Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Stephens 
Sterling 
Stonewall 
Sutton 
Swisher 
Tarrant 
Taylor 
Terrell 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
129 
36 
125 
81 
258 
465 
409 
32 
2007 
133 
26 
131 
65 
286 
372 
396 
29 
Any 
2012 
323 
37 
231 
137 
307 
813 
740 
54 
2007 
354 
48 
245 
169 
241 
876 
896 
78 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
42 
6 
47 
23 
58 
89 
106 
7 
2007 
63 
13 
65 
51 
45 
131 
156 
17 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
15 
- 
4 
15 
23 
50 
71 
8 
2007 
46 
6 
22 
14 
19 
86 
94 
16 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
42 
3 
24 
26 
41 
170 
90 
11 
2007 
47 
3 
23 
17 
23 
123 
100 
11 
200 days or more 
2012 
224 
28 
156 
73 
185 
504 
473 
28 
2007 
198 
26 
135 
87 
154 
536 
546 
34 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
1 
28 
7 
20 
36 
32 
4 
2007 
25 
10 
30 
10 
15 
55 
57 
9 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
5 
16 
16 
47 
72 
75 
- 
2007 
22 
7 
33 
26 
27 
101 
80 
11 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
81 
8 
54 
43 
77 
231 
192 
22 
2007 
104 
8 
73 
32 
56 
252 
279 
24 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
339 
59 
258 
152 
421 
939 
850 
60 
2007 
336 
49 
240 
166 
429 
840 
876 
63 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.4 
23.0 
19.1 
19.0 
22.9 
18.9 
21.3 
24.2 
2007 
21.5 
23.1 
19.9 
19.9 
24.7 
16.8 
19.8 
19.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
18 
6 
9 
23 
16 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
16 
5 
13 
17 
37 
66 
70 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
62 
7 
47 
33 
76 
200 
159 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
365 
61 
278 
162 
443 
989 
904 
65 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.5 
27.2 
22.0 
21.7 
26.4 
20.3 
23.8 
26.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
. 
. 
13 
3 
2 
. 
2007 
- 
2 
- 
- 
9 
2 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
6 
5 
12 
4 
44 
21 
41 
2 
2007 
13 
9 
12 
- 
19 
38 
27 
2 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
13 
10 
21 
17 
58 
101 
93 
6 
2007 
34 
4 
30 
24 
37 
144 
116 
15 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
117 
7 
59 
32 
77 
314 
196 
20 
2007 
83 
13 
67 
58 
109 
359 
257 
13 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
41 
7 
47 
41 
59 
217 
159 
9 
2007 
73 
14 
48 
39 
76 
143 
199 
11 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
108 
15 
51 
34 
77 
165 
178 
11 
2007 
84 
9 
78 
36 
51 
159 
158 
15 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
67 
8 
42 
45 
49 
183 
120 
10 
2007 
60 
5 
26 
27 
63 
170 
154 
16 
70 years and over 
2012 
100 
21 
124 
45 
188 
274 
360 
28 
2007 
140 
18 
115 
50 
163 
233 
381 
35 
Average age 
2012 
61.7 
59.9 
62.9 
60.6 
60.1 
59.9 
61.7 
62.0 
2007 
62.1 
57.0 
61.4 
60.0 
61.2 
57.7 
61.2 
62.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
313 
46 
209 
167 
393 
981 
814 
65 
2007 
231 
43 
143 
145 
275 
756 
709 
46 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
22 
2 
18 
14 
36 
46 
41 
6 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
87 
9 
74 
45 
189 
444 
455 
6 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
52 
7 
43 
7 
98 
144 
90 
7 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
12 
- 
17 
1 
54 
145 
10 
1 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
31 
7 
34 
24 
42 
179 
122 
8 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
118 
23 
42 
93 
45 
122 
139 
38 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
4 
- 
7 
2 
2 
18 
24 
- 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
13 
- 
1 
2 
2 
28 
24 
2 
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 
437 
68 
342 
203 
517 
1,227 
1,133 
81 
acres, 2012 
492,982 
428,728 
467,901 
824,423 
523,260 
132,001 
553,577 
1,032,263 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
12 
4 
7 
30 
7 
74 
49 
6 
acres, 2012 
13,978 
84,529 
51,049 
135,569 
10,180 
10,740 
24,192 
125,924 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
391 
58 
306 
161 
454 
1,100 
1,068 
69 
2007 
437 
50 
319 
171 
412 
1,079 
1,159 
78 
acres, 2012 
380,930 
(D) 
316,764 
503,193 
423,030 
86,897 
479,264 
(D) 
2007 
313,605 
(D) 
377,070 
486,758 
450,830 
(D) 
446,190 
(D) 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
39 
12 
33 
35 
79 
80 
53 
8 
2007 
35 
21 
42 
46 
76 
106 
83 
18 
acres, 2012 
95,732 
261,458 
111,118 
299,474 
83,968 
35,990 
63,211 
207,038 
2007 
87,475 
198,611 
82,025 
252,295 
63,224 
38,181 
76,334 
214,945 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
13 
3 
9 
11 
19 
74 
14 
8 
2007 
8 
2 
6 
8 
18 
46 
22 
4 
acres, 2012 
38,754 
(D) 
43,567 
78,438 
32,294 
13,911 
12,304 
135,406 
2007 
18,788 
(D) 
24,773 
94,132 
41,970 
15,486 
27,453 
64,726 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
6 
3 
1 
2 
13 
2 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
2 
1 
7 
5 
3 
3 
acres, 2012 
912 
- 
475 
(D) 
(D) 
1,692 
(D) 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,818 
1,890 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
3 
5 
10 
11 
11 
12 
1 
2007 
7 
1 
7 
8 
14 
12 
25 
4 
acres, 2012 
420 
- 
966 
(D) 
(D) 
7,171 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
9,411 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,225 
(D) 
(D) 
4,600 
--continued 
1198 Texas 201 2 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
