Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Dickinson 
Doniphan 
Douglas 
Edwards 
Elk 
Ellis 
Ellsworth 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
326 
175 
315 
167 
107 
190 
134 
2007 
340 
203 
328 
186 
142 
214 
185 
Any 
2012 
685 
247 
630 
125 
208 
455 
301 
2007 
706 
370 
712 
185 
219 
473 
223 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
48 
28 
53 
14 
46 
63 
32 
2007 
133 
90 
108 
47 
53 
83 
56 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
47 
18 
30 
8 
17 
16 
10 
2007 
33 
21 
52 
21 
21 
29 
15 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
167 
19 
69 
18 
23 
52 
32 
2007 
54 
28 
82 
10 
24 
54 
28 
200 days or more 
2012 
423 
182 
478 
85 
122 
324 
227 
2007 
486 
231 
470 
107 
121 
307 
124 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
21 
5 
13 
30 
6 
20 
13 
2007 
36 
14 
47 
13 
5 
22 
23 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
48 
9 
73 
14 
10 
27 
22 
2007 
54 
31 
69 
27 
17 
31 
15 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
117 
50 
128 
32 
26 
63 
55 
2007 
128 
74 
154 
43 
64 
115 
66 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
825 
358 
731 
216 
273 
535 
345 
2007 
828 
454 
770 
288 
275 
519 
304 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.5 
25.3 
23.9 
24.9 
25.9 
24.7 
22.9 
2007 
25.7 
25.0 
22.0 
25.3 
23.4 
23.7 
25.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
3 
12 
8 
5 
13 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
36 
6 
61 
8 
5 
27 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
109 
42 
108 
32 
23 
57 
41 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
847 
371 
764 
244 
282 
548 
372 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.1 
26.9 
26.1 
28.7 
28.0 
25.8 
24.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
1 
3 
_ 
. 
4 
. 
2007 
2 
9 
4 
- 
3 
- 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
62 
29 
42 
18 
3 
25 
42 
2007 
57 
48 
48 
28 
19 
49 
31 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
74 
55 
73 
33 
25 
48 
75 
2007 
118 
63 
82 
37 
39 
89 
39 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
206 
81 
217 
43 
64 
155 
103 
2007 
266 
127 
266 
83 
73 
174 
94 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
178 
73 
121 
39 
46 
97 
49 
2007 
133 
92 
170 
49 
50 
98 
45 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
119 
51 
148 
60 
54 
109 
49 
2007 
131 
91 
172 
46 
36 
66 
55 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
144 
59 
155 
36 
32 
58 
42 
2007 
95 
50 
94 
33 
42 
64 
51 
70 years and over 
2012 
228 
73 
186 
63 
91 
149 
75 
2007 
244 
93 
204 
95 
99 
147 
91 
Average age 
2012 
59.3 
56.7 
59.2 
59.0 
61.6 
59.5 
54.8 
2007 
58.0 
55.7 
58.5 
58.5 
59.0 
57.1 
57.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
714 
268 
714 
219 
218 
468 
314 
2007 
644 
330 
595 
198 
197 
377 
213 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
46 
30 
72 
11 
28 
14 
16 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
241 
111 
264 
78 
90 
181 
77 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
79 
40 
89 
37 
41 
76 
27 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
244 
34 
17 
35 
17 
177 
45 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
110 
26 
147 
59 
26 
48 
103 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
112 
63 
153 
33 
30 
33 
57 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
13 
- 
43 
6 
- 
9 
4 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
29 
- 
33 
4 
2 
5 
16 
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 
982 
406 
919 
284 
305 
623 
420 
acres, 2012 
496,135 
170,915 
202,787 
378,725 
299,775 
452,043 
376,295 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
26 
11 
51 
12 
29 
19 
19 
acres, 2012 
24,955 
4,076 
21,826 
13,617 
49,760 
29,262 
16,472 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
904 
347 
834 
247 
267 
565 
354 
2007 
916 
477 
905 
317 
317 
587 
329 
acres, 2012 
414,526 
114,895 
162,132 
304,250 
203,100 
370,548 
243,990 
2007 
430,412 
166,032 
166,177 
321,455 
220,104 
396,855 
276,163 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
54 
22 
54 
21 
29 
35 
38 
2007 
75 
48 
84 
36 
24 
60 
41 
acres, 2012 
55,880 
12,223 
28,658 
49,586 
73,433 
60,446 
79,539 
2007 
70,117 
18,996 
34,403 
85,689 
49,267 
77,190 
53,205 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
22 
48 
26 
14 
10 
22 
27 
2007 
17 
43 
26 
11 
11 
21 
19 
acres, 2012 
29,816 
51,964 
17,165 
37,342 
18,770 
32,626 
51,157 
2007 
19,121 
61,867 
16,294 
26,921 
19,799 
29,501 
27,194 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
5 
- 
10 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2007 
6 
- 
5 
1 
3 
4 
- 
acres, 2012 
1,373 
- 
1,037 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
5,474 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
26 
5 
21 
9 
8 
22 
15 
2007 
32 
5 
20 
6 
6 
15 
19 
acres, 2012 
8,598 
467 
1,684 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
11,761 
920 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,484 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kansas 639 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
