Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ^ 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
7,195 
4,391 
2,454 
350 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
4,143 
3,033 
916 
194 
Spouse of principal operator 
616 
(X) 
595 
21 
Female 
3,052 
1,358 
1,538 
156 
Spouse of principal operator 
1,326 
(X) 
1,292 
34 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,057 
2,107 
783 
167 
Other 
4,138 
2,284 
1,671 
183 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
6,308 
3,917 
2,176 
215 
Not on farm operated 
887 
474 
278 
135 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,408 
1,572 
717 
119 
Any 
4,787 
2,819 
1,737 
231 
1 to 49 days 
606 
354 
215 
37 
50 to 99 days 
462 
306 
137 
19 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
811 
495 
293 
23 
200 days or more 
2,908 
1,664 
1,092 
152 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
431 
211 
167 
53 
3 or 4 years 
556 
276 
221 
59 
5 to 9 years 
1,156 
664 
430 
62 
1 0 years or more 
5,052 
3,240 
1,636 
176 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
290 
133 
120 
37 
3 or 4 years 
515 
242 
206 
67 
5 to 9 years 
1,009 
557 
385 
67 
1 0 years or more 
5,381 
3,459 
1,743 
179 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
146 
15 
74 
57 
25 to 34 years 
434 
186 
168 
80 
35 to 44 years 
760 
449 
265 
46 
45 to 54 years 
1,871 
1,108 
687 
76 
55 to 64 years 
2,110 
1,295 
756 
59 
65 to 74 years 
1,349 
938 
397 
14 
75 years and over 
525 
400 
107 
18 
Average age 
55.7 
57.8 
53.9 
42.4 
Number of persons living in household 
13,454 
11,537 
1,490 
427 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
40 New Hampshire 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
