Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Cameron 
Camp 
Carson 
Cass 
Castro 
Chambers 
Cherokee 
Childress 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
419 
167 
162 
291 
244 
216 
593 
135 
2007 
381 
157 
204 
370 
268 
190 
521 
132 
Any 
2012 
886 
320 
224 
733 
288 
518 
981 
248 
2007 
860 
325 
218 
697 
217 
460 
1,104 
242 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
105 
33 
40 
71 
33 
64 
93 
38 
2007 
173 
39 
46 
126 
33 
110 
154 
51 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
133 
40 
14 
50 
24 
34 
79 
27 
2007 
87 
31 
13 
67 
13 
29 
119 
21 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
119 
35 
18 
116 
23 
74 
211 
24 
2007 
109 
54 
26 
101 
31 
71 
196 
10 
200 days or more 
2012 
529 
212 
152 
496 
208 
346 
598 
159 
2007 
491 
201 
133 
403 
140 
250 
635 
160 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
65 
18 
5 
24 
41 
24 
60 
19 
2007 
34 
23 
20 
39 
16 
20 
60 
16 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
104 
29 
12 
97 
18 
50 
85 
13 
2007 
82 
43 
24 
79 
21 
41 
119 
37 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
253 
74 
42 
192 
73 
144 
255 
54 
2007 
300 
86 
62 
195 
60 
121 
286 
58 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
883 
366 
327 
711 
400 
516 
1,174 
297 
2007 
825 
330 
316 
754 
388 
468 
1,160 
263 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
18.3 
21.2 
24.9 
19.8 
24.1 
18.6 
21.7 
21.3 
2007 
19.8 
19.3 
23.7 
20.0 
24.3 
18.7 
20.1 
21.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
53 
11 
3 
21 
37 
21 
39 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
93 
19 
11 
90 
13 
48 
64 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
232 
62 
37 
147 
57 
113 
213 
52 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
927 
395 
335 
766 
425 
552 
1,258 
308 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
19.8 
23.9 
26.6 
21.4 
26.7 
20.5 
24.1 
23.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
13 
6 
. 
. 
. 
10 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
6 
1 
9 
7 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
59 
8 
27 
35 
42 
41 
52 
17 
2007 
46 
19 
27 
40 
29 
24 
56 
20 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
157 
43 
36 
82 
72 
88 
133 
40 
2007 
134 
57 
29 
102 
58 
117 
136 
39 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
346 
114 
52 
266 
108 
204 
296 
72 
2007 
293 
97 
98 
274 
109 
159 
363 
74 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
137 
55 
76 
173 
67 
124 
198 
54 
2007 
188 
75 
55 
132 
47 
82 
209 
47 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
208 
87 
56 
117 
45 
90 
198 
55 
2007 
169 
64 
43 
165 
59 
91 
262 
37 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
181 
49 
36 
98 
46 
99 
262 
26 
2007 
156 
54 
55 
141 
51 
68 
223 
44 
70 years and over 
2012 
204 
125 
103 
253 
152 
88 
425 
119 
2007 
255 
116 
115 
207 
131 
100 
369 
113 
Average age 
2012 
56.7 
60.1 
60.3 
59.1 
58.2 
55.7 
60.6 
60.3 
2007 
58.3 
59.1 
60.1 
58.4 
58.7 
55.6 
59.6 
60.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
861 
285 
298 
689 
399 
549 
1,015 
256 
2007 
583 
249 
252 
543 
303 
354 
836 
170 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
69 
35 
27 
129 
22 
24 
106 
16 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
193 
69 
83 
190 
129 
267 
366 
102 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
135 
37 
34 
108 
105 
101 
115 
69 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
15 
2 
11 
7 
18 
12 
17 
14 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
262 
111 
61 
162 
41 
96 
175 
35 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
210 
49 
120 
208 
123 
80 
276 
41 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
28 
1 
3 
8 
45 
47 
21 
- 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
32 
9 
12 
6 
10 
2 
26 
6 
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 
1,251 
469 
370 
1,009 
491 
715 
1,552 
366 
acres, 2012 
288,263 
72,443 
472,758 
164,657 
501,149 
241,232 
297,449 
398,246 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
39 
12 
6 
18 
29 
29 
48 
23 
acres, 2012 
18,755 
3,013 
7,485 
6,261 
27,239 
6,879 
21,222 
124,477 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
1,125 
449 
316 
968 
392 
671 
1,469 
324 
2007 
1,072 
438 
346 
968 
338 
573 
1,486 
305 
acres, 2012 
182,305 
65,058 
337,944 
152,581 
364,483 
(D) 
245,480 
258,065 
2007 
200,358 
59,194 
398,551 
152,651 
382,100 
(D) 
250,184 
312,843 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
106 
28 
44 
43 
85 
52 
61 
41 
2007 
104 
26 
45 
74 
86 
48 
96 
39 
acres, 2012 
100,921 
6,364 
100,023 
11,312 
132,357 
47,871 
29,741 
152,747 
2007 
114,927 
4,376 
85,939 
20,525 
129,367 
87,076 
30,208 
58,195 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
54 
5 
15 
8 
32 
7 
28 
5 
2007 
44 
12 
16 
13 
44 
16 
27 
13 
acres, 2012 
20,054 
4,678 
35,995 
3,127 
38,125 
8,326 
21,709 
8,831 
2007 
25,493 
3,782 
32,410 
2,318 
44,396 
12,119 
11,713 
22,183 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
10 
2 
2 
2 
6 
1 
2 
- 
2007 
9 
3 
1 
4 
9 
5 
3 
- 
acres, 2012 
5,662 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,436 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
6,592 
950 
(D) 
426 
5,168 
2,490 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
10 
3 
9 
3 
17 
3 
14 
13 
2007 
12 
3 
14 
8 
8 
8 
13 
17 
acres, 2012 
758 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,741 
(D) 
(D) 
24,154 
2007 
2,109 
250 
(D) 
725 
6,224 
(D) 
(D) 
6,162 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1175 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
