Table 53. Institutional, Research, Experimental, and American Indian Reservation Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
2012 
2007 
Characteristics 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
.number 
38 
39 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
22,189 
27,475 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,366 
1,179 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
584 
704 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
17,912 
12,540 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
93,514 
90,296 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
16,395 
12,997 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
2,460,895 
2,315,274 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
431,453 
333,257 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
4,214 
3,286 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
1 
3 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
(D) 
10 
equipment 
..$1,000 
7,546 
11,933 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
(D) 
3,259 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
10 
7 
$1,000 
81 
13 
Total cropland 
....farms 
27 
29 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
8,140 
1,872 
acres 
5,798 
8,679 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
25 
26 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
5,261 
7,688 
Full owners 
32 
27 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
3 
8 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
4 
3 
Tenants 
3 
4 
acres 
482 
179 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
6 
14 
acres 
55 
812 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2 
2 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1 
2 
Total woodland 
....farms 
24 
24 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
- 
- 
acres 
7,051 
7,440 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
2 
2 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
8 
9 
acres 
702 
716 
Other crop farming (1119) 
2 
5 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
21 
22 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
6,349 
6,724 
Cotton farming (1 1 192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms 
17 
19 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
2 
5 
acres 
6,883 
5,382 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (1121 11) 
13 
10 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
35 
32 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
acres 
2,457 
5,974 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1 
- 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
8 
11 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
373 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
2 
_ 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
- 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
19,278 
13,718 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
507,323 
351,747 
production (1 125,1 129) 
14 
18 
Table 54. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Item 
2012 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANICALLY 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION - Con. 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
farms 
145 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
11,994 
On farm operated 
153 
Average per farm 
dollars 
82,719 
Not on farm operated 
23 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
70 
None 
74 
$1,000 
125 
Any 
102 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
15 
1 to 49 days 
17 
$1,000 
100 
50 to 99 days 
14 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
7 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
23 
$1,000 
99 
200 days or more 
48 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3 
$1,000 
110 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
50 
2 years or less 
8 
$1,000 
11,560 
3 or 4 years 
13 
5 to 9 years 
44 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
111 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
17 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
104 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
72 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
7 
organic production 
farms 
88 
35 to 44 years 
37 
45 to 49 years 
21 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
14 
55 to 59 years 
23 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
36 
Male 
150 
65 to 69 years 
26 
Female 
26 
70 years and over 
12 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
54.8 
Farming 
118 
Other 
58 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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