Table 85. Summary by Type of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
General farms, 
primarily 
crops 
Hogs 
Cattle 
Dairy 
products 
Poultry 
and 
eggs 
Animal 
specialities, 
including 
aquaculture 
General farms, 
primarily 
livestock 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
972 
286 
1,965 
327 
431 
504 
94 
Land in farms 
cuerdas 
84,800 
7,447 
155,344 
67,026 
6,426 
18,011 
3,653 
Average size of farm 
cuerdas 
87.2 
26 
79.1 
205 
14.9 
35.7 
38.9 
Farms by size: 
Less than 1 0 cuerdas 
246 
160 
293 
5 
350 
299 
50 
1 0 to 1 9 cuerdas 
186 
59 
311 
9 
19 
36 
6 
20 to 49 cuerdas 
215 
18 
705 
49 
36 
92 
4 
50 to 99 cuerdas 
185 
32 
252 
57 
17 
3 
30 
1 00 to 1 74 cuerdas 
32 
9 
160 
87 
1 
25 
1 
1 75 to 259 cuerdas 
15 
2 
142 
45 
3 
46 
3 
260 cuerdas or more 
93 
6 
102 
75 
5 
3 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
971 
204 
1,742 
313 
180 
429 
91 
cuerdas 
70,971 
3,505 
114,428 
54,931 
3,978 
8,224 
2,824 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
738 
28 
384 
86 
128 
47 
17 
cuerdas 
32,622 
361 
2,512 
5,280 
(D) 
338 
(D) 
Cropland used only for pasture or grazing 
farms 
340 
79 
1,696 
307 
68 
376 
89 
cuerdas 
21,606 
2,245 
108,257 
47,060 
2,380 
7,074 
2,578 
Cropland used for cover crops, legumes, and soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not pastured 
or grazed 
farms 
61 
1 
20 
24 
5 
6 
2 
cuerdas 
1,509 
(D) 
320 
1,323 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
farms 
124 
1 
87 
3 
1 
2 
cuerdas 
933 
(D) 
264 
23 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cropland idle 
farms 
409 
125 
269 
33 
42 
61 
3 
cuerdas 
14,301 
895 
3,075 
1,245 
1,266 
707 
16 
Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland 
and woodland 
farms 
166 
34 
589 
80 
41 
89 
10 
cuerdas 
5,555 
2,854 
24,306 
6,232 
1,477 
8,559 
511 
Woodland, forest, and underbrush that cannot 
be used for cultivation or pasture 
farms 
150 
55 
524 
98 
92 
30 
3 
cuerdas 
4,394 
432 
7,325 
2,949 
405 
542 
(D) 
All other land including land in house lots, buildings. 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
farms 
549 
254 
1,372 
233 
403 
413 
78 
cuerdas 
3,881 
657 
9,285 
2,914 
565 
686 
(D) 
IRRIGATION 
Land irrigated 
farms 
109 
8 
60 
118 
3 
5 
6 
cuerdas 
20,594 
159 
422 
8,653 
(D) 
(D) 
302 
water (acre-feet) 
1 1 ,049 
303 
73 
1,287 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
Public system 
farms 
47 
3 
1 
14 
2 
2 
cuerdas 
7,299 
128 
(D) 
760 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Private system 
farms 
66 
5 
59 
108 
3 
3 
4 
cuerdas 
13,295 
31 
(D) 
7,893 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by type of irrigation: 
Gravity 
44 
3 
8 
3 
- 
1 
3 
Drip 
50 
1 
3 
7 
- 
1 
1 
Sprinkler 
14 
3 
2 
86 
1 
3 
2 
Other 
1 
- 
47 
22 
2 
- 
- 
Farms by major source of irrigation water 
for private systems: 
Well 
49 
4 
5 
36 
1 
3 
2 
River or stream 
5 
- 
3 
7 
- 
- 
- 
Lake or private pond 
3 
- 
2 
56 
2 
- 
1 
Canal 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
4 
1 
49 
8 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE AND PRIMARY OCCUPATION OF 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
All operators 
972 
286 
1,965 
327 
431 
504 
94 
Full owners 
693 
209 
1,052 
97 
417 
330 
62 
Part owners 
100 
16 
237 
102 
5 
61 
31 
Tenants 
179 
61 
676 
128 
9 
113 
1 
Primary occupation - 
Agriculture: 
Full owners 
249 
40 
224 
79 
76 
30 
53 
Part owners 
82 
12 
141 
85 
5 
20 
6 
Tenants 
118 
11 
266 
105 
9 
23 
1 
Nonagriculture: 
Full owners 
444 
169 
828 
18 
341 
300 
9 
Part owners 
18 
4 
96 
17 
- 
41 
25 
Tenants 
61 
50 
410 
23 
- 
90 
- 
FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 
Individual or family 
farms 
910 
272 
1,785 
187 
418 
478 
92 
cuerdas 
67,323 
5,474 
107,485 
30,486 
5,550 
16,286 
3,343 
Partnership 
farms 
5 
_ 
4 
16 
2 
8 
_ 
cuerdas 
902 
_ 
1,928 
2,210 
(D) 
476 
_ 
Corporation 
farms 
44 
12 
132 
120 
9 
16 
2 
Other 
cuerdas 
14,732 
1,960 
39,589 
33,196 
(D) 
1,245 
(D) 
farms 
13 
2 
44 
4 
2 
2 
cuerdas 
1,844 
(D) 
6,342 
1,134 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
CHARACTERISTICS OF PRINCIPAL OPERATORS 
Years operating present farm: 
Less than 2 years 
88 
5 
62 
24 
4 
45 
1 
2 to 4 years 
147 
36 
242 
20 
4 
10 
1 
5 to 9 years 
84 
56 
430 
57 
59 
151 
49 
1 0 years or more 
653 
189 
1,231 
226 
364 
298 
43 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - SUMMARY DATA Puerto Rico 251 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
