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 
56 
66 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
28,171 
34,102 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,303 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
503 
517 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(D) 
5,741 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
84,720 
137,076 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
14,942 
1 1 ,552 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
1,512,852 
2,076,906 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
266,829 
175,032 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
3,007 
4,020 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
15 
19 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
69 
133 
equipment 
..$1,000 
1 1 ,447 
10,500 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
4,584 
7,003 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
18 
25 
$1,000 
2,174 
2,100 
Total cropland 
....farms 
48 
54 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
120,802 
83,999 
acres 
10,840 
14,020 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
41 
45 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
7,394 
7,656 
Full owners 
50 
53 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
2 
7 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
10 
19 
Tenants 
4 
6 
acres 
871 
3,961 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
16 
23 
acres 
2,575 
2,403 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
5 
4 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
4 
3 
Total woodland 
....farms 
25 
29 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
- 
- 
acres 
6,811 
9,524 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1 114) 
12 
14 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
5 
8 
acres 
332 
468 
Other crop farming (1119) 
11 
10 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
23 
28 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
1 
2 
acres 
6,479 
9,056 
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 
27 
28 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
10 
8 
acres 
7,691 
7,120 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (1121 11) 
11 
20 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
42 
43 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
acres 
2,829 
3,438 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1 
- 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
24 
25 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
acres 
129 
105 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
1 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
7,842 
8,044 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
140,028 
121,876 
production (1 125,1 129) 
12 
14 
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 
86 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
4,059 
On farm operated 
97 
Average per farm 
dollars 
47,203 
Not on farm operated 
15 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
44 
None 
65 
$1,000 
63 
Any 
47 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1 
1 to 49 days 
12 
$1,000 
(D) 
50 to 99 days 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
9 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
10 
$1,000 
(D) 
200 days or more 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
8 
$1,000 
285 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
2 years or less 
4 
$1,000 
3,583 
3 or 4 years 
19 
5 to 9 years 
25 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
64 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
15 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
70 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
42 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
15 
organic production 
farms 
49 
35 to 44 years 
24 
45 to 49 years 
10 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
8 
55 to 59 years 
20 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
15 
Male 
92 
65 to 69 years 
11 
Female 
20 
70 years and over 
9 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
51.7 
Farming 
92 
Other 
20 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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