Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Marion 
Marshall 
Meade 
Miami 
Mitchell 
Montgomery 
Morris 
Morton 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
981 
796 
439 
1,305 
415 
1,012 
454 
323 
2007 
974 
913 
448 
1,538 
396 
994 
479 
353 
acres, 2012 
596,296 
438,438 
617,997 
295,743 
438,999 
335,669 
389,152 
456,844 
2007 
599,022 
514,818 
602,281 
307,083 
444,249 
313,947 
413,558 
441,926 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
761 
632 
235 
946 
343 
586 
358 
144 
2007 
734 
733 
237 
1,048 
320 
596 
374 
136 
acres, 2012 
311,788 
276,600 
238,901 
148,369 
273,381 
149,504 
133,645 
191,813 
TENURE 
2007 
288,910 
305,707 
232,429 
130,421 
273,055 
101,329 
132,720 
178,875 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
499 
414 
239 
896 
184 
692 
227 
195 
2007 
469 
421 
256 
1,146 
185 
682 
245 
211 
acres, 2012 
130,709 
110,182 
129,628 
88,782 
81,024 
111,898 
67,941 
118,490 
2007 
117,334 
115,778 
130,809 
111,664 
77,576 
105,197 
75,113 
123,413 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
301 
276 
56 
600 
123 
353 
153 
41 
2007 
260 
280 
74 
732 
119 
359 
174 
33 
acres, 2012 
41,211 
56,118 
25,276 
32,912 
38,997 
29,367 
22,558 
30,658 
2007 
38,061 
51,692 
33,839 
35,378 
32,922 
24,058 
21,044 
28,899 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
405 
300 
147 
372 
164 
279 
190 
107 
2007 
420 
379 
151 
348 
171 
274 
186 
94 
acres, 2012 
418,268 
291,864 
434,528 
195,114 
314,891 
194,101 
296,102 
296,438 
2007 
446,021 
360,164 
407,374 
185,445 
332,897 
200,437 
311,197 
207,015 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
154,221 
122,906 
135,608 
67,004 
121,093 
80,229 
128,907 
93,928 
2007 
171,268 
139,698 
161,449 
71,075 
117,463 
89,352 
145,511 
72,910 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
264,047 
168,958 
298,920 
128,110 
193,798 
113,872 
167,195 
202,510 
2007 
274,753 
220,466 
245,925 
114,370 
215,434 
111,085 
165,686 
134,105 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
397 
284 
137 
320 
161 
214 
175 
88 
2007 
402 
359 
127 
291 
165 
215 
173 
70 
acres, 2012 
241,382 
194,023 
175,228 
112,161 
205,087 
94,082 
99,423 
129,089 
2007 
225,799 
233,117 
163,121 
89,361 
217,245 
73,732 
96,113 
86,622 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
77 
82 
53 
37 
67 
41 
37 
21 
2007 
85 
113 
41 
44 
40 
38 
48 
48 
acres, 2012 
47,319 
36,392 
53,841 
11,847 
43,084 
29,670 
25,109 
41,916 
2007 
35,667 
38,876 
64,098 
9,974 
33,776 
8,313 
27,248 
111,498 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
63 
72 
42 
26 
59 
19 
30 
15 
2007 
72 
94 
36 
25 
36 
22 
27 
33 
acres, 2012 
29,195 
26,459 
38,397 
3,296 
29,297 
26,055 
11,664 
32,066 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
25,050 
20,898 
35,469 
5,682 
22,888 
3,539 
15,563 
63,354 
Total operators 
number 
1,325 
1,188 
607 
2,079 
581 
1,591 
678 
476 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
681 
489 
301 
630 
284 
498 
260 
210 
2 operators 
263 
243 
116 
597 
104 
465 
169 
83 
3 operators 
32 
51 
20 
63 
22 
35 
20 
25 
4 operators 
4 
7 
- 
14 
2 
13 
5 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
6 
2 
1 
3 
1 
" 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
287 
274 
154 
727 
109 
564 
180 
134 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
269 
253 
132 
672 
101 
525 
166 
112 
2 operators 
9 
9 
11 
26 
4 
18 
7 
8 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,370 
1,378 
644 
2,365 
554 
1,582 
699 
500 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
640 
526 
291 
820 
261 
495 
284 
245 
2 operators 
288 
315 
128 
639 
115 
437 
175 
84 
3 operators 
36 
66 
24 
57 
17 
47 
15 
15 
4 operators 
8 
6 
2 
16 
3 
7 
5 
3 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
3 
6 
- 
8 
- 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
314 
375 
163 
794 
124 
542 
206 
162 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
289 
325 
139 
722 
120 
506 
196 
125 
2 operators 
9 
25 
10 
33 
2 
15 
5 
11 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
5 
4 operators 
1 
" 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
922 
745 
385 
1,109 
396 
892 
407 
276 
2007 
899 
823 
402 
1,325 
362 
874 
412 
277 
acres, 2012 
584,842 
420,763 
596,645 
277,836 
429,708 
315,054 
364,737 
427,843 
2007 
586,370 
490,689 
576,505 
288,852 
437,289 
289,422 
372,261 
412,095 
Female 
farms, 2012 
59 
51 
54 
196 
19 
120 
47 
47 
2007 
75 
90 
46 
213 
34 
120 
67 
76 
acres, 2012 
11,454 
17,675 
21,352 
17,907 
9,291 
20,615 
24,415 
29,001 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
12,652 
24,129 
25,776 
18,231 
6,960 
24,525 
41,297 
29,831 
Farming 
2012 
498 
444 
230 
542 
251 
418 
241 
163 
2007 
516 
529 
223 
529 
258 
390 
248 
141 
Other 
2012 
483 
352 
209 
763 
164 
594 
213 
160 
Place of residence: 
2007 
458 
384 
225 
1,009 
138 
604 
231 
212 
On farm operated 
2012 
777 
508 
222 
1,108 
222 
845 
374 
134 
2007 
719 
625 
207 
1,271 
236 
824 
361 
152 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
204 
288 
217 
197 
193 
167 
80 
189 
2007 
255 
288 
241 
267 
160 
170 
118 
201 
-continued 
630 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
