Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Glasscock 
Goliad 
Gonzales 
Gray 
Grayson 
Gregg 
Grimes 
Guadalupe 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
85 
462 
631 
139 
1,039 
199 
603 
668 
2007 
83 
359 
607 
152 
772 
142 
526 
756 
Any 
2012 
101 
713 
1,043 
278 
1,523 
328 
1,080 
1,573 
2007 
102 
724 
1,254 
239 
1,951 
344 
1,327 
1,706 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
12 
89 
124 
27 
228 
36 
101 
155 
2007 
29 
115 
205 
34 
363 
62 
203 
271 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
11 
68 
96 
19 
111 
59 
128 
85 
2007 
8 
83 
149 
16 
161 
27 
125 
181 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
16 
80 
176 
29 
203 
46 
171 
392 
2007 
14 
116 
210 
47 
308 
35 
224 
270 
200 days or more 
2012 
62 
476 
647 
203 
981 
187 
680 
941 
2007 
51 
410 
690 
142 
1,119 
220 
775 
984 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
15 
15 
43 
23 
126 
12 
59 
55 
2007 
1 
39 
72 
33 
98 
24 
81 
98 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
7 
59 
51 
29 
99 
38 
59 
93 
2007 
16 
65 
98 
36 
192 
27 
132 
135 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
24 
183 
252 
70 
476 
80 
280 
331 
2007 
30 
208 
308 
51 
662 
112 
402 
491 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
140 
918 
1,328 
295 
1,861 
397 
1,285 
1,762 
2007 
138 
771 
1,383 
271 
1,771 
323 
1,238 
1,738 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.2 
21.4 
22.9 
22.3 
18.8 
20.8 
20.5 
21.0 
2007 
23.3 
20.0 
21.3 
22.5 
17.7 
20.5 
18.6 
19.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
11 
33 
16 
89 
10 
34 
40 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
5 
46 
41 
28 
82 
28 
55 
74 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
23 
158 
202 
54 
421 
69 
221 
281 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
150 
960 
1,398 
319 
1,970 
420 
1,373 
1,846 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.6 
23.7 
25.6 
24.3 
20.8 
22.6 
22.5 
23.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
. 
2 
10 
. 
5 
3 
2007 
- 
6 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
16 
38 
43 
14 
64 
9 
42 
65 
2007 
15 
35 
56 
26 
109 
16 
54 
52 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
18 
85 
131 
29 
211 
38 
99 
169 
2007 
23 
113 
195 
41 
292 
48 
143 
231 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
34 
238 
306 
89 
587 
87 
347 
540 
2007 
49 
219 
347 
52 
669 
116 
436 
582 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
24 
151 
244 
52 
416 
103 
256 
295 
2007 
21 
151 
253 
34 
408 
66 
296 
336 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
38 
171 
229 
48 
307 
73 
230 
287 
2007 
25 
140 
230 
54 
366 
71 
254 
367 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
16 
149 
185 
44 
314 
106 
212 
303 
2007 
11 
126 
246 
47 
288 
60 
229 
294 
70 years and over 
2012 
38 
343 
536 
139 
653 
111 
492 
579 
2007 
41 
293 
534 
137 
589 
109 
438 
600 
Average age 
2012 
57.1 
61.7 
62.1 
61.9 
60.1 
61.2 
61.7 
60.5 
2007 
55.8 
60.2 
60.8 
61.8 
58.4 
59.7 
59.9 
60.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
148 
712 
1,182 
275 
1,942 
356 
1,086 
1,571 
2007 
124 
526 
911 
180 
1,693 
234 
923 
1,306 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
8 
52 
151 
18 
163 
33 
109 
131 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
61 
162 
381 
95 
531 
53 
538 
344 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
13 
71 
188 
49 
209 
90 
85 
172 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
4 
3 
56 
3 
41 
16 
22 
12 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
27 
163 
182 
24 
604 
105 
205 
322 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
38 
312 
321 
121 
450 
76 
185 
612 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
3 
15 
21 
4 
63 
5 
31 
36 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
30 
33 
12 
146 
16 
44 
72 
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 
170 
1,129 
1,604 
389 
2,518 
519 
1,656 
2,200 
acres, 2012 
415,703 
449,732 
566,621 
494,150 
421,148 
44,512 
399,073 
368,029 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
8 
44 
40 
8 
76 
22 
44 
66 
acres, 2012 
8,350 
44,440 
34,874 
13,477 
27,929 
4,793 
20,458 
11,068 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
128 
1,049 
1,489 
344 
2,384 
493 
1,555 
2,094 
2007 
135 
965 
1,622 
309 
2,485 
435 
1,672 
2,268 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
344,357 
466,996 
391,142 
366,153 
35,828 
333,866 
298,158 
2007 
360,918 
360,026 
471,829 
359,175 
332,676 
34,812 
321,936 
301,144 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
23 
87 
117 
48 
109 
17 
71 
96 
2007 
26 
84 
174 
60 
178 
34 
140 
146 
acres, 2012 
69,874 
96,454 
95,116 
60,194 
44,520 
8,218 
30,560 
69,864 
2007 
73,415 
67,992 
137,745 
117,020 
59,223 
7,692 
79,557 
71 ,740 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
33 
29 
46 
11 
46 
13 
35 
38 
2007 
21 
21 
43 
10 
55 
3 
24 
25 
acres, 2012 
53,069 
41,144 
36,880 
46,281 
15,228 
2,325 
29,432 
13,741 
2007 
42,797 
26,285 
32,328 
27,163 
8,239 
1,446 
25,113 
10,465 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
2 
2 
11 
2 
7 
1 
7 
3 
2007 
3 
5 
11 
- 
3 
2 
2 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
8,671 
(D) 
3,588 
(D) 
8,052 
(D) 
2007 
2,655 
6,868 
1 1 ,435 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
94 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
8 
11 
12 
16 
3 
15 
10 
2007 
- 
8 
11 
12 
2 
12 
15 
18 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
2,127 
(D) 
1,779 
(D) 
15,232 
(D) 
2007 
- 
8,342 
740 
6,009 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,572 
--continued 
1182 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
