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
2 
3 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1 
_ 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1 
1 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
15,063 
18,078 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
105,337 
120,523 
production (1 125,1 129) 
39 
43 
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 
82 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
12,810 
On farm operated 
87 
Average per farm 
dollars 
156,220 
Not on farm operated 
13 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
12 
None 
58 
$1,000 
14 
Any 
42 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4 
1 to 49 days 
15 
$1,000 
31 
50 to 99 days 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2 
$1,000 
70 
200 days or more 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
10 
$1,000 
344 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
50 
2 years or less 
- 
$1,000 
12,353 
3 or 4 years 
11 
5 to 9 years 
10 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
79 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
25 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
94 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
6 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
8 
organic production 
farms 
15 
35 to 44 years 
8 
45 to 49 years 
9 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
19 
55 to 59 years 
18 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
11 
Male 
90 
65 to 69 years 
12 
Female 
10 
70 years and over 
15 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
56.3 
Farming 
80 
Other 
20 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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