Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jones 
Karnes 
Kaufman 
Kendall 
Kenedy 
Kent 
Kerr 
Kimble 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
330 
386 
1,138 
494 
11 
75 
350 
194 
2007 
360 
343 
695 
286 
12 
80 
343 
171 
Any 
2012 
684 
902 
1,903 
893 
17 
119 
684 
408 
2007 
693 
865 
1,868 
878 
13 
132 
883 
468 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
97 
168 
262 
145 
- 
12 
158 
97 
2007 
162 
150 
300 
185 
2 
34 
159 
116 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
70 
88 
169 
97 
4 
3 
63 
57 
2007 
48 
94 
197 
100 
- 
16 
108 
44 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
79 
141 
265 
129 
2 
17 
92 
66 
2007 
79 
175 
242 
109 
4 
11 
107 
83 
200 days or more 
2012 
438 
505 
1,207 
522 
11 
87 
371 
188 
2007 
404 
446 
1,129 
484 
7 
71 
509 
225 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
45 
30 
93 
50 
4 
28 
16 
2007 
49 
35 
80 
47 
- 
9 
28 
31 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
74 
67 
164 
88 
1 
14 
51 
18 
2007 
97 
86 
178 
54 
- 
20 
113 
39 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
169 
176 
485 
216 
4 
34 
147 
117 
2007 
170 
214 
539 
245 
1 
49 
256 
129 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
726 
1,015 
2,299 
1,033 
23 
142 
808 
451 
2007 
737 
873 
1,766 
818 
24 
134 
829 
440 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.8 
22.2 
19.1 
20.0 
27.0 
22.6 
19.7 
21.1 
2007 
20.2 
21.5 
17.7 
19.2 
22.6 
19.7 
16.8 
18.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
43 
24 
68 
33 
3 
19 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
60 
53 
137 
48 
1 
12 
30 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
153 
147 
441 
177 
2 
25 
133 
102 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
758 
1,064 
2,395 
1,129 
25 
154 
852 
474 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.5 
24.8 
20.9 
22.1 
30.1 
25.1 
22.3 
23.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
8 
2 
7 
9 
. 
2 
. 
. 
2007 
3 
3 
9 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
37 
40 
71 
21 
- 
7 
11 
8 
2007 
60 
48 
76 
28 
- 
16 
29 
7 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
62 
132 
232 
81 
- 
12 
60 
32 
2007 
83 
139 
265 
101 
- 
22 
81 
45 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
205 
265 
676 
296 
3 
38 
177 
80 
2007 
214 
267 
679 
261 
4 
45 
266 
120 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
124 
189 
428 
173 
5 
33 
142 
74 
2007 
122 
155 
372 
178 
3 
26 
144 
104 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
163 
174 
438 
233 
2 
29 
153 
108 
2007 
124 
145 
348 
194 
10 
28 
213 
97 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
121 
119 
547 
182 
13 
22 
160 
96 
2007 
149 
121 
325 
148 
2 
19 
203 
78 
70 years and over 
2012 
294 
367 
642 
392 
5 
51 
331 
204 
2007 
298 
330 
489 
251 
6 
56 
290 
188 
Average age 
2012 
61.0 
60.7 
60.0 
61.6 
65.4 
60.5 
63.6 
64.5 
2007 
60.5 
59.6 
58.0 
59.6 
64.2 
58.8 
60.9 
62.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
725 
716 
2,027 
954 
25 
136 
756 
375 
2007 
522 
461 
1,464 
688 
19 
91 
723 
290 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
67 
56 
172 
75 
- 
21 
69 
36 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
305 
186 
803 
447 
9 
66 
447 
104 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
82 
89 
154 
125 
8 
19 
85 
47 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
13 
12 
39 
86 
3 
13 
34 
9 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
90 
163 
393 
99 
4 
19 
90 
40 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
209 
237 
529 
197 
7 
22 
137 
169 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
17 
20 
59 
27 
- 
1 
23 
5 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
13 
29 
87 
15 
- 
1 
8 
6 
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 
991 
1,251 
2,992 
1,357 
26 
179 
1,000 
577 
acres, 2012 
528,780 
435,192 
436,660 
349,955 
683,968 
503,497 
537,216 
647,548 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
30 
55 
56 
100 
8 
16 
63 
30 
acres, 2012 
20,193 
35,316 
5,983 
52,609 
347,540 
43,921 
160,846 
98,472 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
900 
1,143 
2,829 
1,176 
16 
156 
892 
514 
2007 
911 
1,092 
2,395 
991 
13 
181 
1,035 
540 
acres, 2012 
371 ,062 
325,584 
360,698 
242,216 
(D) 
(D) 
293,144 
479,280 
2007 
403,258 
339,325 
329,605 
251,211 
14,507 
(D) 
359,078 
461,517 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
67 
98 
116 
141 
9 
25 
100 
59 
2007 
111 
87 
141 
127 
9 
21 
135 
82 
acres, 2012 
131,942 
87,822 
35,953 
75,665 
541,743 
50,673 
252,576 
166,904 
2007 
123,032 
61,364 
37,266 
68,489 
(D) 
63,500 
218,693 
126,053 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
33 
29 
72 
38 
2 
9 
17 
23 
2007 
21 
13 
21 
34 
3 
8 
40 
14 
acres, 2012 
44,594 
44,065 
32,661 
32,445 
(D) 
68,690 
15,378 
46,438 
2007 
35,250 
12,087 
38,794 
19,052 
(D) 
209,914 
23,444 
31,983 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
3 
1 
3 
4 
2 
7 
- 
2007 
5 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
6 
- 
acres, 2012 
8,000 
(D) 
(D) 
1,054 
- 
(D) 
4,011 
- 
2007 
10,096 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
3,369 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
11 
17 
21 
28 
1 
2 
18 
6 
2007 
5 
16 
5 
10 
- 
2 
10 
3 
acres, 2012 
7,346 
(D) 
(D) 
18,571 
(D) 
(D) 
17,143 
1,608 
2007 
1,687 
4,708 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,971 
408 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1187 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
