Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hale 
Hall 
Hamilton 
Hansford 
Hardeman 
Hardin 
Harris 
Harrison 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
478 
142 
383 
146 
144 
226 
638 
363 
2007 
449 
142 
370 
128 
130 
186 
686 
370 
Any 
2012 
421 
248 
618 
117 
213 
434 
1,569 
935 
2007 
508 
240 
675 
114 
202 
513 
1,524 
835 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
66 
72 
81 
18 
16 
26 
170 
82 
2007 
105 
56 
110 
21 
37 
56 
258 
163 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
30 
24 
56 
17 
6 
34 
157 
71 
2007 
29 
12 
69 
4 
14 
32 
140 
105 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
50 
19 
71 
7 
30 
47 
184 
121 
2007 
48 
43 
125 
15 
45 
69 
175 
119 
200 days or more 
2012 
275 
133 
410 
75 
161 
327 
1,058 
661 
2007 
326 
129 
371 
74 
106 
356 
951 
448 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
23 
20 
46 
10 
4 
21 
92 
24 
2007 
29 
23 
33 
7 
8 
54 
120 
36 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
48 
38 
58 
18 
22 
57 
138 
76 
2007 
58 
29 
79 
2 
23 
65 
204 
95 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
109 
67 
136 
32 
57 
129 
410 
184 
2007 
150 
50 
228 
27 
56 
173 
580 
238 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
719 
265 
761 
203 
274 
453 
1,567 
1,014 
2007 
720 
280 
705 
206 
245 
407 
1,306 
836 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.1 
21.1 
21.2 
24.8 
25.2 
19.5 
18.0 
22.3 
2007 
23.3 
22.1 
19.3 
27.3 
23.4 
15.4 
16.3 
19.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
22 
10 
25 
2 
1 
21 
78 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
40 
26 
36 
18 
9 
51 
111 
60 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
87 
60 
117 
31 
57 
108 
346 
165 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
750 
294 
823 
212 
290 
480 
1,672 
1,057 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.7 
24.2 
23.5 
28.4 
27.6 
20.4 
20.3 
24.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
20 
7 
- 
- 
- 
6 
9 
- 
2007 
10 
- 
- 
3 
8 
- 
16 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
54 
11 
33 
23 
15 
36 
40 
57 
2007 
32 
11 
29 
8 
9 
16 
51 
38 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
53 
46 
66 
24 
33 
79 
199 
89 
2007 
98 
53 
93 
25 
34 
127 
245 
157 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
149 
67 
167 
47 
42 
148 
547 
255 
2007 
213 
71 
209 
42 
38 
176 
663 
270 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
187 
37 
140 
42 
37 
70 
334 
227 
2007 
101 
28 
124 
37 
38 
94 
349 
151 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
89 
32 
126 
37 
40 
79 
343 
152 
2007 
117 
43 
151 
39 
44 
109 
237 
154 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
98 
76 
145 
31 
38 
103 
303 
202 
2007 
89 
52 
143 
28 
42 
66 
242 
166 
70 years and over 
2012 
249 
114 
324 
59 
152 
139 
432 
316 
2007 
297 
124 
296 
60 
119 
111 
407 
266 
Average age 
2012 
60.0 
60.7 
62.3 
58.6 
63.9 
57.6 
59.5 
60.2 
2007 
60.5 
61.1 
61.3 
59.8 
62.3 
56.0 
57.4 
58.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
622 
274 
701 
187 
247 
488 
1,575 
910 
2007 
542 
191 
545 
143 
179 
428 
1,169 
657 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
24 
17 
74 
2 
4 
113 
95 
88 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
197 
92 
334 
72 
124 
76 
564 
231 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
227 
91 
59 
38 
27 
73 
350 
122 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
29 
9 
34 
16 
44 
9 
26 
9 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
79 
29 
69 
53 
39 
137 
368 
235 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
100 
51 
157 
37 
32 
115 
202 
304 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
22 
4 
15 
5 
3 
6 
106 
20 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
6 
2 
12 
- 
6 
1 
21 
13 
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 
846 
370 
983 
240 
336 
654 
2,140 
1,268 
acres, 2012 
595,031 
471,527 
426,359 
505,182 
344,825 
68,203 
223,175 
191,522 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
24 
14 
26 
8 
23 
17 
92 
30 
acres, 2012 
67,740 
43,743 
44,338 
16,439 
30,116 
2,246 
15,788 
5,048 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
711 
327 
912 
193 
291 
629 
1,961 
1,203 
2007 
710 
296 
934 
169 
249 
651 
1,952 
1,085 
acres, 2012 
476,956 
347,499 
343,862 
409,235 
244,695 
60,050 
190,619 
168,330 
2007 
390,560 
380,452 
340,762 
314,522 
224,355 
85,928 
184,241 
166,911 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
97 
39 
55 
37 
51 
20 
118 
62 
2007 
134 
59 
91 
39 
56 
37 
146 
87 
acres, 2012 
97,888 
139,605 
59,861 
78,433 
54,867 
7,062 
28,700 
24,597 
2007 
120,221 
128,780 
104,337 
192,697 
69,192 
4,156 
57,071 
23,750 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
53 
9 
31 
20 
4 
4 
93 
17 
2007 
59 
6 
13 
25 
11 
2 
77 
16 
acres, 2012 
43,749 
14,677 
41,217 
50,012 
1 1 ,652 
178 
13,561 
4,481 
2007 
50,853 
15,134 
23,637 
69,603 
19,436 
(D) 
12,401 
7,642 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
7 
- 
- 
3 
3 
2 
14 
1 
2007 
3 
1 
- 
2 
3 
2 
13 
2 
acres, 2012 
9,046 
- 
- 
1,460 
(D) 
(D) 
873 
(D) 
2007 
1,700 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,270 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
31 
15 
3 
10 
8 
5 
21 
15 
2007 
51 
20 
7 
7 
13 
7 
22 
15 
acres, 2012 
12,970 
7,269 
837 
27,630 
(D) 
(D) 
2,649 
(D) 
2007 
25,390 
(D) 
2,114 
(D) 
(D) 
933 
2,056 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1183 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
