Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Hampshire 
Belknap 
Carroll 
Cheshire 
Coos 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
4,391 
302 
291 
407 
293 
2007 
4,166 
270 
274 
419 
262 
acres, 2012 
474,065 
23,887 
29,362 
63,292 
56,797 
2007 
471,911 
23,378 
32,040 
48,241 
50,895 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,416 
168 
158 
229 
154 
2007 
2,494 
174 
141 
258 
167 
acres, 2012 
87,382 
4,880 
3,319 
7,941 
10,641 
TENURE 
2007 
99,520 
4,982 
4,269 
9,772 
10,062 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
3,487 
256 
260 
280 
235 
2007 
3,164 
211 
232 
311 
201 
acres, 2012 
321,972 
(D) 
(D) 
45,319 
35,512 
2007 
285,030 
14,348 
26,939 
32,066 
31,040 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,750 
136 
138 
134 
118 
2007 
1,723 
121 
107 
173 
126 
acres, 2012 
28,814 
(D) 
(D) 
1,687 
(D) 
2007 
28,963 
2,004 
2,306 
2,393 
2,616 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
677 
44 
24 
92 
47 
2007 
804 
46 
40 
83 
51 
acres, 2012 
141,133 
(D) 
(D) 
15,039 
19,275 
2007 
160,767 
7,977 
(D) 
14,432 
18,845 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
92,137 
3,581 
1,948 
9,304 
12,832 
2007 
107,234 
6,155 
3,168 
9,160 
13,270 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
48,996 
(D) 
(D) 
5,735 
6,443 
2007 
53,533 
1,822 
(D) 
5,272 
5,575 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
533 
30 
19 
73 
31 
2007 
662 
40 
34 
65 
36 
acres, 2012 
54,912 
2,578 
1,553 
5,330 
8,233 
2007 
64,824 
2,654 
1,963 
6,633 
7,359 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
227 
2 
7 
35 
11 
2007 
198 
13 
2 
25 
10 
acres, 2012 
10,960 
(D) 
(D) 
2,934 
2,010 
2007 
26,114 
1,053 
(D) 
1,743 
1,010 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
133 
2 
1 
22 
5 
2007 
109 
13 
- 
20 
5 
acres, 2012 
3,656 
(D) 
(D) 
924 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
5,733 
324 
746 
87 
Total operators 
number 
7,300 
482 
470 
661 
480 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,937 
137 
123 
194 
142 
2 operators 
2,104 
155 
158 
177 
129 
3 operators 
294 
8 
9 
33 
14 
4 operators 
25 
1 
1 
1 
6 
5 or more operators 
31 
1 
- 
2 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
3,098 
196 
185 
279 
160 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,619 
190 
171 
240 
152 
2 operators 
195 
3 
7 
18 
4 
3 operators 
23 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
7,022 
479 
454 
693 
470 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,837 
91 
117 
184 
110 
2 operators 
1,985 
163 
140 
201 
132 
3 operators 
234 
8 
13 
30 
8 
4 operators 
66 
4 
2 
3 
4 
5 or more operators 
44 
4 
2 
1 
8 
Total women operators 
number 
2,966 
194 
181 
278 
166 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,450 
174 
161 
228 
133 
2 operators 
201 
10 
4 
22 
3 
3 operators 
24 
- 
4 
2 
9 
4 operators 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
6 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
3,033 
208 
226 
297 
234 
2007 
2,929 
174 
209 
312 
216 
acres, 2012 
395,387 
(D) 
(D) 
57,656 
47,465 
2007 
401,302 
19,473 
28,124 
42,592 
47,702 
Female 
farms, 2012 
1,358 
94 
65 
110 
59 
2007 
1,237 
96 
65 
107 
46 
acres, 2012 
78,678 
(D) 
(D) 
5,636 
9,332 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
70,609 
3,905 
3,916 
5,649 
3,193 
Farming 
2012 
2,107 
128 
153 
193 
147 
2007 
1,930 
126 
142 
199 
91 
Other 
2012 
2,284 
174 
138 
214 
146 
Place of residence: 
2007 
2,236 
144 
132 
220 
171 
On farm operated 
2012 
3,917 
273 
270 
367 
260 
2007 
3,756 
249 
250 
385 
232 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
474 
29 
21 
40 
33 
2007 
410 
21 
24 
34 
30 
--continued 
300 New Hampshire 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
