Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Clay 
Cochran 
Coke 
Coleman 
Collin 
Collingsworth 
Colorado 
Comal 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
265 
162 
159 
338 
580 
146 
519 
365 
2007 
263 
174 
156 
337 
563 
182 
545 
286 
Any 
2012 
596 
126 
284 
568 
1,684 
237 
1,056 
739 
2007 
668 
167 
274 
666 
1,672 
260 
1,245 
653 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
72 
23 
40 
87 
267 
29 
123 
93 
2007 
139 
28 
72 
119 
291 
43 
208 
147 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
35 
6 
29 
39 
114 
24 
92 
59 
2007 
39 
13 
34 
66 
159 
28 
145 
68 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
88 
17 
45 
97 
290 
26 
134 
85 
2007 
100 
27 
39 
94 
248 
34 
211 
91 
200 days or more 
2012 
401 
80 
170 
345 
1,013 
158 
707 
502 
2007 
390 
99 
129 
387 
974 
155 
681 
347 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
24 
21 
37 
108 
11 
39 
15 
2007 
47 
14 
12 
52 
87 
30 
64 
31 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
36 
12 
42 
37 
110 
16 
55 
35 
2007 
71 
38 
33 
85 
127 
28 
91 
45 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
164 
42 
68 
170 
346 
52 
261 
188 
2007 
158 
43 
86 
205 
522 
62 
288 
189 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
648 
210 
312 
662 
1,700 
304 
1,220 
866 
2007 
655 
246 
299 
661 
1,499 
322 
1,347 
674 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.4 
23.9 
18.4 
21.1 
18.3 
24.3 
23.0 
20.8 
2007 
20.8 
21.9 
19.8 
18.8 
16.6 
23.0 
21.3 
19.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
22 
7 
20 
69 
9 
31 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
24 
10 
45 
35 
100 
13 
41 
29 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
123 
37 
59 
134 
310 
46 
231 
163 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
703 
219 
332 
717 
1,785 
315 
1,272 
900 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.5 
26.8 
21.0 
24.1 
20.1 
26.6 
25.1 
23.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
2 
3 
4 
3 
2 
- 
- 
2007 
5 
1 
1 
5 
8 
9 
3 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
27 
27 
37 
19 
55 
28 
107 
20 
2007 
31 
18 
9 
20 
85 
25 
53 
16 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
72 
7 
26 
58 
260 
25 
75 
96 
2007 
95 
25 
41 
75 
311 
30 
171 
94 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
207 
54 
89 
148 
646 
67 
263 
231 
2007 
221 
90 
81 
198 
605 
94 
395 
230 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
117 
22 
50 
114 
333 
45 
231 
188 
2007 
139 
32 
61 
114 
287 
50 
236 
157 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
124 
38 
70 
125 
251 
42 
223 
170 
2007 
125 
32 
55 
146 
300 
52 
270 
109 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
109 
23 
40 
155 
256 
69 
224 
125 
2007 
56 
37 
55 
136 
250 
53 
172 
105 
70 years and over 
2012 
203 
115 
128 
283 
460 
105 
452 
274 
2007 
259 
106 
127 
309 
389 
129 
490 
227 
Average age 
2012 
59.8 
61.8 
59.6 
63.0 
58.1 
61.0 
61.5 
60.9 
2007 
59.3 
59.8 
61.3 
61.9 
56.7 
59.9 
60.3 
59.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
603 
199 
305 
650 
1,826 
276 
989 
775 
2007 
505 
154 
193 
491 
1,529 
212 
810 
516 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
56 
15 
14 
78 
126 
19 
138 
55 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
242 
98 
64 
274 
393 
126 
253 
360 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
56 
30 
43 
60 
124 
86 
107 
149 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
25 
26 
10 
35 
102 
37 
16 
90 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
103 
24 
75 
85 
554 
61 
191 
151 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
141 
32 
98 
190 
524 
72 
383 
80 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
20 
3 
1 
13 
34 
10 
19 
37 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
11 
- 
15 
15 
162 
6 
44 
22 
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 
823 
262 
428 
880 
2,237 
361 
1,515 
1,087 
acres, 2012 
590,011 
433,363 
469,158 
671,213 
300,005 
474,916 
465,021 
199,815 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
22 
2 
11 
38 
87 
5 
55 
72 
acres, 2012 
67,102 
(D) 
71,401 
68,047 
32,312 
23,360 
20,611 
19,302 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
755 
213 
399 
794 
2,101 
300 
1,380 
977 
2007 
800 
253 
388 
848 
2,043 
361 
1,508 
812 
acres, 2012 
402,869 
234,120 
355,231 
538,698 
253,134 
344,058 
349,278 
151,308 
2007 
409,273 
269,443 
347,400 
540,379 
232,116 
365,443 
357,821 
134,549 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
66 
42 
37 
78 
93 
64 
145 
84 
2007 
98 
48 
31 
118 
145 
62 
215 
95 
acres, 2012 
161,365 
176,387 
90,709 
141,061 
49,816 
97,764 
85,885 
38,350 
2007 
170,640 
113,709 
105,263 
128,055 
54,152 
127,521 
121,360 
51,138 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
22 
19 
3 
24 
54 
13 
35 
28 
2007 
17 
14 
2 
19 
34 
9 
33 
16 
acres, 2012 
24,255 
22,293 
32,190 
32,085 
9,357 
51,765 
46,507 
10,334 
2007 
29,190 
24,418 
(D) 
21,235 
3,940 
13,372 
35,958 
1,902 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
1 
1 
3 
- 
2 
1 
2007 
4 
1 
2 
- 
- 
2 
6 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,430 
81 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
14 
13 
4 
9 
13 
6 
13 
14 
2007 
12 
25 
7 
18 
13 
8 
28 
13 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
6,203 
(D) 
(D) 
1,218 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
9,783 
623 
(D) 
10,824 
4,784 
--continued 
1176 Texas 201 2 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
