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 
49 
31 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
7,470 
10,184 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
793 
193 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
152 
329 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
3,347 
2,996 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
32,141 
34,700 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
6,146 
3,625 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
655,946 
1,119,356 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
125,436 
116,940 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
4,303 
3,407 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
4 
3 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
72 
(D) 
equipment 
..$1,000 
6,009 
4,091 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
18,011 
(D) 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
12 
6 
$1,000 
205 
(D) 
Total cropland 
....farms 
34 
20 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
17,045 
(D) 
acres 
2,284 
2,010 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
28 
18 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
1,837 
1,469 
Full owners 
35 
22 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
10 
7 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
6 
6 
Tenants 
4 
2 
acres 
225 
366 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
12 
7 
acres 
222 
175 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
- 
- 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
3 
2 
Total woodland 
....farms 
27 
18 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
2 
1 
acres 
3,323 
5,780 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1 114) 
5 
3 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
2 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1119) 
21 
5 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
27 
18 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
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 
19 
15 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
21 
5 
acres 
632 
624 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (1121 11) 
- 
1 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
36 
22 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
acres 
1,231 
1,770 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
4 
5 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
7 
7 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
acres 
22 
19 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
_ 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
2 
3 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
4,140 
3,189 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
84,485 
102,863 
production (1 125,1 129) 
12 
11 
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 
554 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
62,634 
On farm operated 
559 
Average per farm 
dollars 
113,058 
Not on farm operated 
68 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
166 
None 
295 
$1,000 
325 
Any 
332 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
42 
1 to 49 days 
67 
$1,000 
285 
50 to 99 days 
35 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
73 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
72 
$1,000 
1,134 
200 days or more 
158 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
40 
$1,000 
1,527 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
233 
2 years or less 
23 
$1,000 
59,363 
3 or 4 years 
59 
5 to 9 years 
142 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
403 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
18 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
513 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
114 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
84 
organic production 
farms 
36 
35 to 44 years 
85 
45 to 49 years 
72 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
106 
55 to 59 years 
110 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
79 
Male 
494 
65 to 69 years 
61 
Female 
133 
70 years and over 
30 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
51.7 
Farming 
451 
Other 
176 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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