Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ^ 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
1,197 
762 
375 
60 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
683 
512 
136 
35 
Spouse of principal operator 
92 
(X) 
87 
5 
Female 
514 
250 
239 
25 
Spouse of principal operator 
202 
(X) 
194 
8 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
609 
412 
168 
29 
Other 
588 
350 
207 
31 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
963 
616 
311 
36 
Not on farm operated 
234 
146 
64 
24 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
477 
322 
129 
26 
Any 
720 
440 
246 
34 
1 to 49 days 
119 
63 
51 
5 
50 to 99 days 
62 
40 
18 
4 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
162 
105 
52 
5 
200 days or more 
377 
232 
125 
20 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
77 
39 
32 
6 
3 or 4 years 
147 
79 
57 
11 
5 to 9 years 
236 
146 
78 
12 
1 0 years or more 
737 
498 
208 
31 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
61 
28 
28 
5 
3 or 4 years 
126 
70 
45 
11 
5 to 9 years 
190 
113 
68 
9 
1 0 years or more 
820 
551 
234 
35 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
16 
6 
4 
6 
25 to 34 years 
80 
31 
34 
15 
35 to 44 years 
145 
81 
51 
13 
45 to 54 years 
281 
169 
99 
13 
55 to 64 years 
426 
287 
129 
10 
65 to 74 years 
167 
120 
44 
3 
75 years and over 
82 
68 
14 
- 
Average age 
55.1 
57.1 
53.0 
42.0 
Number of persons living in household 
2,393 
2,019 
295 
79 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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