Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
La Plata 
Larimer 
Las Animas 
Lincoln 
Logan 
Mesa 
Mineral 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
362 
449 
189 
215 
375 
845 
2 
2007 
282 
461 
174 
229 
312 
456 
4 
Any 
2012 
762 
1,176 
413 
249 
516 
1,419 
12 
2007 
794 
1,296 
411 
313 
723 
1,311 
11 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
95 
149 
37 
54 
80 
172 
1 
2007 
157 
269 
105 
62 
134 
293 
1 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
68 
81 
48 
5 
38 
117 
2 
2007 
43 
99 
31 
25 
52 
103 
1 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
145 
275 
59 
44 
60 
275 
2 
2007 
133 
174 
59 
32 
94 
187 
2 
200 days or more 
2012 
454 
671 
269 
146 
338 
855 
7 
2007 
461 
754 
216 
194 
443 
728 
7 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
28 
29 
9 
19 
13 
60 
- 
2007 
35 
68 
18 
16 
43 
68 
- 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
59 
80 
30 
13 
22 
179 
1 
2007 
71 
138 
35 
26 
69 
152 
- 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
177 
299 
93 
63 
131 
429 
2 
2007 
214 
400 
86 
66 
145 
383 
3 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
860 
1,217 
470 
369 
725 
1,596 
11 
2007 
756 
1,151 
446 
434 
778 
1,164 
12 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.9 
18.5 
23.2 
27.0 
24.5 
17.5 
15.9 
2007 
18.8 
16.5 
24.2 
27.0 
22.0 
17.4 
24.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
22 
8 
15 
9 
38 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
47 
65 
18 
10 
21 
149 
1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
144 
224 
79 
57 
108 
343 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
919 
1,314 
497 
382 
753 
1,734 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.0 
20.7 
26.1 
29.0 
27.0 
20.2 
21.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
5 
2 
2 
7 
9 
- 
2007 
3 
5 
6 
7 
11 
15 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
67 
64 
11 
54 
64 
103 
3 
2007 
35 
80 
14 
31 
81 
57 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
71 
121 
58 
43 
87 
194 
- 
2007 
77 
186 
46 
58 
140 
164 
1 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
255 
363 
110 
90 
201 
463 
1 
2007 
345 
537 
144 
133 
268 
506 
1 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
158 
288 
74 
70 
144 
388 
2 
2007 
157 
296 
53 
63 
142 
286 
5 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
139 
324 
69 
43 
130 
319 
4 
2007 
132 
230 
73 
46 
115 
236 
4 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
130 
202 
83 
41 
85 
326 
4 
2007 
106 
144 
70 
55 
95 
181 
1 
70 years and over 
2012 
302 
258 
195 
121 
173 
462 
- 
2007 
221 
279 
179 
149 
183 
322 
3 
Average age 
2012 
60.0 
58.4 
61.7 
58.0 
57.2 
59.0 
56.2 
2007 
57.8 
56.0 
60.9 
58.7 
55.2 
57.2 
60.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
855 
1,435 
419 
347 
711 
1,859 
13 
2007 
785 
1,372 
312 
314 
689 
1,265 
11 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
93 
168 
16 
25 
26 
146 
1 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
335 
340 
112 
169 
219 
543 
6 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
42 
146 
29 
27 
79 
356 
- 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
14 
6 
7 
14 
47 
20 
- 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
180 
224 
53 
55 
131 
310 
- 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
245 
635 
216 
108 
274 
382 
4 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
22 
63 
3 
- 
12 
219 
4 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
48 
91 
1 
7 
21 
61 
- 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
1,089 
1,565 
568 
441 
854 
2,210 
13 
acres, 2012 
571,184 
397,242 
1,812,426 
1,389,320 
1,039,002 
315,212 
3,878 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
95 
198 
29 
31 
69 
135 
1 
acres, 2012 
42,849 
106,947 
305,235 
209,687 
135,926 
109,848 
(D) 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
920 
1,297 
475 
373 
735 
1,982 
9 
2007 
912 
1,425 
458 
423 
835 
1,515 
9 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
222,138 
999,989 
944,539 
(D) 
181,911 
2,848 
2007 
(D) 
242,224 
1,342,898 
(D) 
755,066 
258,995 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
89 
135 
62 
54 
84 
135 
2 
2007 
94 
151 
63 
64 
116 
138 
4 
acres, 2012 
51,829 
68,048 
761,648 
381,365 
165,052 
144,998 
(D) 
2007 
65,274 
92,603 
354,971 
289,655 
160,831 
56,939 
1,232 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
58 
121 
48 
28 
54 
85 
3 
2007 
40 
125 
37 
32 
58 
79 
2 
acres, 2012 
21,581 
56,355 
335,390 
102,945 
202,291 
46,847 
(D) 
2007 
25,200 
89,956 
407,397 
140,274 
157,448 
51,740 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
22 
2 
2 
4 
13 
2007 
3 
12 
- 
9 
1 
17 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,981 
(D) 
(□) 
2,611 
4,428 
- 
2007 
141 
1,564 
28,200 
(D) 
1,466 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
56 
50 
15 
7 
14 
49 
- 
2007 
27 
44 
27 
14 
25 
18 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
99,867 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,748 
- 
2007 
(D) 
63,472 
73,976 
(D) 
(D) 
3,371 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Colorado 503 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
