Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kendall 
Knox 
Lake 
La Salle 
Lawrence 
Lee 
Livingston 
Logan 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
173 
377 
154 
664 
184 
313 
609 
405 
2007 
132 
355 
136 
621 
194 
305 
446 
286 
Any 
2012 
191 
479 
195 
919 
195 
522 
740 
374 
2007 
292 
549 
260 
1,001 
227 
593 
873 
424 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
32 
104 
34 
192 
20 
93 
138 
67 
2007 
64 
91 
37 
167 
27 
120 
193 
92 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
16 
35 
13 
58 
17 
50 
58 
31 
2007 
20 
45 
19 
121 
11 
61 
68 
39 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
26 
49 
26 
125 
27 
49 
118 
28 
2007 
30 
84 
48 
141 
19 
86 
118 
48 
200 days or more 
2012 
117 
291 
122 
544 
131 
330 
426 
248 
2007 
178 
329 
156 
572 
170 
326 
494 
245 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
20 
17 
20 
44 
9 
28 
46 
13 
2007 
3 
15 
15 
46 
9 
28 
31 
25 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
6 
31 
23 
78 
8 
24 
70 
29 
2007 
18 
57 
26 
64 
20 
52 
29 
24 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
28 
89 
49 
167 
48 
93 
144 
80 
2007 
47 
100 
31 
184 
47 
130 
158 
89 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
310 
719 
257 
1,294 
314 
690 
1,089 
657 
2007 
356 
732 
324 
1,328 
345 
688 
1,101 
572 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.7 
24.8 
21.2 
25.9 
25.2 
26.2 
26.2 
25.8 
2007 
26.1 
24.4 
21.2 
25.9 
24.3 
24.2 
26.8 
24.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
12 
18 
23 
9 
26 
39 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4 
24 
17 
67 
5 
23 
61 
30 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
28 
77 
44 
118 
40 
78 
126 
77 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
321 
743 
270 
1,375 
325 
708 
1,123 
665 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.9 
27.1 
23.3 
27.9 
26.2 
28.2 
28.0 
26.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
7 
5 
10 
2 
5 
18 
7 
2007 
- 
7 
1 
6 
3 
14 
5 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
21 
39 
39 
99 
62 
59 
93 
56 
2007 
14 
48 
16 
96 
28 
49 
58 
31 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
28 
96 
16 
159 
50 
76 
132 
56 
2007 
56 
103 
46 
205 
64 
128 
168 
80 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
92 
196 
79 
324 
64 
239 
335 
151 
2007 
151 
227 
96 
446 
104 
233 
375 
210 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
63 
111 
57 
315 
34 
97 
198 
183 
2007 
51 
114 
58 
221 
40 
129 
213 
113 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
50 
114 
58 
257 
41 
126 
182 
91 
2007 
52 
124 
65 
206 
63 
105 
140 
73 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
53 
123 
41 
143 
37 
73 
158 
92 
2007 
49 
89 
52 
170 
44 
107 
137 
57 
70 years and over 
2012 
55 
170 
54 
276 
89 
160 
233 
143 
2007 
51 
192 
62 
272 
75 
133 
223 
145 
Average age 
2012 
57.5 
58.0 
56.5 
57.1 
55.3 
56.5 
56.8 
57.7 
2007 
55.8 
57.5 
57.0 
56.2 
55.8 
55.3 
56.1 
56.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
293 
666 
281 
1,206 
262 
656 
1,063 
602 
2007 
303 
552 
288 
1,008 
210 
596 
900 
471 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
8 
39 
19 
75 
11 
29 
66 
21 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
75 
276 
121 
300 
81 
115 
332 
183 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
28 
116 
71 
135 
15 
158 
111 
86 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
7 
110 
15 
26 
36 
5 
15 
21 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
96 
118 
54 
244 
38 
156 
306 
121 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
73 
84 
25 
443 
88 
212 
377 
111 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
6 
20 
17 
24 
5 
20 
24 
83 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
20 
12 
3 
74 
14 
32 
32 
28 
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 
345 
819 
327 
1,515 
351 
796 
1,295 
750 
acres, 2012 
122,816 
329,757 
23,843 
574,881 
159,806 
348,304 
628,033 
352,272 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
26 
29 
38 
30 
13 
19 
29 
20 
acres, 2012 
6,664 
1 1 ,023 
1,127 
32,326 
12,753 
7,176 
26,730 
3,898 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
277 
726 
284 
1,377 
311 
723 
1,189 
684 
2007 
331 
734 
295 
1,435 
350 
772 
1,150 
614 
acres, 2012 
83,702 
233,785 
(D) 
498,774 
116,279 
286,436 
550,615 
306,741 
2007 
119,635 
233,515 
22,322 
546,925 
(D) 
311,176 
508,941 
260,970 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
48 
55 
15 
102 
42 
57 
77 
44 
2007 
54 
89 
22 
122 
51 
90 
111 
52 
acres, 2012 
23,639 
50,815 
931 
63,324 
35,568 
59,653 
65,745 
18,204 
2007 
37,042 
55,242 
3,987 
64,237 
46,791 
70,573 
82,945 
27,225 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
30 
46 
36 
52 
18 
24 
48 
38 
2007 
31 
48 
62 
41 
18 
22 
47 
33 
acres, 2012 
20,676 
55,151 
10,021 
26,456 
30,646 
17,600 
33,161 
35,646 
2007 
8,308 
65,743 
6,962 
27,718 
30,327 
11,047 
34,796 
30,230 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
1 
4 
9 
12 
- 
4 
5 
1 
2007 
4 
6 
10 
8 
- 
4 
2 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,198 
580 
7,702 
- 
(D) 
1,465 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
778 
1,483 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
71 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
8 
25 
5 
40 
8 
27 
30 
12 
2007 
4 
27 
7 
16 
2 
10 
9 
6 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,648 
(D) 
6,023 
1,618 
(D) 
5,289 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
476 
2,928 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,860 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 639 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
