Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Calhoun 
Carroll 
Cass 
Champaign 
Christian 
Clark 
Clay 
Clinton 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
201 
333 
167 
540 
317 
309 
310 
417 
2007 
200 
296 
174 
481 
350 
243 
256 
350 
Any 
2012 
277 
310 
279 
772 
499 
368 
464 
498 
2007 
264 
380 
259 
908 
560 
345 
451 
681 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
40 
57 
47 
256 
67 
71 
136 
61 
2007 
63 
66 
65 
199 
100 
80 
97 
124 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
47 
26 
21 
43 
31 
15 
21 
16 
2007 
30 
26 
23 
65 
55 
17 
28 
47 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
34 
44 
44 
112 
42 
43 
34 
58 
2007 
36 
58 
31 
119 
59 
46 
65 
75 
200 days or more 
2012 
156 
183 
167 
361 
359 
239 
273 
363 
2007 
135 
230 
140 
525 
346 
202 
261 
435 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
23 
6 
37 
8 
11 
21 
15 
2007 
24 
15 
18 
34 
31 
12 
21 
16 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
27 
17 
58 
30 
20 
27 
35 
2007 
18 
26 
22 
67 
43 
29 
34 
62 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
65 
71 
53 
173 
105 
79 
90 
78 
2007 
73 
86 
53 
183 
114 
91 
97 
135 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
387 
522 
370 
1,044 
673 
567 
636 
787 
2007 
349 
549 
340 
1,105 
722 
456 
555 
818 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.8 
25.9 
25.7 
26.6 
25.4 
25.4 
25.4 
26.0 
2007 
22.6 
25.2 
24.3 
26.6 
25.8 
24.9 
24.1 
23.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
6 
16 
6 
26 
6 
7 
11 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
17 
18 
13 
52 
17 
17 
29 
28 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
60 
64 
52 
143 
99 
67 
73 
72 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
395 
545 
375 
1,091 
694 
586 
661 
801 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.4 
28.9 
27.3 
28.3 
27.0 
26.8 
26.8 
27.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
4 
2 
13 
- 
3 
5 
5 
2007 
- 
4 
7 
16 
7 
13 
9 
12 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
12 
52 
17 
126 
54 
58 
64 
68 
2007 
30 
37 
17 
52 
56 
33 
41 
73 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
48 
56 
54 
105 
74 
66 
117 
133 
2007 
61 
86 
49 
139 
103 
79 
84 
160 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
90 
143 
111 
314 
216 
139 
185 
213 
2007 
95 
197 
113 
400 
284 
123 
182 
309 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
64 
84 
68 
163 
117 
70 
70 
171 
2007 
43 
86 
83 
208 
128 
96 
96 
146 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
57 
103 
82 
205 
132 
109 
102 
104 
2007 
55 
67 
51 
169 
91 
60 
94 
121 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
66 
65 
35 
132 
83 
50 
89 
94 
2007 
72 
63 
37 
104 
76 
93 
65 
81 
70 years and over 
2012 
139 
136 
77 
254 
140 
182 
142 
127 
2007 
108 
136 
76 
301 
165 
91 
136 
129 
Average age 
2012 
60.9 
58.4 
57.3 
56.9 
57.2 
58.0 
55.8 
54.9 
2007 
58.2 
56.6 
56.6 
57.6 
55.9 
56.0 
56.6 
53.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
298 
461 
298 
1,042 
601 
499 
502 
596 
2007 
199 
409 
242 
895 
615 
347 
381 
581 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
25 
18 
13 
70 
23 
25 
14 
54 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
170 
205 
114 
181 
303 
126 
283 
195 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
19 
63 
95 
170 
129 
42 
54 
72 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
1 
11 
9 
46 
9 
4 
20 
6 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
32 
71 
39 
367 
100 
137 
86 
107 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
34 
107 
42 
233 
115 
179 
75 
195 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
39 
13 
10 
34 
28 
4 
6 
9 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
11 
4 
48 
35 
13 
17 
15 
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 
463 
613 
412 
1,250 
785 
654 
745 
866 
acres, 2012 
78,687 
241,880 
169,155 
588,156 
358,468 
231,560 
265,764 
268,920 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
8 
11 
11 
30 
23 
9 
10 
25 
acres, 2012 
3,319 
2,746 
2,355 
16,810 
18,973 
4,416 
13,210 
12,659 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
419 
570 
358 
1,133 
682 
620 
698 
780 
2007 
398 
574 
361 
1,171 
764 
519 
636 
892 
acres, 2012 
66,960 
195,864 
132,600 
485,965 
262,744 
198,232 
237,213 
196,954 
2007 
66,827 
168,070 
129,851 
446,293 
298,741 
184,181 
178,181 
207,042 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
25 
40 
39 
77 
43 
28 
28 
65 
2007 
46 
57 
42 
144 
68 
45 
39 
74 
acres, 2012 
6,272 
33,324 
28,306 
55,764 
42,178 
39,427 
10,788 
37,070 
2007 
10,288 
61,020 
25,087 
60,931 
68,773 
37,299 
15,808 
30,815 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
15 
18 
17 
45 
54 
18 
15 
49 
2007 
8 
22 
18 
48 
49 
11 
17 
27 
acres, 2012 
9,611 
22,023 
15,991 
55,659 
65,868 
22,804 
12,139 
34,050 
2007 
7,223 
22,966 
15,931 
36,825 
78,788 
15,569 
12,872 
24,508 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
7 
3 
6 
12 
2 
- 
11 
5 
2007 
3 
8 
2 
5 
1 
3 
3 
16 
acres, 2012 
1,939 
18 
1,366 
2,838 
(D) 
- 
7,609 
(D) 
2007 
269 
9,626 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
540 
1,243 
3,885 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
12 
12 
26 
45 
35 
11 
22 
16 
2007 
9 
15 
10 
21 
28 
10 
12 
22 
acres, 2012 
2,968 
4,903 
4,425 
16,267 
(D) 
6,341 
2,570 
(D) 
2007 
3,331 
3,471 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,117 
1,730 
2,191 
--continued 
634 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
