Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Randall 
Reagan 
Real 
Red River 
Reeves 
Refugio 
Roberts 
Robertson 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
300 
54 
110 
415 
92 
64 
58 
679 
2007 
291 
62 
108 
421 
106 
95 
54 
512 
Any 
2012 
592 
81 
131 
724 
148 
195 
49 
841 
2007 
596 
75 
193 
785 
115 
200 
54 
1,050 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
58 
6 
13 
83 
36 
27 
12 
100 
2007 
80 
24 
47 
101 
16 
45 
9 
151 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
36 
7 
7 
35 
6 
13 
4 
81 
2007 
26 
3 
14 
89 
13 
26 
2 
116 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
57 
19 
49 
77 
21 
30 
3 
107 
2007 
59 
10 
36 
129 
16 
22 
4 
188 
200 days or more 
2012 
441 
49 
62 
529 
85 
125 
30 
553 
2007 
431 
38 
96 
466 
70 
107 
39 
595 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
56 
4 
3 
43 
11 
12 
39 
2007 
51 
4 
21 
70 
3 
17 
3 
46 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
47 
16 
18 
67 
19 
12 
1 
54 
2007 
73 
6 
12 
94 
21 
27 
4 
80 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
177 
24 
37 
182 
61 
38 
18 
179 
2007 
158 
25 
79 
210 
45 
59 
11 
310 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
612 
91 
183 
847 
149 
197 
88 
1,248 
2007 
605 
102 
189 
832 
152 
192 
90 
1,126 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
19.7 
19.8 
19.1 
21.5 
19.2 
20.2 
25.3 
22.6 
2007 
18.5 
21.8 
17.0 
20.5 
17.9 
18.7 
26.4 
20.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
23 
4 
3 
32 
8 
8 
35 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
41 
10 
5 
57 
14 
12 
1 
42 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
148 
24 
44 
148 
37 
34 
12 
158 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
680 
97 
189 
902 
181 
205 
94 
1,285 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.8 
21.5 
20.5 
24.2 
23.0 
22.1 
27.7 
24.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
12 
. 
. 
2 
9 
3 
. 
9 
2007 
16 
2 
- 
14 
- 
2 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
53 
19 
- 
65 
15 
7 
2 
49 
2007 
49 
6 
- 
63 
6 
13 
1 
46 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
97 
10 
8 
122 
20 
21 
6 
110 
2007 
122 
14 
17 
138 
36 
23 
11 
165 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
209 
22 
42 
215 
42 
50 
17 
333 
2007 
209 
38 
63 
238 
40 
79 
18 
371 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
148 
23 
47 
123 
28 
42 
13 
196 
2007 
111 
24 
42 
154 
34 
28 
11 
226 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
87 
17 
25 
181 
34 
35 
10 
200 
2007 
81 
10 
50 
176 
19 
38 
12 
202 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
86 
24 
31 
142 
29 
45 
16 
189 
2007 
93 
14 
40 
166 
22 
44 
21 
168 
70 years and over 
2012 
200 
20 
88 
289 
63 
56 
43 
434 
2007 
206 
29 
89 
257 
64 
68 
34 
384 
Average age 
2012 
57.7 
56.1 
64.5 
59.3 
58.9 
60.2 
64.8 
61.1 
2007 
57.1 
57.0 
62.7 
58.0 
59.4 
59.4 
63.8 
59.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
666 
94 
167 
728 
146 
172 
75 
989 
2007 
528 
90 
160 
597 
79 
153 
55 
840 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
24 
3 
15 
75 
10 
20 
2 
137 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
245 
41 
114 
233 
44 
28 
34 
369 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
134 
13 
25 
66 
23 
22 
5 
88 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
66 
2 
8 
17 
5 
3 
1 
19 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
177 
13 
22 
157 
24 
33 
8 
248 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
115 
26 
27 
215 
47 
78 
30 
244 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
22 
1 
2 
15 
1 
5 
- 
17 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
22 
- 
- 
20 
5 
4 
2 
19 
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 
863 
128 
233 
1,102 
225 
253 
101 
1,491 
acres, 2012 
541,865 
512,513 
300,128 
429,347 
999,375 
348,846 
555,241 
455,293 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
30 
4 
17 
33 
24 
8 
5 
37 
acres, 2012 
25,597 
37,738 
32,991 
35,145 
253,559 
56,160 
92,764 
23,214 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
782 
102 
195 
1,036 
175 
218 
84 
1,415 
2007 
755 
100 
238 
1,083 
176 
244 
85 
1,405 
acres, 2012 
441,244 
(D) 
(D) 
339,922 
701,621 
(D) 
(D) 
362,709 
2007 
383,648 
(D) 
213,070 
349,548 
782,080 
(D) 
(D) 
342,351 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
57 
17 
28 
67 
37 
31 
15 
76 
2007 
74 
20 
44 
98 
30 
40 
13 
122 
acres, 2012 
72,452 
120,113 
64,663 
44,055 
247,413 
181,250 
145,134 
92,517 
2007 
141,862 
118,887 
115,651 
64,078 
170,699 
180,443 
120,974 
84,015 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
29 
12 
15 
30 
14 
7 
6 
17 
2007 
36 
11 
10 
19 
6 
8 
8 
15 
acres, 2012 
29,107 
28,218 
45,341 
61,805 
169,601 
94,041 
43,806 
10,997 
2007 
33,064 
54,126 
31,547 
31,190 
(D) 
93,220 
67,401 
23,553 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
4 
3 
- 
2 
4 
2 
- 
4 
2007 
5 
4 
2 
3 
4 
2 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
3,945 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
712 
2007 
4,970 
(D) 
(D) 
2,246 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
20 
1 
3 
4 
10 
1 
2 
8 
2007 
17 
2 
7 
3 
5 
1 
2 
18 
acres, 2012 
24,243 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
633 
2007 
1 1 ,532 
(D) 
(D) 
2,463 
4,537 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1195 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
