Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Schleicher 
Scurry 
Shackelford 
Shelby 
Sherman 
Smith 
Somervell 
Starr 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
106 
270 
86 
450 
139 
1,232 
133 
236 
2007 
119 
303 
80 
439 
170 
711 
107 
231 
Any 
2012 
204 
407 
147 
598 
174 
1,729 
217 
929 
2007 
213 
378 
174 
684 
192 
1,803 
259 
873 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
33 
44 
29 
106 
11 
170 
28 
112 
2007 
47 
76 
41 
107 
57 
345 
50 
197 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
10 
72 
16 
36 
3 
136 
13 
164 
2007 
16 
19 
11 
68 
3 
174 
17 
116 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
31 
34 
23 
115 
25 
223 
37 
139 
2007 
40 
49 
18 
107 
11 
290 
28 
170 
200 days or more 
2012 
130 
257 
79 
341 
135 
1,200 
139 
514 
2007 
110 
234 
104 
402 
121 
994 
164 
390 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
32 
9 
48 
6 
96 
6 
68 
2007 
20 
27 
5 
68 
17 
103 
5 
44 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
39 
8 
59 
18 
192 
21 
83 
2007 
31 
52 
20 
76 
13 
222 
23 
71 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
50 
134 
29 
153 
30 
579 
41 
178 
2007 
77 
128 
34 
188 
53 
491 
76 
187 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
236 
472 
187 
788 
259 
2,094 
282 
836 
2007 
204 
474 
195 
791 
279 
1,698 
262 
802 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.2 
22.6 
22.3 
21.6 
24.6 
19.5 
21.4 
21.2 
2007 
19.0 
22.1 
22.3 
20.6 
23.9 
17.8 
18.4 
21.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
17 
3 
25 
3 
65 
6 
59 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
13 
40 
5 
39 
8 
161 
20 
69 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
42 
113 
18 
132 
19 
508 
36 
158 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
252 
507 
207 
852 
283 
2,227 
288 
879 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.9 
24.8 
26.5 
23.9 
28.1 
21.4 
23.6 
22.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
. 
6 
. 
9 
. 
10 
2007 
7 
3 
- 
3 
- 
4 
7 
4 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
11 
56 
- 
49 
4 
101 
3 
56 
2007 
14 
31 
2 
39 
10 
94 
5 
49 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
34 
39 
11 
113 
27 
247 
19 
141 
2007 
23 
60 
30 
141 
38 
253 
28 
134 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
38 
120 
50 
187 
75 
626 
81 
266 
2007 
65 
130 
59 
196 
73 
598 
107 
243 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
46 
72 
28 
122 
28 
390 
41 
138 
2007 
68 
90 
29 
145 
65 
361 
55 
157 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
59 
89 
26 
155 
55 
416 
49 
134 
2007 
51 
55 
30 
166 
40 
328 
61 
125 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
49 
67 
36 
152 
36 
388 
66 
137 
2007 
37 
72 
35 
149 
48 
296 
23 
121 
70 years and over 
2012 
73 
234 
82 
264 
88 
784 
91 
283 
2007 
67 
240 
69 
284 
88 
580 
80 
271 
Average age 
2012 
60.7 
61.8 
64.0 
59.6 
61.3 
60.2 
62.5 
58.4 
2007 
58.8 
61.6 
60.5 
59.2 
59.9 
58.7 
58.5 
58.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
231 
453 
159 
718 
219 
2,107 
243 
585 
2007 
185 
349 
139 
544 
189 
1,414 
231 
306 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
8 
24 
23 
76 
7 
401 
18 
19 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
56 
110 
60 
233 
119 
518 
105 
160 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
33 
84 
22 
42 
32 
345 
18 
199 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
16 
15 
3 
39 
17 
36 
6 
24 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
43 
109 
25 
66 
37 
450 
72 
106 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
89 
145 
44 
347 
16 
449 
59 
104 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
8 
15 
- 
17 
27 
42 
9 
31 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
4 
10 
- 
18 
3 
70 
10 
12 
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 
297 
645 
220 
1,026 
292 
2,879 
344 
1,109 
acres, 2012 
804,717 
411,497 
421,017 
192,349 
517,599 
291,044 
88,529 
552,535 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
6 
8 
16 
50 
11 
88 
19 
55 
acres, 2012 
51,580 
7,806 
130,796 
9,069 
22,005 
18,263 
5,218 
76,779 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
261 
609 
192 
957 
232 
2,698 
300 
1,015 
2007 
264 
573 
211 
1,017 
239 
2,312 
332 
932 
acres, 2012 
500,111 
366,962 
(D) 
174,778 
250,276 
242,559 
53,856 
411,610 
2007 
500,853 
346,712 
(D) 
173,010 
276,588 
238,951 
57,847 
434,242 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
38 
50 
27 
46 
58 
171 
31 
102 
2007 
57 
74 
32 
70 
88 
120 
23 
128 
acres, 2012 
284,967 
97,972 
161,731 
1 1 ,454 
284,489 
35,071 
24,011 
172,218 
2007 
281,959 
120,341 
181,314 
14,095 
257,729 
20,808 
1 6,474 
158,759 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
8 
5 
11 
29 
8 
63 
10 
33 
2007 
4 
10 
8 
28 
12 
53 
5 
11 
acres, 2012 
44,957 
4,147 
62,661 
7,324 
27,861 
17,918 
10,450 
41,128 
2007 
1 1 ,409 
4,299 
46,347 
9,585 
31,493 
35,500 
5,776 
20,080 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
1 
10 
1 
13 
- 
5 
2007 
3 
3 
1 
3 
- 
12 
- 
9 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
(D) 
3,020 
(D) 
2,601 
- 
8,290 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
18 
3,237 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
3 
13 
2 
6 
14 
16 
9 
10 
2007 
4 
21 
2 
5 
23 
17 
6 
24 
acres, 2012 
3,534 
25,272 
(D) 
613 
(D) 
4,190 
3,051 
35,478 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,083 
18,386 
3,863 
2,518 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1197 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
