Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Navarro 
Newton 
Nolan 
Nueces 
Ochiltree 
Oldham 
Orange 
Palo Pinto 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
794 
131 
228 
201 
149 
60 
263 
416 
2007 
614 
144 
214 
235 
193 
63 
157 
318 
Any 
2012 
1,779 
319 
250 
553 
199 
99 
408 
913 
2007 
1,464 
259 
366 
477 
189 
87 
518 
876 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
195 
13 
33 
82 
16 
25 
39 
108 
2007 
255 
29 
77 
84 
29 
16 
89 
161 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
130 
39 
11 
25 
11 
4 
21 
61 
2007 
156 
15 
30 
50 
11 
9 
40 
66 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
271 
34 
30 
122 
18 
18 
72 
163 
2007 
218 
49 
34 
88 
34 
9 
95 
144 
200 days or more 
2012 
1,183 
233 
176 
324 
154 
52 
276 
581 
2007 
835 
166 
225 
255 
115 
53 
294 
505 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
214 
14 
16 
14 
10 
1 
18 
37 
2007 
80 
25 
24 
33 
29 
1 
49 
45 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
160 
49 
10 
24 
27 
13 
51 
89 
2007 
203 
33 
49 
56 
19 
7 
64 
109 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
566 
61 
53 
121 
44 
14 
140 
247 
2007 
480 
75 
116 
139 
43 
20 
157 
281 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,633 
326 
399 
595 
267 
131 
462 
956 
2007 
1,315 
270 
391 
484 
291 
122 
405 
759 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
16.8 
21.3 
23.1 
19.6 
24.5 
24.3 
17.3 
18.8 
2007 
17.2 
18.8 
19.2 
19.1 
25.5 
25.1 
16.3 
18.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
71 
10 
7 
11 
7 
1 
15 
25 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
117 
40 
9 
21 
11 
8 
39 
72 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
661 
51 
49 
115 
41 
12 
97 
212 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,724 
349 
413 
607 
289 
138 
520 
1,020 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
18.9 
24.9 
24.6 
21.3 
28.3 
26.0 
20.0 
20.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
4 
3 
- 
5 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2007 
2 
2 
- 
2 
4 
- 
1 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
241 
24 
5 
20 
3 
7 
13 
50 
2007 
96 
23 
15 
33 
29 
5 
41 
61 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
247 
37 
38 
57 
38 
21 
81 
123 
2007 
207 
46 
53 
87 
37 
21 
93 
109 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
590 
100 
87 
174 
60 
28 
194 
254 
2007 
451 
96 
123 
212 
50 
26 
193 
287 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
307 
53 
42 
143 
48 
18 
90 
182 
2007 
260 
61 
82 
72 
62 
38 
75 
120 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
259 
51 
82 
91 
63 
36 
109 
173 
2007 
304 
63 
67 
84 
67 
18 
98 
210 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
320 
99 
69 
151 
53 
23 
60 
191 
2007 
304 
36 
78 
55 
36 
8 
52 
132 
70 years and over 
2012 
605 
83 
155 
113 
83 
26 
122 
356 
2007 
454 
76 
162 
167 
97 
34 
122 
270 
Average age 
2012 
57.9 
58.7 
63.3 
58.5 
61.1 
58.1 
57.9 
60.6 
2007 
59.0 
57.0 
60.5 
57.6 
59.7 
58.2 
55.9 
58.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,677 
268 
311 
486 
260 
137 
504 
867 
2007 
999 
212 
269 
355 
213 
87 
392 
675 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
187 
48 
25 
30 
18 
12 
32 
80 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
581 
53 
148 
79 
83 
43 
211 
308 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
89 
12 
20 
134 
31 
20 
126 
68 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
42 
4 
6 
- 
16 
2 
- 
16 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
261 
89 
49 
96 
42 
8 
93 
143 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
545 
76 
90 
139 
92 
42 
68 
262 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
56 
4 
6 
16 
5 
- 
14 
37 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
69 
11 
10 
33 
2 
17 
5 
33 
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 
2,510 
449 
458 
706 
329 
153 
659 
1,287 
acres, 2012 
491,753 
58,680 
447,668 
459,727 
503,343 
705,587 
50,742 
554,403 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
82 
4 
7 
26 
13 
9 
5 
60 
acres, 2012 
54,731 
(D) 
13,835 
18,221 
22,712 
328,047 
906 
54,623 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
2,378 
443 
410 
636 
289 
127 
646 
1,172 
2007 
1,882 
376 
483 
577 
279 
117 
627 
1,059 
acres, 2012 
430,542 
(D) 
352,114 
285,813 
381,476 
(D) 
46,917 
410,803 
2007 
451,856 
(D) 
396,623 
(D) 
389,110 
(D) 
54,468 
376,440 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
139 
5 
46 
67 
23 
16 
18 
105 
2007 
163 
24 
74 
89 
60 
17 
28 
97 
acres, 2012 
79,794 
(D) 
86,755 
194,844 
110,265 
345,085 
(D) 
153,264 
2007 
92,514 
(D) 
1 1 1 ,262 
201,986 
119,219 
312,385 
5,562 
151,710 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
36 
2 
12 
39 
16 
13 
3 
35 
2007 
21 
3 
10 
35 
21 
13 
11 
25 
acres, 2012 
15,766 
(D) 
17,899 
42,423 
42,247 
99,094 
15 
14,718 
2007 
37,690 
453 
10,133 
41,659 
45,998 
213,166 
887 
18,909 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
5 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
2 
5 
2007 
3 
- 
2 
2 
3 
- 
- 
3 
acres, 2012 
389 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1 1 ,588 
2007 
617 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,180 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
15 
- 
9 
11 
18 
3 
2 
12 
2007 
9 
- 
11 
9 
19 
3 
9 
10 
acres, 2012 
31,605 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,936 
2007 
4,259 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,831 
3,255 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1193 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
