Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Briscoe 
Brooks 
Brown 
Burleson 
Burnet 
Caldwell 
Calhoun 
Callahan 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
139 
98 
617 
479 
492 
523 
106 
328 
2007 
165 
118 
579 
484 
435 
431 
100 
316 
Any 
2012 
143 
276 
1,301 
950 
989 
1,100 
158 
664 
2007 
168 
376 
1,147 
1,098 
1,096 
990 
191 
742 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
26 
62 
155 
153 
162 
183 
20 
57 
2007 
30 
88 
187 
172 
165 
183 
29 
116 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
8 
50 
85 
68 
85 
65 
14 
52 
2007 
9 
83 
111 
113 
127 
126 
15 
52 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
15 
46 
279 
107 
133 
271 
9 
92 
2007 
15 
47 
153 
176 
166 
178 
35 
124 
200 days or more 
2012 
94 
118 
782 
622 
609 
581 
115 
463 
2007 
114 
158 
696 
637 
638 
503 
112 
450 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
11 
65 
41 
38 
35 
7 
40 
2007 
18 
17 
82 
80 
68 
56 
12 
55 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
23 
21 
110 
56 
61 
93 
16 
46 
2007 
20 
38 
145 
99 
110 
80 
19 
91 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
43 
46 
371 
204 
276 
325 
27 
181 
2007 
37 
74 
392 
223 
309 
346 
44 
217 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
213 
296 
1,372 
1,128 
1,106 
1,170 
214 
725 
2007 
258 
365 
1,107 
1,180 
1,044 
939 
216 
695 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.0 
22.5 
19.4 
22.7 
19.9 
19.7 
25.0 
20.8 
2007 
24.4 
21.1 
18.1 
21.8 
17.6 
19.1 
21.6 
18.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
8 
43 
28 
27 
27 
3 
20 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
14 
14 
98 
55 
43 
77 
18 
36 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
39 
38 
308 
161 
217 
280 
25 
152 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
226 
314 
1,469 
1,185 
1,194 
1,239 
218 
784 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.8 
24.5 
22.4 
24.6 
22.8 
21.7 
26.2 
23.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
- 
- 
5 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2007 
3 
4 
11 
1 
2 
2 
- 
13 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
11 
3 
52 
52 
37 
50 
2 
31 
2007 
9 
8 
70 
62 
36 
37 
21 
51 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
14 
33 
168 
112 
75 
143 
19 
67 
2007 
21 
35 
165 
145 
145 
150 
38 
88 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
32 
70 
467 
290 
332 
336 
80 
222 
2007 
63 
127 
351 
348 
350 
324 
68 
241 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
21 
68 
199 
204 
210 
228 
35 
137 
2007 
45 
68 
239 
223 
239 
189 
32 
144 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
48 
52 
280 
187 
250 
209 
22 
138 
2007 
35 
71 
258 
217 
210 
218 
40 
132 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
45 
60 
270 
184 
190 
237 
41 
147 
2007 
45 
53 
207 
158 
172 
138 
35 
130 
70 years and over 
2012 
109 
88 
482 
395 
387 
418 
65 
250 
2007 
112 
128 
425 
428 
377 
363 
57 
259 
Average age 
2012 
64.7 
61.3 
60.5 
60.9 
61.4 
60.8 
60.5 
60.9 
2007 
62.8 
60.2 
59.4 
60.0 
60.0 
59.8 
57.0 
59.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
188 
180 
1,311 
942 
1,075 
1,087 
197 
739 
2007 
180 
151 
912 
696 
875 
696 
149 
600 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
22 
12 
124 
151 
78 
130 
19 
65 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
82 
58 
368 
180 
222 
203 
65 
307 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
57 
40 
116 
94 
107 
182 
36 
72 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
33 
3 
28 
13 
70 
5 
2 
19 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
9 
36 
149 
178 
417 
246 
32 
111 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
14 
25 
622 
317 
397 
297 
54 
184 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1 
3 
43 
65 
25 
33 
5 
20 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
18 
45 
89 
38 
98 
9 
26 
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 
272 
347 
1,883 
1,394 
1,444 
1,583 
249 
974 
acres, 2012 
507,565 
474,806 
546,522 
305,531 
459,837 
297,403 
142,969 
530,017 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
4 
13 
34 
36 
55 
30 
8 
44 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
43,082 
67,252 
18,361 
18,451 
1 7,543 
18,535 
44,138 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
235 
323 
1,770 
1,318 
1,336 
1,468 
214 
898 
2007 
264 
419 
1,583 
1,454 
1,385 
1,278 
249 
966 
acres, 2012 
319,429 
266,384 
453,059 
252,822 
349,234 
230,042 
91,347 
406,088 
2007 
406,271 
218,790 
480,148 
310,329 
376,964 
237,747 
142,060 
404,959 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
29 
25 
83 
76 
103 
93 
36 
62 
2007 
48 
47 
108 
102 
112 
103 
34 
64 
acres, 2012 
186,429 
113,657 
80,372 
40,917 
111,527 
42,678 
79,045 
113,312 
2007 
106,154 
174,198 
60,255 
27,273 
88,804 
34,046 
73,625 
96,963 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
13 
48 
26 
24 
28 
6 
20 
2007 
9 
15 
13 
12 
17 
22 
1 
13 
acres, 2012 
10,086 
188,426 
56,059 
15,834 
13,821 
15,160 
4,440 
36,176 
2007 
28,229 
144,321 
12,116 
7,798 
13,214 
16,573 
(D) 
26,865 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 
9 
2 
- 
2007 
2 
2 
2 
2 
- 
3 
5 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
3,302 
12,570 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,240 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
14 
11 
17 
9 
14 
25 
6 
12 
2007 
10 
11 
20 
12 
17 
15 
2 
13 
acres, 2012 
8,295 
(D) 
5,822 
25,773 
7,393 
9,983 
(D) 
7,603 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,167 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
--continued 
1174 Texas 201 2 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
