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 
81 
59 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
23,802 
22,111 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
3,813 
1,433 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
294 
375 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
7,200 
7,905 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
156,827 
199,941 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
10,668 
9,056 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
1,936,141 
3,388,829 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
131,699 
153,483 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
6,589 
9,043 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
5 
5 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
24 
56 
equipment 
..$1,000 
13,889 
13,395 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
4,765 
11,255 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
32 
12 
$1,000 
191 
61 
Total cropland 
....farms 
61 
43 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
5,955 
5,076 
acres 
1 1 ,348 
11,567 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
58 
39 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
8,292 
6,966 
Full owners 
63 
49 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
9 
6 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
12 
10 
Tenants 
9 
4 
acres 
2,268 
1,870 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
7 
7 
acres 
788 
2,731 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
4 
4 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1 
1 
Total woodland 
....farms 
25 
21 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1 
- 
acres 
6,822 
4,029 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1 114) 
30 
17 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
5 
7 
acres 
551 
1,132 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
17 
5 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
25 
18 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
3 
- 
acres 
6,271 
2,897 
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 
29 
20 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
14 
5 
acres 
4,439 
4,744 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (1121 11) 
7 
10 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
40 
28 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
acres 
1,193 
1,771 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
5 
5 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
42 
25 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
1 
acres 
454 
207 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
_ 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
1 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
11,013 
9,338 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
135,958 
158,274 
production (1 125,1 129) 
16 
15 
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 
68 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
1,525 
On farm operated 
77 
Average per farm 
dollars 
22,429 
Not on farm operated 
10 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
52 
None 
36 
$1,000 
79 
Any 
51 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4 
1 to 49 days 
13 
$1,000 
32 
50 to 99 days 
8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
4 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
8 
$1,000 
58 
200 days or more 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3 
$1,000 
127 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
2 years or less 
11 
$1,000 
1,229 
3 or 4 years 
16 
5 to 9 years 
16 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
44 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
15 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
36 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
51 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
4 
organic production 
farms 
35 
35 to 44 years 
9 
45 to 49 years 
10 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
11 
55 to 59 years 
22 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
12 
Male 
59 
65 to 69 years 
11 
Female 
28 
70 years and over 
8 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
55.9 
Farming 
57 
Other 
30 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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