Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Hampshire 
Belknap 
Carroll 
Cheshire 
Coos 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
1,572 
101 
119 
162 
55 
2007 
1,257 
97 
76 
131 
68 
Any 
2012 
2,819 
201 
172 
245 
238 
2007 
2,909 
173 
198 
288 
194 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
354 
23 
23 
26 
23 
2007 
397 
19 
21 
40 
23 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
306 
12 
27 
15 
26 
2007 
268 
15 
32 
35 
32 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
495 
32 
38 
48 
83 
2007 
538 
34 
57 
47 
21 
200 days or more 
2012 
1,664 
134 
84 
156 
106 
2007 
1,706 
105 
88 
166 
118 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
211 
15 
14 
15 
10 
2007 
154 
7 
8 
20 
16 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
276 
14 
19 
25 
19 
2007 
274 
23 
22 
41 
16 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
664 
36 
40 
62 
41 
2007 
800 
55 
54 
75 
40 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
3,240 
237 
218 
305 
223 
2007 
2,938 
185 
190 
283 
190 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.5 
21.9 
20.1 
19.3 
22.2 
2007 
20.2 
20.0 
19.4 
19.4 
21.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
133 
8 
7 
5 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
242 
10 
14 
15 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
557 
20 
37 
57 
39 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
3,459 
264 
233 
330 
236 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.4 
24.7 
22.2 
21.5 
24.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
15 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2007 
24 
- 
- 
16 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
186 
19 
9 
33 
4 
2007 
142 
10 
11 
18 
6 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
449 
23 
22 
56 
29 
2007 
542 
50 
28 
56 
31 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
1,108 
72 
35 
93 
86 
2007 
1,205 
60 
67 
129 
77 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
661 
25 
71 
46 
31 
2007 
669 
43 
50 
60 
44 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
634 
33 
55 
88 
30 
2007 
545 
49 
32 
58 
37 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
511 
74 
29 
39 
59 
2007 
419 
21 
48 
28 
30 
70 years and over 
2012 
827 
56 
70 
52 
52 
2007 
620 
37 
38 
54 
37 
Average age 
2012 
57.8 
59.1 
60.5 
55.5 
58.3 
2007 
56.2 
55.7 
57.5 
53.6 
57.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
3,690 
262 
240 
343 
220 
2007 
3,063 
195 
185 
322 
192 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
279 
25 
5 
28 
47 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
1,221 
44 
71 
206 
63 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
1,590 
172 
109 
58 
40 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
186 
7 
12 
7 
11 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
421 
32 
36 
32 
31 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
296 
13 
15 
29 
35 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
145 
6 
5 
14 
19 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
27 
- 
8 
3 
1 
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 
4,255 
293 
280 
384 
286 
acres, 2012 
412,266 
22,366 
23,444 
34,391 
56,176 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
546 
36 
28 
59 
20 
acres, 2012 
61,228 
3,000 
1,705 
5,635 
5,419 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
3,701 
268 
241 
348 
264 
2007 
3,551 
244 
239 
360 
230 
acres, 2012 
320,968 
21,012 
20,987 
30,650 
42,477 
2007 
347,611 
20,774 
25,039 
35,681 
38,414 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
320 
22 
27 
25 
21 
2007 
299 
14 
19 
26 
20 
acres, 2012 
79,591 
1,524 
1,489 
27,577 
9,375 
2007 
52,530 
1,805 
2,043 
3,319 
6,471 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
182 
6 
4 
25 
3 
2007 
178 
9 
5 
20 
1 
acres, 2012 
28,968 
443 
76 
3,283 
(D) 
2007 
36,943 
(D) 
504 
5,211 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
61 
3 
6 
3 
2007 
42 
2 
4 
4 
4 
acres, 2012 
5,842 
(D) 
600 
1,353 
- 
2007 
2,614 
(D) 
59 
180 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
127 
3 
13 
6 
5 
2007 
96 
1 
7 
9 
7 
acres, 2012 
38,696 
(D) 
6,210 
429 
(D) 
2007 
32,213 
(D) 
4,395 
3,850 
4,702 
--continued 
302 New Hampshire 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
