Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rockwall 
Runnels 
Rusk 
Sabine 
San Augustine 
San Jacinto 
San Patricio 
San Saba 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
141 
354 
497 
60 
116 
291 
276 
269 
2007 
77 
351 
489 
54 
130 
162 
224 
223 
Any 
2012 
299 
571 
893 
141 
189 
500 
425 
475 
2007 
270 
602 
1,032 
169 
216 
526 
428 
502 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
30 
76 
73 
12 
18 
47 
47 
83 
2007 
42 
128 
152 
29 
28 
63 
83 
78 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
33 
96 
104 
12 
15 
52 
20 
20 
2007 
17 
65 
98 
17 
12 
53 
48 
49 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
44 
54 
118 
31 
19 
65 
49 
62 
2007 
28 
89 
159 
24 
36 
88 
54 
103 
200 days or more 
2012 
192 
345 
598 
86 
137 
336 
309 
310 
2007 
183 
320 
623 
99 
140 
322 
243 
272 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
32 
49 
6 
1 
18 
26 
11 
2007 
17 
49 
61 
8 
20 
45 
47 
27 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
30 
42 
56 
4 
20 
53 
29 
50 
2007 
29 
68 
74 
27 
23 
45 
42 
36 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
86 
178 
207 
40 
52 
151 
119 
129 
2007 
84 
157 
294 
45 
60 
168 
125 
144 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
310 
673 
1,078 
151 
232 
569 
527 
554 
2007 
217 
679 
1,092 
143 
243 
430 
438 
518 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
16.1 
21.6 
22.2 
19.7 
21.6 
18.7 
22.0 
21.6 
2007 
15.2 
21.8 
19.8 
18.7 
20.4 
15.9 
19.4 
20.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
26 
31 
2 
- 
11 
20 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
24 
26 
48 
6 
18 
42 
27 
38 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
78 
159 
190 
32 
40 
133 
98 
114 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
324 
714 
1,121 
161 
247 
605 
556 
582 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
17.7 
24.0 
23.7 
21.6 
24.2 
20.4 
24.2 
23.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
4 
9 
- 
8 
- 
3 
5 
- 
2007 
- 
8 
2 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
13 
48 
34 
- 
12 
16 
31 
30 
2007 
16 
37 
50 
8 
15 
29 
28 
11 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
41 
72 
137 
32 
20 
80 
83 
55 
2007 
42 
80 
156 
16 
28 
68 
75 
44 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
111 
170 
298 
33 
63 
240 
142 
104 
2007 
107 
193 
355 
62 
86 
178 
178 
159 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
60 
87 
194 
28 
52 
70 
105 
99 
2007 
56 
123 
188 
35 
50 
117 
78 
107 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
53 
127 
150 
34 
45 
134 
97 
119 
2007 
49 
120 
233 
19 
49 
88 
106 
119 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
64 
152 
200 
25 
25 
95 
75 
151 
2007 
32 
119 
162 
26 
51 
69 
46 
88 
70 years and over 
2012 
94 
260 
377 
41 
88 
153 
163 
186 
2007 
45 
273 
375 
57 
67 
139 
136 
197 
Average age 
2012 
58.9 
60.8 
60.3 
57.9 
60.3 
58.5 
58.9 
61.8 
2007 
55.4 
60.7 
59.3 
59.6 
59.0 
57.8 
57.3 
61.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
333 
542 
947 
129 
191 
583 
491 
532 
2007 
237 
449 
785 
97 
168 
385 
332 
384 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
7 
43 
81 
16 
30 
82 
33 
32 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
157 
243 
309 
53 
52 
228 
54 
357 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
30 
63 
223 
6 
17 
45 
113 
62 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
36 
21 
18 
- 
1 
1 
2 
26 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
55 
86 
182 
24 
6 
135 
103 
40 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
66 
134 
172 
45 
100 
148 
175 
74 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
14 
14 
28 
1 
- 
8 
16 
11 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
8 
11 
15 
1 
- 
7 
28 
5 
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 
435 
890 
1,368 
198 
298 
777 
666 
722 
acres, 2012 
44,804 
615,421 
269,479 
28,955 
71,248 
97,703 
346,762 
608,938 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
22 
25 
52 
1 
7 
25 
24 
52 
acres, 2012 
3,161 
26,472 
18,631 
(D) 
5,607 
15,036 
59,722 
88,509 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
409 
835 
1,312 
189 
285 
739 
600 
657 
2007 
317 
829 
1,408 
205 
317 
653 
519 
609 
acres, 2012 
38,270 
434,348 
231,894 
26,528 
54,478 
89,351 
186,092 
470,913 
2007 
32,235 
496,091 
263,184 
28,784 
53,369 
75,708 
(D) 
470,087 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
20 
65 
43 
8 
14 
31 
63 
66 
2007 
26 
84 
94 
16 
19 
21 
81 
81 
acres, 2012 
4,633 
202,993 
33,721 
2,031 
1 1 ,882 
21,079 
124,775 
131,085 
2007 
3,984 
130,063 
(D) 
(D) 
10,414 
19,028 
136,156 
159,918 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
9 
11 
26 
4 
3 
14 
31 
14 
2007 
4 
12 
8 
- 
5 
10 
48 
23 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
22,140 
6,219 
476 
(D) 
1,025 
62,523 
63,121 
2007 
1,214 
15,169 
1,347 
- 
6,837 
462 
67,694 
48,651 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1 
12 
9 
- 
3 
7 
7 
7 
2007 
- 
26 
9 
2 
5 
4 
2 
11 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
2,493 
- 
(D) 
445 
710 
5,973 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,020 
294 
(D) 
(D) 
--continued 
1196 Texas 201 2 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
