Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Daviess 
Dearborn 
Decatur 
DeKalb 
Delaware 
Dubois 
Elkhart 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,325 
561 
610 
924 
610 
720 
1,724 
2007 
969 
564 
639 
1,144 
659 
761 
1,617 
acres, 2012 
225,156 
56,573 
186,528 
160,894 
175,266 
174,877 
172,847 
2007 
199,367 
65,830 
204,702 
160,665 
154,470 
182,175 
163,295 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
989 
413 
461 
503 
447 
527 
1,140 
2007 
704 
444 
475 
565 
466 
546 
1,003 
acres, 2012 
181,685 
23,653 
158,695 
123,036 
157,378 
124,375 
134,319 
TENURE 
2007 
165,325 
29,956 
178,767 
113,770 
140,265 
124,196 
135,521 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
991 
456 
325 
692 
385 
438 
1,166 
2007 
673 
415 
365 
899 
442 
473 
1,107 
acres, 2012 
52,706 
32,418 
32,616 
48,921 
29,135 
45,317 
36,210 
2007 
45,570 
32,055 
37,466 
51,445 
18,978 
44,905 
35,523 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
678 
313 
184 
285 
230 
266 
620 
2007 
425 
297 
211 
329 
261 
276 
536 
acres, 2012 
25,113 
7,006 
18,524 
21,946 
18,756 
17,925 
16,087 
2007 
24,768 
7,353 
23,313 
17,067 
10,463 
14,163 
20,267 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
296 
87 
218 
213 
189 
231 
494 
2007 
241 
122 
204 
203 
184 
232 
401 
acres, 2012 
132,495 
22,078 
123,278 
105,354 
141,922 
119,534 
127,306 
2007 
131,998 
29,958 
142,965 
98,379 
124,767 
124,922 
113,556 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
53,943 
9,776 
55,924 
43,774 
44,146 
57,309 
53,405 
2007 
50,170 
13,904 
50,084 
40,630 
33,276 
58,520 
49,527 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
78,552 
12,302 
67,354 
61,580 
97,776 
62,225 
73,901 
2007 
81,828 
16,054 
92,881 
57,749 
91,491 
66,402 
64,029 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
282 
85 
214 
200 
185 
220 
470 
2007 
228 
121 
200 
196 
173 
224 
386 
acres, 2012 
117,550 
15,109 
110,544 
94,551 
134,947 
97,957 
110,082 
2007 
119,209 
19,082 
132,876 
86,306 
119,335 
99,305 
102,203 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
38 
18 
67 
19 
36 
51 
64 
2007 
55 
27 
70 
42 
33 
56 
109 
acres, 2012 
39,955 
2,077 
30,634 
6,619 
4,209 
10,026 
9,331 
2007 
21,799 
3,817 
24,271 
10,841 
10,725 
12,348 
14,216 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
29 
15 
63 
18 
32 
41 
50 
2007 
51 
26 
64 
40 
32 
46 
81 
acres, 2012 
39,022 
1,538 
29,627 
6,539 
3,675 
8,493 
8,150 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
21,348 
3,521 
22,578 
10,397 
10,467 
10,728 
13,051 
Total operators 
number 
1,987 
820 
905 
1,370 
876 
1,127 
2,740 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
820 
330 
377 
577 
400 
457 
857 
2 operators 
394 
203 
185 
283 
166 
195 
769 
3 operators 
89 
28 
36 
46 
37 
50 
71 
4 operators 
11 
- 
10 
7 
2 
15 
19 
5 or more operators 
11 
- 
2 
11 
5 
3 
8 
Total women operators 
number 
449 
224 
213 
344 
214 
209 
838 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
408 
204 
177 
296 
194 
165 
752 
2 operators 
19 
10 
16 
18 
7 
19 
27 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
4 
2 
2 
6 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,531 
836 
928 
1,628 
965 
1,177 
2,491 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
555 
333 
403 
745 
391 
465 
913 
2 operators 
323 
198 
192 
334 
236 
226 
587 
3 operators 
70 
27 
35 
49 
28 
52 
80 
4 operators 
13 
5 
9 
12 
2 
8 
23 
5 or more operators 
8 
1 
- 
4 
2 
10 
14 
Total women operators 
number 
397 
246 
180 
397 
242 
215 
657 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
352 
213 
170 
363 
232 
194 
584 
2 operators 
18 
12 
5 
15 
5 
8 
33 
3 operators 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,274 
491 
562 
825 
554 
674 
1,650 
2007 
905 
489 
613 
1,037 
604 
702 
1,518 
acres, 2012 
222,396 
52,565 
178,665 
153,344 
170,300 
170,863 
170,311 
2007 
190,803 
61,088 
200,981 
152,484 
147,825 
175,419 
159,497 
Female 
farms, 2012 
51 
70 
48 
99 
56 
46 
74 
2007 
64 
75 
26 
107 
55 
59 
99 
acres, 2012 
2,760 
4,008 
7,863 
7,550 
4,966 
4,014 
2,536 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
8,564 
4,742 
3,721 
8,181 
6,645 
6,756 
3,798 
Farming 
2012 
379 
223 
299 
261 
334 
290 
661 
2007 
343 
212 
347 
309 
317 
331 
603 
Other 
2012 
946 
338 
311 
663 
276 
430 
1,063 
Place of residence: 
2007 
626 
352 
292 
835 
342 
430 
1,014 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,159 
445 
496 
689 
465 
497 
1,594 
2007 
812 
483 
538 
883 
543 
536 
1,481 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
166 
116 
114 
235 
145 
223 
130 
2007 
157 
81 
101 
261 
116 
225 
136 
--continued 
588 Indiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
