Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Panola 
Parker 
Parmer 
Pecos 
Polk 
Potter 
Presidio 
Rains 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
365 
1,649 
223 
103 
304 
54 
54 
252 
2007 
332 
943 
268 
93 
294 
86 
51 
199 
Any 
2012 
714 
2,721 
347 
188 
434 
204 
108 
430 
2007 
710 
2,734 
287 
194 
518 
193 
97 
458 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
62 
331 
78 
20 
53 
36 
12 
63 
2007 
94 
459 
50 
35 
105 
18 
14 
69 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
44 
211 
21 
16 
53 
25 
13 
77 
2007 
65 
265 
16 
27 
50 
17 
11 
55 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
90 
365 
47 
27 
66 
19 
18 
73 
2007 
120 
401 
24 
25 
93 
37 
14 
81 
200 days or more 
2012 
518 
1,814 
201 
125 
262 
124 
65 
217 
2007 
431 
1,609 
197 
107 
270 
121 
58 
253 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
36 
125 
17 
8 
19 
28 
1 
27 
2007 
56 
204 
40 
17 
35 
7 
6 
41 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
72 
238 
38 
17 
43 
29 
22 
49 
2007 
73 
346 
22 
17 
64 
17 
12 
41 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
182 
889 
71 
61 
125 
41 
17 
144 
2007 
178 
831 
64 
62 
195 
58 
25 
168 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
789 
3,118 
444 
205 
551 
160 
122 
462 
2007 
735 
2,296 
429 
191 
518 
197 
105 
407 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.9 
18.7 
25.2 
20.9 
20.3 
16.9 
18.5 
18.3 
2007 
19.2 
16.1 
23.0 
19.8 
17.9 
18.1 
19.2 
17.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
28 
72 
11 
8 
14 
10 
1 
20 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
64 
199 
27 
13 
43 
21 
16 
35 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
147 
667 
48 
50 
101 
32 
15 
124 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
840 
3,432 
484 
220 
580 
195 
130 
503 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.8 
21.4 
28.1 
23.4 
22.4 
19.8 
20.7 
21.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
5 
6 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2007 
9 
8 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
55 
154 
67 
5 
18 
20 
3 
18 
2007 
32 
129 
46 
7 
38 
13 
14 
22 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
106 
404 
47 
24 
60 
30 
27 
73 
2007 
125 
437 
62 
27 
94 
25 
13 
90 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
193 
1,034 
124 
66 
143 
66 
35 
150 
2007 
273 
943 
131 
70 
140 
87 
32 
113 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
167 
541 
45 
55 
82 
42 
20 
70 
2007 
125 
544 
59 
43 
93 
49 
15 
92 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
167 
632 
62 
32 
89 
38 
11 
96 
2007 
146 
569 
68 
36 
102 
32 
21 
120 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
127 
514 
81 
25 
102 
22 
34 
103 
2007 
107 
368 
52 
34 
147 
32 
18 
89 
70 years and over 
2012 
264 
1,086 
138 
82 
244 
40 
32 
170 
2007 
225 
679 
134 
68 
198 
41 
35 
126 
Average age 
2012 
60.0 
59.8 
57.9 
60.1 
61.9 
55.9 
58.8 
60.0 
2007 
57.8 
57.5 
57.3 
59.6 
59.6 
56.6 
59.4 
58.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
735 
3,347 
451 
204 
472 
172 
125 
469 
2007 
591 
2,359 
365 
150 
362 
174 
64 
348 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
97 
470 
60 
25 
70 
15 
- 
50 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
200 
836 
228 
55 
256 
43 
52 
181 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
42 
161 
50 
16 
35 
42 
32 
13 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
6 
52 
73 
13 
4 
7 
10 
5 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
242 
819 
61 
48 
66 
24 
24 
80 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
162 
1,073 
42 
70 
78 
58 
38 
132 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
14 
81 
8 
9 
5 
5 
3 
6 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
14 
192 
4 
7 
4 
4 
- 
26 
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 
1,057 
4,304 
529 
275 
719 
245 
151 
675 
acres, 2012 
218,601 
435,435 
519,465 
2,537,613 
135,535 
541,818 
1 ,262,587 
115,778 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
13 
120 
18 
12 
33 
5 
25 
9 
acres, 2012 
8,255 
36,581 
20,178 
705,282 
10,695 
4,516 
425,310 
1,482 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
997 
4,042 
423 
237 
685 
217 
125 
657 
2007 
961 
3,401 
375 
237 
740 
215 
106 
614 
acres, 2012 
192,459 
330,195 
332,423 
1,970,370 
117,985 
220,896 
768,175 
109,512 
2007 
181,615 
332,058 
352,835 
(D) 
(D) 
245,293 
(D) 
86,525 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
63 
160 
64 
32 
25 
18 
22 
14 
2007 
68 
183 
93 
40 
51 
38 
19 
37 
acres, 2012 
26,891 
96,629 
145,297 
744,200 
14,686 
223,281 
428,736 
1,765 
2007 
27,790 
55,672 
126,652 
547,094 
23,769 
213,589 
160,589 
7,092 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
15 
105 
60 
18 
12 
11 
8 
7 
2007 
7 
65 
69 
7 
4 
15 
14 
3 
acres, 2012 
7,553 
60,396 
56,925 
226,109 
2,202 
108,501 
211,224 
2,431 
2007 
4,814 
47,377 
69,003 
135,513 
1,010 
109,793 
151,815 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
27 
12 
- 
2 
1 
4 
2 
2007 
- 
7 
9 
- 
2 
- 
7 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
1,524 
10,597 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
46,965 
(D) 
2007 
- 
345 
9,346 
- 
(D) 
72,113 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
36 
11 
4 
14 
11 
3 
2 
2007 
6 
21 
9 
3 
15 
11 
2 
3 
acres, 2012 
464 
5,748 
8,482 
7,226 
(D) 
(D) 
200,440 
(D) 
2007 
3,538 
6,123 
2,952 
(D) 
(D) 
4,409 
(D) 
(D) 
--continued 
1194 Texas 201 2 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
