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 
10 
10 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
3,578 
852 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
358 
85 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1 ,000 
582 
(D) 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
34,142 
16,013 
T otal farm production expenses 
$1,000 
2,923 
1,224 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
3,414,218 
1,601,311 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
292,276 
122,407 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
9,542 
18,795 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
1 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
equipment 
..$1,000 
2,550 
1,647 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
(D) 
- 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
4 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
Total cropland 
....farms 
6 
6 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
(D) 
(D) 
acres 
(D) 
436 
Flarvested cropland 
....farms 
5 
3 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Full owners 
8 
8 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
1 
1 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
1 
4 
Tenants 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
- 
- 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1 
1 
Total woodland 
....farms 
4 
5 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
373 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
1 
1 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
Other crop farming (1119) 
1 
- 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
4 
5 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
373 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms 
3 
1 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
1 
- 
acres 
152 
(D) 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities. 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
2 
1 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
5 
6 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
acres 
190 
(D) 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
- 
- 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
2 
2 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
2 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
(D) 
1,821 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
(D) 
182,104 
production (1 125,1 129) 
5 
5 
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 
26 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
778 
On farm operated 
18 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,922 
Not on farm operated 
12 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
7 
None 
17 
$1,000 
13 
Any 
13 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4 
1 to 49 days 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
50 to 99 days 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
9 
$1,000 
(D) 
200 days or more 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
6 
$1,000 
210 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
2 years or less 
- 
$1,000 
520 
3 or 4 years 
1 
5 to 9 years 
11 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
18 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
15 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
28 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
2 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
10 
organic production 
farms 
4 
35 to 44 years 
1 
45 to 49 years 
3 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
1 
55 to 59 years 
6 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
6 
Male 
15 
65 to 69 years 
3 
Female 
15 
70 years and over 
- 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
48.1 
Farming 
23 
Other 
7 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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