Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Atascosa 
Austin 
Bailey 
Bandera 
Bastrop 
Baylor 
Bee 
Bell 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
627 
618 
279 
472 
725 
110 
313 
834 
2007 
488 
555 
243 
313 
625 
75 
288 
714 
Any 
2012 
1,360 
1,480 
215 
530 
1,358 
167 
661 
1,699 
2007 
1,322 
1,557 
321 
659 
1,582 
193 
664 
1,670 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
159 
360 
32 
81 
143 
23 
127 
170 
2007 
218 
296 
82 
147 
223 
25 
142 
295 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
123 
121 
15 
56 
162 
14 
60 
111 
2007 
160 
129 
26 
67 
154 
24 
73 
167 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
184 
174 
29 
87 
199 
28 
82 
327 
2007 
199 
239 
21 
94 
255 
24 
80 
201 
200 days or more 
2012 
894 
825 
139 
306 
854 
102 
392 
1,091 
2007 
745 
893 
192 
351 
950 
120 
369 
1,007 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
53 
57 
26 
30 
61 
10 
26 
77 
2007 
86 
91 
23 
20 
83 
19 
38 
96 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
98 
70 
52 
52 
72 
28 
62 
225 
2007 
141 
125 
42 
59 
143 
19 
80 
194 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
375 
355 
67 
138 
342 
40 
181 
535 
2007 
400 
427 
88 
207 
461 
51 
179 
466 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,461 
1,616 
349 
782 
1,608 
199 
705 
1,696 
2007 
1,183 
1,469 
411 
686 
1,520 
179 
655 
1,628 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.9 
21.1 
22.1 
21.2 
21.2 
22.9 
19.7 
18.7 
2007 
18.3 
20.2 
21.9 
18.8 
18.8 
22.2 
18.6 
18.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
42 
46 
12 
16 
43 
6 
20 
51 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
74 
58 
47 
46 
56 
25 
47 
123 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
286 
301 
57 
101 
258 
31 
167 
477 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,585 
1,693 
378 
839 
1,726 
215 
740 
1,882 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.4 
22.7 
25.2 
23.7 
23.5 
25.3 
21.8 
21.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
9 
. 
. 
. 
. 
6 
. 
12 
2007 
18 
16 
1 
- 
9 
5 
2 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
65 
60 
58 
14 
41 
10 
23 
85 
2007 
87 
69 
17 
9 
65 
19 
21 
75 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
164 
202 
37 
41 
155 
28 
66 
205 
2007 
238 
204 
59 
53 
241 
20 
71 
289 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
422 
434 
85 
155 
442 
40 
192 
604 
2007 
352 
456 
111 
202 
521 
43 
221 
535 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
262 
265 
56 
129 
292 
32 
136 
367 
2007 
241 
304 
55 
181 
361 
42 
147 
321 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
272 
288 
55 
190 
354 
52 
151 
325 
2007 
304 
285 
74 
146 
314 
22 
111 
330 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
274 
270 
44 
149 
251 
27 
112 
336 
2007 
198 
290 
59 
106 
207 
35 
139 
266 
70 years and over 
2012 
519 
579 
159 
324 
548 
82 
294 
599 
2007 
372 
488 
188 
275 
489 
82 
240 
563 
Average age 
2012 
60.4 
60.4 
59.4 
64.7 
61.3 
60.4 
62.0 
59.4 
2007 
57.8 
59.5 
62.1 
62.3 
58.5 
59.6 
60.6 
58.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,099 
1,456 
343 
707 
1,397 
202 
666 
1,725 
2007 
823 
1,066 
253 
582 
1,142 
144 
441 
1,341 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
108 
192 
43 
79 
223 
7 
73 
118 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
227 
559 
123 
296 
252 
117 
91 
627 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
93 
110 
48 
47 
183 
34 
83 
221 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
18 
26 
29 
20 
22 
6 
4 
32 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
296 
309 
43 
160 
358 
24 
181 
405 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
357 
324 
79 
160 
357 
25 
265 
397 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
38 
52 
12 
31 
45 
4 
22 
42 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
51 
38 
17 
23 
123 
- 
26 
55 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
1,937 
2,042 
466 
967 
2,036 
266 
961 
2,470 
acres, 2012 
620,662 
352,535 
386,224 
368,124 
378,223 
305,384 
521,654 
397,124 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
74 
89 
10 
60 
82 
13 
40 
81 
acres, 2012 
49,362 
26,026 
42,921 
66,860 
44,297 
12,456 
132,735 
33,327 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
1,781 
1,887 
358 
849 
1,905 
244 
889 
2,311 
2007 
1,589 
1,889 
395 
834 
2,021 
226 
818 
2,157 
acres, 2012 
487,442 
293,038 
196,519 
257,449 
323,795 
254,018 
327,841 
310,837 
2007 
477,707 
262,957 
245,970 
224,712 
322,875 
(D) 
296,684 
332,096 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
148 
154 
55 
86 
115 
23 
59 
151 
2007 
168 
167 
81 
100 
140 
33 
101 
177 
acres, 2012 
134,111 
65,136 
133,938 
87,728 
53,193 
53,239 
150,609 
81,915 
2007 
115,779 
53,130 
103,638 
75,255 
69,901 
303,846 
194,086 
57,977 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
42 
41 
60 
41 
32 
6 
14 
37 
2007 
32 
32 
63 
26 
21 
5 
10 
21 
acres, 2012 
38,617 
8,879 
115,255 
45,374 
5,585 
(D) 
49,991 
22,928 
2007 
44,682 
11,081 
110,118 
24,415 
4,121 
3,493 
34,586 
37,502 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
1 
6 
9 
7 
3 
- 
5 
2007 
- 
2 
8 
4 
1 
1 
- 
3 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
12,930 
1,395 
1,378 
(D) 
- 
1,414 
2007 
- 
(D) 
9,178 
1,272 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
279 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
16 
15 
15 
17 
24 
1 
12 
29 
2007 
21 
22 
17 
8 
24 
3 
23 
26 
acres, 2012 
5,117 
(D) 
12,982 
10,535 
3,635 
(D) 
10,366 
4,268 
2007 
5,426 
(D) 
7,272 
3,762 
(D) 
(D) 
23,044 
4,091 
--continued 
1172 Texas 201 2 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
