Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Henry 
Howard 
Humboldt 
Ida 
Iowa 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
369 
345 
204 
225 
390 
431 
494 
263 
2007 
333 
357 
258 
254 
427 
446 
445 
304 
Any 
2012 
534 
538 
370 
322 
629 
824 
604 
422 
2007 
547 
520 
374 
379 
717 
768 
721 
469 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
68 
102 
60 
35 
75 
96 
81 
58 
2007 
82 
74 
87 
60 
136 
119 
135 
72 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
24 
51 
21 
21 
26 
54 
29 
27 
2007 
35 
30 
34 
50 
53 
58 
66 
55 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
109 
95 
40 
39 
53 
95 
40 
55 
2007 
61 
64 
51 
54 
86 
91 
86 
62 
200 days or more 
2012 
333 
290 
249 
227 
475 
579 
454 
282 
2007 
369 
352 
202 
215 
442 
500 
434 
280 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
21 
19 
9 
9 
28 
37 
36 
16 
2007 
34 
39 
16 
20 
27 
55 
35 
24 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
40 
26 
14 
16 
34 
39 
50 
34 
2007 
70 
51 
19 
36 
54 
62 
38 
42 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
122 
127 
45 
61 
94 
151 
110 
86 
2007 
122 
109 
80 
87 
128 
171 
170 
86 
10 years or more 
2012 
720 
711 
506 
461 
863 
1,028 
902 
549 
2007 
654 
678 
517 
490 
935 
926 
923 
621 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.3 
26.7 
26.0 
26.5 
27.0 
25.0 
26.6 
25.2 
2007 
22.8 
24.6 
27.0 
24.5 
25.6 
24.0 
25.2 
25.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
8 
7 
6 
23 
23 
28 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
31 
24 
15 
12 
28 
28 
44 
24 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
110 
82 
36 
48 
82 
129 
91 
66 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
749 
769 
516 
481 
886 
1,075 
935 
584 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.2 
29.2 
27.8 
28.7 
29.1 
27.5 
28.8 
28.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
6 
4 
. 
5 
1 
7 
1 
. 
2007 
12 
11 
9 
25 
2 
3 
4 
11 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
53 
49 
34 
43 
76 
70 
75 
27 
2007 
59 
68 
39 
46 
81 
59 
65 
33 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
97 
132 
56 
67 
78 
144 
116 
59 
2007 
97 
116 
74 
84 
152 
189 
162 
68 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
170 
206 
136 
137 
288 
329 
261 
162 
2007 
223 
240 
196 
183 
309 
315 
302 
158 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
127 
131 
89 
88 
120 
187 
174 
96 
2007 
104 
110 
91 
67 
138 
137 
146 
124 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
137 
119 
119 
75 
149 
173 
147 
106 
2007 
115 
91 
47 
74 
96 
159 
144 
87 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
105 
73 
46 
43 
96 
137 
124 
53 
2007 
105 
84 
69 
54 
123 
113 
134 
85 
70 years and over 
2012 
208 
169 
94 
89 
211 
208 
200 
182 
2007 
165 
157 
107 
100 
243 
239 
209 
207 
Average age 
2012 
58.5 
56.5 
57.3 
55.5 
57.6 
56.6 
57.1 
60.3 
2007 
56.5 
55.2 
55.5 
54.1 
56.7 
56.3 
56.2 
59.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
672 
592 
407 
444 
781 
900 
873 
476 
2007 
528 
498 
429 
426 
691 
636 
792 
446 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
55 
79 
12 
24 
100 
66 
90 
44 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
338 
253 
136 
197 
386 
456 
406 
203 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
90 
63 
60 
42 
97 
81 
88 
72 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
92 
76 
29 
20 
34 
88 
52 
41 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
125 
136 
88 
74 
131 
115 
226 
58 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
154 
139 
133 
106 
124 
177 
142 
89 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
6 
10 
2 
12 
23 
8 
5 
6 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
10 
5 
13 
10 
34 
13 
5 
11 
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 
864 
864 
559 
536 
974 
1,206 
1,070 
628 
acres, 2012 
257,274 
289,568 
228,401 
255,880 
320,320 
293,564 
341,409 
184,148 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
26 
21 
24 
27 
24 
42 
38 
16 
acres, 2012 
12,647 
8,502 
7,204 
9,874 
7,060 
16,592 
21,998 
3,056 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
786 
796 
471 
446 
850 
1,089 
945 
560 
2007 
749 
759 
526 
499 
979 
1,032 
951 
678 
acres, 2012 
215,170 
233,511 
167,425 
(D) 
223,394 
244,958 
261,937 
134,916 
2007 
186,899 
210,615 
209,643 
182,898 
242,872 
222,604 
280,209 
145,174 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
33 
38 
40 
61 
57 
76 
50 
40 
2007 
43 
69 
56 
45 
77 
94 
98 
36 
acres, 2012 
12,452 
35,404 
19,872 
31,256 
24,703 
35,544 
46,835 
31,145 
2007 
11,655 
32,591 
28,833 
31,800 
27,718 
35,410 
79,978 
21,416 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
63 
35 
54 
37 
88 
65 
86 
68 
2007 
64 
36 
36 
65 
61 
52 
92 
42 
acres, 2012 
34,973 
29,257 
42,387 
22,965 
53,908 
21,654 
62,151 
26,146 
2007 
36,679 
33,629 
28,303 
54,318 
38,778 
29,065 
63,158 
21,779 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
2 
2 
2 
5 
5 
1 
7 
2007 
1 
1 
5 
2 
6 
5 
1 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,862 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,248 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
20 
12 
7 
1 
19 
20 
16 
10 
2007 
23 
12 
9 
22 
21 
31 
24 
13 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
1,069 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,106 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
638 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
