Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Phillips 
Pottawatomie 
Pratt 
Rawlins 
Reno 
Republic 
Rice 
Riley 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
190 
316 
216 
144 
736 
255 
211 
193 
2007 
220 
307 
197 
170 
567 
323 
244 
161 
Any 
2012 
251 
574 
327 
163 
897 
320 
321 
300 
2007 
287 
536 
341 
169 
1,182 
359 
336 
371 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
43 
68 
44 
28 
131 
46 
60 
35 
2007 
39 
82 
66 
29 
228 
73 
52 
58 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
20 
33 
17 
3 
44 
17 
26 
17 
2007 
30 
29 
15 
11 
68 
25 
26 
42 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
26 
34 
25 
17 
104 
25 
16 
23 
2007 
13 
60 
42 
25 
118 
35 
37 
51 
200 days or more 
2012 
162 
439 
241 
115 
618 
232 
219 
225 
2007 
205 
365 
218 
104 
768 
226 
221 
220 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
26 
18 
10 
4 
44 
12 
18 
18 
2007 
13 
22 
21 
17 
80 
25 
13 
34 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
24 
42 
16 
13 
75 
21 
19 
22 
2007 
31 
42 
23 
6 
117 
22 
37 
28 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
54 
147 
98 
27 
248 
78 
94 
59 
2007 
78 
113 
84 
30 
245 
74 
92 
81 
10 years or more 
2012 
337 
683 
419 
263 
1,266 
464 
401 
394 
2007 
385 
666 
410 
286 
1,307 
561 
438 
389 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.6 
23.7 
24.2 
30.7 
25.6 
28.3 
24.2 
25.0 
2007 
24.4 
24.2 
23.5 
26.7 
23.6 
28.5 
24.6 
22.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
25 
9 
6 
3 
33 
9 
17 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
24 
33 
11 
13 
55 
17 
16 
17 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
47 
126 
84 
21 
217 
63 
83 
55 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
345 
722 
442 
270 
1,328 
486 
416 
410 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.9 
25.6 
26.1 
32.2 
27.4 
30.9 
25.7 
26.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
11 
5 
. 
4 
14 
4 
6 
1 
2007 
7 
2 
4 
2 
1 
9 
6 
6 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
49 
85 
28 
14 
137 
54 
42 
34 
2007 
53 
57 
32 
26 
95 
43 
38 
43 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
49 
97 
55 
17 
181 
48 
73 
57 
2007 
70 
101 
53 
38 
169 
56 
79 
61 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
90 
200 
86 
74 
282 
101 
94 
136 
2007 
108 
234 
112 
82 
444 
179 
145 
142 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
40 
137 
63 
44 
194 
100 
79 
59 
2007 
71 
123 
77 
46 
212 
95 
55 
76 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
66 
105 
126 
48 
225 
81 
70 
47 
2007 
55 
84 
46 
46 
233 
69 
56 
52 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
46 
96 
60 
42 
191 
48 
47 
46 
2007 
61 
82 
55 
25 
172 
53 
79 
44 
70 years and over 
2012 
90 
165 
125 
64 
409 
139 
121 
113 
2007 
82 
160 
159 
74 
423 
178 
122 
108 
Average age 
2012 
55.4 
56.3 
60.2 
59.6 
58.8 
57.9 
57.0 
57.2 
2007 
55.2 
56.5 
60.0 
56.8 
58.8 
58.2 
57.1 
55.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
347 
614 
399 
206 
1,125 
372 
369 
377 
2007 
319 
482 
264 
224 
864 
378 
335 
357 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
29 
34 
14 
20 
81 
37 
19 
27 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
81 
253 
118 
45 
295 
105 
95 
58 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
52 
63 
85 
39 
236 
63 
57 
94 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
119 
203 
27 
5 
29 
78 
54 
102 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
57 
80 
82 
32 
323 
56 
80 
85 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
50 
45 
104 
107 
313 
65 
84 
36 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
6 
8 
6 
1 
18 
6 
2 
6 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
9 
5 
3 
44 
1 
16 
12 
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 
434 
858 
520 
301 
1,578 
553 
515 
482 
acres, 2012 
488,831 
392,467 
445,117 
601,448 
756,296 
351,162 
435,319 
213,374 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
20 
11 
14 
8 
41 
11 
24 
16 
acres, 2012 
19,753 
6,949 
20,499 
23,683 
20,397 
8,760 
26,721 
9,908 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
391 
795 
419 
241 
1,385 
492 
456 
441 
2007 
436 
715 
444 
272 
1,465 
564 
489 
462 
acres, 2012 
369,120 
307,808 
334,724 
397,408 
578,671 
267,109 
332,612 
167,719 
2007 
355,306 
317,707 
352,560 
(D) 
572,072 
301,296 
313,420 
169,539 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
26 
29 
58 
38 
78 
42 
38 
17 
2007 
40 
75 
42 
33 
119 
56 
49 
30 
acres, 2012 
81,659 
24,231 
71,217 
130,158 
52,432 
52,945 
67,941 
16,562 
2007 
85,540 
46,826 
77,052 
110,799 
74,634 
51,601 
56,639 
27,291 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
13 
42 
37 
24 
92 
28 
20 
19 
2007 
22 
37 
23 
29 
81 
42 
30 
28 
acres, 2012 
37,406 
71,154 
45,413 
76,979 
131,909 
36,266 
49,077 
17,879 
2007 
52,322 
62,219 
43,993 
110,128 
112,683 
50,113 
51,913 
18,208 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
3 
1 
- 
4 
- 
6 
- 
2007 
1 
2 
- 
- 
6 
- 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(□) 
- 
1,598 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
814 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
9 
21 
28 
4 
74 
13 
12 
16 
2007 
8 
14 
29 
5 
78 
20 
10 
11 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,659 
(D) 
4,756 
6,375 
16,020 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
6,557 
(D) 
20,690 
3,735 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
646 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
