Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Carroll 
Cass 
Cedar 
Cerro Gordo 
Cherokee 
Chickasaw 
Clarke 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
477 
324 
381 
334 
365 
406 
207 
2007 
419 
314 
403 
347 
331 
386 
236 
Any 
2012 
588 
379 
574 
446 
440 
630 
420 
2007 
559 
449 
633 
497 
509 
651 
454 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
118 
47 
70 
81 
56 
94 
35 
2007 
115 
82 
86 
64 
65 
98 
72 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
33 
25 
28 
22 
35 
17 
13 
2007 
49 
36 
29 
41 
41 
32 
26 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
60 
65 
119 
51 
38 
101 
42 
2007 
63 
53 
86 
63 
78 
58 
56 
200 days or more 
2012 
377 
242 
357 
292 
311 
418 
330 
2007 
332 
278 
432 
329 
325 
463 
300 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
50 
13 
35 
16 
20 
24 
17 
2007 
24 
22 
36 
26 
25 
50 
46 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
46 
12 
39 
31 
33 
53 
38 
2007 
31 
35 
58 
22 
20 
45 
27 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
94 
90 
95 
88 
66 
180 
122 
2007 
93 
96 
133 
61 
104 
133 
125 
10 years or more 
2012 
875 
588 
786 
645 
686 
779 
450 
2007 
830 
610 
809 
735 
691 
809 
492 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.6 
28.0 
25.4 
26.4 
26.6 
23.9 
20.3 
2007 
25.8 
25.8 
25.6 
27.0 
24.8 
23.4 
22.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
50 
8 
23 
13 
15 
20 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
34 
9 
28 
23 
21 
42 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
80 
79 
82 
77 
60 
167 
77 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
901 
607 
822 
667 
709 
807 
508 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.4 
29.9 
28.1 
28.4 
29.3 
25.8 
24.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
9 
2 
3 
8 
2 
15 
5 
2007 
10 
2 
4 
7 
5 
14 
10 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
75 
42 
45 
38 
68 
153 
34 
2007 
59 
45 
63 
47 
66 
102 
25 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
118 
68 
97 
71 
71 
150 
57 
2007 
165 
92 
126 
83 
124 
145 
87 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
300 
143 
215 
201 
202 
232 
158 
2007 
284 
206 
286 
285 
260 
302 
171 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
170 
123 
212 
99 
138 
157 
114 
2007 
135 
92 
145 
113 
129 
135 
88 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
115 
83 
141 
108 
128 
112 
76 
2007 
111 
79 
134 
97 
78 
111 
71 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
107 
77 
91 
98 
79 
81 
62 
2007 
73 
72 
95 
73 
52 
84 
61 
70 years and over 
2012 
171 
165 
151 
157 
117 
136 
121 
2007 
141 
175 
183 
139 
126 
144 
177 
Average age 
2012 
55.8 
58.7 
57.2 
58.0 
56.2 
52.6 
57.7 
2007 
54.3 
57.3 
56.1 
56.2 
54.0 
53.2 
58.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
759 
492 
748 
610 
674 
747 
436 
2007 
645 
458 
635 
590 
600 
567 
335 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
88 
79 
59 
56 
63 
63 
52 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
240 
209 
338 
280 
224 
214 
186 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
93 
73 
91 
65 
64 
44 
65 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
117 
18 
89 
128 
187 
3 
7 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
110 
98 
251 
76 
94 
160 
60 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
216 
83 
63 
81 
142 
237 
89 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
13 
2 
7 
2 
13 
71 
12 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
12 
4 
15 
- 
10 
8 
4 
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 
1,024 
663 
925 
766 
775 
995 
607 
acres, 2012 
345,151 
264,852 
306,210 
317,420 
318,517 
290,443 
156,013 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
29 
26 
26 
16 
26 
21 
21 
acres, 2012 
11,717 
14,224 
12,987 
13,265 
14,320 
6,180 
7,378 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
928 
585 
801 
632 
662 
911 
571 
2007 
833 
639 
838 
667 
696 
898 
599 
acres, 2012 
288,711 
210,675 
222,479 
213,833 
245,243 
236,447 
138,016 
2007 
285,177 
250,985 
241,845 
259,994 
233,970 
232,279 
148,627 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
50 
36 
55 
33 
57 
55 
25 
2007 
75 
55 
91 
43 
68 
71 
62 
acres, 2012 
22,592 
18,686 
30,158 
45,554 
36,450 
20,297 
15,177 
2007 
35,502 
25,114 
30,372 
29,681 
39,214 
22,961 
29,343 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
62 
65 
81 
84 
78 
57 
14 
2007 
43 
46 
76 
97 
59 
57 
14 
acres, 2012 
43,515 
56,859 
56,113 
61,409 
48,630 
41,251 
12,479 
2007 
29,730 
37,210 
57,812 
40,592 
35,173 
30,579 
8,603 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
3 
6 
13 
1 
2 
3 
2007 
7 
4 
4 
3 
5 
2 
3 
acres, 2012 
76 
1,247 
1,344 
4,000 
(D) 
(D) 
425 
2007 
3,106 
(D) 
3,571 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
485 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
22 
14 
12 
18 
7 
11 
14 
2007 
20 
19 
27 
34 
12 
9 
12 
acres, 2012 
3,964 
2,459 
2,363 
2,083 
(D) 
(D) 
2,867 
2007 
4,627 
(D) 
3,285 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,669 
-continued 
634 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
