Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lyon 
Madison 
Mahaska 
Marion 
Marshall 
Mills 
Mitchell 
Monona 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
531 
361 
462 
312 
364 
250 
418 
242 
2007 
383 
314 
406 
298 
387 
239 
351 
294 
Any 
2012 
608 
600 
550 
712 
518 
250 
485 
296 
2007 
704 
642 
625 
653 
541 
272 
542 
355 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
84 
64 
58 
75 
55 
52 
124 
55 
2007 
129 
93 
90 
86 
70 
40 
94 
68 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
29 
27 
51 
31 
78 
31 
35 
17 
2007 
47 
32 
26 
41 
40 
25 
38 
55 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
66 
67 
75 
55 
63 
13 
64 
26 
2007 
102 
70 
84 
77 
81 
41 
43 
53 
200 days or more 
2012 
429 
442 
366 
551 
322 
154 
262 
198 
2007 
426 
447 
425 
449 
350 
166 
367 
179 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
50 
25 
20 
32 
16 
20 
13 
13 
2007 
35 
30 
27 
26 
40 
31 
56 
24 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
60 
60 
32 
44 
26 
20 
42 
19 
2007 
65 
69 
47 
57 
44 
31 
25 
34 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
120 
147 
120 
139 
96 
54 
101 
43 
2007 
163 
158 
99 
115 
107 
67 
110 
68 
10 years or more 
2012 
909 
729 
840 
809 
744 
406 
747 
463 
2007 
824 
699 
858 
753 
737 
382 
702 
523 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.8 
22.8 
27.9 
23.1 
26.6 
24.4 
26.2 
25.9 
2007 
22.5 
22.7 
27.3 
23.9 
24.5 
25.5 
24.5 
25.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
37 
18 
12 
28 
11 
15 
12 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
45 
48 
30 
29 
22 
16 
36 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
106 
137 
102 
125 
87 
51 
82 
39 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
951 
758 
868 
842 
762 
418 
773 
478 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.8 
24.6 
30.2 
25.1 
28.5 
26.5 
28.7 
28.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
20 
9 
5 
6 
6 
3 
13 
2 
2007 
20 
4 
6 
- 
12 
1 
8 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
126 
28 
65 
61 
61 
22 
86 
31 
2007 
127 
39 
47 
37 
66 
28 
73 
21 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
210 
127 
81 
163 
80 
69 
124 
71 
2007 
213 
123 
128 
176 
135 
45 
162 
91 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
268 
212 
201 
255 
194 
109 
226 
128 
2007 
321 
284 
258 
216 
207 
122 
249 
164 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
192 
175 
171 
120 
138 
54 
131 
93 
2007 
123 
145 
107 
103 
132 
79 
115 
95 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
116 
134 
118 
121 
128 
98 
101 
73 
2007 
112 
97 
141 
133 
96 
77 
83 
74 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
84 
104 
148 
119 
86 
60 
70 
46 
2007 
65 
84 
101 
80 
79 
71 
79 
60 
70 years and over 
2012 
123 
172 
223 
179 
189 
85 
152 
94 
2007 
106 
180 
243 
206 
201 
88 
124 
137 
Average age 
2012 
52.0 
57.7 
58.7 
56.0 
58.1 
57.3 
54.6 
56.2 
2007 
50.5 
56.9 
58.1 
56.9 
56.3 
57.8 
53.2 
57.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
911 
738 
732 
780 
663 
381 
624 
388 
2007 
743 
624 
614 
577 
566 
354 
589 
434 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
53 
50 
55 
146 
73 
44 
42 
29 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
327 
180 
230 
294 
240 
113 
148 
119 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
104 
63 
117 
40 
60 
45 
97 
48 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
247 
64 
36 
11 
131 
57 
88 
39 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
117 
212 
168 
226 
129 
54 
111 
110 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
157 
201 
156 
111 
130 
104 
199 
110 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
9 
13 
6 
11 
9 
5 
22 
6 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
13 
25 
21 
8 
13 
9 
5 
17 
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 
1,095 
944 
969 
991 
851 
475 
874 
520 
acres, 2012 
347,974 
262,054 
310,836 
244,937 
293,131 
195,694 
288,782 
321,257 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
27 
28 
10 
33 
54 
17 
31 
9 
acres, 2012 
10,874 
7,355 
2,783 
15,498 
7,215 
8,971 
1 1 ,244 
3,424 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
881 
875 
822 
868 
719 
402 
778 
456 
2007 
858 
865 
813 
815 
724 
420 
752 
542 
acres, 2012 
216,748 
218,454 
198,973 
185,413 
216,684 
137,507 
244,771 
244,415 
2007 
209,615 
212,712 
169,040 
175,581 
209,273 
138,047 
229,486 
283,261 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
65 
35 
53 
87 
49 
32 
46 
34 
2007 
75 
51 
84 
78 
88 
29 
81 
57 
acres, 2012 
32,512 
33,520 
26,150 
43,332 
16,929 
21,144 
20,797 
42,112 
2007 
29,105 
39,432 
44,317 
36,627 
33,778 
15,377 
33,429 
60,342 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
166 
29 
110 
46 
91 
57 
69 
35 
2007 
122 
26 
98 
40 
99 
39 
49 
31 
acres, 2012 
112,530 
18,416 
94,325 
32,690 
73,375 
47,229 
27,821 
39,850 
2007 
76,144 
27,249 
74,796 
28,951 
78,469 
39,467 
29,297 
47,433 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
12 
5 
4 
4 
5 
2 
6 
3 
2007 
12 
2 
4 
4 
4 
3 
2 
12 
acres, 2012 
4,724 
1,546 
528 
262 
938 
(D) 
2,526 
(D) 
2007 
3,707 
(D) 
1,162 
2,063 
139 
(D) 
(D) 
1,272 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
15 
17 
23 
19 
18 
7 
4 
10 
2007 
20 
12 
32 
14 
13 
20 
9 
7 
acres, 2012 
3,333 
4,168 
2,988 
3,205 
4,476 
(D) 
320 
(D) 
2007 
4,483 
(D) 
5,813 
2,969 
2,611 
(D) 
(D) 
1,292 
-continued 
640 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
