Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Terry 
Throckmorton 
Titus 
Tom Green 
T ravis 
Trinity 
Tyler 
Upshur 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
315 
103 
268 
371 
447 
183 
293 
626 
2007 
310 
82 
259 
306 
362 
197 
231 
478 
Any 
2012 
315 
172 
533 
832 
685 
421 
434 
1,128 
2007 
314 
182 
551 
874 
852 
379 
561 
1,029 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
24 
31 
45 
98 
104 
42 
43 
186 
2007 
92 
42 
85 
153 
177 
66 
103 
136 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
17 
8 
41 
70 
71 
30 
28 
102 
2007 
23 
16 
33 
92 
78 
29 
55 
66 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
49 
37 
54 
118 
96 
66 
67 
168 
2007 
33 
29 
55 
127 
93 
46 
83 
151 
200 days or more 
2012 
225 
96 
393 
546 
414 
283 
296 
672 
2007 
166 
95 
378 
502 
504 
238 
320 
676 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
30 
20 
17 
46 
45 
18 
27 
60 
2007 
22 
16 
26 
73 
36 
18 
47 
56 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
70 
9 
37 
86 
43 
39 
43 
103 
2007 
30 
13 
70 
87 
68 
60 
75 
143 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
98 
30 
167 
262 
147 
106 
131 
323 
2007 
101 
50 
182 
276 
246 
103 
149 
349 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
432 
216 
580 
809 
897 
441 
526 
1,268 
2007 
471 
185 
532 
744 
864 
395 
521 
959 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.5 
23.8 
20.4 
18.9 
22.1 
20.8 
19.1 
19.7 
2007 
24.3 
21.3 
18.9 
17.6 
20.1 
20.8 
17.5 
17.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
13 
9 
35 
23 
12 
24 
43 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
56 
6 
27 
65 
40 
28 
31 
84 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
94 
24 
135 
230 
128 
97 
125 
251 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
464 
232 
630 
873 
941 
467 
547 
1,376 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.2 
26.6 
23.2 
21.0 
24.5 
22.6 
20.5 
21.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
9 
- 
2 
- 
6 
- 
- 
7 
2007 
16 
- 
13 
9 
3 
- 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
85 
13 
34 
57 
23 
4 
30 
62 
2007 
27 
12 
33 
49 
36 
27 
17 
82 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
36 
14 
82 
120 
74 
63 
48 
166 
2007 
45 
27 
84 
143 
83 
56 
105 
176 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
103 
48 
191 
253 
218 
124 
183 
384 
2007 
151 
60 
160 
299 
332 
118 
185 
361 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
100 
29 
80 
215 
160 
75 
89 
286 
2007 
63 
28 
128 
193 
168 
76 
121 
205 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
61 
38 
140 
201 
147 
74 
89 
216 
2007 
60 
28 
104 
133 
162 
70 
103 
213 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
75 
23 
83 
123 
176 
81 
86 
219 
2007 
76 
31 
92 
144 
157 
74 
107 
164 
70 years and over 
2012 
161 
110 
189 
234 
328 
183 
202 
414 
2007 
186 
78 
196 
210 
273 
155 
154 
305 
Average age 
2012 
58.2 
63.7 
58.8 
58.2 
61.9 
61.4 
60.5 
59.3 
2007 
60.4 
60.1 
58.5 
57.0 
59.6 
59.8 
58.3 
57.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
382 
161 
466 
883 
851 
369 
487 
1,207 
2007 
315 
132 
440 
691 
723 
293 
399 
859 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
21 
15 
43 
42 
102 
53 
78 
158 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
139 
83 
78 
274 
221 
203 
131 
505 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
72 
14 
36 
177 
194 
37 
38 
226 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
49 
2 
3 
13 
17 
2 
14 
118 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
101 
29 
185 
167 
155 
39 
153 
227 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
49 
25 
144 
257 
193 
71 
106 
198 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
10 
5 
- 
22 
25 
4 
7 
31 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
25 
2 
16 
37 
29 
8 
9 
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 
602 
262 
788 
1,168 
1,113 
591 
718 
1,730 
acres, 2012 
425,375 
429,968 
140,864 
895,251 
249,186 
106,848 
90,354 
195,240 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
20 
13 
16 
42 
67 
15 
17 
21 
acres, 2012 
13,700 
44,862 
12,732 
205,109 
52,407 
1,647 
3,476 
3,839 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
534 
234 
759 
1,086 
1,014 
554 
691 
1,642 
2007 
499 
213 
746 
1,021 
1,070 
506 
733 
1,408 
acres, 2012 
349,981 
292,686 
111,482 
581,473 
172,779 
85,447 
81,339 
180,607 
2007 
383,550 
302,066 
(D) 
599,270 
197,515 
87,432 
68,335 
1 77,725 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
54 
27 
22 
80 
51 
32 
18 
59 
2007 
69 
42 
45 
108 
88 
51 
35 
74 
acres, 2012 
63,758 
176,892 
24,901 
271,147 
63,706 
9,858 
4,464 
12,339 
2007 
68,264 
259,070 
23,936 
180,942 
56,424 
17,740 
1 1 ,279 
11,185 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
24 
8 
16 
24 
40 
11 
10 
16 
2007 
34 
9 
13 
30 
28 
10 
10 
17 
acres, 2012 
19,937 
32,371 
9,688 
83,237 
13,714 
13,471 
4,204 
3,995 
2007 
34,559 
12,671 
21,488 
61,483 
4,553 
2,498 
2,043 
4,853 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
3 
1 
- 
2 
3 
1 
1 
33 
2007 
3 
- 
1 
3 
7 
4 
1 
2 
acres, 2012 
1,920 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
441 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
570 
223 
237 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
15 
5 
4 
11 
24 
6 
7 
4 
2007 
19 
- 
5 
18 
21 
5 
13 
6 
acres, 2012 
6,504 
(D) 
470 
(D) 
2,046 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
916 
81,244 
3,766 
1,067 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1199 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
