Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lavaca 
Lee 
Leon 
Liberty 
Limestone 
Lipscomb 
Live Oak 
Llano 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
877 
547 
803 
548 
606 
123 
325 
295 
2007 
794 
525 
691 
442 
515 
147 
240 
235 
Any 
2012 
1,740 
1,260 
1,159 
922 
920 
154 
567 
445 
2007 
1,953 
1,319 
1,375 
1,147 
979 
147 
656 
556 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
162 
120 
108 
137 
105 
30 
78 
71 
2007 
352 
211 
235 
149 
188 
21 
123 
120 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
171 
103 
122 
67 
71 
6 
51 
40 
2007 
243 
149 
180 
114 
112 
11 
94 
60 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
350 
146 
236 
144 
169 
13 
99 
62 
2007 
271 
194 
266 
172 
162 
26 
108 
80 
200 days or more 
2012 
1,057 
891 
693 
574 
575 
105 
339 
272 
2007 
1,087 
765 
694 
712 
517 
89 
331 
296 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
45 
50 
58 
54 
40 
8 
24 
25 
2007 
118 
56 
97 
97 
61 
6 
50 
49 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
99 
68 
94 
115 
124 
18 
41 
32 
2007 
133 
88 
169 
114 
103 
9 
53 
31 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
331 
321 
339 
286 
262 
36 
152 
147 
2007 
418 
349 
410 
316 
259 
29 
198 
164 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
2,142 
1,368 
1,471 
1,015 
1,100 
215 
675 
536 
2007 
2,078 
1,351 
1,390 
1,062 
1,071 
250 
595 
547 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.3 
22.2 
21.1 
18.9 
20.8 
25.2 
21.0 
19.8 
2007 
21.6 
21.2 
18.8 
17.8 
20.1 
27.9 
19.1 
17.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
35 
37 
36 
45 
23 
7 
17 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
81 
53 
75 
90 
67 
14 
33 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
266 
225 
294 
257 
205 
32 
116 
113 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
2,235 
1,492 
1,557 
1,078 
1,231 
224 
726 
584 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.5 
24.5 
23.0 
20.7 
24.1 
27.0 
23.7 
23.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
11 
10 
. 
3 
. 
. 
. 
2007 
9 
3 
12 
6 
8 
- 
- 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
74 
116 
61 
60 
59 
13 
23 
9 
2007 
121 
79 
64 
66 
56 
7 
31 
18 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
209 
132 
142 
151 
113 
22 
60 
48 
2007 
307 
193 
141 
212 
103 
14 
59 
50 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
555 
317 
292 
337 
296 
52 
204 
99 
2007 
572 
418 
404 
425 
290 
53 
246 
151 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
285 
245 
294 
223 
188 
32 
129 
92 
2007 
411 
248 
290 
210 
181 
31 
122 
131 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
389 
258 
277 
206 
246 
34 
168 
128 
2007 
361 
243 
317 
201 
260 
47 
103 
128 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
328 
220 
316 
177 
189 
32 
100 
113 
2007 
326 
174 
297 
181 
183 
40 
130 
110 
70 years and over 
2012 
766 
509 
580 
316 
432 
92 
208 
251 
2007 
640 
486 
541 
288 
413 
102 
205 
198 
Average age 
2012 
61.0 
60.5 
62.0 
58.9 
61.3 
61.7 
60.5 
64.0 
2007 
58.9 
59.5 
61.1 
57.0 
61.0 
63.7 
59.9 
60.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,436 
1,086 
1,309 
1,020 
974 
179 
601 
467 
2007 
1,093 
798 
935 
849 
674 
118 
437 
435 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
224 
205 
147 
160 
110 
1 
57 
59 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
420 
381 
567 
357 
286 
80 
114 
107 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
137 
101 
130 
111 
115 
28 
58 
47 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
25 
10 
16 
56 
34 
3 
10 
9 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
239 
207 
153 
319 
148 
16 
173 
103 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
492 
285 
424 
182 
336 
60 
237 
186 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
60 
33 
111 
14 
18 
7 
15 
21 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
58 
57 
18 
10 
14 
2 
23 
11 
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 
2,559 
1,771 
1,922 
1,451 
1,494 
272 
857 
712 
acres, 2012 
513,794 
309,090 
554,019 
281,937 
483,933 
559,302 
517,038 
464,203 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
50 
40 
63 
28 
58 
8 
55 
39 
acres, 2012 
23,816 
12,468 
85,443 
20,408 
56,648 
45,099 
72,728 
66,441 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
2,448 
1,672 
1,812 
1,366 
1,421 
251 
750 
629 
2007 
2,496 
1,689 
1,846 
1,445 
1,365 
240 
760 
650 
acres, 2012 
437,329 
271 ,999 
430,220 
219,361 
429,347 
491,268 
372,381 
306,728 
2007 
449,463 
286,239 
421 ,423 
230,375 
432,490 
459,330 
341 ,424 
325,947 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
125 
95 
87 
63 
69 
14 
100 
89 
2007 
194 
126 
168 
101 
97 
30 
104 
99 
acres, 2012 
84,653 
30,836 
100,036 
45,414 
38,792 
57,579 
122,965 
162,032 
2007 
101,650 
25,120 
98,447 
45,820 
49,876 
63,114 
136,611 
136,582 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
33 
15 
40 
30 
24 
7 
22 
17 
2007 
26 
10 
24 
26 
18 
6 
17 
29 
acres, 2012 
23,260 
11,375 
30,319 
20,051 
16,410 
(D) 
34,232 
45,987 
2007 
9,598 
9,432 
28,070 
13,014 
20,410 
33,567 
13,950 
62,130 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
2 
10 
5 
2 
7 
1 
6 
1 
2007 
5 
4 
7 
4 
9 
1 
1 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,938 
6,411 
(D) 
1,179 
(D) 
7,290 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
468 
1,272 
152 
1,262 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
9 
15 
18 
9 
5 
4 
14 
4 
2007 
26 
15 
21 
13 
5 
17 
14 
10 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
2,068 
27,407 
(D) 
1,059 
(D) 
3,842 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
4,384 
19,889 
8,494 
1,808 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1189 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
