Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hamilton 
Hancock 
Harrison 
Hendricks 
Henry 
Howard 
Huntington 
Jackson 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
195 
248 
348 
261 
263 
208 
290 
271 
2007 
192 
216 
367 
221 
263 
262 
261 
276 
Any 
2012 
403 
356 
619 
433 
439 
268 
405 
473 
2007 
444 
470 
758 
493 
518 
339 
505 
551 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
39 
33 
57 
45 
35 
48 
33 
54 
2007 
59 
55 
95 
72 
62 
61 
114 
61 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
17 
28 
51 
39 
23 
10 
22 
19 
2007 
40 
26 
28 
33 
36 
15 
27 
31 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
58 
44 
76 
35 
36 
57 
37 
59 
2007 
48 
56 
134 
67 
69 
43 
60 
76 
200 days or more 
2012 
289 
251 
435 
314 
345 
153 
313 
341 
2007 
297 
333 
501 
321 
351 
220 
304 
383 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
20 
21 
24 
23 
8 
18 
23 
2007 
20 
18 
40 
14 
39 
22 
20 
24 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
30 
31 
39 
25 
36 
14 
25 
40 
2007 
41 
40 
63 
39 
38 
41 
53 
35 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
59 
71 
122 
69 
95 
53 
98 
71 
2007 
112 
119 
153 
118 
143 
88 
96 
130 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
490 
482 
785 
576 
548 
401 
554 
610 
2007 
463 
509 
869 
543 
561 
450 
597 
638 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.9 
23.7 
24.4 
24.5 
24.2 
27.4 
24.5 
25.5 
2007 
20.9 
22.8 
22.8 
22.2 
22.6 
25.4 
23.7 
24.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
12 
14 
13 
19 
17 
8 
10 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
24 
32 
35 
22 
25 
11 
22 
31 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
49 
59 
90 
64 
78 
44 
84 
67 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
513 
499 
829 
589 
582 
413 
579 
633 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.4 
25.9 
26.4 
26.1 
26.7 
29.6 
26.2 
27.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
4 
4 
6 
7 
- 
5 
4 
2007 
3 
6 
1 
4 
8 
8 
4 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
20 
45 
51 
43 
54 
28 
42 
53 
2007 
19 
31 
28 
48 
38 
36 
46 
66 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
37 
64 
100 
73 
67 
36 
74 
89 
2007 
87 
124 
153 
106 
114 
39 
98 
132 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
184 
136 
212 
171 
164 
91 
205 
153 
2007 
217 
202 
315 
189 
206 
200 
242 
199 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
92 
99 
120 
92 
120 
100 
110 
105 
2007 
82 
84 
188 
79 
107 
75 
100 
120 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
77 
83 
173 
74 
93 
53 
83 
93 
2007 
61 
62 
157 
96 
83 
60 
70 
87 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
60 
59 
127 
69 
63 
66 
51 
106 
2007 
62 
57 
82 
52 
90 
67 
63 
76 
70 years and over 
2012 
128 
114 
180 
166 
134 
102 
125 
141 
2007 
105 
120 
201 
140 
135 
116 
143 
144 
Average age 
2012 
58.7 
56.6 
58.1 
57.9 
56.5 
59.1 
56.2 
57.2 
2007 
55.8 
54.9 
57.1 
55.8 
56.2 
57.0 
55.6 
55.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
470 
450 
640 
535 
532 
327 
494 
528 
2007 
418 
447 
605 
492 
461 
400 
485 
464 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
20 
28 
142 
47 
66 
19 
62 
104 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
189 
124 
188 
237 
187 
71 
162 
121 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
92 
57 
39 
51 
63 
48 
27 
72 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
21 
110 
7 
61 
19 
10 
14 
9 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
120 
98 
168 
147 
135 
113 
147 
135 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
63 
53 
119 
46 
71 
61 
83 
93 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
20 
11 
16 
16 
20 
44 
13 
36 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
23 
7 
19 
11 
24 
22 
21 
10 
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 
577 
589 
959 
675 
682 
464 
677 
722 
acres, 2012 
121,530 
155,353 
131,193 
196,012 
169,499 
136,673 
177,615 
168,759 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
32 
26 
18 
25 
18 
24 
19 
14 
acres, 2012 
5,378 
9,699 
4,614 
5,833 
5,363 
3,859 
18,709 
4,276 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
475 
535 
911 
602 
640 
386 
603 
656 
2007 
521 
607 
1,018 
639 
693 
493 
650 
710 
acres, 2012 
81,118 
114,398 
110,030 
135,885 
146,649 
85,130 
131,594 
135,781 
2007 
68,510 
(D) 
124,715 
123,496 
130,930 
99,450 
130,468 
143,373 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
42 
30 
20 
38 
25 
33 
26 
39 
2007 
41 
36 
76 
32 
49 
54 
52 
74 
acres, 2012 
23,529 
29,133 
8,674 
36,115 
16,001 
19,266 
16,661 
18,083 
2007 
24,145 
36,532 
17,607 
21,326 
31,609 
25,604 
17,963 
33,232 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
58 
35 
25 
39 
30 
46 
53 
37 
2007 
61 
38 
22 
28 
32 
46 
57 
37 
acres, 2012 
19,779 
22,258 
15,435 
43,718 
13,321 
39,488 
38,823 
27,771 
2007 
29,675 
24,636 
12,153 
24,152 
10,171 
35,977 
48,745 
32,275 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
6 
- 
4 
4 
- 
3 
4 
1 
2007 
4 
3 
1 
7 
- 
- 
3 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
135 
(D) 
- 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
577 
(D) 
(D) 
2,008 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
17 
4 
7 
11 
7 
8 
9 
11 
2007 
9 
2 
8 
8 
7 
8 
4 
6 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
72 
721 
(D) 
480 
304 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
693 
(D) 
(D) 
759 
1,690 
1,250 
(D) 
413 
--continued 
602 Indiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
