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 
217 
158 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
2,850,796 
2,389,921 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
25,407 
24,066 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
13,137 
15,126 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
35,617 
31,928 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
1,789,644 
889,228 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
73,379 
45,262 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
8,247,206 
5,628,028 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
338,150 
286,466 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
628 
372 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
18 
14 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
510 
248 
equipment 
..$1,000 
23,736 
29,127 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
28,310 
17,679 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
38 
14 
$1,000 
8,257 
3,496 
Total cropland 
....farms 
54 
36 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
217,301 
249,694 
acres 
21,633 
19,774 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
41 
31 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
(□) 
13,907 
Full owners 
175 
130 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
32 
20 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
4 
4 
Tenants 
10 
8 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
25 
18 
acres 
12,323 
(D) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
9 
7 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1 
4 
Total woodland 
....farms 
22 
9 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
7 
9 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1 114) 
17 
6 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
8 
4 
acres 
(D) 
905,485 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
14 
3 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
18 
8 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
633,400 
(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 
21 
8 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
14 
3 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (1121 11) 
4 
1 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
181 
140 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
acres 
26,714 
36,090 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1 
1 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
32 
23 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
1 
acres 
4,458 
12,165 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
_ 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
1 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
61,024 
55,994 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
281,217 
354,392 
production (1 125,1 129) 
163 
126 
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 
767 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
291,410 
On farm operated 
647 
Average per farm 
dollars 
379,934 
Not on farm operated 
209 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
207 
None 
415 
$1,000 
408 
Any 
441 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
55 
1 to 49 days 
98 
$1,000 
397 
50 to 99 days 
35 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
72 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
76 
$1,000 
1,095 
200 days or more 
232 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
68 
$1,000 
2,456 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
365 
2 years or less 
41 
$1,000 
287,053 
3 or 4 years 
75 
5 to 9 years 
130 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
610 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
19 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
674 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
182 
Under 25 years 
9 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
45 
organic production 
farms 
106 
35 to 44 years 
75 
45 to 49 years 
93 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
149 
55 to 59 years 
156 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
150 
Male 
696 
65 to 69 years 
99 
Female 
160 
70 years and over 
80 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
55.4 
Farming 
616 
Other 
240 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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