Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
El Paso 
Erath 
Falls 
Fannin 
Fayette 
Fisher 
Floyd 
Foard 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
218 
814 
558 
961 
871 
224 
277 
80 
2007 
169 
655 
394 
637 
823 
287 
335 
88 
Any 
2012 
439 
1,347 
705 
1,554 
1,951 
364 
312 
114 
2007 
421 
1,534 
901 
1,473 
2,168 
374 
315 
124 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
44 
165 
68 
178 
207 
59 
50 
11 
2007 
92 
210 
111 
233 
443 
85 
63 
23 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
28 
111 
57 
117 
210 
41 
52 
8 
2007 
31 
152 
89 
145 
237 
27 
14 
14 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
39 
179 
90 
211 
404 
41 
34 
19 
2007 
47 
250 
129 
223 
316 
54 
35 
18 
200 days or more 
2012 
328 
892 
490 
1,048 
1,130 
223 
176 
76 
2007 
251 
922 
572 
872 
1,172 
208 
203 
69 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
22 
54 
37 
127 
56 
16 
16 
17 
2007 
27 
106 
48 
96 
96 
47 
25 
5 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
29 
86 
59 
188 
125 
29 
29 
6 
2007 
36 
187 
86 
188 
167 
51 
16 
14 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
130 
411 
193 
485 
374 
113 
67 
35 
2007 
107 
500 
287 
487 
545 
113 
91 
43 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
476 
1,610 
974 
1,715 
2,267 
430 
477 
136 
2007 
420 
1,396 
874 
1,339 
2,183 
450 
518 
150 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
19.5 
19.7 
20.9 
18.3 
22.8 
20.9 
24.7 
21.5 
2007 
18.7 
17.9 
20.0 
17.9 
21.7 
21.7 
23.9 
22.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
28 
23 
113 
41 
16 
12 
17 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
21 
68 
36 
137 
102 
23 
27 
4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
114 
321 
164 
428 
321 
93 
57 
31 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
503 
1,744 
1,040 
1,837 
2,358 
456 
493 
142 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
21.3 
23.3 
23.8 
20.5 
24.5 
23.5 
26.2 
22.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
4 
29 
5 
4 
- 
6 
2007 
1 
5 
9 
8 
14 
- 
6 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
67 
84 
78 
106 
67 
24 
27 
10 
2007 
10 
118 
99 
87 
81 
31 
14 
11 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
62 
216 
110 
215 
173 
32 
38 
13 
2007 
62 
272 
142 
236 
230 
43 
79 
7 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
134 
385 
291 
551 
597 
92 
116 
28 
2007 
144 
458 
291 
504 
637 
112 
136 
38 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
65 
283 
143 
363 
331 
81 
58 
18 
2007 
109 
309 
176 
257 
402 
108 
63 
34 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
88 
381 
154 
400 
410 
106 
64 
27 
2007 
84 
317 
164 
316 
466 
60 
49 
29 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
112 
324 
152 
309 
396 
63 
72 
35 
2007 
81 
282 
117 
225 
394 
73 
67 
30 
70 years and over 
2012 
129 
488 
331 
542 
843 
186 
214 
57 
2007 
99 
428 
297 
477 
767 
234 
236 
63 
Average age 
2012 
57.9 
59.7 
59.1 
58.8 
61.9 
62.0 
63.3 
60.6 
2007 
57.9 
57.6 
57.6 
58.1 
60.7 
62.1 
61.6 
62.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
441 
1,671 
840 
1,694 
1,830 
378 
409 
129 
2007 
331 
1,334 
606 
1,171 
1,296 
305 
265 
93 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
25 
208 
54 
147 
186 
42 
92 
10 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
112 
900 
347 
445 
953 
110 
108 
65 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
115 
87 
65 
144 
207 
64 
75 
20 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
10 
65 
7 
56 
73 
12 
15 
16 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
87 
235 
242 
309 
384 
50 
85 
21 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
65 
357 
170 
554 
215 
126 
76 
18 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
19 
25 
35 
36 
34 
7 
22 
1 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
46 
27 
37 
131 
37 
12 
28 
- 
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 
643 
2,122 
1,237 
2,475 
2,740 
564 
559 
186 
acres, 2012 
207,880 
572,377 
362,773 
495,702 
467,184 
469,491 
544,449 
301,173 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
31 
62 
38 
75 
68 
22 
8 
13 
acres, 2012 
8,893 
59,571 
18,526 
42,859 
21,093 
33,571 
15,133 
55,168 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
560 
1,982 
1,184 
2,372 
2,564 
515 
473 
168 
2007 
476 
2,001 
1,171 
1,943 
2,657 
561 
487 
174 
acres, 2012 
71,197 
482,970 
328,799 
421,265 
401,449 
363,537 
363,157 
238,590 
2007 
(D) 
493,577 
376,652 
(D) 
450,077 
433,343 
350,444 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
46 
105 
52 
90 
179 
56 
75 
14 
2007 
62 
133 
78 
131 
249 
74 
104 
24 
acres, 2012 
19,362 
75,029 
32,027 
60,984 
67,166 
106,039 
174,712 
27,904 
2007 
40,764 
94,922 
43,509 
78,448 
92,821 
94,163 
217,501 
48,944 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
40 
44 
16 
25 
46 
7 
15 
7 
2007 
35 
35 
15 
24 
46 
14 
34 
10 
acres, 2012 
79,963 
38,000 
16,299 
7,474 
14,313 
4,941 
29,781 
35,069 
2007 
52,711 
24,230 
15,489 
14,927 
18,447 
9,614 
52,096 
9,943 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
8 
9 
2 
9 
9 
- 
1 
2 
2007 
2 
2 
2 
3 
4 
1 
- 
1 
acres, 2012 
38,856 
4,747 
(D) 
704 
2,950 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
984 
218 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
3 
21 
9 
19 
24 
10 
25 
3 
2007 
15 
18 
29 
9 
35 
11 
25 
3 
acres, 2012 
15 
6,804 
(D) 
23,224 
6,160 
20,438 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
2,784 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,145 
(D) 
7,645 
4,450 
--continued 
1180 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
