Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Clay 
Clayton 
Clinton 
Crawford 
Dallas 
Davis 
Decatur 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
320 
655 
574 
444 
345 
251 
273 
2007 
330 
683 
406 
328 
323 
265 
249 
Any 
2012 
400 
922 
670 
456 
656 
666 
438 
2007 
468 
972 
908 
527 
589 
645 
489 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
62 
150 
98 
67 
77 
133 
53 
2007 
81 
174 
167 
96 
101 
81 
60 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
33 
66 
55 
33 
42 
30 
20 
2007 
54 
76 
70 
43 
42 
35 
58 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
43 
119 
104 
44 
62 
100 
51 
2007 
57 
102 
103 
65 
65 
101 
73 
200 days or more 
2012 
262 
587 
413 
312 
475 
403 
314 
2007 
276 
620 
568 
323 
381 
428 
298 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
42 
34 
24 
33 
30 
23 
2007 
39 
39 
81 
12 
27 
43 
23 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
84 
42 
53 
48 
47 
53 
2007 
38 
107 
64 
36 
48 
38 
42 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
68 
178 
125 
83 
130 
153 
94 
2007 
87 
247 
143 
83 
149 
171 
132 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
625 
1,273 
1,043 
740 
790 
687 
541 
2007 
634 
1,262 
1,026 
724 
688 
658 
541 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.4 
23.9 
26.8 
27.0 
23.3 
21.7 
21.8 
2007 
24.8 
23.9 
23.7 
26.0 
24.7 
21.6 
22.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
34 
28 
16 
27 
25 
17 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
14 
60 
26 
42 
30 
38 
40 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
52 
149 
113 
87 
119 
116 
81 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
646 
1,334 
1,077 
755 
825 
738 
573 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.3 
26.5 
28.8 
29.0 
26.0 
24.8 
25.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
19 
11 
13 
6 
13 
13 
2007 
20 
17 
14 
11 
- 
5 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
44 
83 
99 
74 
61 
94 
35 
2007 
59 
98 
115 
55 
24 
72 
53 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
80 
198 
118 
87 
73 
156 
107 
2007 
98 
244 
213 
107 
98 
159 
102 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
163 
373 
343 
208 
315 
180 
124 
2007 
215 
461 
364 
233 
244 
225 
165 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
156 
250 
163 
121 
145 
141 
129 
2007 
98 
183 
155 
121 
145 
139 
84 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
95 
236 
159 
144 
143 
104 
97 
2007 
93 
219 
129 
100 
89 
76 
75 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
71 
153 
130 
98 
88 
64 
71 
2007 
76 
141 
137 
102 
99 
67 
105 
70 years and over 
2012 
111 
265 
221 
155 
170 
165 
135 
2007 
139 
292 
187 
126 
213 
167 
152 
Average age 
2012 
56.8 
56.3 
56.2 
56.3 
57.0 
54.5 
56.9 
2007 
55.3 
55.5 
53.8 
54.9 
58.8 
54.6 
57.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
587 
1,063 
953 
673 
830 
534 
523 
2007 
594 
923 
846 
524 
599 
431 
384 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
32 
111 
83 
92 
60 
37 
46 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
216 
569 
488 
268 
316 
233 
200 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
107 
80 
128 
48 
89 
48 
56 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
125 
73 
113 
29 
90 
122 
88 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
51 
125 
140 
142 
192 
96 
45 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
90 
237 
118 
151 
158 
33 
106 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
9 
2 
3 
8 
23 
11 
43 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
24 
5 
7 
2 
7 
2 
3 
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 
693 
1,520 
1,202 
867 
954 
890 
678 
acres, 2012 
304,924 
379,371 
393,178 
407,379 
283,194 
203,452 
209,805 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
40 
57 
34 
23 
38 
12 
29 
acres, 2012 
14,466 
21,939 
7,478 
7,657 
5,954 
2,123 
15,840 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
559 
1,388 
1,064 
812 
817 
832 
597 
2007 
638 
1,389 
1,104 
738 
742 
822 
633 
acres, 2012 
214,431 
313,285 
304,557 
359,467 
208,982 
174,215 
173,954 
2007 
227,422 
313,154 
284,689 
335,069 
219,299 
169,264 
182,129 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
38 
91 
66 
47 
67 
38 
53 
2007 
62 
140 
88 
75 
69 
52 
50 
acres, 2012 
17,294 
42,695 
46,227 
38,382 
28,893 
7,957 
24,439 
2007 
26,913 
49,506 
45,197 
65,143 
35,978 
13,690 
18,192 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
93 
56 
82 
30 
76 
33 
33 
2007 
74 
79 
87 
30 
67 
26 
40 
acres, 2012 
82,182 
35,217 
56,951 
51,326 
63,215 
29,836 
16,448 
2007 
63,168 
35,200 
57,171 
31,069 
32,395 
34,431 
25,726 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
8 
11 
10 
- 
16 
4 
9 
2007 
11 
24 
7 
1 
10 
3 
4 
acres, 2012 
2,283 
1,538 
6,862 
- 
1,843 
394 
8,187 
2007 
8,680 
5,901 
5,857 
(D) 
4,160 
(D) 
1,121 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
22 
31 
22 
11 
25 
10 
19 
2007 
13 
23 
28 
11 
24 
7 
11 
acres, 2012 
2,582 
5,287 
2,592 
1,696 
3,490 
1,631 
8,476 
2007 
2,033 
5,226 
2,671 
(D) 
5,258 
(D) 
1,360 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 635 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
