Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Parke 
Perry 
Pike 
Porter 
Posey 
Pulaski 
Putnam 
Randolph 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
199 
131 
145 
188 
197 
275 
304 
321 
2007 
159 
134 
89 
170 
196 
204 
244 
264 
Any 
2012 
375 
282 
176 
293 
211 
261 
543 
451 
2007 
318 
291 
245 
347 
242 
348 
599 
520 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
100 
17 
14 
58 
19 
34 
67 
40 
2007 
68 
18 
54 
45 
54 
65 
107 
68 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
20 
16 
9 
12 
9 
23 
20 
55 
2007 
35 
18 
21 
21 
12 
37 
38 
31 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
56 
45 
25 
17 
14 
32 
67 
75 
2007 
36 
53 
31 
39 
16 
36 
65 
76 
200 days or more 
2012 
199 
204 
128 
206 
169 
172 
389 
281 
2007 
179 
202 
139 
242 
160 
210 
389 
345 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
14 
9 
20 
4 
14 
24 
52 
2007 
15 
11 
19 
13 
10 
18 
25 
30 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
23 
10 
13 
19 
17 
8 
38 
14 
2007 
27 
17 
10 
10 
35 
34 
58 
41 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
106 
42 
26 
29 
43 
45 
110 
89 
2007 
90 
39 
56 
47 
47 
68 
156 
86 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
426 
347 
273 
413 
344 
469 
675 
617 
2007 
345 
358 
249 
447 
346 
432 
604 
627 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.2 
26.3 
24.2 
24.3 
26.5 
26.9 
22.8 
25.8 
2007 
21.6 
24.9 
23.8 
24.3 
24.1 
24.8 
19.7 
24.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
15 
10 
6 
15 
3 
9 
17 
45 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
20 
6 
11 
13 
15 
5 
37 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
99 
37 
17 
26 
36 
40 
93 
76 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
440 
360 
287 
427 
354 
482 
700 
642 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.1 
27.7 
25.5 
27.0 
27.8 
29.2 
24.6 
27.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
6 
2 
3 
- 
- 
5 
2 
4 
2007 
9 
1 
3 
- 
- 
3 
6 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
70 
16 
14 
31 
23 
15 
39 
54 
2007 
33 
23 
31 
18 
37 
23 
61 
75 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
84 
38 
26 
52 
50 
68 
109 
94 
2007 
65 
65 
42 
68 
57 
75 
154 
112 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
132 
118 
69 
98 
102 
120 
205 
164 
2007 
161 
93 
92 
138 
122 
156 
238 
182 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
73 
63 
44 
80 
74 
64 
169 
119 
2007 
66 
72 
31 
67 
56 
92 
97 
79 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
63 
59 
65 
104 
50 
107 
96 
105 
2007 
48 
52 
35 
73 
48 
68 
73 
97 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
60 
46 
39 
50 
46 
55 
61 
73 
2007 
28 
37 
30 
51 
53 
56 
80 
77 
70 years and over 
2012 
86 
71 
61 
66 
63 
102 
166 
159 
2007 
67 
82 
70 
102 
65 
79 
134 
155 
Average age 
2012 
53.8 
57.7 
58.3 
57.0 
56.5 
57.9 
57.1 
56.9 
2007 
53.7 
56.4 
55.4 
57.6 
54.9 
55.5 
54.1 
55.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
353 
261 
195 
397 
285 
410 
632 
517 
2007 
263 
201 
167 
319 
271 
355 
576 
485 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
29 
51 
25 
56 
16 
39 
49 
65 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
185 
177 
68 
193 
91 
234 
277 
148 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
16 
16 
15 
65 
19 
38 
53 
63 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
15 
11 
5 
5 
7 
10 
132 
3 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
41 
12 
57 
70 
57 
43 
73 
133 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
93 
22 
31 
55 
93 
60 
101 
138 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
6 
5 
4 
16 
9 
1 
17 
10 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
2 
3 
10 
12 
21 
9 
32 
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 
563 
403 
313 
466 
380 
520 
827 
747 
acres, 2012 
142,129 
63,294 
72,156 
111,265 
202,104 
206,537 
193,070 
233,506 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
29 
7 
15 
23 
11 
17 
34 
30 
acres, 2012 
11,016 
1,075 
4,683 
5,635 
12,599 
10,824 
19,765 
12,851 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
511 
381 
279 
414 
313 
474 
728 
668 
2007 
399 
382 
283 
445 
353 
461 
746 
686 
acres, 2012 
99,524 
57,496 
43,065 
91,966 
122,012 
158,239 
129,549 
192,498 
2007 
101,534 
59,670 
(D) 
87,902 
121,009 
163,497 
110,192 
172,223 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
34 
20 
23 
24 
48 
25 
43 
43 
2007 
50 
36 
33 
40 
51 
44 
59 
65 
acres, 2012 
34,677 
4,410 
25,204 
4,651 
64,522 
23,201 
44,234 
17,636 
2007 
46,129 
8,161 
9,043 
10,702 
51,362 
34,129 
43,740 
40,867 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
20 
8 
12 
29 
37 
27 
32 
37 
2007 
18 
7 
16 
25 
27 
33 
20 
15 
acres, 2012 
30,864 
3,821 
9,793 
20,551 
40,336 
28,844 
13,769 
24,565 
2007 
19,754 
2,578 
13,672 
15,110 
31,169 
33,937 
1 1 ,895 
16,654 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
1 
1 
3 
4 
- 
5 
1 
2007 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
819 
1,441 
- 
591 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
12 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
8 
3 
6 
11 
6 
10 
39 
23 
2007 
9 
- 
1 
6 
6 
14 
18 
15 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,567 
437 
6,219 
9,476 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
677 
2,619 
2,028 
--continued 
606 Indiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
