Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oscoda 
Otsego 
Ottawa 
Presque Isle 
Roscommon 
Saginaw 
St. Clair 
St. Joseph 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
58 
70 
539 
148 
14 
555 
471 
361 
2007 
45 
52 
455 
111 
13 
632 
400 
390 
Any 
2012 
87 
110 
824 
175 
44 
763 
578 
606 
2007 
91 
130 
996 
178 
41 
901 
672 
643 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
9 
7 
90 
38 
1 
167 
48 
108 
2007 
11 
18 
155 
30 
6 
210 
99 
111 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
5 
9 
43 
6 
1 
38 
40 
25 
2007 
12 
5 
63 
17 
- 
80 
43 
30 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
10 
19 
91 
38 
12 
97 
65 
66 
2007 
13 
20 
106 
28 
7 
106 
97 
68 
200 days or more 
2012 
63 
75 
600 
93 
30 
461 
425 
407 
2007 
55 
87 
672 
103 
28 
505 
433 
434 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
6 
2 
40 
16 
5 
20 
40 
35 
2007 
2 
4 
33 
16 
- 
40 
40 
53 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
7 
8 
49 
20 
2 
42 
37 
44 
2007 
9 
10 
45 
10 
3 
83 
64 
63 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
39 
20 
143 
33 
8 
143 
128 
178 
2007 
21 
24 
176 
43 
10 
194 
144 
135 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
93 
150 
1,131 
254 
43 
1,113 
844 
710 
2007 
104 
144 
1,197 
220 
41 
1,216 
824 
782 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
17.9 
25.6 
24.7 
22.8 
21.2 
26.7 
23.6 
21.4 
2007 
19.2 
22.7 
22.9 
22.3 
19.9 
25.1 
22.2 
22.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
6 
2 
24 
5 
5 
15 
32 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4 
5 
43 
21 
2 
33 
34 
42 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
29 
22 
116 
24 
5 
138 
111 
139 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
106 
151 
1,180 
273 
46 
1,132 
872 
759 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
20.4 
27.5 
26.5 
25.0 
21.5 
28.2 
26.2 
23.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
12 
4 
- 
4 
2 
7 
2007 
10 
- 
8 
3 
- 
2 
1 
16 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
32 
3 
90 
10 
4 
47 
47 
158 
2007 
7 
2 
83 
15 
4 
63 
31 
98 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
11 
13 
152 
36 
10 
128 
99 
159 
2007 
19 
23 
199 
29 
13 
206 
155 
145 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
41 
39 
376 
73 
16 
341 
213 
206 
2007 
50 
60 
486 
82 
11 
396 
297 
270 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
17 
32 
218 
61 
8 
205 
189 
111 
2007 
20 
33 
224 
39 
1 
230 
156 
145 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
24 
36 
165 
58 
6 
171 
165 
117 
2007 
12 
23 
169 
35 
10 
195 
166 
103 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
11 
23 
139 
25 
4 
163 
139 
78 
2007 
6 
16 
126 
39 
5 
158 
109 
81 
70 years and over 
2012 
9 
34 
211 
56 
10 
259 
195 
131 
2007 
12 
25 
156 
47 
10 
283 
157 
175 
Average age 
2012 
50.8 
59.9 
55.7 
57.3 
55.1 
58.0 
58.3 
52.4 
2007 
51.6 
56.7 
54.1 
56.6 
54.7 
56.9 
56.5 
54.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
58 
135 
1,025 
188 
50 
942 
696 
538 
2007 
39 
123 
942 
130 
33 
857 
624 
514 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
17 
48 
106 
39 
6 
68 
144 
124 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
7 
37 
358 
37 
6 
345 
115 
151 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
4 
12 
313 
17 
21 
209 
146 
49 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
- 
1 
26 
1 
12 
18 
7 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
21 
28 
190 
42 
14 
149 
206 
167 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
7 
17 
91 
54 
5 
210 
115 
83 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
2 
2 
16 
11 
- 
14 
15 
8 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
- 
3 
24 
7 
1 
13 
18 
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 
143 
166 
1,299 
312 
57 
1,281 
1,020 
951 
acres, 2012 
15,878 
29,378 
156,568 
65,063 
5,333 
283,073 
169,245 
211,976 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
4 
15 
179 
19 
3 
65 
79 
53 
acres, 2012 
924 
2,396 
39,405 
3,102 
(D) 
29,297 
18,274 
26,915 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
136 
144 
1,057 
288 
50 
1,142 
926 
861 
2007 
120 
150 
1,135 
263 
48 
1,355 
944 
896 
acres, 2012 
15,226 
20,242 
104,566 
54,852 
(D) 
207,364 
127,057 
158,657 
2007 
13,078 
21,697 
90,549 
56,776 
4,377 
214,264 
119,583 
155,856 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
6 
23 
132 
30 
4 
85 
60 
64 
2007 
10 
18 
131 
17 
5 
109 
79 
100 
acres, 2012 
1,092 
5,043 
28,275 
12,680 
576 
78,190 
34,409 
47,247 
2007 
2,719 
4,925 
34,610 
11,455 
(D) 
71,272 
27,789 
50,018 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
3 
9 
139 
2 
- 
46 
44 
33 
2007 
2 
10 
153 
4 
1 
41 
38 
20 
acres, 2012 
430 
6,317 
35,620 
(D) 
- 
20,005 
11,877 
14,538 
2007 
(D) 
5,286 
32,425 
(D) 
(D) 
34,160 
11,989 
5,787 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
1 
12 
1 
4 
5 
4 
1 
2007 
2 
2 
17 
1 
- 
9 
2 
7 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
1,698 
(D) 
(D) 
144 
1,138 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
1,877 
(D) 
3,298 
(D) 
1,845 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
- 
3 
23 
2 
- 
40 
15 
8 
2007 
2 
2 
15 
4 
- 
19 
9 
10 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
15,995 
(D) 
- 
4,007 
5,486 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
11,078 
520 
1,413 
(D) 
1,919 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 603 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
