Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Trego 
Wabaunsee 
Wallace 
Washington 
Wichita 
Wilson 
Woodson 
Wyandotte 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
177 
181 
126 
310 
113 
186 
125 
48 
2007 
177 
194 
136 
339 
149 
214 
135 
61 
Any 
2012 
207 
436 
168 
422 
152 
237 
190 
116 
2007 
203 
466 
167 
478 
174 
339 
204 
130 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
23 
64 
12 
50 
26 
30 
16 
17 
2007 
37 
62 
24 
91 
48 
76 
27 
19 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
18 
26 
17 
10 
19 
15 
6 
5 
2007 
10 
18 
14 
24 
12 
21 
17 
3 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
42 
46 
18 
39 
23 
18 
30 
10 
2007 
35 
58 
20 
36 
18 
37 
18 
21 
200 days or more 
2012 
124 
300 
121 
323 
84 
174 
138 
84 
2007 
121 
328 
109 
327 
96 
205 
142 
87 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
10 
16 
8 
17 
10 
13 
24 
10 
2007 
9 
28 
14 
9 
15 
11 
11 
1 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
17 
21 
26 
43 
15 
18 
6 
5 
2007 
8 
27 
17 
47 
8 
22 
9 
14 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
48 
91 
26 
98 
35 
40 
32 
18 
2007 
54 
86 
36 
123 
37 
77 
52 
26 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
309 
489 
234 
574 
205 
352 
253 
131 
2007 
309 
519 
236 
638 
263 
443 
267 
150 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
27.3 
24.0 
25.4 
27.0 
25.0 
26.6 
27.3 
20.7 
2007 
27.3 
24.5 
24.0 
26.9 
25.9 
25.5 
27.0 
22.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
12 
5 
15 
8 
11 
20 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
14 
18 
16 
37 
10 
16 
7 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
40 
83 
23 
79 
32 
35 
29 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
326 
504 
250 
601 
215 
361 
259 
140 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
29.3 
26.4 
28.7 
28.8 
27.3 
28.1 
29.9 
23.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
3 
5 
14 
. 
7 
. 
_ 
2007 
2 
1 
4 
4 
- 
6 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
23 
58 
23 
52 
28 
35 
17 
3 
2007 
20 
36 
18 
83 
22 
35 
18 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
35 
50 
21 
68 
38 
35 
17 
5 
2007 
25 
72 
30 
90 
52 
45 
24 
11 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
48 
118 
60 
158 
49 
84 
48 
36 
2007 
111 
172 
70 
205 
94 
134 
70 
65 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
51 
112 
54 
124 
49 
52 
50 
35 
2007 
49 
85 
47 
98 
30 
67 
60 
29 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
62 
79 
32 
84 
29 
63 
60 
21 
2007 
37 
95 
29 
81 
26 
76 
50 
15 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
57 
81 
33 
74 
17 
48 
33 
19 
2007 
26 
48 
27 
86 
26 
75 
29 
21 
70 years and over 
2012 
105 
116 
66 
158 
55 
99 
90 
45 
2007 
110 
151 
78 
170 
73 
115 
88 
50 
Average age 
2012 
60.7 
57.4 
58.2 
57.5 
55.5 
57.6 
61.7 
61.6 
2007 
59.3 
57.8 
58.6 
56.3 
56.9 
57.9 
59.9 
60.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
296 
435 
240 
547 
219 
301 
218 
116 
2007 
220 
371 
159 
464 
200 
291 
166 
98 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
8 
48 
11 
24 
7 
21 
4 
4 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
152 
166 
106 
206 
91 
99 
41 
18 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
59 
41 
31 
71 
40 
15 
43 
64 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
74 
24 
14 
157 
2 
4 
3 
2 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
24 
101 
31 
72 
64 
99 
54 
14 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
31 
92 
34 
91 
32 
61 
88 
10 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
6 
6 
25 
6 
31 
15 
2 
4 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
- 
13 
3 
3 
- 
43 
10 
6 
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 
373 
602 
282 
697 
254 
406 
308 
163 
acres, 2012 
428,395 
379,130 
456,547 
460,818 
408,705 
249,437 
282,254 
12,006 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
20 
24 
18 
26 
12 
7 
5 
11 
acres, 2012 
21,262 
26,179 
52,782 
14,541 
51,584 
6,745 
20,599 
753 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
350 
557 
220 
609 
191 
356 
278 
147 
2007 
337 
561 
242 
681 
218 
470 
293 
174 
acres, 2012 
382,740 
279,365 
329,894 
334,892 
(D) 
180,437 
232,745 
(D) 
2007 
384,922 
282,368 
311,071 
394,492 
244,001 
262,856 
216,624 
10,732 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
14 
29 
42 
55 
24 
38 
21 
1 
2007 
31 
64 
32 
74 
44 
45 
33 
6 
acres, 2012 
31,862 
37,178 
110,305 
68,802 
118,099 
34,014 
40,794 
(D) 
2007 
34,895 
111,685 
64,967 
84,346 
117,059 
28,523 
36,247 
2,100 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
9 
20 
18 
45 
42 
17 
8 
11 
2007 
2 
17 
13 
38 
48 
18 
7 
8 
acres, 2012 
28,497 
67,646 
34,227 
74,423 
73,265 
36,002 
17,124 
4,151 
2007 
(D) 
57,984 
43,310 
60,173 
134,674 
36,185 
(D) 
4,972 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
2 
3 
- 
7 
5 
- 
- 
2007 
1 
3 
3 
5 
4 
- 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
9,495 
- 
5,452 
9,549 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
(D) 
8,796 
5,811 
(D) 
15,360 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
9 
8 
14 
16 
3 
12 
8 
5 
2007 
9 
15 
13 
19 
9 
20 
5 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
2,625 
13,488 
6,494 
(D) 
4,218 
3,980 
377 
2007 
(D) 
9,641 
4,374 
(D) 
8,764 
5,638 
(D) 
303 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kansas 649 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
