Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Biodiesel 
.... farms 
_ 
19 
3 
_ 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 
Ethanol 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Other 
.... farms 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
.... farms 
- 
24 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
.... farms 
_ 
1,678 
717 
7 
67 
132 
192 
279 
1,107 
Part owners 
.... farms 
- 
543 
204 
7 
225 
22 
12 
39 
100 
Tenants 
.... farms 
- 
119 
29 
- 
16 
6 
5 
8 
84 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
.... farms 
_ 
2,221 
921 
14 
293 
154 
204 
318 
1,207 
acres 
- 
403,527 
87,767 
1,688 
98,029 
6,142 
13,352 
14,619 
84,172 
Owned land in farms 
.... farms 
- 
2,221 
921 
14 
292 
154 
204 
318 
1,207 
acres 
- 
391,778 
85,208 
1,418 
97,043 
6,052 
13,242 
14,501 
82,557 
Land rented or leased from others 
.... farms 
_ 
664 
233 
7 
241 
28 
17 
47 
184 
acres 
- 
92,518 
16,806 
675 
48,898 
530 
433 
1,558 
5,233 
Rented or leased land in farms 
.... farms 
- 
662 
233 
7 
241 
28 
17 
47 
184 
acres 
- 
92,218 
16,746 
675 
48,898 
530 
433 
1,558 
5,233 
Land rented or leased to others 
.... farms 
_ 
223 
46 
6 
6 
2 
7 
5 
40 
acres 
- 
12,049 
2,619 
270 
986 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,615 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
. number 
- 
3,738 
1,526 
17 
560 
261 
360 
535 
2,183 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
- 
1,183 
468 
12 
124 
62 
75 
133 
532 
2 operators 
- 
989 
418 
1 
138 
96 
121 
181 
661 
3 operators 
- 
116 
49 
1 
31 
1 
10 
10 
71 
4 operators 
- 
40 
6 
- 
12 
1 
2 
1 
23 
5 or more operators 
- 
12 
9 
- 
3 
- 
1 
1 
4 
Total women operators 
. number 
- 
1,291 
612 
2 
184 
114 
191 
292 
1,124 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
- 
1,141 
513 
2 
149 
112 
165 
247 
920 
2 operators 
- 
57 
43 
- 
14 
1 
11 
21 
102 
3 operators 
- 
12 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
- 
1,933 
738 
14 
269 
112 
125 
121 
651 
Female 
- 
407 
212 
- 
39 
48 
84 
205 
640 
Primary occupatien: 
Farming 
- 
965 
364 
7 
288 
70 
99 
151 
610 
Other 
- 
1,375 
586 
7 
20 
90 
110 
175 
681 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
- 
1,918 
866 
13 
271 
155 
203 
314 
1,162 
Not on farm operated 
- 
422 
84 
1 
37 
5 
6 
12 
129 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
- 
911 
265 
8 
228 
43 
62 
125 
426 
Any 
- 
1,429 
685 
6 
80 
117 
147 
201 
865 
1 to 49 days 
- 
224 
67 
- 
14 
15 
12 
22 
111 
50 to 99 days 
- 
100 
51 
- 
1 
7 
5 
24 
51 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
- 
254 
82 
- 
9 
16 
40 
23 
123 
200 days or more 
- 
851 
485 
6 
56 
79 
90 
132 
580 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
- 
93 
27 
- 
9 
15 
12 
27 
35 
3 or 4 years 
- 
145 
52 
- 
11 
38 
25 
26 
123 
5 to 9 years 
- 
307 
176 
1 
51 
32 
39 
107 
271 
1 0 years or more 
- 
1,795 
695 
13 
237 
75 
133 
166 
862 
Average years on present farm 
- 
23.5 
21.1 
26.6 
24.9 
13.9 
16.7 
13.7 
16.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
- 
71 
14 
- 
8 
12 
9 
25 
26 
3 or 4 years 
- 
126 
59 
- 
10 
36 
18 
23 
106 
5 to 9 years 
- 
259 
143 
1 
38 
29 
34 
96 
216 
1 0 years or more 
- 
1,884 
734 
13 
252 
83 
148 
182 
943 
Average years operating any farm 
- 
25.8 
24.0 
28.6 
27.3 
15.9 
19.1 
15.2 
19.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
- 
16 
8 
- 
10 
- 
- 
- 
6 
25 to 34 years 
- 
95 
44 
- 
25 
20 
14 
13 
87 
35 to 44 years 
- 
168 
112 
- 
30 
38 
28 
48 
183 
45 to 49 years 
- 
203 
83 
- 
34 
22 
40 
48 
134 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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