Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wilson 
Winkler 
Wise 
Wood 
Yoakum 
Young 
Zapata 
Zavala 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
785 
19 
1,042 
575 
178 
288 
146 
96 
2007 
695 
11 
968 
599 
200 
200 
84 
80 
Any 
2012 
1,659 
24 
2,053 
890 
161 
507 
303 
191 
2007 
1,875 
42 
2,196 
1,119 
148 
606 
375 
231 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
169 
1 
196 
129 
35 
56 
78 
30 
2007 
324 
1 
339 
170 
37 
121 
74 
52 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
149 
1 
130 
105 
5 
21 
34 
25 
2007 
237 
3 
187 
96 
6 
63 
64 
32 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
229 
4 
282 
158 
7 
78 
40 
14 
2007 
304 
20 
312 
162 
5 
92 
127 
25 
200 days or more 
2012 
1,112 
18 
1,445 
498 
114 
352 
151 
122 
2007 
1,010 
18 
1,358 
691 
100 
330 
110 
122 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
75 
1 
102 
61 
22 
36 
26 
6 
2007 
115 
5 
173 
75 
19 
35 
29 
18 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
130 
2 
165 
102 
21 
31 
22 
3 
2007 
193 
1 
277 
139 
14 
80 
51 
30 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
407 
7 
620 
265 
43 
130 
64 
44 
2007 
458 
11 
689 
396 
50 
165 
75 
70 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,832 
33 
2,208 
1,037 
253 
598 
337 
234 
2007 
1,804 
36 
2,025 
1,108 
265 
526 
304 
193 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.0 
21.6 
19.0 
19.1 
24.4 
21.1 
21.8 
22.1 
2007 
20.2 
17.3 
17.1 
17.2 
23.8 
18.3 
18.9 
18.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
64 
1 
68 
40 
12 
22 
18 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
100 
1 
124 
79 
21 
22 
20 
2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
339 
4 
546 
237 
38 
119 
51 
32 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,941 
37 
2,357 
1,109 
268 
632 
360 
247 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.3 
23.7 
21.0 
21.4 
26.8 
23.8 
23.8 
24.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
- 
7 
14 
3 
- 
2 
- 
2007 
6 
- 
19 
22 
5 
3 
3 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
90 
2 
95 
58 
33 
40 
9 
7 
2007 
114 
1 
138 
85 
19 
11 
40 
13 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
206 
- 
304 
131 
48 
52 
28 
20 
2007 
285 
- 
400 
163 
30 
92 
55 
25 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
557 
10 
782 
264 
50 
134 
67 
53 
2007 
583 
26 
827 
368 
79 
192 
64 
71 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
320 
14 
407 
178 
27 
124 
47 
42 
2007 
359 
9 
425 
247 
37 
95 
46 
51 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
344 
2 
451 
202 
38 
105 
59 
41 
2007 
355 
9 
417 
244 
37 
116 
80 
60 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
315 
3 
397 
231 
51 
106 
66 
50 
2007 
306 
1 
364 
210 
34 
91 
50 
32 
70 years and over 
2012 
610 
12 
652 
387 
89 
234 
171 
74 
2007 
562 
7 
574 
379 
107 
206 
121 
58 
Average age 
2012 
60.0 
61.4 
58.7 
60.5 
58.5 
61.4 
64.1 
61.8 
2007 
58.5 
57.2 
57.0 
58.4 
59.6 
59.6 
59.1 
58.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,558 
26 
2,361 
1,073 
257 
556 
236 
184 
2007 
1,201 
29 
1,958 
975 
200 
433 
96 
136 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
179 
2 
201 
115 
23 
32 
7 
10 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
159 
2 
1,020 
520 
78 
337 
72 
40 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
82 
4 
103 
91 
50 
40 
70 
41 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
16 
- 
41 
94 
8 
15 
17 
6 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
409 
2 
466 
143 
43 
74 
60 
36 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
568 
13 
613 
230 
73 
111 
51 
78 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
56 
3 
58 
15 
10 
18 
1 
3 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
214 
- 
112 
23 
2 
5 
1 
3 
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 
2,379 
41 
3,050 
1,440 
320 
775 
425 
274 
acres, 2012 
416,975 
406,028 
458,930 
215,771 
444,226 
422,426 
542,337 
578,728 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
67 
2 
84 
27 
11 
25 
37 
24 
acres, 2012 
35,983 
(D) 
31,769 
7,874 
18,968 
33,787 
84,708 
71,383 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
2,243 
33 
2,887 
1,389 
282 
719 
359 
216 
2007 
2,348 
40 
2,946 
1,603 
281 
709 
382 
238 
acres, 2012 
364,286 
(D) 
397,797 
199,687 
376,935 
322,353 
370,164 
371,406 
2007 
391,304 
(D) 
359,826 
200,882 
344,350 
337,226 
301,235 
340,834 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
143 
9 
149 
39 
32 
58 
77 
48 
2007 
178 
12 
155 
85 
41 
69 
65 
45 
acres, 2012 
50,204 
349,869 
76,671 
19,753 
89,827 
119,019 
170,952 
220,586 
2007 
58,300 
(D) 
65,467 
25,450 
62,770 
109,815 
131,785 
276,111 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
36 
- 
39 
28 
10 
11 
10 
17 
2007 
24 
1 
30 
19 
14 
11 
9 
21 
acres, 2012 
19,048 
- 
10,439 
6,157 
10,222 
73,170 
12,906 
96,554 
2007 
13,725 
(D) 
9,197 
6,468 
22,373 
62,459 
23,004 
130,151 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
5 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2007 
2 
- 
3 
1 
3 
- 
- 
5 
acres, 2012 
656 
- 
455 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
72 
(D) 
8,203 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
18 
1 
15 
8 
15 
7 
2 
5 
2007 
18 
- 
30 
10 
9 
17 
3 
2 
acres, 2012 
5,495 
(D) 
1,716 
(D) 
11,509 
9,131 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
8,191 
(D) 
5,844 
17,856 
3,416 
(D) 
1202 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
