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 
99 
90 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
46,017 
55,061 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
10,608 
5,874 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
465 
612 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
20,537 
15,661 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
299,274 
189,732 
T otal farm production expenses 
$1,000 
33,276 
17,422 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
3,022,970 
2,108,136 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
336,120 
193,573 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
6,504 
3,446 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
22 
33 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
505 
238 
equipment 
..$1,000 
27,685 
17,845 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
22,935 
7,197 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
39 
25 
$1,000 
884 
316 
Total cropland 
....farms 
56 
55 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
22,663 
12,622 
acres 
20,074 
18,558 
Flarvested cropland 
....farms 
44 
40 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
16,855 
13,595 
Full owners 
70 
74 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
18 
12 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
3 
9 
Tenants 
11 
4 
acres 
(D) 
890 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
21 
32 
acres 
(D) 
4,073 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
16 
10 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
3 
3 
Total woodland 
....farms 
36 
39 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
3 
4 
acres 
9,977 
22,487 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
6 
5 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
1 
5 
acres 
(D) 
116 
Other crop farming (1119) 
23 
21 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
36 
39 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
22,371 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms 
12 
13 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
23 
21 
acres 
1,742 
1,381 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities. 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
2 
3 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
86 
74 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
1 
acres 
14,224 
12,635 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
7 
6 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
26 
24 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
1 
1 
acres 
1,020 
927 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
2 
1 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1 
1 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
31,145 
21,535 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
314,592 
239,279 
production (1 125,1 129) 
35 
34 
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 
1,180 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
121,527 
On farm operated 
1,205 
Average per farm 
dollars 
102,989 
Not on farm operated 
137 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
254 
None 
664 
$1,000 
528 
Any 
678 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
87 
1 to 49 days 
194 
$1,000 
625 
50 to 99 days 
69 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
197 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
95 
$1,000 
3,101 
200 days or more 
320 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
133 
$1,000 
4,900 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
509 
2 years or less 
57 
$1,000 
112,374 
3 or 4 years 
95 
5 to 9 years 
257 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
933 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
19 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
1,137 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
205 
Under 25 years 
16 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
166 
organic production 
farms 
240 
35 to 44 years 
193 
45 to 49 years 
149 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
224 
55 to 59 years 
257 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
162 
Male 
1,191 
65 to 69 years 
102 
Female 
151 
70 years and over 
73 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
51.2 
Farming 
1,010 
Other 
332 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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