Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bexar 
Blanco 
Borden 
Bosque 
Bowie 
Brazoria 
Brazos 
Brewster 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
883 
325 
52 
454 
602 
980 
520 
63 
2007 
833 
272 
48 
435 
494 
598 
356 
37 
Any 
2012 
1,574 
467 
62 
811 
1,017 
2,111 
892 
139 
2007 
1,663 
616 
68 
964 
1,116 
1,982 
994 
121 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
215 
67 
19 
100 
94 
207 
90 
22 
2007 
295 
96 
13 
187 
165 
286 
154 
24 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
253 
40 
2 
60 
61 
132 
52 
19 
2007 
226 
68 
10 
75 
77 
175 
99 
14 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
231 
96 
3 
139 
169 
292 
97 
21 
2007 
271 
103 
4 
177 
169 
282 
152 
30 
200 days or more 
2012 
875 
264 
38 
512 
693 
1,480 
653 
77 
2007 
871 
349 
41 
525 
705 
1,239 
589 
53 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
90 
15 
5 
38 
44 
246 
46 
3 
2007 
92 
33 
6 
53 
65 
135 
47 
9 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
113 
45 
12 
56 
69 
194 
76 
13 
2007 
158 
49 
6 
66 
142 
204 
107 
12 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
355 
131 
12 
185 
346 
564 
178 
40 
2007 
460 
174 
11 
332 
332 
592 
238 
38 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,899 
601 
85 
986 
1,160 
2,087 
1,112 
146 
2007 
1,786 
632 
93 
948 
1,071 
1,649 
958 
99 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.8 
20.7 
24.1 
20.3 
19.7 
16.9 
21.3 
17.6 
2007 
20.3 
19.1 
24.3 
18.8 
18.6 
16.6 
20.0 
17.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
82 
7 
3 
24 
32 
72 
36 
2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
93 
43 
5 
41 
59 
162 
65 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
323 
110 
12 
155 
262 
486 
164 
26 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,959 
632 
94 
1,045 
1,266 
2,371 
1,147 
163 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.9 
22.7 
27.5 
23.1 
22.5 
19.5 
23.6 
21.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
4 
. 
. 
18 
. 
3 
. 
2007 
- 
2 
- 
4 
13 
5 
13 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
53 
9 
8 
27 
51 
128 
66 
8 
2007 
70 
9 
3 
47 
68 
95 
51 
5 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
147 
46 
8 
78 
132 
331 
104 
22 
2007 
234 
63 
14 
118 
200 
360 
133 
9 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
518 
138 
12 
257 
342 
758 
292 
38 
2007 
576 
169 
18 
327 
418 
794 
361 
50 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
347 
87 
16 
155 
207 
450 
188 
33 
2007 
290 
127 
11 
167 
222 
386 
178 
25 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
404 
126 
19 
164 
274 
542 
194 
21 
2007 
392 
175 
10 
207 
249 
335 
165 
21 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
321 
143 
16 
199 
221 
296 
171 
29 
2007 
291 
125 
13 
189 
174 
228 
139 
22 
70 years and over 
2012 
664 
239 
35 
385 
374 
586 
394 
51 
2007 
643 
218 
47 
340 
266 
377 
310 
26 
Average age 
2012 
61.5 
62.9 
60.9 
62.3 
59.5 
58.0 
60.7 
59.2 
2007 
60.2 
61.5 
62.4 
60.0 
56.7 
55.8 
58.4 
58.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,521 
564 
82 
834 
1,061 
2,110 
944 
161 
2007 
1,028 
478 
65 
714 
870 
1,514 
816 
92 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
157 
52 
14 
105 
112 
178 
89 
10 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
516 
88 
23 
268 
508 
690 
293 
74 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
154 
85 
8 
54 
118 
269 
148 
5 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
27 
9 
17 
20 
8 
41 
11 
11 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
399 
162 
13 
146 
173 
654 
174 
23 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
311 
192 
18 
316 
159 
349 
266 
50 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
31 
20 
- 
23 
108 
68 
28 
16 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
74 
41 
1 
7 
8 
69 
44 
1 
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 
2,383 
769 
108 
1,228 
1,589 
3,023 
1,371 
196 
acres, 2012 
329,891 
347,575 
436,070 
495,584 
261,883 
573,753 
288,81 1 
1,872,102 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
73 
47 
2 
63 
42 
84 
57 
16 
acres, 2012 
22,850 
25,638 
(D) 
142,863 
14,754 
29,402 
21,045 
329,088 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
2,202 
686 
85 
1,132 
1,496 
2,840 
1,255 
150 
2007 
2,219 
751 
87 
1,240 
1,489 
2,356 
1,231 
122 
acres, 2012 
250,500 
268,798 
320,382 
374,407 
219,274 
483,338 
214,503 
998,906 
2007 
306,443 
289,560 
287,743 
381,593 
235,065 
375,176 
218,425 
1,016,365 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
143 
66 
20 
88 
78 
149 
102 
35 
2007 
197 
98 
17 
122 
85 
159 
91 
23 
acres, 2012 
74,365 
58,093 
103,818 
112,450 
37,373 
85,895 
64,916 
775,523 
2007 
107,545 
60,518 
93,171 
115,959 
42,952 
102,176 
44,922 
433,830 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
76 
29 
4 
26 
25 
77 
28 
12 
2007 
48 
19 
6 
17 
19 
48 
13 
9 
acres, 2012 
14,475 
33,567 
(D) 
70,425 
13,316 
17,595 
1 1 ,409 
100,844 
2007 
8,826 
33,921 
21,961 
29,858 
1 1 ,008 
12,755 
6,426 
208,550 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
3 
2 
1 
9 
6 
4 
3 
2 
2007 
6 
- 
2 
4 
3 
6 
6 
2 
acres, 2012 
1,150 
(D) 
(D) 
8,426 
794 
(D) 
480 
(D) 
2007 
1,737 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
922 
2,026 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
33 
9 
4 
10 
14 
21 
24 
3 
2007 
26 
20 
4 
16 
14 
11 
9 
2 
acres, 2012 
2,392 
(D) 
(D) 
3,936 
2,350 
(D) 
7,800 
(D) 
2007 
1,358 
11,668 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
37,928 
3,953 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1173 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
