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) 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Biodiesel 
.... farms 
- 
5 
2 
- 
5 
_ 
1 
- 
8 
Ethanol 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
.... farms 
9 
" 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
Wind rights leased to others 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
.... farms 
_ 
1,754 
579 
8 
203 
48 
172 
303 
813 
Part owners 
.... farms 
- 
747 
240 
10 
632 
9 
23 
68 
173 
Tenants 
.... farms 
133 
43 
- 
69 
- 
8 
19 
49 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
.... farms 
_ 
2,507 
819 
18 
835 
57 
195 
372 
987 
acres 
- 
377,661 
97,517 
6,075 
321,795 
4,426 
12,442 
24,031 
78,979 
Owned land in farms 
.... farms 
- 
2,501 
819 
18 
835 
57 
195 
371 
986 
acres 
- 
356,116 
91,458 
6,022 
318,750 
4,322 
11,455 
22,897 
71,528 
Land rented or leased from others 
.... farms 
_ 
884 
285 
10 
701 
9 
31 
87 
226 
acres 
- 
80,739 
23,756 
2,249 
148,906 
194 
1,690 
2,816 
10,945 
Rented or leased land in farms 
.... farms 
- 
880 
283 
10 
701 
9 
31 
87 
222 
acres 
- 
80,431 
22,849 
2,249 
148,686 
194 
1,690 
2,816 
10,745 
Land rented or leased to others 
.... farms 
_ 
322 
92 
1 
36 
6 
24 
20 
112 
acres 
- 
21,853 
6,966 
(D) 
3,265 
(D) 
987 
1,134 
7,651 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
. number 
- 
4,244 
1,336 
27 
1,728 
102 
364 
697 
1,709 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
- 
1,296 
435 
10 
313 
15 
59 
126 
464 
2 operators 
- 
1,155 
387 
7 
415 
41 
133 
226 
503 
3 operators 
- 
134 
34 
1 
135 
- 
5 
35 
40 
4 operators 
- 
38 
5 
- 
30 
- 
6 
1 
21 
5 or more operators 
" 
11 
1 
- 
11 
1 
“ 
2 
7 
Total women operators 
. number 
- 
1,418 
477 
7 
524 
51 
183 
360 
946 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
- 
1,267 
439 
7 
443 
49 
166 
296 
733 
2 operators 
- 
61 
19 
- 
36 
1 
7 
25 
72 
3 operators 
- 
8 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
2 
15 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
5 or more operators 
1 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
- 
2,294 
739 
18 
822 
46 
141 
209 
533 
Female 
- 
340 
123 
- 
82 
11 
62 
181 
502 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
1,121 
365 
9 
853 
22 
65 
180 
505 
Other 
- 
1,513 
497 
9 
51 
35 
138 
210 
530 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
- 
2,253 
790 
15 
829 
56 
195 
379 
942 
Not on farm operated 
- 
381 
72 
3 
75 
1 
8 
11 
93 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
- 
889 
275 
8 
710 
17 
43 
131 
351 
Any 
- 
1,745 
587 
10 
194 
40 
160 
259 
684 
1 to 49 days 
- 
279 
65 
1 
49 
2 
15 
27 
91 
50 to 99 days 
- 
191 
33 
- 
13 
1 
7 
35 
62 
100 to 199 days 
- 
280 
97 
1 
10 
4 
32 
45 
85 
200 days or more 
- 
995 
392 
8 
122 
33 
106 
152 
446 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
- 
134 
29 
- 
23 
6 
22 
20 
27 
3 or 4 years 
- 
124 
39 
- 
46 
3 
17 
50 
48 
5 to 9 years 
- 
318 
195 
3 
92 
21 
72 
83 
213 
1 0 years or more 
- 
2,058 
599 
15 
743 
27 
92 
237 
747 
Average years on present farm 
- 
23.2 
22.0 
35.4 
25.5 
11.6 
13.9 
15.8 
18.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
- 
54 
27 
- 
10 
6 
19 
13 
12 
3 or 4 years 
- 
101 
28 
- 
27 
3 
14 
34 
37 
5 to 9 years 
- 
287 
157 
3 
61 
21 
57 
78 
162 
1 0 years or more 
2,192 
650 
15 
806 
27 
113 
265 
824 
Average years operating any farm 
- 
25.8 
24.4 
38.3 
28.5 
13.9 
16.9 
18.8 
21.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
- 
2 
5 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 
3 
25 to 34 years 
- 
87 
37 
- 
79 
2 
3 
21 
43 
35 to 44 years 
- 
237 
106 
1 
93 
14 
31 
60 
84 
45 to 49 years 
- 
228 
105 
2 
108 
13 
23 
35 
143 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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