Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
Newton 
Noble 
Ohio 
Orange 
Owen 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
192 
294 
219 
135 
383 
44 
167 
198 
2007 
159 
290 
220 
157 
330 
50 
154 
203 
Any 
2012 
270 
438 
364 
213 
780 
127 
311 
351 
2007 
322 
455 
422 
277 
866 
129 
320 
367 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
28 
52 
41 
27 
132 
10 
33 
65 
2007 
35 
81 
67 
58 
148 
15 
65 
42 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
15 
27 
16 
3 
17 
4 
21 
22 
2007 
19 
13 
25 
11 
24 
7 
16 
23 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
29 
62 
89 
23 
72 
31 
23 
59 
2007 
48 
68 
39 
31 
71 
17 
45 
34 
200 days or more 
2012 
198 
297 
218 
160 
559 
82 
234 
205 
2007 
220 
293 
291 
177 
623 
90 
194 
268 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
17 
13 
15 
6 
40 
3 
20 
21 
2007 
14 
26 
13 
16 
45 
2 
10 
32 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
23 
31 
21 
9 
71 
2 
21 
30 
2007 
38 
48 
50 
23 
84 
13 
21 
25 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
66 
75 
66 
42 
144 
12 
54 
68 
2007 
67 
115 
100 
79 
201 
32 
58 
84 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
356 
613 
481 
291 
908 
154 
383 
430 
2007 
362 
556 
479 
316 
866 
132 
385 
429 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.9 
25.1 
24.4 
24.9 
22.6 
25.7 
24.5 
24.4 
2007 
21.1 
23.3 
21.4 
22.1 
20.4 
22.4 
24.0 
21.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
11 
13 
6 
36 
2 
7 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
25 
19 
8 
49 
2 
25 
28 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
50 
66 
56 
37 
125 
5 
53 
61 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
382 
630 
495 
297 
953 
162 
393 
448 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.9 
27.1 
26.0 
26.8 
24.0 
28.3 
26.3 
25.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
2 
2 
2 
8 
- 
4 
- 
2007 
1 
10 
- 
4 
7 
- 
1 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
25 
52 
17 
10 
109 
- 
45 
24 
2007 
33 
59 
28 
45 
95 
4 
21 
39 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
52 
71 
49 
53 
155 
15 
48 
74 
2007 
41 
91 
62 
33 
235 
41 
61 
62 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
90 
170 
167 
96 
279 
48 
84 
108 
2007 
139 
223 
201 
147 
342 
43 
122 
155 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
63 
112 
84 
57 
197 
30 
83 
100 
2007 
53 
74 
104 
60 
172 
17 
44 
72 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
51 
93 
86 
51 
140 
25 
56 
61 
2007 
63 
71 
69 
37 
129 
12 
58 
85 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
53 
59 
56 
28 
128 
11 
66 
76 
2007 
62 
78 
72 
49 
81 
27 
76 
61 
70 years and over 
2012 
128 
173 
122 
51 
147 
42 
92 
106 
2007 
89 
139 
106 
59 
135 
35 
91 
91 
Average age 
2012 
59.3 
57.8 
58.8 
56.2 
54.4 
59.7 
56.8 
58.2 
2007 
57.3 
55.4 
56.9 
54.6 
52.9 
56.8 
57.7 
56.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
322 
548 
436 
286 
752 
125 
293 
374 
2007 
278 
493 
387 
294 
622 
91 
229 
305 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
21 
66 
67 
14 
58 
14 
52 
55 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
179 
228 
155 
115 
367 
85 
103 
156 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
68 
40 
38 
28 
111 
3 
11 
30 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
27 
11 
52 
2 
89 
1 
4 
26 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
50 
146 
92 
76 
97 
8 
60 
104 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
21 
123 
76 
53 
100 
12 
77 
43 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
6 
23 
4 
12 
26 
4 
5 
6 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
2 
4 
10 
16 
30 
2 
12 
2 
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 
450 
709 
561 
308 
1,129 
170 
466 
530 
acres, 2012 
51,037 
271,013 
124,791 
171,181 
168,487 
21,387 
95,357 
89,474 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
22 
34 
13 
15 
27 
5 
19 
19 
acres, 2012 
2,659 
24,258 
3,924 
27,816 
9,542 
675 
10,521 
1,981 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
400 
637 
497 
265 
1,057 
155 
431 
494 
2007 
429 
656 
529 
377 
1,062 
153 
420 
528 
acres, 2012 
44,927 
209,120 
76,134 
125,120 
130,683 
19,430 
71,901 
68,944 
2007 
46,459 
(D) 
58,594 
(D) 
116,962 
(D) 
69,164 
71,587 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
33 
38 
28 
43 
42 
9 
21 
27 
2007 
32 
52 
53 
37 
74 
20 
33 
31 
acres, 2012 
4,568 
38,343 
19,136 
38,189 
18,675 
1,044 
9,955 
15,255 
2007 
4,954 
65,916 
22,744 
39,549 
19,627 
2,175 
10,849 
10,570 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
22 
33 
46 
20 
44 
3 
19 
17 
2007 
15 
27 
45 
15 
36 
5 
13 
5 
acres, 2012 
2,174 
28,648 
38,176 
18,317 
21,225 
(D) 
15,512 
10,159 
2007 
1,518 
18,178 
29,304 
10,051 
17,567 
178 
16,793 
5,194 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
3 
2 
4 
9 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2007 
3 
4 
2 
2 
6 
- 
- 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
348 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,898 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
4 
22 
8 
11 
18 
4 
5 
11 
2007 
2 
6 
13 
3 
18 
1 
8 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10,056 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,169 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
806 
(D) 
605 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Indiana 605 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
