Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mills 
Mitchell 
Montague 
Montgomery 
Moore 
Morris 
Motley 
Nacogdoches 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
293 
150 
474 
432 
131 
137 
88 
431 
2007 
292 
206 
462 
415 
126 
164 
87 
439 
Any 
2012 
577 
332 
980 
1,169 
130 
275 
136 
765 
2007 
629 
313 
1,083 
1,471 
157 
293 
142 
838 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
51 
57 
84 
87 
8 
28 
13 
76 
2007 
114 
63 
165 
226 
40 
37 
26 
141 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
85 
26 
61 
74 
19 
39 
14 
45 
2007 
70 
25 
136 
125 
9 
27 
14 
64 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
130 
33 
161 
191 
21 
63 
12 
82 
2007 
100 
50 
203 
236 
17 
37 
30 
118 
200 days or more 
2012 
311 
216 
674 
817 
82 
145 
97 
562 
2007 
345 
175 
579 
884 
91 
192 
72 
515 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
26 
21 
23 
65 
14 
13 
4 
31 
2007 
35 
22 
85 
86 
19 
23 
14 
58 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
43 
19 
87 
134 
9 
20 
11 
65 
2007 
83 
42 
118 
148 
30 
36 
7 
67 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
166 
69 
263 
326 
45 
69 
41 
211 
2007 
203 
103 
333 
456 
43 
94 
47 
230 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
635 
373 
1,081 
1,076 
193 
310 
168 
889 
2007 
600 
352 
1,009 
1,196 
191 
304 
161 
922 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
19.7 
21.0 
19.8 
16.1 
23.5 
21.7 
22.4 
21.0 
2007 
18.2 
19.9 
18.0 
15.4 
20.7 
18.8 
21.3 
20.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
18 
21 
18 
30 
6 
12 
4 
22 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
33 
13 
75 
113 
11 
15 
6 
59 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
140 
50 
217 
293 
37 
54 
25 
187 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
679 
398 
1,144 
1,165 
207 
331 
189 
928 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.4 
23.1 
22.1 
18.1 
26.6 
24.4 
27.2 
22.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
4 
- 
2 
2 
4 
- 
- 
2 
2007 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
3 
1 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
28 
22 
44 
47 
16 
12 
3 
39 
2007 
21 
19 
64 
85 
8 
6 
7 
40 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
41 
33 
116 
121 
26 
37 
17 
97 
2007 
80 
40 
166 
231 
41 
48 
26 
130 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
174 
104 
277 
448 
45 
82 
23 
224 
2007 
173 
131 
321 
529 
72 
120 
38 
297 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
101 
70 
201 
268 
45 
52 
26 
183 
2007 
141 
63 
187 
301 
23 
76 
21 
165 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
133 
54 
196 
234 
26 
68 
42 
194 
2007 
143 
59 
267 
303 
38 
59 
39 
209 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
152 
53 
248 
179 
31 
38 
33 
192 
2007 
107 
75 
204 
184 
27 
57 
31 
151 
70 years and over 
2012 
237 
146 
370 
302 
68 
123 
80 
265 
2007 
253 
129 
333 
253 
74 
88 
66 
282 
Average age 
2012 
61.9 
61.2 
60.7 
58.3 
59.0 
60.9 
64.3 
60.0 
2007 
61.1 
59.9 
58.9 
56.3 
58.6 
58.1 
60.5 
58.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
627 
293 
983 
1,231 
190 
264 
151 
815 
2007 
490 
242 
850 
1,251 
157 
250 
113 
753 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
33 
15 
166 
85 
14 
38 
8 
72 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
337 
107 
316 
681 
67 
92 
70 
369 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
81 
45 
55 
163 
38 
25 
22 
76 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
42 
6 
68 
27 
2 
2 
31 
17 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
88 
88 
231 
232 
38 
77 
9 
76 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
97 
85 
228 
136 
49 
55 
39 
246 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
15 
8 
18 
37 
16 
7 
1 
16 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
14 
18 
19 
3 
3 
- 
22 
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 
852 
453 
1,424 
1,576 
231 
402 
215 
1,181 
acres, 2012 
458,774 
527,71 1 
472,428 
152,535 
424,664 
75,500 
581,253 
240,018 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
25 
18 
49 
71 
15 
7 
10 
27 
acres, 2012 
19,061 
10,850 
60,655 
8,549 
42,833 
3,240 
30,646 
46,148 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
779 
392 
1,301 
1,441 
196 
384 
175 
1,093 
2007 
808 
425 
1,369 
1,714 
200 
417 
171 
1,152 
acres, 2012 
381 ,557 
253,626 
362,120 
123,940 
216,034 
61,701 
267,870 
210,697 
2007 
365,355 
267,778 
396,582 
137,471 
255,459 
62,081 
(D) 
202,992 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
58 
71 
101 
94 
41 
13 
30 
64 
2007 
86 
72 
122 
103 
51 
28 
45 
86 
acres, 2012 
48,144 
289,996 
76,408 
22,702 
197,556 
6,968 
155,305 
27,060 
2007 
76,169 
261,431 
72,270 
20,712 
149,122 
20,970 
159,812 
52,800 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
23 
11 
37 
46 
15 
4 
4 
19 
2007 
18 
8 
29 
46 
18 
5 
4 
13 
acres, 2012 
32,381 
27,181 
45,786 
2,818 
100,040 
(D) 
(D) 
5,796 
2007 
24,799 
36,744 
34,798 
3,309 
117,922 
1,408 
21,741 
2,810 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
1 
3 
6 
2 
3 
4 
7 
2007 
4 
- 
3 
2 
5 
- 
2 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
412 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
378 
2007 
7,000 
- 
90 
(D) 
18,899 
- 
(D) 
755 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
8 
7 
12 
14 
7 
8 
11 
13 
2007 
5 
14 
22 
21 
9 
7 
7 
21 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,490 
(D) 
1,221 
6,123 
20,887 
2007 
903 
9,042 
3,950 
(D) 
1 1 ,946 
1,207 
1,825 
5,774 
--continued 
1192 Texas 201 2 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
