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 
91 
75 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
41,735 
34,964 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
.$1,000 
3,001 
2,619 
Average size of farm 
acres 
459 
466 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
.$1,000 
16,227 
8,943 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
.. $1,000 
139,595 
90,112 
Total farm production expenses 
.$1,000 
25,005 
15,204 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
1,534,016 
1,201,487 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
274,777 
202,722 
Average per acre 
...dollars 
3,345 
2,577 
Government payments received 
...farms 
23 
25 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
87 
132 
equipment 
.. $1,000 
12,844 
15,333 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
3,789 
5,299 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
...farms 
29 
21 
$1,000 
696 
244 
Total cropland 
.... farms 
61 
58 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
23,998 
11,619 
acres 
14,552 
13,236 
Harvested cropland 
.... farms 
46 
47 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
11,324 
10,628 
Full owners 
67 
60 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
19 
10 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
.... farms 
8 
16 
Tenants 
5 
5 
acres 
816 
1,071 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
.... farms 
21 
15 
acres 
2,412 
1,537 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
18 
14 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
- 
- 
Total woodland 
.... farms 
49 
39 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
4 
- 
acres 
8,231 
9,060 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1 114) 
1 
2 
Woodland pastured 
.... farms 
21 
18 
acres 
1,379 
1,364 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
15 
15 
Woodland not pastured 
.... farms 
40 
34 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
acres 
6,852 
7,696 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
.... farms 
55 
40 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
15 
15 
acres 
13,844 
8,148 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
17 
16 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
.... farms 
64 
50 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
1 
1 
acres 
5,108 
4,520 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
5 
4 
Irrigated land 
.... farms 
20 
16 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
2 
3 
acres 
1,772 
1,707 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
3 
2 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
19,228 
11,562 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
211,296 
154,155 
production (1 125,1 129) 
25 
18 
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 
190 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
12,039 
On farm operated 
194 
Average per farm 
dollars 
63,361 
Not on farm operated 
33 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
69 
None 
83 
$1,000 
115 
Any 
144 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
20 
1 to 49 days 
37 
$1,000 
152 
50 to 99 days 
19 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
28 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
11 
$1,000 
460 
200 days or more 
77 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
38 
$1,000 
1,273 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
2 years or less 
22 
$1,000 
10,037 
3 or 4 years 
39 
5 to 9 years 
36 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
130 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm ... 
15 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
160 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
67 
Under 25 years 
6 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
27 
organic production 
farms 
65 
35 to 44 years 
55 
45 to 49 years 
16 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
32 
55 to 59 years 
27 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
37 
Male 
192 
65 to 69 years 
12 
Female 
35 
70 years and over 
15 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
49.7 
Farming 
140 
Other 
87 
42 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
