Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Upton 
Uvalde 
Val Verde 
Van Zandt 
Victoria 
Walker 
Waller 
Ward 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
37 
280 
127 
1,033 
468 
446 
562 
26 
2007 
39 
262 
119 
1,038 
404 
321 
440 
45 
Any 
2012 
64 
360 
294 
1,882 
1,065 
1,114 
1,365 
67 
2007 
71 
428 
283 
2,215 
947 
867 
1,200 
74 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
2 
59 
35 
175 
98 
138 
148 
18 
2007 
12 
79 
59 
398 
195 
111 
189 
16 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
4 
34 
48 
148 
118 
141 
97 
- 
2007 
6 
45 
26 
251 
89 
72 
122 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
9 
49 
42 
348 
148 
172 
245 
2 
2007 
9 
55 
46 
406 
126 
131 
177 
4 
200 days or more 
2012 
49 
218 
169 
1,211 
701 
663 
875 
47 
2007 
44 
249 
152 
1,160 
537 
553 
712 
53 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
15 
9 
115 
63 
40 
74 
- 
2007 
5 
29 
19 
141 
59 
44 
68 
8 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4 
51 
22 
146 
90 
121 
99 
6 
2007 
10 
38 
32 
261 
101 
88 
114 
6 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
18 
78 
71 
528 
280 
286 
359 
12 
2007 
23 
144 
73 
732 
198 
225 
410 
26 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
74 
496 
319 
2,126 
1,100 
1,113 
1,395 
75 
2007 
72 
479 
278 
2,119 
993 
831 
1,048 
79 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.2 
20.9 
19.0 
18.8 
20.6 
20.1 
17.9 
20.9 
2007 
21.1 
20.0 
18.0 
17.8 
20.2 
17.9 
16.9 
18.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
7 
2 
54 
55 
32 
42 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2 
38 
18 
120 
78 
89 
85 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
16 
63 
63 
458 
240 
227 
324 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
80 
532 
338 
2,283 
1,160 
1,212 
1,476 
76 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.1 
23.9 
21.5 
21.0 
22.5 
22.1 
19.4 
23.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
- 
4 
6 
- 
2 
2 
2007 
- 
5 
3 
15 
2 
5 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
11 
22 
18 
91 
41 
69 
56 
4 
2007 
9 
7 
12 
146 
34 
49 
50 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
12 
34 
33 
257 
140 
151 
166 
9 
2007 
12 
63 
47 
329 
152 
104 
183 
14 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
21 
83 
78 
657 
368 
291 
421 
25 
2007 
30 
148 
101 
659 
359 
287 
443 
26 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
15 
108 
69 
384 
245 
223 
368 
12 
2007 
11 
97 
79 
454 
142 
163 
256 
16 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
13 
108 
52 
452 
195 
215 
316 
8 
2007 
9 
107 
48 
445 
191 
165 
213 
19 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
8 
97 
56 
353 
189 
145 
243 
8 
2007 
7 
98 
32 
448 
135 
159 
191 
18 
70 years and over 
2012 
21 
188 
115 
717 
349 
466 
355 
25 
2007 
32 
165 
80 
757 
336 
256 
304 
26 
Average age 
2012 
57.0 
62.6 
60.6 
59.7 
59.6 
60.4 
59.2 
59.4 
2007 
57.7 
60.4 
57.6 
59.1 
59.1 
58.8 
58.0 
60.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
77 
442 
263 
2,004 
962 
1,138 
1,441 
61 
2007 
54 
336 
213 
1,777 
680 
701 
979 
47 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
47 
8 
377 
179 
134 
200 
6 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
26 
122 
55 
399 
135 
322 
577 
14 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
5 
72 
76 
131 
161 
279 
82 
8 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
1 
40 
3 
52 
9 
12 
35 
- 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
9 
57 
32 
494 
179 
231 
350 
15 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
39 
130 
90 
663 
316 
201 
341 
26 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
20 
- 
22 
16 
19 
27 
1 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
1 
16 
216 
86 
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 
97 
613 
406 
2,872 
1,492 
1,526 
1,889 
88 
acres, 2012 
623,332 
951,363 
1,414,939 
360,755 
407,301 
232,440 
299,117 
384,357 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
8 
52 
23 
63 
47 
68 
101 
6 
acres, 2012 
114,695 
124,480 
283,938 
15,983 
42,749 
37,834 
37,899 
(D) 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
73 
512 
347 
2,755 
1,402 
1,437 
1,700 
84 
2007 
82 
561 
340 
3,057 
1,220 
1,090 
1,475 
104 
acres, 2012 
362,885 
492,921 
802,546 
316,387 
292,803 
185,860 
224,478 
345,509 
2007 
322,973 
535,371 
831,230 
357,996 
338,832 
172,173 
193,757 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
15 
90 
55 
84 
102 
76 
137 
6 
2007 
22 
91 
45 
144 
108 
68 
114 
10 
acres, 2012 
246,685 
230,530 
481,910 
32,578 
101,378 
44,636 
74,039 
(D) 
2007 
304,010 
205,389 
395,070 
38,754 
125,587 
26,563 
64,679 
94,041 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
12 
26 
14 
47 
17 
24 
63 
1 
2007 
6 
22 
11 
38 
12 
17 
26 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
248,060 
183,353 
17,909 
37,136 
6,611 
9,378 
(D) 
2007 
7,533 
(D) 
228,306 
16,443 
15,674 
1,802 
6,016 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
2 
- 
8 
6 
3 
9 
2007 
- 
- 
1 
7 
5 
- 
10 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,156 
1,980 
377 
730 
- 
2007 
- 
(D) 
1,125 
8,554 
- 
2,512 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1 
10 
5 
21 
6 
20 
18 
2 
2007 
- 
16 
5 
7 
6 
13 
15 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
29,265 
2,573 
4,508 
43,028 
6,356 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
1 ,665 
5,176 
23,512 
4,040 
(D) 
-continued 
1200 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
