Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sheridan 
Sherman 
Smith 
Stafford 
Stanton 
Stevens 
Sumner 
Thomas 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
384 
416 
497 
536 
278 
315 
1,096 
460 
2007 
380 
436 
489 
558 
328 
425 
1,099 
464 
acres, 2012 
561,880 
594,906 
500,364 
498,769 
429,179 
455,566 
719,611 
675,079 
2007 
522,052 
657,942 
457,429 
502,229 
414,184 
503,439 
709,865 
657,471 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
292 
257 
396 
327 
148 
127 
861 
324 
2007 
300 
284 
382 
306 
158 
162 
776 
355 
acres, 2012 
269,333 
296,651 
272,496 
311,999 
206,810 
240,088 
537,636 
385,145 
TENURE 
2007 
272,996 
323,248 
223,417 
295,532 
204,776 
267,698 
325,862 
424,448 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
165 
196 
224 
267 
150 
207 
566 
241 
2007 
156 
234 
224 
326 
190 
267 
600 
230 
acres, 2012 
167,112 
106,615 
128,535 
95,942 
103,782 
110,532 
109,215 
217,876 
2007 
101,000 
146,063 
86,351 
136,725 
107,001 
121,845 
122,975 
171,001 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
98 
66 
146 
93 
37 
45 
374 
136 
2007 
96 
102 
141 
104 
41 
43 
341 
151 
acres, 2012 
77,286 
36,812 
52,733 
40,447 
35,442 
48,180 
61,049 
115,951 
2007 
55,298 
33,286 
34,486 
54,499 
30,570 
41,026 
42,631 
100,750 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
156 
167 
214 
222 
83 
86 
418 
160 
2007 
176 
161 
197 
196 
83 
121 
419 
168 
acres, 2012 
309,028 
411,737 
328,314 
357,093 
225,785 
313,190 
553,681 
359,637 
2007 
360,528 
383,557 
320,476 
328,190 
216,728 
322,933 
535,064 
365,181 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
137,374 
159,497 
155,127 
128,731 
85,992 
103,962 
162,403 
142,664 
2007 
150,238 
140,212 
149,337 
131,958 
78,248 
123,959 
156,682 
152,707 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
171,654 
252,240 
173,187 
228,362 
139,793 
209,228 
391,278 
216,973 
2007 
210,290 
243,345 
171,139 
196,232 
138,480 
198,974 
378,382 
212,474 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
147 
146 
204 
205 
73 
69 
398 
140 
2007 
168 
147 
188 
175 
70 
96 
379 
161 
acres, 2012 
143,725 
210,819 
194,004 
236,719 
115,072 
177,652 
433,932 
207,031 
2007 
187,819 
217,755 
165,339 
216,181 
114,684 
190,295 
259,511 
239,188 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
63 
53 
59 
47 
45 
22 
112 
59 
2007 
48 
41 
68 
36 
55 
37 
80 
66 
acres, 2012 
85,740 
76,554 
43,515 
45,734 
99,612 
31,844 
56,715 
97,566 
2007 
60,524 
128,322 
50,602 
37,314 
90,455 
58,661 
51,826 
121,289 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
47 
45 
46 
29 
38 
13 
89 
48 
2007 
36 
35 
53 
27 
47 
23 
56 
43 
acres, 2012 
48,322 
49,020 
25,759 
34,833 
56,296 
14,256 
42,655 
62,163 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
29,879 
72,207 
23,592 
24,852 
59,522 
36,377 
23,720 
84,510 
Total operators 
number 
573 
615 
713 
751 
411 
480 
1,628 
720 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
238 
246 
317 
343 
170 
191 
655 
231 
2 operators 
109 
151 
159 
172 
87 
94 
370 
204 
3 operators 
31 
14 
13 
20 
17 
21 
58 
22 
4 operators 
6 
1 
2 
1 
4 
8 
9 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
4 
6 
" 
" 
1 
4 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
150 
180 
162 
210 
138 
154 
420 
220 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
121 
155 
150 
198 
128 
125 
390 
210 
2 operators 
13 
6 
2 
6 
5 
10 
15 
5 
3 operators 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
584 
685 
711 
768 
496 
630 
1,644 
763 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
214 
234 
303 
379 
213 
268 
628 
233 
2 operators 
135 
161 
163 
156 
88 
123 
413 
175 
3 operators 
24 
36 
15 
16 
14 
24 
44 
51 
4 operators 
7 
4 
4 
6 
6 
8 
12 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
4 
1 
7 
2 
2 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
143 
210 
161 
209 
165 
219 
427 
222 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
126 
198 
148 
199 
130 
186 
399 
200 
2 operators 
7 
6 
2 
5 
12 
9 
11 
9 
3 operators 
1 
- 
3 
- 
1 
5 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
349 
374 
459 
470 
224 
257 
996 
415 
2007 
349 
382 
456 
475 
236 
313 
1,035 
413 
acres, 2012 
549,066 
575,864 
482,122 
481,334 
381,165 
438,167 
700,994 
640,877 
2007 
505,297 
638,078 
441,329 
487,008 
362,637 
468,450 
698,170 
625,137 
Female 
farms, 2012 
35 
42 
38 
66 
54 
58 
100 
45 
2007 
31 
54 
33 
83 
92 
112 
64 
51 
acres, 2012 
12,814 
19,042 
18,242 
17,435 
48,014 
17,399 
18,617 
34,202 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
16,755 
19,864 
16,100 
15,221 
51,547 
34,989 
11,695 
32,334 
Farming 
2012 
260 
244 
309 
275 
146 
121 
568 
269 
2007 
247 
241 
280 
272 
169 
163 
560 
274 
Other 
2012 
124 
172 
188 
261 
132 
194 
528 
191 
Place of residence: 
2007 
133 
195 
209 
286 
159 
262 
539 
190 
On farm operated 
2012 
220 
214 
300 
280 
118 
125 
843 
255 
2007 
245 
213 
306 
272 
113 
182 
863 
255 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
164 
202 
197 
256 
160 
190 
253 
205 
2007 
135 
223 
183 
286 
215 
243 
236 
209 
-continued 
634 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
