Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fremont 
Greene 
Grundy 
Guthrie 
Hamilton 
Hancock 
Hardin 
Harrison 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
322 
388 
311 
394 
335 
428 
329 
399 
2007 
222 
302 
305 
318 
337 
361 
358 
317 
Any 
2012 
211 
392 
426 
435 
426 
461 
490 
420 
2007 
275 
518 
495 
669 
545 
588 
585 
500 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
42 
48 
42 
58 
77 
102 
70 
68 
2007 
42 
82 
83 
154 
94 
85 
109 
95 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
9 
42 
37 
27 
44 
29 
26 
29 
2007 
30 
56 
16 
36 
34 
60 
33 
33 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
17 
45 
84 
38 
32 
70 
59 
32 
2007 
23 
88 
91 
65 
82 
58 
54 
72 
200 days or more 
2012 
143 
257 
263 
312 
273 
260 
335 
291 
2007 
180 
292 
305 
414 
335 
385 
389 
300 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
21 
16 
7 
14 
16 
29 
19 
19 
2007 
21 
20 
19 
38 
17 
39 
27 
24 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
20 
15 
18 
40 
28 
40 
18 
39 
2007 
13 
29 
36 
73 
40 
34 
43 
40 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
53 
78 
65 
95 
116 
96 
102 
137 
2007 
78 
126 
73 
132 
135 
127 
131 
88 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
439 
671 
647 
680 
601 
724 
680 
624 
2007 
385 
645 
672 
744 
690 
749 
742 
665 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.7 
27.0 
27.9 
25.9 
26.1 
26.6 
24.9 
24.2 
2007 
25.2 
24.6 
25.0 
23.4 
25.1 
24.6 
23.4 
25.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
18 
12 
3 
11 
12 
18 
15 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
18 
11 
11 
32 
20 
33 
18 
29 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
44 
63 
62 
86 
112 
67 
87 
120 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
453 
694 
661 
700 
617 
771 
699 
656 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.8 
28.6 
29.8 
27.5 
28.2 
29.5 
27.2 
26.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
. 
5 
3 
9 
6 
4 
4 
2007 
5 
19 
2 
12 
- 
3 
7 
8 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
21 
58 
35 
44 
28 
57 
74 
44 
2007 
36 
34 
35 
37 
46 
82 
71 
46 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
46 
90 
78 
77 
79 
92 
84 
77 
2007 
31 
107 
128 
108 
138 
137 
133 
81 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
126 
163 
178 
177 
152 
175 
183 
213 
2007 
149 
166 
234 
228 
213 
272 
276 
214 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
86 
95 
119 
114 
143 
165 
134 
161 
2007 
68 
167 
117 
182 
116 
129 
123 
130 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
91 
146 
92 
124 
130 
132 
107 
106 
2007 
62 
86 
112 
141 
122 
100 
110 
102 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
56 
68 
88 
90 
82 
97 
88 
86 
2007 
44 
106 
69 
76 
84 
97 
80 
86 
70 years and over 
2012 
104 
160 
142 
200 
138 
165 
145 
128 
2007 
102 
135 
103 
203 
163 
129 
143 
150 
Average age 
2012 
58.7 
57.5 
57.6 
59.1 
58.2 
57.6 
56.3 
56.7 
2007 
57.1 
56.5 
55.0 
57.5 
56.6 
54.1 
54.8 
56.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
433 
610 
608 
660 
607 
701 
641 
660 
2007 
312 
540 
526 
578 
602 
652 
649 
520 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
71 
66 
49 
53 
23 
33 
73 
38 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
201 
265 
154 
275 
258 
268 
256 
186 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
38 
44 
67 
112 
60 
86 
70 
77 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
20 
169 
86 
75 
151 
182 
107 
8 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
53 
98 
179 
115 
107 
90 
112 
164 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
89 
69 
134 
101 
87 
144 
113 
209 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
6 
5 
6 
5 
4 
6 
12 
11 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
4 
5 
10 
12 
8 
3 
11 
19 
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 
503 
748 
709 
797 
729 
849 
798 
785 
acres, 2012 
265,008 
335,212 
300,374 
316,812 
308,115 
345,092 
318,341 
367,023 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
25 
24 
22 
38 
23 
59 
27 
26 
acres, 2012 
9,512 
8,247 
4,261 
21,639 
7,018 
11,088 
10,255 
8,569 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
386 
634 
605 
708 
604 
720 
710 
694 
2007 
383 
654 
659 
843 
695 
791 
792 
705 
acres, 2012 
151,956 
249,397 
226,548 
259,602 
216,170 
272,290 
265,213 
283,914 
2007 
151,218 
245,153 
211,019 
293,573 
224,025 
264,493 
243,326 
284,550 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
31 
42 
39 
47 
40 
66 
42 
43 
2007 
45 
66 
61 
64 
90 
67 
52 
54 
acres, 2012 
15,671 
31,293 
14,804 
29,136 
36,037 
24,844 
27,054 
53,122 
2007 
30,421 
40,091 
31,936 
27,587 
58,458 
36,013 
38,078 
31,009 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
103 
79 
75 
41 
97 
79 
47 
55 
2007 
59 
78 
68 
51 
65 
68 
69 
37 
acres, 2012 
115,376 
67,196 
71,653 
26,816 
69,256 
53,416 
37,344 
47,354 
2007 
61,695 
65,395 
68,703 
22,952 
51,732 
57,162 
51,117 
43,407 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
2 
6 
1 
6 
6 
7 
4 
4 
2007 
2 
3 
5 
4 
6 
4 
11 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
5,961 
(D) 
3,904 
4,635 
975 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
1,401 
(D) 
1,350 
4,259 
1,439 
3,755 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
11 
19 
17 
27 
14 
17 
16 
23 
2007 
8 
19 
7 
25 
26 
19 
19 
19 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,020 
(D) 
8,169 
933 
1,826 
(D) 
(□) 
2007 
(D) 
1,476 
(D) 
9,389 
8,078 
1,899 
2,725 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 637 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
