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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
389 
339 
190 
486 
151 
337 
216 
158 
2007 
383 
359 
212 
416 
179 
333 
175 
185 
Any 
2012 
592 
457 
249 
819 
264 
675 
238 
165 
2007 
591 
554 
236 
1,122 
217 
661 
304 
168 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
64 
72 
36 
62 
30 
108 
32 
23 
2007 
95 
86 
55 
202 
34 
85 
42 
27 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
22 
15 
6 
43 
29 
41 
23 
3 
2007 
45 
31 
15 
88 
14 
53 
22 
10 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
59 
72 
36 
106 
27 
57 
26 
20 
2007 
72 
82 
20 
112 
43 
73 
46 
11 
200 days or more 
2012 
447 
298 
171 
608 
178 
469 
157 
119 
2007 
379 
355 
146 
720 
126 
450 
194 
120 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
46 
34 
13 
40 
12 
31 
3 
5 
2007 
24 
35 
5 
48 
5 
32 
14 
5 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
44 
29 
14 
46 
25 
50 
24 
36 
2007 
36 
54 
23 
79 
11 
58 
35 
21 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
113 
89 
47 
158 
51 
150 
28 
47 
2007 
113 
96 
67 
282 
45 
159 
55 
55 
10 years or more 
2012 
778 
644 
365 
1,061 
327 
781 
399 
235 
2007 
801 
728 
353 
1,129 
335 
745 
375 
272 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.5 
27.1 
27.1 
23.6 
26.0 
22.6 
28.6 
25.5 
2007 
26.4 
26.6 
27.1 
20.4 
28.6 
22.2 
25.3 
28.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
17 
27 
3 
29 
8 
22 
3 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
34 
21 
8 
48 
27 
43 
18 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
99 
82 
59 
130 
49 
131 
21 
40 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
831 
666 
369 
1,098 
331 
816 
412 
268 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.1 
29.0 
29.3 
25.5 
27.8 
24.9 
31.1 
28.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
5 
4 
6 
6 
2 
3 
1 
3 
2007 
2 
13 
4 
7 
7 
2 
3 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
81 
90 
23 
38 
45 
45 
19 
14 
2007 
61 
70 
23 
53 
24 
74 
31 
8 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
112 
75 
47 
106 
40 
141 
34 
24 
2007 
113 
108 
34 
206 
34 
102 
64 
27 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
220 
147 
94 
353 
81 
218 
92 
58 
2007 
241 
282 
121 
442 
109 
236 
98 
64 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
118 
155 
48 
198 
72 
147 
64 
44 
2007 
111 
101 
50 
211 
46 
143 
74 
43 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
120 
86 
37 
166 
66 
132 
65 
46 
2007 
119 
62 
31 
165 
49 
108 
47 
34 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
106 
62 
50 
149 
38 
117 
59 
36 
2007 
90 
89 
35 
174 
34 
134 
46 
36 
70 years and over 
2012 
219 
177 
134 
289 
71 
209 
120 
98 
2007 
237 
188 
150 
280 
93 
195 
116 
140 
Average age 
2012 
57.3 
57.1 
60.5 
59.1 
56.2 
57.8 
60.4 
61.4 
2007 
58.0 
55.8 
60.1 
56.9 
57.6 
57.4 
58.1 
63.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
667 
583 
302 
942 
307 
630 
303 
226 
2007 
528 
595 
247 
975 
249 
567 
269 
173 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
55 
90 
19 
88 
23 
58 
20 
13 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
274 
161 
106 
393 
49 
219 
131 
127 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
62 
108 
49 
71 
70 
78 
22 
30 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
56 
155 
12 
30 
61 
9 
91 
37 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
118 
51 
54 
184 
59 
123 
60 
27 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
141 
94 
73 
253 
40 
175 
51 
16 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
10 
5 
11 
12 
24 
5 
- 
4 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
12 
6 
8 
40 
14 
31 
2 
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 
952 
765 
419 
1,291 
405 
999 
446 
306 
acres, 2012 
576,692 
407,100 
581,958 
293,430 
425,571 
326,836 
382,305 
445,624 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
20 
23 
18 
34 
10 
34 
6 
6 
acres, 2012 
21,053 
18,048 
51,752 
24,075 
6,406 
17,036 
5,509 
5,009 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
886 
698 
342 
1,212 
362 
935 
413 
260 
2007 
863 
787 
332 
1,398 
316 
900 
417 
262 
acres, 2012 
496,443 
345,574 
372,785 
240,894 
329,662 
252,148 
312,175 
318,101 
2007 
474,721 
413,238 
353,861 
271,292 
321,822 
243,830 
315,471 
306,689 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
49 
48 
37 
45 
18 
45 
22 
23 
2007 
79 
91 
50 
79 
41 
62 
41 
42 
acres, 2012 
55,762 
40,806 
138,807 
29,669 
44,254 
52,946 
53,204 
76,912 
2007 
57,532 
66,070 
138,857 
21,608 
53,269 
40,988 
61,423 
109,911 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
31 
36 
27 
35 
19 
13 
15 
15 
2007 
27 
25 
34 
31 
28 
12 
15 
20 
acres, 2012 
41,461 
42,545 
80,438 
23,136 
45,575 
15,122 
22,901 
46,714 
2007 
66,126 
32,395 
87,862 
10,791 
61,439 
19,089 
29,553 
18,185 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
2 
3 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
1 
- 
3 
9 
- 
2 
1 
1 
acres, 2012 
1,460 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
5,794 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
1,157 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
12 
12 
30 
13 
12 
19 
4 
25 
2007 
4 
10 
29 
21 
11 
18 
5 
28 
acres, 2012 
1,170 
(D) 
(D) 
2,044 
13,714 
15,453 
872 
15,117 
2007 
(D) 
3,115 
(D) 
2,235 
7,719 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
644 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
