Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mason 
Massac 
Menard 
Mercer 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
Moultrie 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
246 
178 
155 
330 
223 
423 
322 
205 
2007 
214 
166 
148 
300 
177 
405 
301 
177 
Any 
2012 
244 
234 
214 
385 
340 
598 
435 
348 
2007 
233 
234 
263 
485 
501 
624 
439 
343 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
41 
30 
38 
39 
52 
94 
85 
56 
2007 
38 
39 
63 
80 
99 
121 
76 
64 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
17 
6 
14 
30 
16 
39 
35 
20 
2007 
25 
16 
32 
38 
30 
48 
45 
53 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
20 
34 
27 
57 
27 
62 
42 
62 
2007 
31 
29 
27 
61 
36 
90 
55 
35 
200 days or more 
2012 
166 
164 
135 
259 
245 
403 
273 
210 
2007 
139 
150 
141 
306 
336 
365 
263 
191 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
21 
22 
12 
21 
13 
19 
26 
8 
2007 
10 
13 
14 
23 
37 
18 
23 
16 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
13 
25 
36 
19 
44 
25 
27 
2007 
12 
14 
21 
56 
33 
26 
34 
27 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
49 
43 
46 
84 
60 
129 
71 
94 
2007 
45 
82 
78 
123 
98 
113 
119 
65 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
401 
334 
286 
574 
471 
829 
635 
424 
2007 
380 
291 
298 
583 
510 
872 
564 
412 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.2 
25.1 
21.9 
25.5 
24.7 
25.6 
26.3 
23.5 
2007 
25.1 
23.6 
21.6 
23.8 
22.7 
25.5 
24.0 
24.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
16 
11 
16 
9 
14 
15 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
17 
14 
21 
25 
17 
32 
21 
21 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
37 
39 
43 
73 
46 
81 
60 
83 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
420 
343 
294 
601 
491 
894 
661 
442 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.3 
26.5 
24.5 
27.9 
26.5 
28.2 
28.3 
25.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
6 
. 
2 
. 
. 
2 
7 
5 
2007 
1 
9 
1 
1 
10 
- 
4 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
32 
16 
20 
52 
44 
71 
44 
65 
2007 
37 
33 
6 
59 
38 
61 
46 
23 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
63 
60 
32 
74 
54 
94 
93 
109 
2007 
51 
46 
44 
106 
88 
109 
86 
86 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
111 
62 
104 
152 
141 
269 
151 
107 
2007 
110 
71 
141 
173 
236 
336 
203 
146 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
57 
37 
43 
76 
84 
150 
118 
62 
2007 
76 
49 
55 
118 
84 
135 
119 
88 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
72 
76 
71 
98 
87 
157 
129 
76 
2007 
42 
59 
65 
107 
73 
115 
98 
45 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
51 
45 
39 
81 
54 
81 
91 
40 
2007 
54 
36 
34 
84 
60 
112 
61 
36 
70 years and over 
2012 
98 
116 
58 
182 
99 
197 
124 
89 
2007 
76 
97 
65 
137 
89 
161 
123 
89 
Average age 
2012 
56.4 
60.6 
57.4 
58.3 
56.6 
57.4 
56.9 
53.9 
2007 
56.1 
57.2 
56.9 
56.1 
54.1 
56.0 
56.2 
55.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
370 
253 
271 
515 
394 
689 
501 
336 
2007 
293 
208 
228 
491 
445 
623 
423 
265 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
22 
28 
36 
31 
35 
40 
27 
16 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
135 
51 
96 
304 
280 
314 
152 
103 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
58 
16 
24 
84 
15 
46 
60 
39 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
5 
3 
2 
13 
4 
20 
6 
3 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
100 
80 
84 
103 
48 
160 
79 
103 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
80 
66 
99 
53 
51 
163 
196 
78 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
4 
5 
18 
2 
12 
14 
13 
8 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
- 
18 
9 
22 
5 
14 
19 
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 
466 
407 
352 
684 
525 
996 
737 
541 
acres, 2012 
279,686 
96,526 
140,319 
238,466 
165,992 
365,050 
287,645 
196,988 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
13 
8 
13 
18 
13 
16 
13 
19 
acres, 2012 
17,844 
5,493 
1,889 
3,843 
6,558 
17,529 
9,224 
12,195 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
436 
371 
321 
609 
465 
865 
673 
517 
2007 
376 
366 
350 
669 
577 
853 
650 
486 
acres, 2012 
251,568 
73,810 
108,142 
200,234 
121,553 
243,050 
247,552 
(D) 
2007 
229,085 
(D) 
118,380 
243,330 
115,930 
209,072 
251,112 
(D) 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
27 
24 
17 
71 
43 
45 
46 
22 
2007 
43 
26 
25 
85 
56 
70 
55 
20 
acres, 2012 
18,222 
18,852 
26,609 
27,409 
41,922 
49,740 
25,570 
18,951 
2007 
26,176 
15,957 
17,266 
42,293 
36,269 
49,334 
37,224 
16,230 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
16 
10 
18 
23 
30 
87 
25 
12 
2007 
16 
8 
22 
21 
34 
82 
31 
13 
acres, 2012 
18,938 
8,859 
18,825 
21,558 
27,156 
86,977 
29,145 
16,359 
2007 
17,151 
(D) 
28,881 
18,537 
24,258 
84,413 
30,622 
18,519 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
- 
- 
2007 
3 
- 
1 
2 
6 
3 
1 
1 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
187 
- 
- 
2007 
15 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,169 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
11 
7 
13 
11 
22 
19 
13 
2 
2007 
9 
- 
13 
8 
5 
21 
3 
- 
acres, 2012 
1,113 
728 
4,179 
(D) 
(D) 
2,434 
6,891 
(D) 
2007 
935 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
508 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 641 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
