Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Grafton 
Hillsborough 
Merrimack 
Rockingham 
Strafford 
Sullivan 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
169 
260 
198 
256 
137 
115 
2007 
149 
195 
194 
177 
87 
83 
Any 
2012 
331 
428 
402 
402 
217 
183 
2007 
403 
420 
389 
417 
216 
211 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
64 
76 
57 
34 
17 
11 
2007 
54 
63 
48 
78 
24 
27 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
37 
80 
64 
18 
7 
20 
2007 
36 
32 
26 
22 
21 
17 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
53 
51 
57 
74 
37 
22 
2007 
66 
78 
102 
60 
34 
39 
200 days or more 
2012 
177 
221 
224 
276 
156 
130 
2007 
247 
247 
213 
257 
137 
128 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
50 
36 
31 
11 
16 
2007 
29 
24 
18 
18 
5 
9 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
32 
30 
57 
49 
20 
11 
2007 
31 
39 
35 
38 
19 
10 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
73 
100 
80 
115 
81 
36 
2007 
91 
113 
127 
125 
55 
65 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
382 
508 
427 
463 
242 
235 
2007 
401 
439 
403 
413 
224 
210 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.4 
19.4 
20.0 
20.7 
19.8 
21.3 
2007 
20.5 
19.2 
20.5 
20.1 
22.2 
20.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
34 
30 
18 
10 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
32 
19 
52 
52 
20 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
61 
97 
66 
84 
63 
33 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
396 
538 
452 
504 
261 
245 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.7 
21.0 
22.0 
22.1 
21.4 
23.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
1 
1 
8 
2 
1 
- 
2007 
3 
- 
4 
1 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
16 
25 
37 
32 
8 
3 
2007 
13 
27 
12 
34 
6 
5 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
34 
88 
44 
68 
53 
32 
2007 
63 
76 
85 
78 
40 
35 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
100 
183 
168 
196 
92 
83 
2007 
171 
178 
188 
167 
88 
80 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
93 
120 
87 
105 
41 
42 
2007 
94 
89 
82 
110 
31 
66 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
84 
90 
91 
74 
46 
43 
2007 
81 
87 
59 
58 
41 
43 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
70 
73 
45 
40 
38 
44 
2007 
47 
69 
47 
67 
30 
32 
70 years and over 
2012 
102 
108 
120 
141 
75 
51 
2007 
80 
89 
106 
79 
67 
33 
Average age 
2012 
59.9 
56.9 
56.5 
57.3 
58.0 
58.3 
2007 
56.7 
56.5 
56.1 
55.6 
57.7 
56.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
405 
581 
513 
569 
301 
256 
2007 
384 
462 
433 
448 
224 
218 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
55 
31 
32 
19 
3 
34 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
135 
226 
220 
76 
66 
114 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
129 
247 
225 
358 
186 
66 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
11 
18 
9 
87 
7 
17 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
35 
57 
47 
66 
55 
30 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
71 
29 
38 
17 
11 
38 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
22 
18 
14 
27 
18 
2 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
10 
2 
- 
2 
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 
492 
661 
584 
644 
338 
293 
acres, 2012 
81,050 
43,975 
51,574 
35,003 
28,838 
35,449 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
61 
70 
77 
99 
67 
29 
acres, 2012 
14,490 
4,611 
8,025 
8,458 
4,764 
5,121 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
440 
576 
478 
533 
300 
253 
2007 
484 
511 
504 
488 
241 
250 
acres, 2012 
63,784 
32,690 
39,663 
25,151 
19,950 
24,604 
2007 
70,200 
38,754 
46,277 
26,649 
16,017 
29,806 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
33 
36 
57 
50 
27 
22 
2007 
38 
60 
35 
45 
24 
18 
acres, 2012 
7,649 
6,553 
12,499 
4,328 
2,141 
6,456 
2007 
8,908 
5,614 
8,711 
3,686 
2,365 
9,608 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
13 
31 
39 
39 
10 
12 
2007 
19 
16 
33 
40 
15 
20 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,041 
4,868 
2,644 
773 
6,485 
2007 
15,476 
3,002 
5,185 
2,131 
1,374 
3,483 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
1 
19 
4 
22 
- 
3 
2007 
1 
14 
3 
4 
4 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
2,312 
400 
560 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
353 
110 
224 
41 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
13 
26 
22 
14 
17 
8 
2007 
10 
14 
8 
17 
19 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,111 
7,520 
3,320 
7,816 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
2,515 
4,359 
880 
5,947 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New Hampshire 303 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
