Table 84. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$20,000 
to 
$24,999 
$25,000 
to 
$29,999 
$30,000 
to 
$39,999 
$40,000 
to 
$49,999 
$50,000 
to 
$59,999 
$60,000 
or 
more 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
302 
292 
374 
276 
118 
1,322 
Land in farms 
cuerdas 
13,155 
15,277 
35,507 
18,882 
12,466 
255,173 
Average size of farm 
cuerdas 
43.6 
52.3 
94.9 
68.4 
105.6 
193 
Farms by size: 
Less than 1 0 cuerdas 
32 
81 
34 
67 
8 
97 
1 0 to 1 9 cuerdas 
47 
30 
93 
25 
15 
163 
20 to 49 cuerdas 
158 
94 
112 
76 
38 
186 
50 to 99 cuerdas 
42 
46 
69 
49 
28 
172 
1 00 to 1 74 cuerdas 
15 
30 
29 
35 
13 
217 
1 75 to 259 cuerdas 
4 
4 
7 
8 
2 
217 
260 cuerdas or more 
4 
7 
30 
16 
14 
270 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
301 
291 
371 
274 
107 
1,291 
cuerdas 
10,218 
11,915 
24,813 
15,781 
7,979 
199,058 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
284 
220 
276 
231 
92 
1,015 
cuerdas 
4,407 
2,219 
5,650 
4,602 
2,790 
66,629 
Cropland used only for pasture or grazing 
farms 
96 
112 
144 
128 
39 
637 
cuerdas 
4,027 
8,102 
17,036 
9,737 
4,414 
101,235 
Cropland used for cover crops, legumes, and soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not pastured 
or grazed 
farms 
9 
4 
5 
6 
2 
51 
cuerdas 
(D) 
129 
20 
176 
(D) 
2,600 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
farms 
5 
3 
10 
11 
8 
36 
cuerdas 
(D) 
13 
72 
73 
(D) 
617 
Cropland idle 
farms 
116 
86 
143 
62 
44 
482 
cuerdas 
1,556 
1,452 
2,034 
1,194 
643 
27,976 
Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland 
and woodland 
farms 
33 
34 
69 
25 
31 
297 
cuerdas 
641 
1,029 
5,537 
1,119 
3,630 
21,522 
Woodland, forest, and underbrush that cannot 
be used for cultivation or pasture 
farms 
96 
47 
119 
39 
40 
363 
cuerdas 
1,380 
1,085 
1,602 
817 
590 
18,534 
All other land including land in house lots, buildings. 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
farms 
194 
223 
247 
169 
71 
1,005 
cuerdas 
917 
1,249 
3,555 
1,165 
267 
16,059 
IRRIGATION 
Land irrigated 
farms 
20 
22 
31 
25 
14 
552 
cuerdas 
180 
115 
773 
347 
356 
49,899 
water (acre-feet) 
19 
16 
218 
86 
91 
30,136 
Public system 
farms 
2 
6 
13 
7 
3 
82 
cuerdas 
(D) 
18 
545 
189 
(D) 
13,236 
Private system 
farms 
18 
16 
19 
18 
11 
479 
cuerdas 
(D) 
96 
228 
158 
(D) 
36,663 
Farms by type of irrigation: 
Gravity 
4 
8 
13 
8 
5 
50 
Drip 
7 
10 
7 
10 
5 
301 
Sprinkler 
9 
3 
9 
4 
3 
169 
Other 
- 
2 
2 
3 
1 
32 
Farms by major source of irrigation water 
for private systems: 
Well 
13 
8 
11 
10 
7 
336 
River or stream 
2 
5 
3 
3 
3 
47 
Lake or private pond 
2 
- 
5 
- 
- 
73 
Canal 
1 
1 
- 
2 
- 
9 
Other 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
14 
TENURE AND PRIMARY OCCUPATION OF 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
All operators 
302 
292 
374 
276 
118 
1,322 
Full owners 
251 
167 
172 
105 
63 
480 
Part owners 
21 
84 
127 
91 
23 
284 
Tenants 
30 
41 
75 
80 
32 
558 
Primary occupation - 
Agriculture: 
Full owners 
138 
131 
101 
85 
40 
398 
Part owners 
15 
58 
89 
88 
21 
257 
Tenants 
24 
36 
66 
77 
28 
461 
Nonagriculture: 
Full owners 
113 
36 
71 
20 
23 
82 
Part owners 
6 
26 
38 
3 
2 
27 
Tenants 
6 
5 
9 
3 
4 
97 
FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 
Individual or family 
farms 
281 
268 
318 
241 
102 
842 
cuerdas 
11,297 
12,435 
23,945 
13,220 
10,962 
130,753 
Partnership 
farms 
_ 
2 
2 
1 
2 
61 
Corporation 
cuerdas 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
13,438 
farms 
19 
18 
25 
24 
13 
338 
cuerdas 
1,680 
1,472 
10,447 
3,988 
1,029 
102,468 
Other 
farms 
2 
4 
29 
10 
1 
81 
cuerdas 
(D) 
(D) 
1,044 
1,654 
(D) 
8,514 
CHARACTERISTICS OF PRINCIPAL OPERATORS 
Years operating present farm: 
Less than 2 years 
7 
13 
24 
4 
3 
56 
2 to 4 years 
10 
17 
63 
13 
13 
203 
5 to 9 years 
72 
14 
44 
26 
19 
254 
1 0 years or more 
213 
248 
243 
233 
83 
809 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - SUMMARY DATA Puerto Rico 231 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
