Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feed lots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Biodiesel 
.... farms 
- 
6 
2 
- 
_ 
_ 
6 
- 
_ 
Ethanol 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
.... farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
" 
Wind rights leased to others 
.... farms 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
.... farms 
_ 
1,127 
467 
1 
37 
117 
333 
301 
1,440 
Part owners 
.... farms 
- 
298 
127 
5 
95 
14 
32 
42 
203 
Tenants 
.... farms 
66 
26 
2 
15 
4 
15 
22 
244 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
.... farms 
_ 
1,425 
595 
6 
132 
131 
365 
344 
1,643 
acres 
- 
138,190 
30,209 
506 
33,284 
6,539 
15,182 
24,090 
54,471 
Owned land in farms 
.... farms 
- 
1,425 
594 
6 
132 
131 
365 
343 
1,643 
acres 
- 
134,676 
29,217 
491 
32,634 
6,483 
15,039 
23,254 
53,566 
Land rented or leased from others 
.... farms 
_ 
365 
155 
7 
110 
18 
47 
64 
447 
acres 
- 
24,364 
7,765 
544 
17,733 
645 
932 
1,024 
8,710 
Rented or leased land in farms 
.... farms 
- 
364 
153 
7 
110 
18 
47 
64 
447 
acres 
- 
24,328 
7,735 
524 
17,733 
645 
812 
1,024 
8,707 
Land rented or leased to others 
.... farms 
_ 
153 
43 
2 
13 
6 
10 
22 
48 
acres 
- 
3,550 
1,022 
(D) 
650 
(D) 
263 
836 
908 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
. number 
- 
2,380 
909 
16 
279 
209 
610 
619 
3,170 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
- 
801 
372 
1 
57 
69 
175 
159 
876 
2 operators 
- 
550 
213 
6 
59 
60 
181 
170 
819 
3 operators 
- 
112 
30 
1 
23 
4 
23 
29 
140 
4 operators 
- 
20 
4 
- 
6 
2 
1 
2 
36 
5 or more operators 
" 
8 
1 
- 
2 
- 
“ 
5 
16 
Total women operators 
. number 
- 
865 
325 
5 
74 
67 
279 
307 
1,696 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
- 
691 
280 
5 
64 
59 
240 
227 
1,243 
2 operators 
- 
71 
20 
- 
2 
4 
18 
28 
130 
3 operators 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
8 
56 
4 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
1 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
- 
1,153 
482 
8 
126 
106 
211 
190 
951 
Female 
- 
338 
138 
- 
21 
29 
169 
175 
936 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
587 
264 
3 
117 
58 
156 
156 
977 
Other 
- 
904 
356 
5 
30 
77 
224 
209 
910 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
- 
1,211 
551 
6 
110 
121 
345 
331 
1,558 
Not on farm operated 
- 
280 
69 
2 
37 
14 
35 
34 
329 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
- 
485 
207 
2 
106 
48 
95 
110 
648 
Any 
- 
1,006 
413 
6 
41 
87 
285 
255 
1,239 
1 to 49 days 
- 
124 
42 
- 
4 
6 
29 
42 
171 
50 to 99 days 
- 
102 
20 
- 
1 
1 
36 
20 
83 
100 to 199 days 
- 
104 
58 
- 
6 
8 
39 
35 
193 
200 days or more 
- 
676 
293 
6 
30 
72 
181 
158 
792 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
- 
42 
20 
- 
1 
18 
34 
21 
42 
3 or 4 years 
- 
65 
35 
1 
5 
9 
35 
25 
56 
5 to 9 years 
- 
145 
78 
- 
24 
20 
93 
45 
346 
1 0 years or more 
- 
1,239 
487 
7 
117 
88 
218 
274 
1,443 
Average years on present farm 
- 
26.6 
24.0 
23.8 
27.9 
17.9 
14.9 
21.3 
19.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
- 
31 
18 
- 
1 
12 
10 
18 
27 
3 or 4 years 
- 
56 
31 
- 
4 
9 
42 
18 
49 
5 to 9 years 
- 
121 
61 
- 
22 
20 
87 
48 
275 
1 0 years or more 
1,283 
510 
8 
120 
94 
241 
281 
1,536 
Average years operating any farm 
- 
28.5 
25.6 
28.3 
29.7 
21.4 
16.9 
23.5 
21.8 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
- 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
18 
6 
25 to 34 years 
- 
44 
7 
- 
- 
- 
30 
- 
49 
35 to 44 years 
- 
67 
46 
1 
14 
8 
34 
16 
206 
45 to 49 years 
- 
101 
91 
2 
12 
26 
71 
34 
235 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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