Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Johnson 
Jones 
Keokuk 
Kossuth 
Lee 
Linn 
Louisa 
Lucas 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
525 
409 
410 
699 
348 
689 
297 
223 
2007 
475 
438 
468 
515 
323 
544 
263 
241 
Any 
2012 
817 
652 
572 
650 
569 
713 
315 
425 
2007 
818 
679 
695 
880 
560 
869 
438 
458 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
172 
74 
69 
136 
85 
115 
38 
35 
2007 
172 
134 
101 
188 
122 
150 
81 
87 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
48 
38 
45 
51 
20 
43 
41 
24 
2007 
76 
53 
37 
96 
37 
50 
25 
29 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
93 
87 
61 
114 
76 
91 
27 
69 
2007 
85 
80 
83 
137 
71 
99 
49 
50 
200 days or more 
2012 
504 
453 
397 
349 
388 
464 
209 
297 
2007 
485 
412 
474 
459 
330 
570 
283 
292 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
28 
34 
16 
28 
38 
36 
15 
12 
2007 
27 
28 
38 
24 
34 
26 
22 
28 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
46 
41 
43 
33 
42 
50 
17 
31 
2007 
44 
60 
75 
45 
51 
61 
38 
36 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
140 
114 
117 
118 
124 
146 
69 
74 
2007 
135 
149 
141 
141 
104 
197 
111 
133 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,128 
872 
806 
1,170 
713 
1,170 
511 
531 
2007 
1,087 
880 
909 
1,185 
694 
1,129 
530 
502 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.1 
25.8 
25.9 
29.0 
25.0 
24.5 
27.0 
22.5 
2007 
25.3 
24.9 
25.8 
27.6 
26.0 
23.6 
24.0 
22.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
25 
9 
18 
33 
28 
12 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
39 
35 
32 
24 
34 
40 
14 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
117 
97 
72 
94 
110 
115 
60 
60 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,167 
904 
869 
1,213 
740 
1,219 
526 
549 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.8 
27.9 
28.5 
32.2 
26.6 
26.9 
29.2 
25.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
1 
16 
4 
5 
10 
4 
2 
3 
2007 
1 
16 
13 
6 
7 
1 
5 
4 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
62 
68 
90 
96 
48 
67 
36 
37 
2007 
86 
76 
80 
79 
50 
60 
36 
43 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
160 
125 
84 
138 
89 
128 
54 
78 
2007 
156 
142 
112 
199 
98 
212 
89 
99 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
281 
267 
267 
274 
239 
349 
130 
140 
2007 
317 
295 
293 
403 
222 
382 
184 
144 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
228 
138 
139 
218 
141 
219 
98 
82 
2007 
182 
157 
144 
175 
124 
169 
90 
77 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
180 
145 
101 
171 
121 
197 
73 
87 
2007 
146 
135 
140 
151 
94 
180 
75 
110 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
167 
115 
87 
139 
84 
176 
63 
87 
2007 
144 
111 
96 
111 
98 
136 
63 
57 
70 years and over 
2012 
263 
187 
210 
308 
185 
262 
156 
134 
2007 
261 
185 
285 
271 
190 
273 
159 
165 
Average age 
2012 
58.0 
56.4 
57.0 
58.7 
57.3 
58.1 
59.0 
58.0 
2007 
57.0 
55.3 
57.9 
55.9 
57.6 
56.6 
57.6 
57.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
931 
801 
682 
1,004 
643 
1,047 
476 
443 
2007 
704 
711 
609 
954 
506 
915 
446 
383 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
65 
123 
78 
65 
60 
143 
120 
68 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
464 
363 
303 
486 
214 
502 
192 
154 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
159 
96 
56 
182 
67 
106 
30 
56 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
129 
49 
15 
56 
11 
69 
2 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
153 
140 
133 
156 
157 
304 
66 
86 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
92 
136 
155 
213 
160 
137 
91 
100 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
11 
6 
4 
12 
17 
16 
11 
11 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
11 
15 
10 
18 
46 
20 
17 
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 
1,284 
1,030 
927 
1,299 
872 
1,341 
578 
630 
acres, 2012 
317,247 
300,606 
274,380 
563,411 
218,218 
314,414 
158,867 
168,796 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
37 
14 
21 
32 
31 
64 
26 
23 
acres, 2012 
9,517 
10,560 
7,769 
9,731 
12,607 
20,183 
8,581 
6,698 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
1,146 
869 
793 
1,077 
767 
1,189 
470 
587 
2007 
1,067 
891 
953 
1,136 
768 
1,222 
542 
624 
acres, 2012 
250,120 
213,005 
196,188 
442,553 
151,037 
234,915 
(D) 
145,793 
2007 
203,710 
191,071 
230,913 
445,065 
158,822 
255,175 
115,605 
144,316 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
97 
40 
79 
74 
56 
83 
54 
29 
2007 
122 
78 
104 
104 
49 
99 
74 
46 
acres, 2012 
26,115 
16,872 
36,698 
48,826 
26,122 
31,667 
17,161 
11,785 
2007 
58,235 
30,156 
37,822 
44,687 
25,304 
28,586 
24,314 
12,391 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
79 
107 
78 
166 
76 
95 
79 
22 
2007 
86 
119 
59 
113 
58 
56 
64 
16 
acres, 2012 
50,521 
76,133 
58,919 
101,699 
52,347 
66,538 
38,400 
16,271 
2007 
56,714 
88,594 
43,113 
102,711 
52,766 
43,098 
40,595 
10,088 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
- 
11 
4 
10 
3 
5 
2 
- 
2007 
1 
1 
5 
11 
2 
6 
4 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
4,559 
(D) 
1,991 
559 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,298 
(D) 
(D) 
283 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
20 
34 
28 
22 
15 
30 
7 
10 
2007 
17 
28 
42 
31 
6 
30 
17 
11 
acres, 2012 
1,916 
3,436 
(D) 
4,370 
5,939 
(D) 
3,907 
3,493 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
7,756 
(D) 
(D) 
5,210 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 639 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
