Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Ogle 
Peoria 
Perry 
Piatt 
Pike 
Pope 
Pulaski 
Putnam 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
468 
395 
225 
216 
463 
155 
112 
68 
2007 
470 
334 
242 
206 
357 
152 
98 
71 
Any 
2012 
680 
522 
335 
210 
507 
194 
118 
115 
2007 
804 
543 
347 
274 
610 
194 
178 
96 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
87 
67 
49 
27 
89 
43 
17 
11 
2007 
128 
102 
69 
61 
133 
67 
38 
20 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
49 
42 
14 
13 
26 
18 
8 
13 
2007 
40 
48 
20 
20 
43 
7 
15 
7 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
88 
64 
27 
36 
58 
16 
25 
16 
2007 
91 
57 
24 
42 
78 
30 
27 
20 
200 days or more 
2012 
456 
349 
245 
134 
334 
117 
68 
75 
2007 
545 
336 
234 
151 
356 
90 
98 
49 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
27 
19 
14 
18 
34 
17 
6 
17 
2007 
69 
32 
11 
14 
28 
4 
9 
2 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
36 
47 
19 
17 
48 
19 
10 
8 
2007 
39 
40 
41 
26 
65 
29 
16 
4 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
116 
86 
38 
48 
107 
39 
25 
15 
2007 
203 
107 
73 
56 
154 
61 
38 
6 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
969 
765 
489 
343 
781 
274 
189 
143 
2007 
963 
698 
464 
384 
720 
252 
213 
155 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.6 
25.6 
26.5 
26.1 
24.7 
22.6 
24.6 
25.8 
2007 
23.7 
25.1 
23.5 
24.9 
23.1 
22.7 
23.5 
30.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
18 
11 
12 
16 
25 
17 
6 
17 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
31 
41 
11 
12 
30 
17 
10 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
105 
73 
41 
42 
91 
34 
22 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
994 
792 
496 
356 
824 
281 
192 
153 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.0 
27.6 
27.9 
28.2 
27.2 
24.5 
26.3 
28.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
3 
2 
2 
9 
. 
. 
8 
2007 
19 
5 
10 
- 
3 
1 
1 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
81 
41 
32 
23 
59 
4 
9 
10 
2007 
80 
35 
40 
21 
52 
12 
15 
4 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
109 
86 
76 
34 
82 
38 
17 
16 
2007 
150 
120 
87 
55 
113 
27 
25 
15 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
289 
206 
136 
96 
162 
67 
33 
38 
2007 
365 
217 
149 
144 
275 
65 
79 
41 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
130 
86 
67 
77 
193 
38 
37 
31 
2007 
166 
132 
87 
74 
135 
42 
34 
27 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
168 
186 
69 
56 
132 
48 
29 
23 
2007 
155 
84 
71 
44 
99 
59 
36 
21 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
123 
91 
66 
57 
101 
58 
22 
12 
2007 
137 
112 
45 
53 
115 
52 
21 
20 
70 years and over 
2012 
246 
218 
112 
81 
232 
96 
83 
45 
2007 
202 
172 
100 
89 
175 
88 
65 
39 
Average age 
2012 
57.7 
59.3 
57.0 
58.3 
59.2 
61.7 
63.0 
57.4 
2007 
55.2 
57.2 
55.2 
57.3 
57.0 
61.1 
58.2 
59.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
862 
679 
324 
348 
652 
189 
139 
132 
2007 
791 
532 
282 
335 
505 
156 
138 
100 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
41 
35 
39 
16 
46 
13 
19 
7 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
230 
191 
123 
71 
165 
74 
20 
35 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
95 
109 
34 
60 
72 
34 
8 
25 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
7 
16 
5 
1 
14 
14 
2 
2 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
300 
237 
103 
132 
113 
38 
62 
30 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
193 
130 
63 
89 
220 
31 
41 
44 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
37 
4 
2 
9 
21 
1 
4 
8 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
36 
18 
2 
16 
77 
2 
4 
3 
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 
1,098 
873 
541 
410 
922 
318 
213 
173 
acres, 2012 
355,526 
230,599 
164,743 
242,855 
390,947 
67,288 
70,328 
59,118 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
12 
17 
10 
6 
33 
6 
12 
12 
acres, 2012 
14,485 
16,629 
2,596 
1,762 
15,218 
5,156 
3,648 
3,168 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
999 
798 
490 
356 
776 
298 
195 
140 
2007 
1,116 
757 
520 
415 
759 
300 
238 
132 
acres, 2012 
299,758 
198,337 
138,503 
176,673 
259,259 
58,481 
(D) 
47,180 
2007 
288,756 
196,469 
159,188 
191,003 
236,295 
(D) 
81,108 
53,205 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
71 
63 
33 
33 
67 
23 
22 
14 
2007 
100 
70 
52 
29 
109 
37 
29 
14 
acres, 2012 
51,685 
30,547 
18,547 
60,399 
49,970 
7,907 
8,689 
6,806 
2007 
63,360 
42,528 
33,394 
40,688 
64,105 
9,138 
13,991 
5,073 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
37 
25 
22 
23 
80 
5 
8 
3 
2007 
26 
34 
7 
24 
71 
- 
7 
6 
acres, 2012 
14,093 
17,471 
19,500 
19,007 
85,479 
1,018 
7,296 
1,124 
2007 
10,167 
18,358 
5,679 
24,451 
81,303 
- 
(D) 
417 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
5 
6 
1 
5 
12 
- 
3 
5 
2007 
3 
2 
- 
3 
16 
1 
2 
10 
acres, 2012 
3,003 
750 
(D) 
(D) 
8,391 
- 
1,316 
777 
2007 
396 
(D) 
5,295 
5,736 
(D) 
(D) 
3,396 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
36 
25 
14 
9 
35 
23 
2 
21 
2007 
29 
14 
10 
9 
12 
8 
- 
5 
acres, 2012 
7,883 
3,158 
(D) 
(D) 
8,347 
10,591 
(D) 
4,248 
2007 
3,791 
(D) 
2,093 
5,828 
2,369 
(D) 
614 
--continued 
642 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
