Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Ripley 
Rush 
St. Joseph 
Scott 
Shelby 
Spencer 
Starke 
Steuben 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
876 
601 
691 
321 
569 
597 
511 
562 
2007 
873 
607 
712 
394 
636 
632 
640 
719 
acres, 2012 
166,711 
207,572 
151,975 
51,472 
233,059 
170,406 
133,459 
104,570 
2007 
159,017 
216,890 
178,674 
62,041 
205,432 
150,244 
153,651 
106,393 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
645 
500 
495 
189 
483 
437 
258 
310 
2007 
662 
504 
505 
237 
522 
462 
272 
313 
acres, 2012 
117,667 
186,787 
132,539 
35,327 
218,774 
125,866 
100,401 
73,909 
TENURE 
2007 
1 1 1 ,233 
198,584 
159,930 
44,759 
192,687 
102,773 
118,806 
70,312 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
580 
319 
429 
236 
258 
375 
386 
401 
2007 
577 
296 
431 
295 
329 
428 
476 
568 
acres, 2012 
47,842 
37,652 
25,315 
13,530 
20,120 
40,372 
32,459 
30,691 
2007 
47,919 
45,947 
28,231 
17,521 
23,001 
42,821 
35,036 
46,336 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
352 
229 
243 
112 
180 
232 
140 
164 
2007 
378 
201 
242 
149 
236 
262 
123 
178 
acres, 2012 
15,646 
29,193 
12,700 
2,776 
15,458 
18,176 
11,821 
8,361 
2007 
17,754 
39,368 
18,780 
5,817 
18,394 
15,635 
1 1 ,268 
16,307 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
256 
225 
217 
71 
231 
198 
111 
145 
2007 
236 
219 
224 
85 
214 
178 
139 
123 
acres, 2012 
111,416 
147,322 
114,503 
36,611 
185,977 
121,880 
93,579 
64,245 
2007 
103,676 
144,657 
138,326 
43,864 
157,691 
105,949 
103,866 
57,533 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
48,410 
56,741 
43,257 
13,216 
52,281 
53,360 
29,958 
29,703 
2007 
41,313 
54,188 
51,643 
16,077 
42,931 
45,603 
34,430 
22,747 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
63,006 
90,581 
71,246 
23,395 
133,696 
68,520 
63,621 
34,542 
2007 
62,363 
90,469 
86,683 
27,787 
114,760 
60,346 
69,436 
34,786 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
256 
219 
207 
67 
228 
191 
106 
131 
2007 
227 
216 
214 
76 
201 
175 
127 
113 
acres, 2012 
95,049 
136,244 
108,011 
31,380 
176,940 
101,316 
81,367 
56,621 
2007 
87,125 
134,158 
129,838 
38,415 
150,300 
85,949 
93,454 
51,668 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
40 
57 
45 
14 
80 
24 
14 
16 
2007 
60 
92 
57 
14 
93 
26 
25 
28 
acres, 2012 
7,453 
22,598 
12,157 
1,331 
26,962 
8,154 
7,421 
9,634 
2007 
7,422 
26,286 
12,117 
656 
24,740 
1,474 
14,749 
2,524 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
37 
52 
45 
10 
75 
14 
12 
15 
2007 
57 
87 
49 
12 
85 
25 
22 
22 
acres, 2012 
6,972 
21,350 
11,828 
1,171 
26,376 
6,374 
7,213 
8,927 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
6,354 
25,058 
11,312 
527 
23,993 
1,189 
14,084 
2,337 
Total operators 
number 
1,326 
925 
1,030 
477 
856 
880 
746 
864 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
525 
335 
416 
188 
342 
379 
307 
310 
2 operators 
284 
216 
233 
118 
183 
170 
181 
214 
3 operators 
47 
45 
34 
10 
34 
33 
16 
31 
4 operators 
13 
3 
4 
4 
7 
14 
6 
4 
5 or more operators 
7 
2 
4 
1 
3 
1 
1 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
347 
211 
290 
161 
202 
203 
219 
254 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
308 
203 
259 
145 
179 
162 
202 
233 
2 operators 
15 
4 
8 
8 
10 
14 
7 
7 
3 operators 
3 
- 
1 
- 
1 
3 
1 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,285 
931 
1,063 
556 
997 
915 
881 
1,047 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
553 
345 
424 
253 
373 
395 
446 
441 
2 operators 
258 
209 
245 
125 
208 
200 
160 
243 
3 operators 
47 
45 
26 
11 
38 
30 
26 
29 
4 operators 
10 
7 
14 
5 
12 
5 
4 
4 
5 or more operators 
5 
1 
3 
- 
5 
2 
4 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
315 
221 
302 
165 
273 
229 
258 
300 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
280 
209 
280 
149 
226 
213 
214 
264 
2 operators 
13 
6 
11 
8 
3 
8 
22 
12 
3 operators 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
791 
568 
611 
275 
525 
562 
436 
501 
2007 
804 
561 
624 
350 
570 
571 
499 
625 
acres, 2012 
152,106 
204,977 
144,335 
47,284 
224,285 
165,643 
126,470 
100,202 
2007 
151,361 
209,922 
170,895 
59,751 
202,518 
142,108 
146,306 
100,438 
Female 
farms, 2012 
85 
33 
80 
46 
44 
35 
75 
61 
2007 
69 
46 
88 
44 
66 
61 
141 
94 
acres, 2012 
14,605 
2,595 
7,640 
4,188 
8,774 
4,763 
6,989 
4,368 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
7,656 
6,968 
7,779 
2,290 
2,914 
8,136 
7,345 
5,955 
Farming 
2012 
384 
326 
311 
114 
323 
230 
173 
215 
2007 
333 
355 
307 
129 
309 
251 
213 
212 
Other 
2012 
492 
275 
380 
207 
246 
367 
338 
347 
Place of residence: 
2007 
540 
252 
405 
265 
327 
381 
427 
507 
On farm operated 
2012 
744 
470 
608 
256 
465 
452 
358 
463 
2007 
706 
476 
581 
316 
530 
491 
443 
522 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
132 
131 
83 
65 
104 
145 
153 
99 
2007 
167 
131 
131 
78 
106 
141 
197 
197 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Indiana 595 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
