Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Comanche 
Concho 
Cooke 
Coryell 
Cottle 
Crane 
Crockett 
Crosby 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
506 
175 
640 
440 
123 
6 
92 
211 
2007 
518 
143 
521 
447 
132 
9 
73 
166 
Any 
2012 
929 
226 
1,306 
868 
141 
21 
124 
220 
2007 
933 
275 
1,435 
892 
167 
28 
110 
205 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
134 
44 
152 
107 
21 
1 
28 
35 
2007 
186 
42 
260 
134 
39 
9 
29 
42 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
79 
20 
117 
73 
13 
6 
18 
14 
2007 
100 
42 
131 
90 
10 
- 
13 
17 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
193 
26 
214 
107 
19 
2 
20 
21 
2007 
132 
63 
248 
125 
33 
5 
8 
20 
200 days or more 
2012 
523 
136 
823 
581 
88 
12 
58 
150 
2007 
515 
128 
796 
543 
85 
14 
60 
126 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
39 
8 
62 
41 
4 
- 
8 
31 
2007 
72 
21 
93 
50 
14 
6 
7 
30 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
76 
30 
144 
85 
15 
1 
20 
21 
2007 
126 
37 
172 
110 
20 
4 
13 
15 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
245 
63 
317 
251 
25 
5 
26 
76 
2007 
312 
60 
409 
283 
65 
5 
35 
59 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,075 
300 
1,423 
931 
220 
21 
162 
303 
2007 
941 
300 
1,282 
896 
200 
22 
128 
267 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.9 
23.4 
20.1 
19.6 
21.5 
22.2 
21.4 
23.0 
2007 
19.6 
22.3 
18.6 
18.5 
20.8 
18.6 
21.7 
22.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
25 
7 
29 
30 
- 
- 
8 
22 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
56 
30 
70 
63 
9 
1 
15 
17 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
185 
59 
273 
190 
23 
5 
26 
60 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,169 
305 
1,574 
1,025 
232 
21 
167 
332 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.1 
25.3 
23.3 
22.0 
24.5 
23.1 
24.0 
25.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
7 
- 
7 
3 
- 
- 
3 
13 
2007 
7 
- 
- 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
48 
13 
70 
30 
11 
- 
4 
34 
2007 
60 
9 
75 
53 
5 
1 
6 
10 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
123 
27 
147 
122 
22 
3 
11 
28 
2007 
158 
34 
218 
148 
37 
5 
11 
29 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
277 
70 
475 
279 
63 
8 
49 
80 
2007 
270 
79 
488 
313 
37 
8 
52 
78 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
159 
49 
271 
168 
14 
3 
32 
48 
2007 
214 
86 
259 
178 
32 
6 
27 
58 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
257 
74 
277 
181 
33 
4 
32 
60 
2007 
200 
50 
274 
194 
43 
6 
7 
36 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
189 
57 
219 
174 
38 
4 
28 
28 
2007 
175 
43 
228 
135 
34 
4 
34 
46 
70 years and over 
2012 
375 
111 
480 
351 
83 
5 
57 
140 
2007 
367 
117 
414 
313 
108 
7 
46 
114 
Average age 
2012 
60.3 
62.2 
59.9 
60.5 
61.5 
58.6 
60.9 
59.2 
2007 
59.4 
61.2 
58.3 
58.7 
63.1 
58.5 
60.3 
61.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
991 
285 
1,312 
873 
172 
23 
141 
305 
2007 
814 
215 
1,112 
728 
112 
23 
101 
185 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
136 
14 
119 
80 
17 
- 
4 
36 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
517 
101 
364 
291 
91 
3 
34 
164 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
64 
49 
140 
151 
35 
8 
15 
48 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
30 
13 
120 
25 
6 
- 
5 
12 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
102 
22 
298 
158 
10 
6 
20 
51 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
203 
95 
341 
238 
26 
7 
81 
24 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
24 
3 
32 
24 
- 
- 
2 
15 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
5 
10 
56 
17 
2 
- 
3 
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 
1,406 
392 
1,886 
1,282 
251 
27 
205 
394 
acres, 2012 
496,719 
478,673 
457,303 
444,958 
555,044 
239,159 
1,370,474 
526,081 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
42 
24 
85 
35 
8 
3 
17 
3 
acres, 2012 
58,388 
36,282 
35,285 
47,721 
49,426 
(D) 
100,276 
3,501 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
1,294 
338 
1,727 
1,192 
221 
20 
154 
310 
2007 
1,314 
345 
1,732 
1,209 
223 
31 
139 
285 
acres, 2012 
410,879 
411,432 
348,125 
362,914 
(D) 
(D) 
861,252 
336,608 
2007 
441,078 
398,647 
319,126 
392,504 
300,627 
266,523 
901,087 
332,702 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
90 
47 
139 
86 
23 
5 
37 
75 
2007 
101 
65 
164 
104 
37 
6 
31 
56 
acres, 2012 
75,348 
60,067 
111,025 
87,526 
90,376 
68,832 
555,693 
152,875 
2007 
108,925 
128,277 
87,576 
82,544 
101,010 
108,654 
546,334 
178,864 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
35 
12 
53 
19 
9 
- 
21 
18 
2007 
24 
5 
32 
8 
25 
- 
7 
12 
acres, 2012 
25,172 
26,818 
12,896 
7,838 
21,056 
- 
107,318 
59,640 
2007 
24,706 
(D) 
38,604 
4,137 
28,284 
- 
(D) 
38,735 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
4 
1 
7 
- 
3 
- 
1 
2007 
5 
- 
6 
2 
3 
- 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
526 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
2007 
1,387 
- 
2,344 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
12 
3 
20 
11 
8 
2 
4 
27 
2007 
7 
3 
22 
16 
11 
- 
4 
18 
acres, 2012 
5,210 
(D) 
(D) 
4,761 
215,506 
(D) 
21,939 
(D) 
2007 
2,847 
(D) 
7,743 
(D) 
(D) 
9,693 
2,327 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1177 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
