Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Martin 
Mason 
Matagorda 
Maverick 
Medina 
Menard 
Midland 
Milam 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
226 
240 
340 
61 
710 
124 
152 
685 
2007 
212 
221 
287 
71 
622 
124 
159 
679 
Any 
2012 
188 
400 
516 
233 
1,266 
201 
388 
1,224 
2007 
252 
426 
616 
241 
1,517 
232 
442 
1,366 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
35 
58 
58 
23 
214 
32 
60 
143 
2007 
54 
80 
101 
49 
271 
46 
60 
213 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
11 
38 
67 
13 
116 
18 
21 
101 
2007 
30 
48 
58 
19 
184 
17 
19 
122 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
14 
92 
70 
55 
148 
24 
66 
150 
2007 
27 
93 
89 
53 
294 
55 
52 
207 
200 days or more 
2012 
128 
212 
321 
142 
788 
127 
241 
830 
2007 
141 
205 
368 
120 
768 
114 
311 
824 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
25 
37 
35 
60 
14 
11 
67 
2007 
32 
17 
43 
32 
94 
15 
28 
70 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
33 
31 
44 
22 
127 
16 
49 
103 
2007 
38 
46 
48 
22 
174 
34 
61 
129 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
81 
99 
148 
45 
330 
63 
137 
314 
2007 
71 
113 
163 
66 
411 
86 
118 
402 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
289 
485 
627 
192 
1,459 
232 
343 
1,425 
2007 
323 
471 
649 
192 
1,460 
221 
394 
1,444 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.6 
22.3 
20.5 
15.4 
19.8 
19.1 
17.8 
21.4 
2007 
22.3 
20.6 
19.7 
15.7 
19.0 
17.9 
17.1 
20.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
19 
20 
6 
46 
9 
9 
51 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
23 
28 
39 
20 
90 
13 
39 
89 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
61 
76 
129 
43 
270 
56 
116 
276 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
326 
517 
668 
225 
1,570 
247 
376 
1,493 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.8 
24.5 
23.1 
18.8 
22.1 
22.2 
19.9 
23.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
. 
6 
4 
. 
. 
4 
2007 
7 
4 
4 
- 
4 
- 
3 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
21 
13 
55 
13 
56 
12 
27 
84 
2007 
14 
23 
38 
21 
57 
5 
27 
102 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
59 
33 
49 
30 
181 
11 
86 
142 
2007 
58 
55 
106 
31 
238 
15 
92 
227 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
82 
97 
194 
68 
390 
60 
165 
364 
2007 
98 
92 
232 
46 
487 
67 
197 
449 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
40 
72 
154 
27 
272 
44 
70 
309 
2007 
49 
87 
126 
54 
307 
45 
62 
279 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
33 
96 
116 
33 
337 
45 
54 
256 
2007 
56 
99 
89 
63 
248 
55 
52 
248 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
36 
114 
79 
61 
235 
44 
34 
225 
2007 
38 
93 
88 
37 
279 
67 
46 
268 
70 years and over 
2012 
140 
215 
203 
62 
501 
109 
104 
525 
2007 
144 
194 
220 
60 
519 
102 
122 
472 
Average age 
2012 
60.7 
63.9 
58.9 
59.6 
60.2 
62.8 
56.1 
60.4 
2007 
59.4 
61.6 
58.4 
58.4 
59.2 
63.1 
55.9 
58.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
275 
449 
621 
187 
1,393 
215 
373 
1,268 
2007 
213 
298 
470 
107 
1,056 
175 
356 
1,001 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
26 
40 
41 
7 
133 
28 
20 
173 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
116 
203 
190 
59 
417 
60 
80 
230 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
60 
21 
50 
39 
100 
23 
113 
121 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
22 
13 
10 
- 
20 
9 
4 
11 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
28 
43 
208 
21 
257 
18 
73 
294 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
72 
160 
155 
69 
472 
104 
108 
390 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
- 
11 
8 
2 
28 
5 
12 
120 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
2 
9 
13 
- 
78 
6 
12 
43 
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 
379 
618 
815 
281 
1,920 
319 
519 
1,878 
acres, 2012 
416,457 
514,532 
482,699 
390,793 
800,478 
517,962 
399,922 
500,457 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
47 
51 
21 
11 
76 
12 
19 
36 
acres, 2012 
59,221 
83,755 
14,602 
65,735 
58,922 
80,062 
41,850 
27,812 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
286 
528 
740 
254 
1,718 
279 
457 
1,779 
2007 
341 
546 
763 
264 
1,843 
313 
535 
1,871 
acres, 2012 
238,990 
369,753 
(D) 
263,973 
579,039 
411,309 
258,387 
454,216 
2007 
303,911 
375,992 
376,646 
(D) 
456,328 
414,704 
296,421 
429,397 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
73 
77 
94 
23 
178 
24 
45 
74 
2007 
59 
77 
103 
34 
228 
33 
42 
118 
acres, 2012 
103,963 
129,159 
174,040 
127,039 
206,588 
48,867 
74,699 
47,149 
2007 
75,848 
123,576 
166,485 
212,188 
238,538 
53,311 
146,242 
78,423 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
37 
25 
21 
8 
55 
17 
24 
30 
2007 
42 
13 
30 
11 
37 
8 
11 
25 
acres, 2012 
64,577 
31,072 
20,950 
89,531 
39,002 
72,510 
52,749 
20,919 
2007 
66,349 
32,719 
30,942 
36,590 
42,892 
(D) 
6,185 
26,992 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
5 
1 
- 
5 
2 
2 
5 
2 
2007 
8 
2 
1 
- 
3 
1 
3 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
59,908 
(D) 
(D) 
462 
(D) 
2007 
6,001 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
79 
(D) 
646 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
13 
9 
1 
4 
23 
3 
9 
24 
2007 
14 
9 
6 
3 
28 
1 
10 
29 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
418 
(D) 
(D) 
18,064 
(D) 
2007 
5,881 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10,307 
(D) 
7,139 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1191 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
