Table 82. Summary by Primary Occupation and Age of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Nonagricultural occupation 
Item 
Age of operator 
Total 
Under 25 years 
25 to 34 years 
35 to 44 years 
45 to 54 years 
55 to 64 years 
65 years and 
over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
7,696 
2 
254 
943 
1,520 
2,222 
2,755 
Land in farms 
cuerdas 
225,427 
(D) 
(D) 
24,631 
50,995 
63,718 
76,786 
Average size of farm 
cuerdas 
29.3 
(D) 
(D) 
26.1 
33.5 
28.7 
27.9 
Farms by size: 
Less than 1 0 cuerdas 
3,586 
- 
155 
451 
733 
989 
1,258 
1 0 to 1 9 cuerdas 
1,612 
- 
55 
151 
256 
420 
730 
20 to 49 cuerdas 
1,580 
1 
17 
251 
370 
441 
500 
50 to 99 cuerdas 
480 
1 
4 
42 
88 
196 
149 
1 00 to 1 74 cuerdas 
188 
- 
4 
20 
21 
104 
39 
1 75 to 259 cuerdas 
147 
- 
1 
24 
33 
56 
33 
260 cuerdas or more 
103 
- 
18 
4 
19 
16 
46 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
7,228 
2 
253 
882 
1,412 
2,054 
2,625 
cuerdas 
158,758 
(D) 
(D) 
18,701 
35,790 
41,333 
54,877 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
5,465 
2 
91 
682 
1,126 
1,500 
2,064 
cuerdas 
35,290 
(D) 
(D) 
4,573 
8,079 
8,446 
13,823 
Cropland used only for pasture or grazing 
farms 
2,397 
83 
342 
496 
756 
720 
cuerdas 
86,368 
- 
6,558 
12,294 
20,936 
20,290 
26,291 
Cropland used for cover crops, legumes, and soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not pastured 
or grazed 
farms 
128 
- 
1 
8 
35 
24 
60 
cuerdas 
1,410 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
227 
233 
821 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
farms 
532 
- 
4 
70 
100 
121 
237 
cuerdas 
1,747 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
194 
628 
727 
Cropland idle 
farms 
2,929 
2 
107 
202 
453 
1,031 
1,134 
cuerdas 
33,943 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,354 
1 1 ,736 
13,216 
Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland 
and woodland 
farms 
1,058 
2 
7 
152 
224 
293 
380 
cuerdas 
28,006 
(D) 
(D) 
2,262 
6,271 
11,710 
7,704 
Woodland, forest, and underbrush that cannot 
be used for cultivation or pasture 
farms 
2,047 
- 
11 
341 
383 
613 
699 
cuerdas 
20,585 
- 
125 
2,113 
5,582 
4,751 
8,014 
All other land including land in house lots, buildings. 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
farms 
5,513 
1 
230 
659 
1,128 
1,639 
1,856 
cuerdas 
18,078 
(D) 
(D) 
1,555 
3,353 
5,923 
6,190 
IRRIGATION 
Land irrigated 
farms 
423 
_ 
6 
133 
91 
100 
93 
cuerdas 
1 1 ,369 
- 
33 
1,296 
6,839 
879 
2,323 
water (acre-feet) 
6,275 
- 
29 
114 
5,769 
188 
175 
Public system 
farms 
100 
- 
- 
69 
15 
8 
8 
cuerdas 
769 
- 
- 
235 
439 
71 
24 
Private system 
farms 
330 
- 
6 
64 
82 
92 
86 
cuerdas 
10,601 
- 
33 
1,061 
6,400 
808 
2,299 
Farms by type of irrigation: 
Gravity 
94 
- 
3 
7 
9 
15 
60 
Drip 
169 
- 
1 
64 
69 
18 
17 
Sprinkler 
95 
- 
2 
61 
8 
11 
13 
Other 
64 
- 
- 
1 
5 
55 
3 
Farms by major source of irrigation water 
for private systems: 
Well 
187 
- 
2 
62 
64 
36 
23 
River or stream 
64 
- 
- 
1 
4 
6 
53 
Lake or private pond 
10 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
4 
Canal 
3 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Other 
66 
- 
3 
1 
9 
47 
6 
TENURE AND PRIMARY OCCUPATION OF 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
All operators 
7,696 
2 
254 
943 
1,520 
2,222 
2,755 
Full owners 
5,910 
- 
116 
529 
1,121 
1,885 
2,259 
Part owners 
386 
- 
5 
73 
97 
97 
114 
Tenants 
1,400 
2 
133 
341 
302 
240 
382 
Primary occupation - 
Agriculture: 
Full owners 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Part owners 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Tenants 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Nonagriculture: 
Full owners 
5,910 
- 
116 
529 
1,121 
1,885 
2,259 
Part owners 
386 
- 
5 
73 
97 
97 
114 
Tenants 
1,400 
2 
133 
341 
302 
240 
382 
FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 
Individual or family 
farms 
7,173 
233 
894 
1,415 
2,065 
2,566 
cuerdas 
161,103 
_ 
7,998 
20,124 
31,608 
53,444 
47,929 
Partnership 
farms 
45 
_ 
2 
4 
5 
7 
27 
Corporation 
cuerdas 
3,137 
_ 
(D) 
377 
407 
(D) 
1,835 
farms 
350 
2 
14 
33 
65 
95 
141 
Other 
cuerdas 
51,988 
(D) 
(D) 
3,533 
15,649 
6,157 
25,582 
farms 
128 
5 
12 
35 
55 
21 
cuerdas 
9,199 
- 
87 
597 
3,332 
3,743 
1,440 
CHARACTERISTICS OF PRINCIPAL OPERATORS 
Years operating present farm: 
Less than 2 years 
550 
1 
18 
255 
51 
101 
124 
2 to 4 years 
726 
1 
27 
255 
294 
111 
38 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - SUMMARY DATA Puerto Rico 201 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
