Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Labette 
Lane 
Leavenworth 
Lincoln 
Linn 
Logan 
Lyon 
McPherson 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
269 
174 
314 
201 
275 
143 
318 
348 
2007 
373 
132 
386 
189 
326 
131 
351 
368 
Any 
2012 
708 
141 
819 
230 
638 
182 
628 
799 
2007 
679 
152 
817 
284 
592 
158 
579 
774 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
125 
18 
106 
50 
66 
43 
53 
91 
2007 
100 
28 
109 
66 
120 
40 
75 
131 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
72 
14 
24 
9 
53 
11 
80 
42 
2007 
44 
17 
51 
10 
35 
9 
45 
71 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
80 
16 
127 
13 
92 
17 
63 
146 
2007 
69 
13 
103 
42 
52 
12 
32 
117 
200 days or more 
2012 
431 
93 
562 
158 
427 
111 
432 
520 
2007 
466 
94 
554 
166 
385 
97 
427 
455 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
42 
3 
32 
10 
31 
9 
20 
33 
2007 
48 
12 
32 
16 
30 
8 
36 
27 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
42 
13 
50 
13 
52 
33 
27 
60 
2007 
55 
18 
61 
14 
51 
16 
40 
68 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
130 
30 
150 
46 
139 
23 
133 
126 
2007 
134 
36 
163 
81 
195 
32 
128 
110 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
763 
269 
901 
362 
691 
260 
766 
928 
2007 
815 
218 
947 
362 
642 
233 
726 
937 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.5 
29.7 
23.3 
24.2 
22.0 
25.8 
25.6 
26.3 
2007 
22.7 
26.6 
23.8 
23.7 
21.1 
25.9 
24.8 
26.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
17 
3 
27 
6 
27 
6 
17 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
32 
10 
42 
6 
42 
28 
17 
53 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
95 
26 
136 
39 
133 
22 
120 
114 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
833 
276 
928 
380 
711 
269 
792 
966 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.9 
32.4 
24.7 
27.2 
23.7 
27.3 
27.4 
28.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
5 
. 
3 
5 
. 
8 
. 
10 
2007 
10 
- 
1 
6 
5 
1 
14 
22 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
42 
13 
30 
41 
82 
18 
66 
119 
2007 
59 
13 
37 
45 
65 
12 
63 
79 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
177 
27 
79 
41 
96 
54 
95 
117 
2007 
146 
23 
123 
49 
77 
41 
106 
100 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
179 
58 
270 
73 
217 
67 
194 
228 
2007 
284 
74 
335 
114 
233 
73 
234 
308 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
150 
43 
198 
99 
107 
54 
175 
173 
2007 
132 
26 
159 
103 
117 
33 
92 
143 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
122 
43 
191 
81 
129 
38 
102 
151 
2007 
121 
47 
119 
49 
116 
29 
99 
122 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
122 
27 
106 
30 
103 
15 
90 
111 
2007 
107 
27 
147 
24 
98 
25 
95 
118 
70 years and over 
2012 
180 
104 
256 
61 
179 
71 
224 
238 
2007 
193 
74 
282 
83 
207 
75 
227 
250 
Average age 
2012 
57.0 
62.7 
59.7 
55.8 
57.0 
55.9 
58.2 
56.7 
2007 
56.1 
59.8 
58.9 
55.2 
58.1 
58.4 
57.5 
57.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
628 
231 
846 
310 
651 
261 
712 
870 
2007 
593 
165 
688 
267 
502 
175 
498 
596 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
41 
15 
137 
20 
52 
12 
35 
39 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
212 
103 
208 
122 
317 
131 
294 
357 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
46 
74 
111 
42 
73 
38 
77 
68 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
7 
16 
15 
18 
86 
10 
25 
154 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
105 
45 
230 
87 
129 
30 
146 
131 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
249 
11 
209 
41 
97 
22 
181 
172 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
8 
6 
12 
6 
8 
33 
6 
9 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
42 
1 
35 
2 
13 
4 
32 
38 
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 
965 
302 
1,109 
423 
881 
307 
923 
1,112 
acres, 2012 
359,615 
438,193 
173,055 
389,172 
335,325 
501,133 
502,708 
552,499 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
15 
9 
46 
12 
28 
7 
65 
19 
acres, 2012 
12,033 
25,761 
14,154 
9,130 
23,250 
25,994 
87,656 
13,668 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
905 
260 
1,047 
383 
823 
265 
846 
1,020 
2007 
958 
226 
1,063 
390 
829 
227 
793 
984 
acres, 2012 
307,953 
338,426 
141,718 
298,314 
282,730 
362,278 
392,216 
489,032 
2007 
307,045 
278,374 
(D) 
280,631 
217,979 
412,056 
323,193 
456,466 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
33 
15 
56 
22 
39 
29 
62 
69 
2007 
58 
19 
113 
49 
58 
17 
99 
103 
acres, 2012 
30,074 
47,958 
26,520 
51,384 
38,268 
77,383 
80,439 
46,451 
2007 
32,179 
52,908 
33,820 
104,561 
30,533 
45,672 
73,526 
67,506 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
17 
24 
16 
12 
21 
23 
24 
30 
2007 
18 
19 
20 
17 
13 
34 
20 
31 
acres, 2012 
22,813 
45,688 
6,009 
43,387 
24,840 
80,193 
56,753 
25,975 
2007 
25,091 
56,288 
8,668 
44,741 
12,322 
99,054 
63,167 
35,884 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
3 
1 
2 
1 
8 
- 
- 
4 
2007 
1 
4 
- 
2 
2 
- 
4 
2 
acres, 2012 
4,125 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,588 
- 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,253 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
19 
15 
12 
13 
22 
8 
14 
24 
2007 
17 
16 
7 
15 
16 
11 
14 
22 
acres, 2012 
5,566 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,232 
46,585 
5,265 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
9,787 
12,540 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kansas 643 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
