Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Prince 
George's 
Queen Anne's 
St. Mary's 
Somerset 
Talbot 
Washington 
Wicomico 
Worcester 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
153 
248 
160 
136 
149 
324 
236 
141 
2007 
127 
238 
158 
148 
108 
298 
209 
128 
Any 
2012 
194 
282 
472 
150 
179 
536 
274 
233 
2007 
248 
283 
463 
181 
197 
546 
299 
256 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
26 
67 
77 
10 
37 
76 
35 
36 
2007 
39 
39 
68 
36 
55 
116 
55 
40 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
14 
16 
28 
8 
7 
47 
18 
12 
2007 
11 
22 
51 
11 
13 
44 
23 
21 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
22 
38 
51 
31 
18 
63 
22 
44 
2007 
28 
35 
56 
40 
21 
78 
29 
45 
200 days or more 
2012 
132 
161 
316 
101 
117 
350 
199 
141 
2007 
170 
187 
288 
94 
108 
308 
192 
150 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
9 
19 
5 
4 
40 
16 
8 
2007 
5 
20 
12 
7 
12 
32 
20 
6 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3 
19 
32 
16 
7 
31 
31 
9 
2007 
19 
27 
20 
14 
15 
54 
35 
25 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
51 
73 
82 
30 
36 
139 
71 
46 
2007 
58 
85 
98 
83 
59 
141 
96 
62 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
277 
429 
499 
235 
281 
650 
392 
311 
2007 
293 
389 
491 
225 
219 
617 
357 
291 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.7 
24.2 
22.8 
23.2 
25.2 
21.5 
21.4 
21.8 
2007 
22.9 
22.0 
22.4 
21.7 
21.6 
20.9 
21.0 
22.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
7 
13 
4 
4 
27 
13 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3 
13 
26 
10 
6 
24 
23 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
46 
58 
77 
30 
29 
128 
65 
43 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
290 
452 
516 
242 
289 
681 
409 
321 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.2 
27.1 
25.7 
25.1 
27.8 
23.8 
23.3 
23.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
10 
. 
1 
6 
. 
. 
2007 
- 
1 
8 
- 
- 
12 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
10 
22 
67 
8 
4 
83 
20 
4 
2007 
12 
21 
62 
6 
11 
71 
34 
19 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
24 
46 
82 
12 
21 
102 
54 
33 
2007 
39 
58 
76 
26 
30 
119 
67 
31 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
89 
122 
172 
85 
70 
210 
129 
83 
2007 
81 
140 
182 
99 
71 
221 
131 
116 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
45 
59 
68 
43 
33 
116 
81 
83 
2007 
55 
65 
73 
57 
57 
109 
63 
55 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
52 
62 
65 
41 
76 
102 
63 
35 
2007 
42 
65 
69 
46 
41 
100 
88 
59 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
31 
73 
53 
32 
32 
89 
65 
55 
2007 
48 
59 
55 
31 
26 
100 
54 
43 
70 years and over 
2012 
96 
146 
115 
65 
91 
152 
98 
81 
2007 
98 
112 
96 
64 
69 
112 
71 
61 
Average age 
2012 
60.4 
60.4 
54.5 
60.2 
62.0 
55.5 
58.3 
59.8 
2007 
59.6 
57.9 
54.2 
58.3 
58.5 
54.3 
55.9 
57.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
246 
377 
368 
201 
230 
531 
394 
262 
2007 
230 
347 
310 
176 
201 
422 
324 
187 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
25 
35 
22 
27 
23 
56 
48 
28 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
38 
87 
61 
36 
33 
78 
94 
72 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
34 
36 
136 
30 
34 
241 
143 
47 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
65 
7 
3 
3 
2 
7 
2 
6 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
41 
91 
85 
67 
86 
99 
78 
70 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
51 
101 
66 
48 
40 
85 
45 
60 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
16 
27 
8 
2 
14 
3 
12 
6 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
6 
20 
4 
4 
14 
9 
8 
7 
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 
327 
496 
617 
272 
307 
836 
494 
362 
acres, 2012 
23,558 
145,545 
65,022 
59,775 
114,047 
121,804 
81,813 
92,482 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
28 
45 
21 
20 
32 
54 
34 
22 
acres, 2012 
2,206 
23,738 
8,405 
7,389 
11,912 
9,354 
3,673 
7,713 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
283 
401 
569 
217 
245 
778 
425 
299 
2007 
311 
385 
566 
255 
219 
734 
421 
299 
acres, 2012 
17,771 
99,801 
54,771 
(D) 
78,825 
99,599 
50,400 
52,408 
2007 
(D) 
95,977 
51,690 
34,819 
69,119 
88,825 
(D) 
64,452 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
18 
50 
38 
23 
41 
52 
32 
36 
2007 
20 
72 
36 
35 
50 
52 
32 
39 
acres, 2012 
2,284 
25,774 
6,61 5 
10,743 
24,573 
14,847 
13,581 
24,065 
2007 
1,832 
25,836 
6,042 
11,270 
23,583 
12,272 
9,684 
27,660 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
22 
57 
19 
40 
31 
25 
41 
35 
2007 
27 
44 
11 
29 
19 
39 
42 
34 
acres, 2012 
3,034 
20,722 
4,277 
20,912 
15,212 
14,139 
17,313 
22,201 
2007 
1,712 
19,285 
7,702 
12,646 
12,115 
9,655 
(D) 
16,829 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
5 
11 
- 
4 
3 
- 
3 
- 
2007 
5 
10 
- 
5 
5 
6 
1 
3 
acres, 2012 
749 
6,244 
- 
62 
274 
- 
712 
- 
2007 
1,584 
450 
- 
189 
1,910 
227 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
19 
11 
6 
2 
8 
5 
9 
4 
2007 
12 
10 
8 
5 
12 
13 
12 
9 
acres, 2012 
8,769 
4,400 
1,423 
(D) 
597 
1,015 
1,733 
630 
2007 
(D) 
5,379 
3,214 
1,331 
2,275 
3,086 
1,802 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Maryland 349 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
