Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sheridan 
Sherman 
Smith 
Stafford 
Stanton 
Stevens 
Sumner 
Thomas 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
195 
191 
228 
286 
144 
149 
420 
185 
2007 
164 
198 
177 
241 
158 
225 
368 
186 
Any 
2012 
189 
225 
269 
250 
134 
166 
676 
275 
2007 
216 
238 
312 
317 
170 
200 
731 
278 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
26 
55 
37 
36 
12 
18 
94 
33 
2007 
48 
52 
62 
46 
41 
35 
116 
52 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
10 
17 
24 
14 
4 
6 
37 
13 
2007 
11 
23 
31 
28 
7 
19 
58 
35 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
11 
29 
20 
33 
11 
11 
49 
38 
2007 
30 
21 
45 
31 
9 
17 
54 
38 
200 days or more 
2012 
142 
124 
188 
167 
107 
131 
496 
191 
2007 
127 
142 
174 
212 
113 
129 
503 
153 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
14 
8 
13 
3 
6 
27 
13 
2007 
13 
9 
14 
8 
7 
12 
50 
19 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
22 
32 
33 
19 
6 
10 
56 
40 
2007 
7 
22 
19 
24 
11 
13 
65 
34 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
44 
43 
52 
54 
31 
34 
149 
53 
2007 
45 
66 
58 
54 
35 
65 
147 
44 
10 years or more 
2012 
302 
327 
404 
450 
238 
265 
864 
354 
2007 
315 
339 
398 
472 
275 
335 
837 
367 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.6 
26.4 
27.2 
28.0 
28.1 
24.9 
23.4 
24.0 
2007 
25.7 
26.5 
26.9 
27.8 
26.2 
25.5 
23.4 
24.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
8 
2 
12 
4 
14 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
18 
27 
22 
9 
5 
8 
40 
30 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
42 
41 
43 
49 
21 
33 
145 
54 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
315 
340 
430 
466 
252 
270 
897 
368 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
29.0 
28.2 
29.9 
29.6 
30.0 
26.1 
25.2 
25.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
5 
6 
5 
6 
. 
1 
13 
6 
2007 
2 
- 
11 
1 
- 
5 
4 
6 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
25 
28 
35 
25 
3 
10 
85 
47 
2007 
22 
27 
30 
21 
15 
12 
90 
36 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
24 
42 
41 
36 
29 
20 
111 
73 
2007 
58 
48 
45 
46 
19 
36 
153 
48 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
97 
68 
103 
91 
57 
77 
276 
95 
2007 
125 
107 
135 
124 
69 
83 
289 
111 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
70 
76 
96 
99 
34 
41 
171 
58 
2007 
50 
57 
75 
71 
51 
47 
145 
81 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
66 
52 
69 
58 
32 
43 
150 
67 
2007 
20 
46 
46 
82 
40 
77 
125 
47 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
18 
45 
67 
81 
41 
37 
93 
38 
2007 
28 
32 
36 
66 
39 
61 
105 
35 
70 years and over 
2012 
79 
99 
81 
140 
82 
86 
197 
76 
2007 
75 
119 
111 
147 
95 
104 
188 
100 
Average age 
2012 
57.4 
58.7 
57.5 
60.8 
62.6 
61.3 
56.0 
54.7 
2007 
55.3 
58.5 
56.7 
60.8 
61.2 
60.8 
55.5 
56.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
288 
310 
363 
360 
194 
234 
845 
376 
2007 
247 
275 
287 
310 
203 
222 
700 
321 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
8 
9 
12 
27 
13 
8 
59 
42 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
91 
121 
80 
117 
96 
110 
400 
194 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
52 
60 
71 
37 
69 
76 
75 
43 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
78 
19 
166 
8 
11 
17 
134 
24 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
63 
95 
44 
105 
15 
28 
102 
62 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
54 
50 
62 
71 
13 
15 
163 
59 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
7 
6 
4 
12 
2 
4 
19 
7 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
3 
7 
1 
- 
25 
21 
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 
380 
402 
483 
526 
263 
300 
1,064 
447 
acres, 2012 
556,328 
562,729 
473,175 
487,976 
394,056 
404,746 
694,131 
641,038 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
27 
17 
10 
12 
2 
15 
35 
17 
acres, 2012 
35,316 
15,132 
22,710 
19,284 
(D) 
37,985 
30,252 
27,095 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
297 
309 
411 
433 
206 
252 
970 
352 
2007 
311 
306 
395 
467 
232 
331 
990 
349 
acres, 2012 
392,353 
365,027 
321,471 
371,701 
(D) 
295,252 
590,521 
419,412 
2007 
373,045 
380,079 
(D) 
404,707 
221,109 
350,915 
575,371 
419,018 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
37 
31 
26 
23 
34 
27 
71 
39 
2007 
35 
65 
61 
48 
47 
50 
74 
55 
acres, 2012 
77,639 
98,257 
59,209 
32,001 
120,600 
120,200 
77,690 
95,103 
2007 
78,100 
172,723 
83,460 
58,884 
130,814 
103,601 
86,014 
129,387 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
20 
40 
44 
38 
27 
13 
29 
41 
2007 
26 
34 
30 
24 
21 
18 
26 
49 
acres, 2012 
51,615 
91,643 
97,345 
60,004 
58,915 
21,663 
42,373 
124,642 
2007 
63,652 
86,842 
81,876 
34,130 
45,555 
26,517 
39,436 
103,878 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
8 
5 
2 
7 
4 
5 
1 
2007 
2 
3 
3 
1 
12 
- 
4 
1 
acres, 2012 
- 
15,112 
10,650 
(D) 
8,239 
1,869 
5,015 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
720 
(D) 
(D) 
8,168 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
30 
28 
11 
40 
4 
19 
21 
27 
2007 
6 
28 
- 
18 
16 
26 
5 
10 
acres, 2012 
40,273 
24,867 
11,689 
(D) 
(D) 
16,582 
4,012 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
17,578 
- 
(D) 
8,538 
22,406 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
648 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
