Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wabash 
Warren 
Warrick 
Washington 
Wayne 
Wells 
White 
Whitley 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
300 
168 
139 
366 
298 
230 
241 
180 
2007 
319 
151 
148 
316 
312 
223 
263 
236 
Any 
2012 
445 
245 
240 
465 
507 
406 
390 
530 
2007 
531 
240 
265 
577 
582 
478 
383 
573 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
82 
24 
37 
47 
48 
37 
19 
50 
2007 
79 
38 
45 
73 
88 
82 
68 
82 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
18 
10 
15 
17 
34 
37 
33 
17 
2007 
31 
11 
23 
40 
26 
30 
29 
36 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
30 
18 
28 
74 
81 
45 
32 
43 
2007 
44 
17 
38 
81 
59 
61 
27 
49 
200 days or more 
2012 
315 
193 
160 
327 
344 
287 
306 
420 
2007 
377 
174 
159 
383 
409 
305 
259 
406 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
21 
19 
8 
28 
15 
24 
15 
19 
2007 
24 
4 
15 
22 
31 
13 
21 
20 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
26 
24 
13 
28 
36 
27 
24 
38 
2007 
43 
14 
24 
47 
96 
26 
49 
53 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
97 
39 
52 
99 
102 
66 
65 
105 
2007 
74 
73 
59 
157 
104 
100 
81 
96 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
601 
331 
306 
676 
652 
519 
527 
548 
2007 
709 
300 
315 
667 
663 
562 
495 
640 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.9 
23.0 
25.8 
23.9 
24.3 
24.9 
25.9 
23.1 
2007 
24.6 
23.1 
23.6 
21.7 
21.2 
25.0 
24.2 
23.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
15 
5 
6 
16 
12 
18 
10 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
17 
13 
22 
31 
21 
22 
31 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
81 
43 
42 
94 
85 
61 
55 
89 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
630 
348 
318 
699 
677 
536 
544 
574 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
29.0 
24.9 
28.2 
26.3 
26.3 
26.7 
27.6 
24.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
5 
. 
. 
. 
12 
12 
4 
3 
2007 
7 
- 
5 
2 
7 
2 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
52 
31 
8 
45 
51 
42 
31 
44 
2007 
51 
19 
19 
52 
85 
49 
71 
43 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
91 
44 
56 
132 
105 
60 
77 
109 
2007 
94 
42 
49 
139 
136 
108 
82 
139 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
143 
89 
79 
178 
206 
184 
150 
165 
2007 
225 
122 
114 
282 
224 
230 
159 
204 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
108 
83 
60 
114 
92 
127 
109 
103 
2007 
105 
73 
59 
99 
122 
84 
103 
96 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
83 
73 
66 
94 
92 
66 
92 
121 
2007 
107 
44 
46 
88 
108 
66 
59 
123 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
83 
25 
32 
95 
85 
64 
58 
71 
2007 
90 
37 
37 
86 
86 
60 
53 
74 
70 years and over 
2012 
180 
68 
78 
173 
162 
81 
110 
94 
2007 
171 
54 
84 
145 
126 
102 
119 
129 
Average age 
2012 
58.0 
56.5 
58.3 
57.2 
56.5 
55.1 
56.7 
55.2 
2007 
57.2 
56.0 
56.9 
55.2 
54.2 
54.2 
55.0 
55.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
521 
297 
272 
527 
501 
485 
505 
497 
2007 
484 
247 
214 
441 
545 
441 
421 
464 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
47 
28 
28 
53 
49 
41 
40 
45 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
220 
78 
67 
166 
174 
212 
187 
270 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
45 
23 
48 
25 
44 
35 
71 
19 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
18 
8 
5 
27 
8 
6 
20 
40 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
122 
56 
74 
88 
126 
98 
127 
74 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
108 
107 
73 
179 
122 
106 
95 
68 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
18 
1 
4 
16 
16 
14 
17 
7 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
14 
23 
3 
24 
13 
16 
16 
16 
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 
713 
393 
372 
812 
780 
614 
606 
693 
acres, 2012 
185,199 
156,590 
87,378 
189,213 
138,295 
195,146 
278,054 
134,318 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
23 
8 
24 
29 
26 
16 
25 
19 
acres, 2012 
8,336 
1,710 
2,278 
8,687 
13,811 
15,719 
29,858 
4,051 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
609 
357 
332 
753 
741 
532 
524 
629 
2007 
695 
328 
355 
790 
780 
592 
526 
728 
acres, 2012 
110,616 
115,333 
66,538 
147,526 
128,566 
122,883 
181,575 
95,282 
2007 
125,918 
130,393 
(D) 
139,313 
132,632 
131,968 
175,781 
94,243 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
31 
32 
21 
32 
21 
36 
23 
42 
2007 
72 
42 
27 
70 
62 
56 
36 
53 
acres, 2012 
29,934 
49,595 
1 1 ,889 
34,549 
15,190 
21,623 
27,020 
21,818 
2007 
34,642 
56,554 
12,037 
41,937 
21,058 
25,700 
35,209 
16,293 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
72 
10 
22 
30 
21 
49 
59 
21 
2007 
61 
10 
28 
26 
25 
40 
61 
23 
acres, 2012 
53,231 
8,978 
20,703 
15,149 
7,216 
43,180 
66,055 
20,347 
2007 
35,961 
5,308 
25,184 
17,973 
8,717 
33,198 
96,429 
25,553 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
5 
3 
- 
2 
5 
4 
7 
2 
2007 
5 
2 
- 
3 
8 
7 
3 
1 
acres, 2012 
558 
320 
- 
(D) 
473 
(D) 
4,219 
(D) 
2007 
225 
(D) 
- 
507 
412 
3,341 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
28 
11 
4 
14 
17 
15 
18 
16 
2007 
17 
9 
3 
19 
6 
20 
4 
acres, 2012 
3,249 
1,735 
521 
4,486 
(D) 
9,326 
(D) 
2007 
3,943 
(D) 
(D) 
1,298 
395 
(D) 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Indiana 609 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
