Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Edgar 
Edwards 
Effingham 
Fayette 
Ford 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Gallatin 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
334 
119 
496 
508 
206 
299 
377 
101 
2007 
295 
151 
353 
408 
198 
306 
393 
111 
Any 
2012 
339 
246 
806 
732 
340 
412 
593 
102 
2007 
375 
214 
797 
724 
326 
479 
612 
99 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
54 
30 
97 
131 
58 
61 
62 
18 
2007 
89 
32 
85 
108 
66 
87 
104 
13 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
19 
11 
53 
74 
14 
18 
106 
5 
2007 
25 
12 
40 
52 
28 
31 
32 
3 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
54 
16 
79 
72 
44 
55 
65 
13 
2007 
63 
20 
92 
64 
36 
67 
90 
18 
200 days or more 
2012 
212 
189 
577 
455 
224 
278 
360 
66 
2007 
198 
150 
580 
500 
196 
294 
386 
65 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
17 
6 
19 
36 
18 
24 
36 
12 
2007 
12 
6 
49 
38 
13 
22 
24 
11 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
26 
18 
48 
51 
27 
24 
65 
12 
2007 
32 
11 
32 
35 
28 
57 
59 
2 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
84 
59 
152 
116 
33 
89 
124 
14 
2007 
90 
44 
124 
208 
56 
104 
129 
15 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
546 
282 
1,083 
1,037 
468 
574 
745 
165 
2007 
536 
304 
945 
851 
427 
602 
793 
182 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.2 
26.2 
24.9 
24.5 
25.7 
24.5 
23.6 
25.2 
2007 
26.2 
26.0 
24.0 
22.7 
24.9 
22.3 
23.7 
23.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
15 
5 
13 
23 
12 
18 
29 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
25 
12 
37 
47 
19 
23 
61 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
70 
56 
140 
114 
29 
73 
97 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
563 
292 
1,112 
1,056 
486 
597 
783 
172 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.6 
27.8 
26.1 
25.8 
27.9 
25.7 
25.6 
28.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
13 
12 
17 
4 
3 
14 
8 
2007 
9 
2 
18 
14 
2 
5 
14 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
48 
21 
99 
60 
31 
35 
51 
- 
2007 
46 
19 
68 
69 
28 
37 
35 
5 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
93 
37 
137 
162 
35 
73 
110 
24 
2007 
68 
30 
176 
168 
45 
110 
134 
29 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
138 
56 
383 
273 
129 
163 
186 
45 
2007 
166 
92 
343 
313 
185 
192 
240 
68 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
100 
55 
205 
159 
113 
93 
147 
29 
2007 
93 
61 
178 
168 
83 
115 
196 
27 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
76 
58 
181 
203 
64 
90 
168 
23 
2007 
92 
37 
88 
113 
50 
89 
114 
30 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
92 
49 
101 
149 
49 
65 
123 
28 
2007 
65 
53 
127 
103 
22 
83 
96 
10 
70 years and over 
2012 
123 
76 
184 
217 
121 
189 
171 
46 
2007 
131 
71 
152 
184 
109 
154 
176 
41 
Average age 
2012 
56.7 
57.7 
55.1 
56.8 
58.3 
59.1 
57.6 
58.5 
2007 
56.5 
57.9 
54.1 
55.3 
56.5 
57.0 
56.4 
56.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
532 
278 
845 
737 
439 
439 
665 
145 
2007 
459 
204 
636 
614 
348 
366 
583 
143 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
36 
23 
54 
55 
24 
52 
67 
9 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
110 
133 
477 
361 
179 
143 
290 
36 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
43 
34 
89 
69 
44 
37 
73 
15 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
12 
10 
18 
14 
10 
4 
17 
11 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
211 
27 
113 
114 
87 
131 
150 
46 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
163 
63 
112 
155 
104 
109 
94 
42 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
8 
3 
16 
18 
3 
9 
15 
2 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
18 
12 
24 
14 
18 
6 
15 
5 
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 
631 
353 
1,260 
1,179 
528 
690 
923 
193 
acres, 2012 
326,774 
93,411 
277,216 
283,437 
301,644 
168,041 
338,911 
156,292 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
14 
3 
23 
29 
18 
16 
27 
- 
acres, 2012 
16,800 
2,474 
7,627 
9,284 
9,862 
23,166 
8,363 
- 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
569 
323 
1,154 
1,089 
423 
632 
839 
163 
2007 
566 
316 
1,010 
987 
421 
711 
857 
180 
acres, 2012 
265,693 
71,416 
222,098 
230,779 
201,571 
122,561 
269,404 
93,623 
2007 
229,350 
(D) 
170,480 
222,595 
176,836 
146,111 
299,979 
101,445 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
54 
15 
79 
62 
45 
52 
63 
25 
2007 
51 
27 
96 
75 
51 
53 
100 
22 
acres, 2012 
49,555 
16,533 
28,159 
20,669 
48,944 
53,806 
32,062 
69,140 
2007 
60,114 
14,800 
40,327 
24,902 
47,062 
50,749 
41,829 
73,533 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
32 
17 
42 
49 
61 
11 
39 
12 
2007 
45 
15 
34 
45 
33 
10 
24 
4 
acres, 2012 
34,362 
17,247 
34,442 
48,101 
48,628 
2,886 
40,896 
23,291 
2007 
62,304 
23,934 
27,828 
49,888 
43,610 
8,643 
32,053 
10,444 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
2 
- 
3 
6 
4 
4 
8 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
6 
2 
1 
11 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
593 
1,317 
1,817 
888 
5,634 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,626 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
16 
10 
24 
34 
13 
12 
21 
3 
2007 
8 
7 
10 
19 
17 
10 
13 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,541 
1,731 
2,274 
7,221 
1,208 
7,014 
196 
2007 
767 
(D) 
3,374 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,815 
331 
--continued 
636 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
