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 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Age group: - Con. 
50 to 54 years 
- 
187 
91 
1 
34 
25 
64 
49 
300 
55 to 59 years 
- 
234 
89 
1 
25 
17 
73 
70 
352 
60 to 64 years 
- 
244 
59 
- 
18 
21 
45 
69 
294 
65 to 69 years 
- 
218 
92 
1 
14 
18 
30 
64 
183 
70 years and over 
- 
390 
139 
2 
30 
20 
31 
45 
262 
Average age 
- 
61.6 
59.9 
59.8 
59.2 
58.8 
53.6 
57.9 
56.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
2 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
14 
27 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
6 
- 
Asian 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
6 
Black or African American 
- 
2 
1 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
- 
1,487 
618 
6 
147 
127 
373 
356 
1,865 
More than one race reported 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
6 
5 
- 
14 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
279 
107 
- 
18 
23 
36 
39 
261 
2 people 
- 
771 
269 
3 
55 
55 
173 
201 
947 
3 people 
- 
174 
142 
1 
30 
24 
58 
42 
277 
4 people 
- 
165 
53 
- 
27 
24 
62 
57 
236 
5 or more people 
- 
102 
49 
4 
17 
9 
51 
26 
166 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
1,241 
553 
5 
52 
107 
335 
331 
1,426 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
67 
26 
2 
12 
20 
17 
18 
168 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
70 
27 
- 
39 
2 
13 
7 
146 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
56 
8 
1 
17 
4 
4 
1 
74 
100 percent 
57 
6 
27 
2 
11 
8 
73 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
47 
14 
1 
9 
2 
8 
29 
142 
acres 
(D) 
954 
(D) 
1,813 
(D) 
474 
12,431 
5,773 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
1,086 
425 
7 
116 
103 
318 
305 
1,650 
Dial-up service 
- 
77 
28 
- 
7 
- 
30 
28 
92 
DSL service 
- 
247 
124 
1 
37 
30 
69 
76 
373 
Cable modem service 
- 
528 
196 
4 
49 
41 
131 
139 
870 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
88 
28 
2 
6 
12 
57 
36 
227 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
97 
31 
3 
12 
22 
45 
36 
247 
Satellite service 
- 
111 
33 
- 
8 
- 
34 
17 
80 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
43 
12 
- 
2 
- 
11 
19 
59 
Other Internet service 
- 
14 
13 
- 
2 
" 
- 
1 
14 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
1,307 
562 
6 
90 
126 
356 
343 
1,708 
2 households 
- 
142 
42 
1 
38 
5 
18 
18 
139 
3 households 
- 
30 
10 
1 
12 
2 
2 
3 
26 
4 households 
- 
10 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
1 
6 
5 or more households 
- 
2 
6 
- 
5 
- 
3 
- 
8 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
.. farms 
- 
1,455 
611 
6 
135 
133 
359 
358 
1,767 
acres 
- 
154,449 
36,036 
588 
42,225 
5,858 
14,692 
23,094 
57,533 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
79 
20 
2 
6 
9 
10 
14 
158 
acres 
- 
13,526 
1,315 
(D) 
4,695 
812 
273 
174 
3,949 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
1,264 
572 
5 
83 
126 
323 
336 
1,439 
acres 
- 
120,951 
30,366 
544 
(D) 
5,168 
12,208 
11,683 
44,813 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
120 
13 
1 
36 
6 
21 
16 
126 
acres 
- 
(D) 
2,168 
(D) 
17,929 
510 
1,471 
339 
(D) 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
91 
10 
1 
31 
6 
19 
10 
86 
acres 
(D) 
2,104 
(D) 
16,108 
510 
1,346 
172 
2,702 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
71 
16 
1 
24 
1 
26 
9 
225 
acres 
- 
(D) 
1,924 
(D) 
12,261 
(D) 
1,526 
11,473 
7,265 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
66 
9 
24 
1 
26 
2 
169 
acres 
- 
13,953 
1,204 
- 
12,261 
(D) 
1,526 
(D) 
6,343 
More than 10 stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
66 
9 
23 
1 
26 
- 
168 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
5 
7 
1 
- 
- 
- 
7 
56 
acres 
- 
(D) 
720 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
922 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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