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 
29 
25 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
32,014 
37,081 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
4,553 
1,424 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
1,104 
1,483 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
4,809 
1,902 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
118,036 
85,640 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
11,037 
8,621 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
4,070,210 
3,425,585 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
380,584 
344,858 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
3,687 
2,310 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
5 
5 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
37 
74 
equipment 
..$1,000 
8,721 
9,122 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
7,390 
14,710 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
10 
9 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
Total cropland 
....farms 
15 
18 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
(D) 
(D) 
acres 
13,505 
15,684 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
13 
13 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
8,595 
7,746 
Full owners 
25 
24 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
4 
1 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
2 
8 
Tenants 
“ 
“ 
acres 
(D) 
4,945 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
6 
7 
acres 
(D) 
2,993 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
1 
1 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
2 
1 
Total woodland 
....farms 
20 
15 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1 
2 
acres 
7,277 
13,005 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
2 
3 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
5 
5 
acres 
610 
799 
Other crop farming (1119) 
7 
2 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
18 
12 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
6,667 
12,206 
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 
14 
9 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
7 
2 
acres 
3,707 
3,790 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (1121 11) 
7 
5 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
27 
15 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
acres 
7,525 
4,602 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1 
2 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
9 
10 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
acres 
928 
1,605 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
_ 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
1 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
9,361 
3,326 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
322,801 
133,042 
production (1 125,1 129) 
7 
9 
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 
34 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
(D) 
On farm operated 
48 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(D) 
Not on farm operated 
12 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
18 
None 
26 
$1,000 
29 
Any 
34 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3 
1 to 49 days 
9 
$1,000 
21 
50 to 99 days 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
7 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
200 days or more 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 years or less 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
3 or 4 years 
11 
5 to 9 years 
24 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
22 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
13 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
32 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
28 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
2 
organic production 
farms 
24 
35 to 44 years 
7 
45 to 49 years 
6 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
7 
55 to 59 years 
11 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
13 
Male 
50 
65 to 69 years 
6 
Female 
10 
70 years and over 
8 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
57.4 
Farming 
33 
Other 
27 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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