Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lake 
LaPorte 
Lawrence 
Madison 
Marion 
Marshall 
Martin 
Miami 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
189 
264 
283 
364 
81 
264 
84 
267 
2007 
163 
275 
276 
339 
81 
286 
73 
263 
Any 
2012 
241 
467 
517 
373 
150 
614 
199 
399 
2007 
278 
594 
544 
531 
182 
580 
205 
419 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
30 
43 
88 
46 
19 
70 
19 
43 
2007 
37 
84 
87 
77 
31 
94 
23 
54 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
11 
42 
16 
22 
8 
20 
9 
16 
2007 
20 
36 
41 
36 
14 
23 
28 
34 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
28 
85 
74 
37 
25 
83 
26 
43 
2007 
43 
58 
68 
75 
26 
39 
20 
44 
200 days or more 
2012 
172 
297 
339 
268 
98 
441 
145 
297 
2007 
178 
416 
348 
343 
111 
424 
134 
287 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
6 
7 
33 
21 
14 
13 
4 
28 
2007 
16 
37 
27 
29 
6 
25 
9 
18 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
13 
31 
25 
35 
17 
44 
10 
26 
2007 
8 
22 
41 
47 
10 
48 
12 
49 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
41 
89 
105 
74 
31 
98 
38 
81 
2007 
47 
144 
128 
89 
52 
144 
29 
99 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
370 
604 
637 
607 
169 
723 
231 
531 
2007 
370 
666 
624 
705 
195 
649 
228 
516 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.3 
25.2 
24.4 
25.6 
20.6 
22.8 
22.8 
25.6 
2007 
24.4 
22.2 
22.6 
25.3 
18.9 
22.4 
23.2 
24.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
6 
22 
20 
9 
12 
4 
17 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
10 
28 
19 
27 
16 
33 
9 
23 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
41 
55 
97 
67 
23 
93 
32 
77 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
375 
642 
662 
623 
183 
740 
238 
549 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.3 
26.7 
26.5 
27.2 
23.1 
25.2 
24.0 
28.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
8 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
6 
2007 
1 
7 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
27 
38 
40 
29 
13 
88 
32 
40 
2007 
13 
68 
33 
37 
5 
62 
8 
38 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
45 
75 
67 
76 
23 
125 
28 
69 
2007 
51 
136 
82 
123 
20 
154 
56 
80 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
81 
198 
160 
137 
51 
237 
82 
147 
2007 
114 
261 
233 
209 
104 
228 
80 
171 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
50 
124 
128 
107 
54 
131 
36 
90 
2007 
63 
107 
138 
84 
50 
129 
42 
84 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
94 
97 
149 
91 
29 
129 
40 
72 
2007 
54 
106 
105 
139 
28 
76 
35 
101 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
51 
73 
78 
132 
20 
71 
33 
104 
2007 
67 
60 
76 
94 
21 
74 
19 
97 
70 years and over 
2012 
80 
118 
175 
165 
41 
95 
32 
138 
2007 
78 
124 
153 
181 
35 
142 
38 
108 
Average age 
2012 
58.0 
56.6 
59.0 
59.7 
57.2 
53.5 
54.0 
57.5 
2007 
58.0 
54.1 
57.4 
57.9 
56.8 
54.4 
54.6 
56.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
331 
513 
480 
533 
170 
534 
153 
481 
2007 
278 
564 
419 
537 
191 
447 
159 
430 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
44 
39 
71 
40 
9 
42 
19 
66 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
130 
133 
112 
141 
64 
189 
61 
107 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
37 
99 
57 
126 
75 
28 
7 
38 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
4 
4 
8 
17 
3 
24 
11 
9 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
71 
123 
144 
110 
19 
138 
40 
81 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
87 
155 
101 
133 
7 
122 
43 
177 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
9 
11 
11 
26 
5 
16 
2 
25 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
10 
12 
10 
9 
- 
22 
3 
23 
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 
417 
703 
779 
705 
217 
860 
270 
639 
acres, 2012 
126,640 
208,496 
126,599 
192,708 
19,696 
195,905 
60,163 
158,235 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
32 
33 
31 
24 
9 
31 
1 
23 
acres, 2012 
12,175 
14,817 
7,904 
5,100 
(D) 
6,790 
(D) 
8,451 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
336 
647 
726 
631 
176 
799 
254 
564 
2007 
340 
757 
721 
729 
220 
775 
248 
595 
acres, 2012 
85,446 
169,102 
103,845 
130,563 
(D) 
166,293 
44,623 
104,567 
2007 
76,004 
187,165 
102,254 
127,740 
(D) 
134,881 
46,236 
120,415 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
31 
37 
37 
30 
13 
49 
16 
43 
2007 
49 
50 
62 
60 
14 
61 
19 
43 
acres, 2012 
21,348 
24,728 
15,255 
24,169 
(D) 
22,719 
10,741 
21,789 
2007 
26,691 
31,833 
19,239 
40,380 
3,241 
30,978 
12,618 
22,881 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
35 
32 
21 
61 
23 
21 
8 
52 
2007 
35 
48 
15 
61 
18 
19 
5 
35 
acres, 2012 
16,125 
32,698 
9,613 
48,260 
6,217 
15,220 
6,514 
47,905 
2007 
23,976 
34,148 
9,261 
44,013 
4,027 
12,454 
1,621 
33,097 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
12 
- 
- 
7 
14 
- 
2 
1 
2007 
2 
5 
1 
1 
9 
- 
3 
- 
acres, 2012 
6,625 
- 
- 
261 
325 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
404 
- 
514 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
16 
15 
16 
8 
5 
9 
3 
6 
2007 
15 
9 
21 
19 
2 
11 
3 
9 
acres, 2012 
3,520 
1,337 
5,976 
1,894 
92 
2,074 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
703 
342 
1,637 
--continued 
604 Indiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
