Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Loving 
Lubbock 
Lynn 
McCulloch 
McLennan 
McMullen 
Madison 
Marion 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
6 
487 
249 
235 
1,223 
95 
405 
72 
2007 
2 
423 
226 
212 
823 
72 
330 
79 
Any 
2012 
4 
629 
206 
384 
2,055 
143 
565 
175 
2007 
7 
782 
280 
482 
1,975 
153 
727 
179 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
1 
69 
35 
59 
283 
24 
60 
30 
2007 
1 
139 
53 
101 
332 
37 
99 
36 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
2 
32 
9 
42 
131 
32 
46 
6 
2007 
4 
55 
32 
38 
157 
22 
118 
20 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
- 
105 
35 
61 
281 
19 
101 
22 
2007 
1 
97 
29 
59 
282 
20 
151 
26 
200 days or more 
2012 
1 
423 
127 
222 
1,360 
68 
358 
117 
2007 
1 
491 
166 
284 
1,204 
74 
359 
97 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
47 
19 
20 
116 
3 
33 
7 
2007 
- 
58 
15 
30 
125 
13 
55 
12 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2 
110 
58 
23 
192 
15 
33 
15 
2007 
- 
107 
34 
52 
215 
4 
82 
27 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
- 
220 
55 
107 
561 
41 
165 
45 
2007 
2 
263 
49 
161 
590 
35 
247 
41 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
8 
739 
323 
469 
2,409 
179 
739 
180 
2007 
7 
777 
408 
451 
1,868 
173 
673 
178 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
16.0 
19.5 
23.5 
20.6 
19.7 
22.4 
21.6 
20.5 
2007 
18.2 
19.3 
24.1 
18.2 
18.4 
23.0 
17.3 
20.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
35 
12 
12 
80 
28 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1 
98 
52 
14 
151 
14 
23 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
- 
191 
44 
73 
518 
26 
138 
38 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
9 
792 
347 
520 
2,529 
198 
781 
193 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
21.4 
21.5 
25.4 
24.7 
21.5 
24.7 
23.8 
21.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
11 
2 
8 
. 
3 
. 
2007 
- 
6 
5 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
- 
72 
22 
12 
137 
4 
24 
7 
2007 
- 
59 
36 
17 
133 
1 
69 
6 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
- 
137 
71 
33 
278 
12 
75 
19 
2007 
1 
143 
42 
43 
365 
5 
98 
22 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
1 
251 
74 
75 
773 
53 
151 
58 
2007 
3 
302 
103 
140 
696 
49 
215 
57 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
3 
175 
68 
79 
409 
45 
116 
38 
2007 
2 
189 
67 
127 
344 
37 
139 
31 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
3 
141 
61 
127 
409 
41 
146 
30 
2007 
- 
125 
52 
108 
370 
37 
153 
42 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
_ 
116 
53 
121 
520 
18 
151 
30 
2007 
2 
127 
70 
90 
348 
19 
157 
33 
70 years and over 
2012 
3 
213 
104 
172 
744 
65 
304 
65 
2007 
1 
254 
131 
167 
539 
77 
226 
67 
Average age 
2012 
61.4 
56.7 
58.5 
63.0 
59.4 
61.8 
62.0 
60.3 
2007 
57.4 
57.4 
58.8 
60.9 
57.4 
63.2 
58.7 
60.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
6 
835 
346 
422 
2,198 
159 
665 
169 
2007 
4 
732 
277 
345 
1,546 
76 
568 
117 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
41 
14 
38 
227 
10 
80 
15 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
1 
346 
155 
208 
471 
89 
169 
44 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
110 
52 
63 
346 
29 
46 
22 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
2 
42 
66 
37 
28 
13 
2 
1 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
2 
192 
39 
31 
610 
40 
207 
58 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
2 
167 
42 
75 
568 
45 
250 
43 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
1 
23 
9 
7 
56 
4 
12 
7 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
34 
- 
13 
144 
- 
25 
9 
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 
8 
1,069 
437 
594 
3,212 
223 
954 
246 
acres, 2012 
244,284 
478,526 
447,283 
572,773 
517,253 
431,280 
269,075 
40,114 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
38 
13 
38 
95 
35 
37 
9 
acres, 2012 
- 
1 1 ,056 
19,944 
103,018 
36,213 
151,285 
22,577 
5,234 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
6 
959 
382 
530 
3,074 
176 
891 
233 
2007 
5 
993 
412 
590 
2,597 
165 
959 
222 
acres, 2012 
212,244 
360,964 
361,784 
343,599 
449,846 
(D) 
226,428 
37,365 
2007 
(D) 
372,462 
341,652 
351,273 
442,179 
276,692 
197,547 
32,293 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
2 
85 
46 
72 
157 
51 
55 
12 
2007 
1 
140 
65 
76 
163 
43 
74 
14 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
103,800 
88,310 
246,638 
90,134 
191,621 
45,370 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
120,934 
130,217 
228,060 
67,462 
156,248 
50,127 
2,362 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
1 
38 
19 
6 
23 
10 
18 
2 
2007 
3 
42 
8 
15 
25 
11 
16 
9 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
24,296 
16,519 
7,954 
7,051 
60,476 
8,797 
(D) 
2007 
299,204 
14,556 
6,166 
14,541 
6,543 
60,156 
15,611 
5,271 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
13 
- 
2 
3 
- 
1 
- 
2007 
- 
6 
1 
4 
3 
1 
2 
3 
acres, 2012 
- 
5,768 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
2007 
- 
362 
(D) 
1,055 
2,285 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
1 
21 
8 
9 
21 
1 
5 
. 
2007 
- 
24 
20 
9 
10 
5 
6 
10 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
7,743 
5,557 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
7,427 
(D) 
17,698 
11,152 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
--continued 
1190 Texas 201 2 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
