Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Culberson 
Dallam 
Dallas 
Dawson 
Deaf Smith 
Delta 
Denton 
DeWitt 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
37 
190 
257 
384 
282 
168 
928 
658 
2007 
26 
200 
224 
335 
307 
152 
590 
569 
Any 
2012 
40 
181 
582 
212 
339 
361 
2,275 
1,053 
2007 
29 
252 
531 
220 
330 
386 
1,985 
1,242 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
9 
32 
96 
31 
68 
63 
260 
122 
2007 
6 
46 
85 
50 
95 
70 
347 
223 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
6 
17 
58 
41 
18 
15 
117 
159 
2007 
5 
27 
46 
19 
14 
32 
186 
169 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
10 
14 
67 
23 
13 
43 
254 
176 
2007 
7 
38 
92 
23 
40 
57 
246 
254 
200 days or more 
2012 
15 
118 
361 
117 
240 
240 
1,644 
596 
2007 
11 
141 
308 
128 
181 
227 
1,206 
596 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
23 
22 
29 
12 
19 
113 
46 
2007 
2 
25 
53 
10 
35 
18 
97 
43 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2 
19 
99 
41 
24 
32 
175 
79 
2007 
2 
36 
74 
26 
42 
37 
173 
108 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
8 
50 
168 
68 
72 
96 
849 
234 
2007 
15 
59 
189 
58 
68 
114 
674 
338 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
64 
279 
550 
458 
513 
382 
2,066 
1,352 
2007 
36 
332 
439 
461 
492 
369 
1,631 
1,322 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.2 
23.8 
17.5 
25.5 
24.4 
18.3 
16.1 
22.5 
2007 
20.8 
23.6 
16.6 
26.1 
23.6 
19.0 
16.1 
20.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
7 
13 
23 
12 
15 
87 
31 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3 
19 
38 
30 
23 
25 
131 
68 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
7 
41 
160 
65 
52 
75 
612 
187 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
65 
304 
628 
478 
534 
414 
2,373 
1,425 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.5 
28.5 
20.5 
30.6 
27.6 
22.2 
18.8 
24.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
2 
- 
7 
2 
12 
- 
2007 
- 
3 
3 
2 
9 
- 
4 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
- 
30 
26 
35 
25 
38 
86 
56 
2007 
1 
39 
17 
13 
34 
27 
87 
64 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
6 
34 
48 
33 
69 
46 
319 
117 
2007 
7 
31 
71 
40 
76 
82 
341 
175 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
19 
63 
230 
76 
122 
127 
924 
318 
2007 
9 
114 
210 
108 
156 
129 
768 
381 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
7 
39 
94 
46 
114 
61 
536 
210 
2007 
12 
49 
89 
59 
72 
53 
337 
240 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
11 
58 
142 
68 
62 
51 
457 
275 
2007 
7 
49 
118 
63 
67 
72 
370 
256 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
10 
31 
135 
81 
69 
73 
345 
241 
2007 
11 
50 
67 
81 
71 
60 
275 
254 
70 years and over 
2012 
24 
116 
162 
257 
153 
131 
524 
494 
2007 
8 
117 
180 
189 
152 
115 
393 
439 
Average age 
2012 
62.2 
60.1 
59.5 
64.9 
59.0 
58.5 
57.4 
61.9 
2007 
59.0 
58.8 
59.0 
62.8 
57.9 
57.5 
56.4 
59.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
53 
261 
606 
350 
470 
379 
2,636 
1,022 
2007 
30 
227 
393 
249 
356 
294 
1,801 
800 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
9 
18 
38 
39 
29 
34 
147 
93 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
10 
91 
228 
118 
194 
212 
824 
270 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
11 
49 
105 
59 
61 
29 
304 
131 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
- 
73 
88 
58 
52 
16 
501 
8 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
4 
40 
101 
80 
91 
55 
510 
169 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
15 
43 
124 
57 
100 
55 
479 
374 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
7 
4 
67 
35 
3 
17 
124 
20 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
1 
11 
- 
53 
8 
131 
65 
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 
73 
337 
808 
522 
590 
522 
3,121 
1,669 
acres, 2012 
1,607,700 
782,824 
77,469 
516,920 
871,811 
127,821 
367,186 
517,466 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
7 
24 
38 
9 
16 
21 
173 
32 
acres, 2012 
207,855 
86,496 
3,465 
8,191 
44,103 
3,148 
30,384 
15,682 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
53 
255 
723 
432 
475 
493 
2,834 
1,581 
2007 
38 
317 
657 
402 
460 
502 
2,296 
1,645 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
465,968 
62,038 
384,244 
554,369 
1 1 1 ,753 
257,209 
449,207 
2007 
880,265 
500,121 
(D) 
374,585 
476,754 
110,811 
248,445 
463,686 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
21 
89 
65 
62 
81 
26 
188 
87 
2007 
13 
106 
73 
83 
111 
31 
150 
124 
acres, 2012 
532,109 
305,923 
14,997 
109,511 
281,567 
12,020 
62,488 
69,229 
2007 
411,221 
386,661 
20,114 
122,897 
387,819 
13,530 
48,100 
73,643 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
15 
31 
70 
42 
4 
143 
21 
2007 
4 
12 
16 
41 
41 
5 
90 
11 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
39,766 
4,490 
42,976 
65,418 
5,516 
51,201 
10,202 
2007 
82,546 
16,786 
827 
53,667 
66,503 
8,500 
29,924 
4,333 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
1 
4 
3 
15 
2 
18 
- 
2007 
- 
6 
2 
2 
7 
- 
14 
4 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
112 
2,965 
8,695 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
- 
7,858 
(D) 
(D) 
4,385 
(D) 
288 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1 
11 
16 
29 
8 
4 
20 
22 
2007 
- 
11 
7 
27 
18 
- 
25 
27 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
2,117 
18,389 
13,483 
(D) 
(D) 
7,773 
2007 
25,460 
(D) 
(D) 
10,353 
(D) 
7,287 
--continued 
1178 Texas 201 2 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
