Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Brown 
Carroll 
Cass 
Clark 
Clay 
Clinton 
Crawford 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
48 
176 
240 
171 
196 
263 
107 
2007 
41 
206 
310 
233 
223 
262 
118 
Any 
2012 
125 
315 
448 
344 
383 
334 
231 
2007 
128 
375 
558 
352 
443 
431 
236 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
17 
43 
49 
45 
32 
36 
24 
2007 
34 
89 
95 
29 
65 
49 
26 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
10 
18 
34 
15 
19 
15 
8 
2007 
7 
13 
41 
26 
20 
20 
15 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
19 
37 
37 
40 
27 
39 
43 
2007 
22 
30 
25 
39 
74 
60 
45 
200 days or more 
2012 
79 
217 
328 
244 
305 
244 
156 
2007 
65 
243 
397 
258 
284 
302 
150 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
10 
11 
19 
16 
15 
11 
6 
2007 
4 
2 
15 
17 
33 
20 
24 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
6 
24 
38 
23 
31 
9 
16 
2007 
10 
36 
41 
24 
30 
41 
10 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
22 
55 
57 
56 
62 
71 
44 
2007 
39 
75 
127 
96 
119 
100 
60 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
135 
401 
574 
420 
471 
506 
272 
2007 
116 
468 
685 
448 
484 
532 
260 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.2 
24.8 
25.7 
24.7 
24.9 
25.8 
23.7 
2007 
20.2 
23.5 
23.3 
23.0 
22.1 
23.4 
22.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
7 
19 
10 
13 
9 
4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
6 
22 
30 
14 
19 
4 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
20 
38 
50 
54 
54 
65 
34 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
142 
424 
589 
437 
493 
519 
287 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.8 
27.5 
27.4 
26.7 
26.5 
27.8 
26.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
5 
7 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2007 
1 
- 
10 
- 
13 
16 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
2 
32 
47 
27 
43 
50 
15 
2007 
8 
48 
52 
23 
50 
47 
22 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
24 
77 
73 
34 
94 
71 
40 
2007 
19 
88 
98 
95 
105 
121 
27 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
34 
119 
150 
140 
119 
137 
52 
2007 
48 
185 
243 
147 
156 
169 
76 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
25 
67 
114 
81 
103 
98 
62 
2007 
17 
79 
92 
65 
95 
108 
64 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
19 
71 
76 
60 
68 
58 
54 
2007 
20 
59 
128 
86 
95 
73 
46 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
22 
49 
72 
80 
50 
67 
44 
2007 
22 
46 
87 
50 
63 
78 
48 
70 years and over 
2012 
47 
71 
149 
93 
102 
114 
71 
2007 
34 
76 
158 
119 
89 
81 
71 
Average age 
2012 
60.1 
55.1 
57.3 
58.5 
56.0 
55.9 
59.4 
2007 
57.4 
53.6 
56.2 
57.0 
54.0 
53.7 
58.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
119 
354 
508 
360 
426 
506 
209 
2007 
90 
327 
522 
310 
381 
511 
171 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
19 
47 
56 
34 
42 
48 
52 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
45 
155 
139 
88 
187 
191 
55 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
11 
23 
76 
88 
41 
43 
17 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
2 
8 
28 
4 
16 
20 
2 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
42 
77 
98 
84 
80 
109 
45 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
15 
89 
160 
65 
82 
102 
46 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1 
7 
28 
14 
4 
18 
8 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
16 
15 
7 
14 
36 
5 
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 
164 
467 
665 
502 
566 
580 
330 
acres, 2012 
14,110 
190,802 
184,109 
77,461 
160,970 
202,721 
43,492 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
3 
13 
23 
16 
10 
28 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
6,302 
13,946 
1,754 
9,363 
18,576 
2,695 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
159 
386 
609 
467 
523 
506 
312 
2007 
152 
455 
743 
550 
574 
588 
320 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
112,582 
138,409 
70,606 
126,968 
(D) 
38,774 
2007 
(D) 
102,725 
156,877 
79,892 
105,989 
(D) 
39,849 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
10 
22 
36 
24 
29 
26 
16 
2007 
8 
45 
63 
21 
51 
49 
23 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
18,387 
22,794 
2,677 
17,973 
23,013 
5,833 
2007 
3,781 
29,081 
19,245 
3,733 
36,632 
24,857 
3,411 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
64 
35 
18 
20 
58 
6 
2007 
6 
70 
39 
13 
21 
50 
3 
acres, 2012 
133 
63,365 
38,766 
4,718 
17,169 
43,618 
669 
2007 
852 
55,766 
49,915 
(D) 
11,410 
40,207 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
12 
2 
1 
- 
3 
2007 
1 
6 
6 
- 
- 
3 
1 
acres, 2012 
- 
7,197 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
255 
- 
2007 
(D) 
4,430 
1,314 
- 
5,660 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
- 
7 
6 
5 
7 
4 
4 
2007 
2 
5 
17 
1 
20 
3 
7 
acres, 2012 
- 
2,559 
(D) 
(D) 
773 
(D) 
1,128 
2007 
(D) 
332 
848 
(D) 
3,532 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Indiana 599 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
