Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Franklin 
Fremont 
Gem 
Gooding 
Idaho 
Jefferson 
Jerome 
Kootenai 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
264 
200 
288 
217 
297 
275 
242 
325 
2007 
210 
159 
251 
249 
264 
258 
212 
262 
Any 
2012 
570 
401 
542 
379 
434 
501 
318 
499 
2007 
529 
377 
571 
416 
496 
568 
392 
564 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
71 
66 
55 
48 
91 
59 
65 
110 
2007 
84 
82 
67 
57 
121 
91 
66 
84 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
33 
28 
67 
18 
29 
24 
17 
65 
2007 
33 
25 
64 
31 
50 
51 
20 
60 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
50 
50 
81 
51 
35 
59 
35 
45 
2007 
72 
60 
109 
71 
80 
77 
64 
100 
200 days or more 
2012 
416 
257 
339 
262 
279 
359 
201 
279 
2007 
340 
210 
331 
257 
245 
349 
242 
320 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
26 
45 
37 
19 
34 
16 
21 
40 
2007 
30 
37 
49 
26 
47 
32 
19 
39 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
45 
25 
41 
27 
29 
32 
33 
52 
2007 
52 
27 
85 
45 
35 
52 
31 
82 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
141 
76 
160 
92 
91 
126 
81 
147 
2007 
114 
61 
177 
117 
133 
155 
96 
142 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
622 
455 
592 
458 
577 
602 
425 
585 
2007 
543 
411 
511 
477 
545 
587 
458 
563 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.8 
23.1 
19.0 
21.2 
24.1 
22.1 
21.4 
20.5 
2007 
22.8 
24.0 
17.4 
19.4 
23.1 
20.9 
20.4 
19.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
39 
25 
12 
27 
10 
6 
36 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
43 
20 
33 
13 
27 
20 
19 
42 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
109 
58 
117 
84 
71 
110 
64 
123 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
671 
484 
655 
487 
606 
636 
471 
623 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.1 
25.5 
22.2 
24.3 
25.9 
24.4 
24.7 
22.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
1 
. 
4 
6 
4 
. 
2007 
1 
2 
- 
1 
7 
8 
2 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
55 
49 
27 
32 
38 
53 
39 
33 
2007 
34 
21 
42 
41 
17 
52 
56 
28 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
110 
54 
89 
67 
60 
99 
85 
63 
2007 
98 
51 
121 
65 
70 
117 
76 
82 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
184 
132 
204 
132 
152 
211 
144 
156 
2007 
163 
138 
228 
205 
164 
257 
178 
225 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
113 
111 
147 
83 
87 
112 
100 
145 
2007 
124 
102 
72 
82 
139 
120 
94 
136 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
113 
94 
99 
87 
132 
117 
67 
134 
2007 
93 
59 
104 
108 
119 
59 
73 
105 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
84 
49 
96 
89 
118 
61 
55 
109 
2007 
85 
44 
117 
59 
93 
92 
57 
97 
70 years and over 
2012 
175 
112 
167 
106 
140 
117 
66 
184 
2007 
141 
119 
138 
104 
151 
121 
68 
153 
Average age 
2012 
57.5 
57.3 
58.4 
57.7 
58.8 
55.5 
54.4 
60.0 
2007 
57.7 
58.2 
56.3 
56.1 
59.1 
54.9 
53.9 
58.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
638 
465 
660 
432 
526 
672 
425 
628 
2007 
444 
336 
548 
436 
474 
573 
449 
529 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
33 
53 
53 
25 
55 
55 
32 
71 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
206 
219 
315 
130 
134 
339 
162 
128 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
71 
39 
54 
27 
26 
77 
46 
63 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
2 
2 
11 
8 
7 
17 
1 
5 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
115 
75 
140 
126 
72 
73 
94 
167 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
222 
127 
119 
140 
234 
152 
129 
217 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
10 
8 
6 
23 
9 
13 
19 
12 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
25 
19 
34 
17 
32 
19 
17 
19 
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 
784 
578 
800 
573 
712 
751 
543 
801 
acres, 2012 
217,104 
282,270 
164,786 
202,293 
612,358 
283,009 
159,692 
118,060 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
72 
64 
33 
45 
36 
55 
50 
63 
acres, 2012 
39,924 
51,534 
26,649 
21,641 
66,652 
44,361 
23,779 
18,487 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
658 
472 
736 
474 
650 
665 
459 
727 
2007 
614 
413 
743 
560 
657 
715 
484 
714 
acres, 2012 
152,880 
122,123 
106,477 
106,399 
400,742 
152,113 
(D) 
79,619 
2007 
153,039 
123,076 
81,366 
123,063 
369,887 
(D) 
81,693 
86,786 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
75 
58 
48 
52 
48 
56 
49 
25 
2007 
64 
60 
45 
64 
58 
65 
66 
50 
acres, 2012 
42,441 
88,006 
30,549 
63,862 
130,314 
84,890 
51,193 
6,629 
2007 
37,244 
57,736 
27,718 
43,802 
109,356 
85,418 
39,470 
13,006 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
61 
51 
26 
55 
21 
47 
46 
38 
2007 
45 
55 
27 
33 
22 
43 
48 
45 
acres, 2012 
39,974 
93,063 
37,282 
64,475 
93,756 
58,455 
34,518 
28,004 
2007 
28,640 
101,619 
79,404 
52,602 
90,632 
67,220 
48,590 
27,042 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
16 
12 
3 
4 
5 
4 
5 
6 
2007 
3 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
6 
- 
acres, 2012 
12,044 
6,806 
630 
(D) 
8,786 
(D) 
17,866 
4,462 
2007 
375 
- 
- 
(D) 
10,630 
19,000 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
24 
8 
17 
11 
7 
4 
1 
28 
2007 
13 
8 
7 
6 
19 
3 
- 
17 
acres, 2012 
15,270 
6,334 
4,046 
(D) 
5,624 
(D) 
(D) 
5,526 
2007 
5,604 
5,683 
2,269 
(D) 
10,422 
(D) 
4,017 
--continued 
428 Idaho 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
