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 
79 
87 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
276,203 
320,717 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
12,510 
6,518 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
3,496 
3,686 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
21,140 
16,677 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
360,654 
280,957 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
35,408 
20,290 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
4,565,237 
3,229,393 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
448,200 
233,214 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
1,306 
876 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
36 
48 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
596 
354 
equipment 
..$1,000 
23,430 
22,287 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
16,542 
7,365 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
31 
23 
$1,000 
2,562 
1,297 
Total cropland 
....farms 
57 
68 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
82,640 
56,408 
acres 
25,234 
28,129 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
45 
50 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
20,158 
22,134 
Full owners 
66 
68 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
5 
12 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
3 
8 
Tenants 
8 
7 
acres 
(D) 
1,756 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
23 
35 
acres 
(D) 
4,239 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
17 
23 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1 
- 
Total woodland 
....farms 
15 
16 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1 
1 
acres 
(□) 
9,346 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1 114) 
3 
4 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
4 
7 
acres 
161 
203 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
22 
26 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
11 
10 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
9,143 
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 
38 
37 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
22 
26 
acres 
235,103 
276,816 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (1121 11) 
10 
8 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
48 
41 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
4 
5 
acres 
(□) 
6,426 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
- 
1 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
19 
24 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1 
1 
acres 
11,377 
10,991 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1 
1 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
33,650 
23,194 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
425,956 
266,601 
production (1 125,1 129) 
19 
17 
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 
171 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
39,729 
On farm operated 
155 
Average per farm 
dollars 
232,335 
Not on farm operated 
41 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
36 
None 
73 
$1,000 
50 
Any 
123 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
7 
1 to 49 days 
32 
$1,000 
45 
50 to 99 days 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
28 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
11 
$1,000 
473 
200 days or more 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
22 
$1,000 
776 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
78 
2 years or less 
1 
$1,000 
38,385 
3 or 4 years 
11 
5 to 9 years 
29 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
155 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
24 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
159 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
37 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
13 
organic production 
farms 
48 
35 to 44 years 
34 
45 to 49 years 
13 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
24 
55 to 59 years 
45 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
31 
Male 
173 
65 to 69 years 
16 
Female 
23 
70 years and over 
20 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
54.8 
Farming 
135 
Other 
61 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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