Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fort Bend 
Franklin 
Freestone 
Frio 
Gaines 
Galveston 
Garza 
Gillespie 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
468 
219 
635 
263 
297 
210 
126 
704 
2007 
413 
217 
479 
228 
390 
157 
127 
567 
Any 
2012 
818 
301 
882 
388 
347 
402 
151 
1,143 
2007 
991 
347 
994 
496 
435 
535 
173 
1,286 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
82 
23 
115 
66 
39 
29 
16 
197 
2007 
198 
58 
181 
111 
73 
99 
34 
258 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
84 
39 
89 
33 
18 
35 
12 
102 
2007 
102 
22 
103 
53 
21 
65 
16 
127 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
111 
31 
184 
50 
33 
37 
18 
131 
2007 
114 
60 
179 
79 
45 
59 
24 
192 
200 days or more 
2012 
541 
208 
494 
239 
257 
301 
105 
713 
2007 
577 
207 
531 
253 
296 
312 
99 
709 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
35 
30 
49 
23 
40 
31 
6 
37 
2007 
70 
19 
59 
49 
37 
44 
14 
45 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
64 
22 
51 
33 
39 
38 
11 
75 
2007 
84 
22 
104 
56 
55 
57 
29 
116 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
164 
90 
214 
95 
102 
110 
32 
319 
2007 
290 
128 
276 
136 
135 
150 
37 
325 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,023 
378 
1,203 
500 
463 
433 
228 
1,416 
2007 
960 
395 
1,034 
483 
598 
441 
220 
1,367 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.3 
18.8 
21.4 
21.4 
21.2 
17.4 
25.3 
22.4 
2007 
19.9 
19.7 
18.6 
18.3 
21.1 
16.0 
23.6 
21.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
24 
14 
34 
13 
26 
17 
6 
30 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
44 
16 
53 
25 
23 
31 
9 
44 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
143 
81 
169 
84 
83 
108 
30 
229 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,075 
409 
1,261 
529 
512 
456 
232 
1,544 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.2 
22.6 
23.3 
23.9 
24.2 
19.4 
27.1 
25.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
2 
8 
. 
6 
4 
. 
10 
2007 
- 
1 
3 
3 
15 
4 
- 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
50 
29 
49 
27 
66 
25 
2 
32 
2007 
34 
19 
78 
37 
71 
38 
13 
27 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
89 
56 
140 
52 
96 
63 
17 
117 
2007 
135 
45 
144 
41 
103 
86 
33 
126 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
270 
106 
262 
92 
155 
180 
60 
324 
2007 
423 
106 
319 
185 
203 
217 
54 
381 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
257 
60 
218 
102 
64 
114 
32 
245 
2007 
211 
88 
215 
112 
93 
116 
29 
260 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
197 
75 
258 
118 
70 
80 
27 
245 
2007 
200 
103 
201 
77 
66 
75 
40 
285 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
171 
75 
195 
82 
48 
50 
41 
260 
2007 
124 
79 
205 
96 
71 
55 
43 
249 
70 years and over 
2012 
252 
117 
387 
178 
139 
96 
98 
614 
2007 
277 
123 
308 
173 
203 
101 
88 
523 
Average age 
2012 
59.6 
58.5 
60.4 
61.7 
55.5 
56.7 
63.6 
62.7 
2007 
58.3 
59.7 
58.5 
59.3 
56.3 
54.9 
60.7 
61.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
889 
369 
912 
404 
464 
433 
185 
1,313 
2007 
722 
316 
740 
290 
382 
370 
134 
963 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
81 
57 
127 
33 
26 
40 
6 
107 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
379 
178 
388 
145 
138 
129 
68 
287 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
97 
38 
60 
63 
62 
135 
26 
147 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
18 
5 
42 
20 
15 
6 
10 
14 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
256 
74 
121 
73 
92 
119 
50 
211 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
137 
57 
227 
100 
137 
54 
54 
485 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
10 
10 
23 
20 
16 
12 
3 
25 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
30 
3 
5 
9 
5 
10 
- 
154 
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 
1,260 
513 
1,477 
604 
581 
604 
270 
1,802 
acres, 2012 
316,107 
106,085 
381,997 
643,264 
678,911 
84,662 
442,259 
620,243 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
33 
14 
57 
49 
22 
32 
12 
68 
acres, 2012 
20,932 
6,848 
67,788 
86,816 
25,355 
6,051 
28,873 
34,584 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
1,130 
478 
1,377 
502 
474 
548 
238 
1,653 
2007 
1,210 
505 
1,342 
572 
627 
634 
264 
1,670 
acres, 2012 
232,119 
92,857 
317,443 
454,009 
456,205 
76,724 
367,319 
516,481 
2007 
242,240 
103,284 
309,199 
407,070 
621,760 
89,645 
325,302 
486,910 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
89 
26 
93 
82 
123 
44 
21 
140 
2007 
132 
48 
93 
102 
107 
40 
23 
140 
acres, 2012 
86,920 
12,999 
91,745 
132,710 
229,290 
(D) 
42,573 
113,773 
2007 
109,571 
23,302 
73,500 
138,931 
208,061 
8,501 
131,936 
118,482 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
31 
12 
21 
36 
35 
17 
12 
35 
2007 
35 
6 
9 
25 
58 
12 
7 
30 
acres, 2012 
12,219 
3,951 
7,152 
66,108 
63,752 
662 
40,466 
15,027 
2007 
1 7,290 
5,002 
12,504 
75,931 
95,739 
5,099 
(D) 
42,230 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
20 
2 
6 
4 
2 
1 
1 
4 
2007 
12 
1 
- 
7 
2 
3 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
4,878 
(D) 
416 
6,984 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
891 
2007 
9,673 
(D) 
- 
5,204 
(D) 
67 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
16 
2 
20 
27 
10 
2 
5 
15 
2007 
15 
4 
29 
18 
31 
3 
4 
13 
acres, 2012 
3,159 
(D) 
4,547 
53,451 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,075 
2007 
3,966 
(D) 
4,381 
18,293 
(D) 
75 
3,214 
5,318 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1181 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
