Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Charles 
Dorchester 
Frederick 
Garrett 
Harford 
Howard 
Kent 
Montgomery 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
180 
245 
494 
180 
220 
95 
159 
176 
2007 
141 
162 
494 
223 
203 
86 
160 
204 
Any 
2012 
202 
178 
814 
487 
362 
198 
208 
364 
2007 
277 
262 
948 
454 
501 
249 
217 
357 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
34 
40 
110 
70 
34 
16 
45 
63 
2007 
46 
58 
137 
104 
69 
32 
50 
64 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
8 
7 
48 
22 
22 
17 
15 
26 
2007 
42 
39 
65 
25 
33 
22 
21 
32 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
37 
36 
104 
72 
43 
19 
25 
36 
2007 
43 
31 
149 
50 
62 
28 
45 
48 
200 days or more 
2012 
123 
95 
552 
323 
263 
146 
123 
239 
2007 
146 
134 
597 
275 
337 
167 
101 
213 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
14 
36 
21 
14 
3 
10 
17 
2007 
5 
13 
61 
25 
24 
12 
11 
11 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
14 
6 
48 
21 
31 
20 
7 
19 
2007 
22 
25 
76 
31 
34 
15 
26 
28 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
49 
47 
191 
109 
71 
35 
44 
82 
2007 
64 
106 
279 
119 
135 
47 
66 
106 
10 years or more 
2012 
305 
356 
1,033 
516 
466 
235 
306 
422 
2007 
327 
280 
1,026 
502 
511 
261 
274 
416 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.9 
23.6 
23.2 
24.3 
23.7 
24.7 
25.2 
21.7 
2007 
24.1 
20.7 
21.5 
22.4 
21.6 
22.4 
21.7 
21.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
10 
28 
12 
14 
3 
10 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
10 
2 
37 
14 
27 
16 
7 
17 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
47 
40 
142 
92 
62 
31 
39 
48 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
312 
371 
1,101 
549 
479 
243 
311 
462 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.9 
25.9 
25.7 
26.2 
25.9 
27.1 
26.7 
24.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
28 
. 
6 
6 
3 
. 
1 
2 
2007 
- 
1 
11 
4 
3 
3 
2 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
8 
14 
54 
58 
21 
7 
7 
13 
2007 
26 
33 
34 
40 
32 
5 
10 
10 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
35 
29 
123 
57 
41 
12 
23 
34 
2007 
36 
47 
153 
111 
99 
33 
31 
58 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
65 
80 
284 
177 
133 
65 
53 
139 
2007 
82 
93 
387 
181 
182 
100 
84 
116 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
42 
52 
198 
89 
98 
67 
66 
66 
2007 
66 
47 
234 
77 
85 
40 
70 
100 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
59 
53 
193 
73 
78 
41 
61 
90 
2007 
55 
70 
229 
89 
88 
38 
54 
76 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
56 
89 
170 
114 
57 
27 
58 
66 
2007 
59 
55 
162 
81 
69 
54 
45 
77 
70 years and over 
2012 
89 
106 
280 
93 
151 
74 
98 
130 
2007 
94 
78 
232 
94 
146 
62 
81 
124 
Average age 
2012 
58.0 
61.4 
58.9 
55.8 
59.6 
60.8 
62.3 
60.6 
2007 
59.4 
57.6 
57.4 
54.6 
57.1 
58.3 
59.6 
60.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
294 
301 
1,025 
361 
443 
238 
285 
486 
2007 
223 
232 
901 
313 
484 
241 
260 
433 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
101 
36 
112 
53 
42 
8 
35 
19 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
40 
81 
110 
123 
114 
42 
54 
98 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
44 
43 
392 
79 
112 
57 
17 
83 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
31 
14 
21 
8 
59 
124 
4 
163 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
58 
86 
321 
54 
94 
22 
89 
87 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
28 
53 
157 
66 
66 
15 
73 
74 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
10 
3 
15 
5 
2 
2 
28 
14 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
23 
19 
- 
4 
- 
18 
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 
373 
398 
1,280 
651 
569 
275 
329 
510 
acres, 2012 
42,505 
121,370 
174,247 
89,348 
63,236 
32,854 
118,123 
58,778 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
19 
24 
122 
22 
48 
34 
41 
73 
acres, 2012 
5,187 
18,915 
31,995 
4,301 
9,717 
8,533 
16,913 
16,920 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
343 
344 
1,076 
601 
490 
233 
242 
418 
2007 
366 
335 
1,194 
584 
589 
264 
259 
417 
acres, 2012 
36,321 
79,668 
114,825 
(D) 
37,406 
21,571 
60,546 
42,266 
2007 
39,049 
87,923 
136,896 
78,074 
(D) 
13,757 
(D) 
45,514 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
18 
25 
125 
39 
40 
20 
57 
39 
2007 
29 
38 
118 
64 
53 
24 
52 
55 
acres, 2012 
4,371 
12,691 
33,811 
12,148 
11,568 
7,361 
31,113 
11,828 
2007 
8,138 
12,317 
30,285 
12,478 
19,780 
6,704 
30,788 
1 1 ,283 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
13 
39 
79 
25 
41 
24 
44 
43 
2007 
13 
33 
90 
16 
55 
32 
45 
64 
acres, 2012 
5,417 
32,319 
24,318 
6,220 
15,689 
6,302 
35,501 
6,801 
2007 
4,264 
28,939 
30,984 
1,891 
10,188 
6,464 
26,417 
8,388 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
4 
18 
- 
5 
9 
12 
13 
2007 
3 
10 
16 
5 
2 
7 
9 
12 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
304 
3,895 
- 
(D) 
779 
(D) 
669 
2007 
283 
1,056 
1,718 
431 
(D) 
819 
(D) 
1,135 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
7 
11 
10 
2 
6 
7 
12 
27 
2007 
7 
8 
24 
8 
5 
8 
12 
13 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,438 
4,663 
(D) 
(D) 
1,462 
(D) 
1,929 
2007 
413 
2,953 
2,204 
2,640 
667 
1,627 
1,737 
1,293 
-continued 
348 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
