Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Finney 
Ford 
Franklin 
Geary 
Gove 
Graham 
Grant 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
u 
2012 
285 
248 
400 
88 
152 
197 
183 
2007 
265 
284 
343 
75 
180 
186 
164 
Any 
2012 
214 
407 
624 
150 
243 
234 
146 
2007 
251 
380 
708 
154 
233 
289 
162 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
41 
57 
62 
17 
26 
36 
24 
2007 
49 
71 
82 
24 
40 
64 
46 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
8 
23 
35 
8 
16 
49 
14 
2007 
23 
17 
24 
12 
25 
30 
11 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
44 
30 
112 
8 
18 
28 
7 
2007 
28 
26 
111 
13 
30 
24 
16 
200 days or more 
2012 
121 
297 
415 
117 
183 
121 
101 
2007 
151 
266 
491 
105 
138 
171 
89 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
25 
32 
16 
12 
15 
2007 
17 
17 
24 
3 
9 
19 
11 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
16 
48 
54 
12 
19 
17 
15 
2007 
42 
27 
57 
12 
20 
32 
21 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
68 
64 
150 
33 
54 
67 
40 
2007 
68 
98 
167 
34 
65 
63 
52 
10 years or more 
2012 
404 
518 
788 
193 
306 
335 
259 
2007 
389 
522 
803 
180 
319 
361 
242 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.5 
25.6 
23.5 
25.5 
27.0 
26.4 
27.4 
2007 
24.3 
26.7 
23.1 
25.7 
26.2 
24.4 
23.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
6 
17 
22 
12 
10 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
41 
47 
8 
22 
13 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
53 
53 
130 
29 
44 
64 
34 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
421 
544 
825 
201 
317 
344 
267 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.3 
27.1 
25.6 
26.5 
29.0 
27.5 
30.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
4 
9 
3 
3 
. 
2 
. 
2007 
2 
2 
2 
- 
2 
13 
8 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
11 
46 
51 
13 
44 
26 
21 
2007 
33 
35 
45 
10 
36 
44 
20 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
51 
85 
105 
15 
35 
38 
35 
2007 
58 
67 
126 
13 
44 
56 
34 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
118 
147 
261 
41 
69 
75 
49 
2007 
116 
139 
301 
67 
106 
88 
68 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
64 
95 
123 
71 
78 
62 
42 
2007 
89 
88 
113 
33 
53 
65 
48 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
77 
75 
118 
24 
46 
46 
44 
2007 
58 
80 
145 
26 
44 
32 
33 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
58 
73 
131 
22 
27 
25 
36 
2007 
43 
64 
103 
21 
31 
38 
33 
70 years and over 
2012 
116 
125 
232 
49 
96 
157 
102 
2007 
117 
189 
216 
59 
97 
139 
82 
Average age 
2012 
59.6 
56.9 
58.3 
58.7 
57.9 
61.3 
60.4 
2007 
57.8 
60.2 
57.3 
59.5 
56.8 
57.3 
58.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
388 
466 
676 
161 
287 
325 
255 
2007 
315 
358 
536 
146 
250 
251 
177 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
19 
15 
66 
9 
14 
8 
11 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
112 
215 
230 
68 
145 
90 
141 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
80 
88 
45 
10 
38 
72 
36 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
5 
5 
8 
15 
70 
107 
56 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
114 
98 
163 
27 
35 
25 
24 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
55 
65 
183 
41 
28 
68 
16 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
34 
7 
9 
- 
4 
5 
8 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
12 
27 
27 
4 
- 
- 
1 
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 
440 
608 
998 
229 
385 
417 
302 
acres, 2012 
716,959 
617,275 
332,218 
141,552 
567,965 
471,869 
341,773 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
16 
47 
34 
11 
14 
16 
40 
acres, 2012 
52,752 
58,076 
23,382 
7,916 
19,763 
23,460 
29,884 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
329 
539 
920 
207 
320 
351 
251 
2007 
358 
528 
955 
201 
333 
397 
242 
acres, 2012 
440,687 
458,596 
257,341 
108,390 
385,293 
352,908 
277,271 
2007 
407,690 
398,093 
233,102 
(D) 
398,633 
393,903 
241,979 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
49 
66 
59 
11 
30 
32 
46 
2007 
75 
79 
61 
14 
40 
49 
40 
acres, 2012 
157,198 
159,454 
67,531 
13,097 
108,967 
49,089 
66,138 
2007 
221,563 
152,663 
27,655 
19,645 
127,064 
84,189 
50,526 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
71 
33 
26 
10 
24 
24 
11 
2007 
56 
38 
16 
10 
21 
17 
18 
acres, 2012 
187,739 
74,737 
25,224 
19,541 
67,647 
70,507 
11,917 
2007 
120,352 
72,944 
44,988 
21,559 
53,603 
31,495 
32,915 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
9 
1 
4 
2 
9 
5 
2 
2007 
7 
2 
3 
2 
4 
3 
2 
acres, 2012 
2,837 
(D) 
8,466 
(D) 
1,116 
2,147 
(D) 
2007 
3,290 
(D) 
5,553 
(D) 
1,060 
469 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
41 
16 
15 
8 
12 
19 
19 
2007 
20 
17 
16 
2 
15 
9 
24 
acres, 2012 
27,444 
(D) 
3,214 
(D) 
15,640 
8,185 
(D) 
2007 
7,215 
(D) 
2,248 
(D) 
13,262 
4,759 
(D) 
-continued 
640 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
