Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hartley 
Haskell 
Hays 
Hemphill 
Henderson 
Hidalgo 
Hill 
Hockley 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
122 
253 
467 
102 
634 
823 
707 
331 
2007 
109 
247 
297 
97 
626 
525 
592 
394 
Any 
2012 
133 
250 
972 
130 
1,327 
1,338 
1,177 
450 
2007 
173 
306 
839 
136 
1,483 
1,626 
1,521 
448 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
27 
31 
184 
12 
142 
171 
124 
68 
2007 
39 
72 
188 
13 
244 
373 
220 
77 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
4 
13 
72 
2 
107 
152 
84 
12 
2007 
12 
27 
65 
7 
129 
237 
154 
33 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
19 
28 
161 
13 
196 
174 
186 
23 
2007 
12 
30 
159 
24 
250 
275 
247 
56 
200 days or more 
2012 
83 
178 
555 
103 
882 
841 
783 
347 
2007 
110 
177 
427 
92 
860 
741 
900 
282 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
11 
35 
9 
72 
76 
47 
27 
2007 
18 
31 
36 
8 
80 
165 
102 
24 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
21 
13 
92 
5 
93 
120 
121 
46 
2007 
24 
30 
78 
11 
151 
126 
159 
56 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
67 
59 
261 
20 
317 
357 
329 
100 
2007 
39 
66 
231 
30 
575 
361 
487 
147 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
158 
420 
1,051 
198 
1,479 
1,608 
1,387 
608 
2007 
201 
426 
791 
184 
1,303 
1,499 
1,365 
615 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
17.8 
25.1 
18.2 
25.8 
19.7 
21.8 
19.2 
23.3 
2007 
19.5 
23.6 
18.2 
24.6 
17.7 
18.3 
17.7 
21.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
6 
8 
31 
8 
44 
59 
35 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
10 
12 
79 
3 
72 
99 
98 
43 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
47 
49 
224 
19 
261 
317 
281 
82 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
192 
434 
1,105 
202 
1,584 
1,686 
1,470 
638 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.9 
27.5 
19.9 
27.3 
22.2 
23.3 
21.8 
28.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
2 
4 
2 
5 
2 
9 
4 
2007 
- 
1 
9 
- 
10 
7 
12 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
22 
19 
29 
12 
55 
76 
64 
36 
2007 
21 
21 
21 
13 
83 
83 
85 
45 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
37 
29 
77 
21 
152 
237 
159 
51 
2007 
48 
49 
89 
22 
193 
317 
234 
89 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
59 
89 
390 
38 
467 
486 
376 
130 
2007 
55 
102 
281 
51 
493 
506 
505 
173 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
30 
69 
202 
31 
206 
259 
264 
134 
2007 
31 
63 
159 
32 
290 
309 
279 
103 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
31 
62 
206 
37 
282 
224 
259 
105 
2007 
41 
86 
173 
35 
302 
278 
306 
112 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
31 
58 
214 
33 
304 
331 
240 
85 
2007 
29 
70 
131 
24 
267 
208 
248 
95 
70 years and over 
2012 
45 
175 
317 
58 
490 
546 
513 
236 
2007 
57 
161 
273 
56 
471 
443 
444 
220 
Average age 
2012 
55.9 
62.4 
60.2 
59.8 
60.4 
59.8 
60.3 
61.6 
2007 
56.5 
61.0 
60.0 
59.3 
59.0 
57.4 
58.2 
59.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
199 
334 
1,146 
173 
1,397 
1,246 
1,329 
555 
2007 
198 
254 
713 
133 
1,145 
915 
1,146 
448 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
5 
26 
57 
8 
150 
125 
112 
33 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
79 
166 
244 
36 
767 
444 
526 
257 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
42 
51 
268 
28 
114 
212 
71 
67 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
36 
53 
14 
4 
70 
36 
32 
37 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
28 
33 
246 
9 
227 
204 
308 
104 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
34 
28 
362 
91 
205 
241 
350 
106 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
15 
14 
24 
- 
32 
89 
34 
12 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
6 
71 
11 
13 
26 
53 
5 
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 
227 
493 
1,400 
219 
1,926 
2,050 
1,846 
745 
acres, 2012 
567,641 
560,664 
199,876 
557,513 
337,267 
653,008 
471,180 
472,023 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
30 
14 
91 
10 
59 
129 
41 
23 
acres, 2012 
169,496 
11,149 
49,691 
47,746 
15,736 
138,587 
34,325 
14,418 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
167 
447 
1,264 
188 
1,838 
1,796 
1,726 
621 
2007 
168 
460 
999 
178 
1,888 
1,734 
1,948 
637 
acres, 2012 
326,543 
410,790 
144,859 
(D) 
314,474 
390,667 
392,216 
348,437 
2007 
329,416 
352,319 
174,647 
271,906 
269,010 
345,984 
433,008 
332,197 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
67 
41 
118 
30 
84 
213 
102 
72 
2007 
83 
66 
94 
41 
163 
255 
130 
86 
acres, 2012 
502,472 
144,963 
73,541 
196,126 
20,140 
305,196 
87,191 
61,399 
2007 
450,729 
118,588 
38,777 
211,194 
30,800 
275,792 
71,374 
58,877 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
14 
12 
26 
11 
26 
90 
41 
47 
2007 
22 
20 
20 
9 
26 
99 
17 
59 
acres, 2012 
59,766 
10,301 
7,388 
102,791 
8,713 
66,815 
23,125 
58,084 
2007 
117,412 
18,675 
13,985 
44,599 
5,762 
71,906 
17,719 
63,525 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
1 
3 
1 
3 
29 
- 
5 
2007 
3 
2 
9 
1 
5 
20 
- 
11 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
80 
24,637 
- 
3,019 
2007 
5,880 
(D) 
551 
(D) 
1,514 
16,671 
- 
9,649 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
7 
2 
28 
2 
10 
33 
15 
36 
2007 
6 
5 
14 
4 
27 
43 
18 
49 
acres, 2012 
14,159 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,221 
7,865 
1,597 
12,836 
2007 
7,528 
(D) 
7,608 
(D) 
11,366 
12,229 
2,806 
20,038 
--continued 
1184 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
