Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Webb 
Wharton 
Wheeler 
Wichita 
Wilbarger 
Willacy 
Williamson 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
825 
167 
528 
234 
196 
145 
136 
914 
2007 
713 
145 
457 
192 
204 
173 
127 
719 
Any 
2012 
1,872 
529 
1,025 
317 
443 
279 
185 
1,628 
2007 
1,686 
518 
1,049 
315 
454 
288 
225 
2,009 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
390 
53 
102 
48 
54 
40 
30 
229 
2007 
294 
116 
208 
61 
69 
48 
37 
375 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
144 
77 
63 
16 
24 
35 
27 
110 
2007 
187 
105 
115 
28 
44 
36 
22 
190 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
254 
81 
106 
31 
30 
35 
28 
188 
2007 
251 
57 
138 
40 
46 
53 
34 
269 
200 days or more 
2012 
1,084 
318 
754 
222 
335 
169 
100 
1,101 
2007 
954 
240 
588 
186 
295 
151 
132 
1,175 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
74 
21 
32 
26 
28 
15 
14 
75 
2007 
87 
30 
55 
24 
43 
27 
15 
116 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
101 
31 
106 
30 
60 
42 
19 
127 
2007 
135 
55 
95 
22 
57 
40 
6 
152 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
410 
144 
236 
69 
121 
82 
76 
441 
2007 
450 
115 
278 
83 
113 
75 
72 
587 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
2,112 
500 
1,179 
426 
430 
285 
212 
1,899 
2007 
1,727 
463 
1,078 
378 
445 
319 
259 
1,873 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.9 
21.5 
21.3 
22.8 
19.5 
21.4 
19.1 
20.1 
2007 
21.1 
21.0 
20.1 
22.3 
19.7 
20.5 
21.3 
18.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
64 
17 
25 
16 
17 
14 
14 
53 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
85 
33 
80 
24 
51 
32 
19 
98 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
330 
130 
211 
62 
116 
72 
73 
376 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
2,218 
516 
1,237 
449 
455 
306 
215 
2,015 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.0 
23.3 
23.5 
25.0 
21.6 
24.2 
20.4 
22.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
6 
12 
7 
3 
3 
. 
6 
6 
2007 
11 
- 
9 
1 
2 
9 
3 
11 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
76 
19 
129 
15 
33 
33 
11 
82 
2007 
54 
18 
75 
13 
40 
17 
21 
127 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
151 
42 
133 
29 
68 
33 
65 
241 
2007 
219 
38 
158 
26 
72 
51 
47 
343 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
530 
130 
395 
86 
128 
87 
61 
609 
2007 
472 
139 
405 
110 
140 
118 
88 
748 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
322 
105 
203 
74 
93 
56 
24 
358 
2007 
323 
98 
212 
62 
80 
48 
55 
345 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
414 
97 
188 
86 
87 
69 
63 
305 
2007 
341 
126 
195 
75 
96 
52 
33 
332 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
417 
106 
156 
102 
87 
58 
30 
358 
2007 
298 
67 
151 
66 
67 
46 
34 
291 
70 years and over 
2012 
781 
185 
342 
156 
140 
88 
61 
583 
2007 
681 
177 
301 
154 
161 
120 
71 
531 
Average age 
2012 
62.2 
60.6 
57.3 
62.9 
58.7 
58.7 
56.2 
59.5 
2007 
61.1 
61.3 
57.2 
62.3 
58.6 
58.3 
56.2 
57.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,767 
346 
1,005 
362 
422 
306 
189 
1,825 
2007 
1,186 
190 
717 
244 
397 
246 
191 
1,604 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
178 
51 
58 
22 
43 
15 
14 
136 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
454 
101 
346 
127 
140 
80 
27 
517 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
134 
114 
98 
83 
65 
44 
34 
265 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
20 
7 
19 
13 
11 
34 
54 
17 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
425 
66 
213 
40 
80 
79 
37 
456 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
568 
41 
311 
90 
112 
87 
47 
474 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
105 
12 
26 
4 
12 
2 
4 
62 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
68 
- 
35 
7 
11 
5 
4 
131 
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 
2,636 
668 
1,484 
517 
629 
402 
296 
2,496 
acres, 2012 
353,521 
1,927,025 
589,369 
497,848 
286,394 
322,917 
249,585 
532,128 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
123 
99 
46 
6 
6 
12 
17 
59 
acres, 2012 
26,759 
419,366 
20,420 
6,386 
10,500 
1 1 ,258 
46,456 
22,885 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
2,489 
529 
1,305 
478 
592 
358 
243 
2,336 
2007 
2,178 
526 
1,268 
435 
602 
392 
265 
2,478 
acres, 2012 
316,109 
591,648 
345,133 
387,248 
(D) 
(D) 
102,225 
410,976 
2007 
269,234 
690,999 
340,824 
463,434 
209,782 
265,972 
166,089 
407,370 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
140 
123 
181 
56 
35 
36 
58 
135 
2007 
184 
101 
184 
56 
40 
50 
56 
188 
acres, 2012 
39,673 
942,072 
238,210 
94,352 
103,091 
85,405 
221,262 
103,701 
2007 
48,970 
652,138 
225,055 
94,861 
112,896 
323,273 
141,648 
96,270 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
32 
34 
43 
9 
8 
16 
13 
36 
2007 
23 
27 
44 
7 
12 
7 
20 
31 
acres, 2012 
8,224 
521,449 
47,803 
33,750 
22,398 
22,144 
10,317 
29,978 
2007 
13,373 
498,404 
42,674 
19,211 
7,759 
11,261 
21,163 
24,109 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
11 
2 
12 
- 
1 
4 
3 
9 
2007 
3 
2 
4 
- 
- 
- 
5 
12 
acres, 2012 
1,416 
(D) 
6,421 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,221 
1,713 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
5,939 
- 
7,900 
2,821 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
25 
8 
12 
8 
3 
10 
4 
26 
2007 
11 
7 
6 
9 
4 
12 
6 
19 
acres, 2012 
3,401 
(D) 
23,134 
3,867 
299 
1,624 
50 
12,254 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
1,359 
6,016 
297 
13,367 
1,248 
1 1 ,048 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1201 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
