Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kidder 
LaMoure 
Logan 
McHenry 
McIntosh 
McKenzie 
McLean 
Mercer 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
254 
336 
181 
455 
210 
266 
374 
128 
2007 
314 
346 
220 
500 
267 
289 
416 
172 
Any 
2012 
305 
306 
198 
456 
261 
308 
494 
294 
2007 
276 
337 
206 
428 
246 
296 
585 
283 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
29 
40 
22 
89 
25 
47 
70 
35 
2007 
59 
84 
46 
89 
60 
71 
132 
38 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
19 
14 
20 
16 
10 
16 
36 
35 
2007 
35 
31 
24 
29 
19 
36 
42 
16 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
21 
28 
29 
54 
31 
70 
58 
50 
2007 
44 
39 
38 
61 
41 
27 
66 
66 
200 days or more 
2012 
236 
224 
127 
297 
195 
175 
330 
174 
2007 
138 
183 
98 
249 
126 
162 
345 
163 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
10 
2 
21 
12 
8 
14 
30 
2007 
23 
14 
11 
19 
23 
10 
33 
4 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
23 
19 
12 
26 
24 
22 
50 
14 
2007 
22 
19 
7 
24 
22 
23 
49 
14 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
45 
60 
32 
118 
44 
52 
95 
53 
2007 
63 
51 
39 
106 
37 
62 
110 
67 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
472 
553 
333 
746 
391 
492 
709 
325 
2007 
482 
599 
369 
779 
431 
490 
809 
370 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
28.3 
28.9 
28.6 
25.5 
25.0 
27.0 
25.9 
23.6 
2007 
27.9 
28.9 
30.8 
26.5 
28.2 
27.6 
27.1 
24.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
9 
1 
19 
9 
5 
9 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
21 
16 
10 
20 
14 
19 
37 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
45 
57 
26 
108 
22 
35 
89 
49 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
482 
560 
342 
764 
426 
515 
733 
347 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
29.7 
30.0 
30.2 
27.5 
27.4 
28.8 
27.3 
26.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
11 
15 
. 
. 
4 
6 
2007 
2 
8 
7 
7 
5 
- 
6 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
53 
67 
13 
60 
43 
34 
58 
32 
2007 
42 
59 
13 
58 
24 
22 
95 
18 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
64 
68 
57 
103 
62 
74 
133 
48 
2007 
68 
74 
56 
120 
64 
69 
120 
75 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
101 
112 
80 
214 
113 
121 
157 
124 
2007 
128 
149 
91 
224 
136 
148 
260 
145 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
109 
76 
49 
131 
74 
105 
123 
69 
2007 
87 
84 
43 
129 
53 
83 
153 
54 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
66 
73 
42 
104 
60 
73 
159 
52 
2007 
67 
83 
37 
113 
40 
86 
109 
49 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
59 
60 
41 
88 
46 
70 
125 
40 
2007 
51 
51 
35 
85 
52 
60 
70 
37 
70 years and over 
2012 
107 
175 
97 
196 
73 
97 
109 
51 
2007 
145 
175 
144 
192 
139 
117 
188 
74 
Average age 
2012 
57.2 
58.5 
59.3 
56.6 
55.7 
57.0 
56.3 
54.2 
2007 
58.2 
57.5 
59.7 
56.7 
58.4 
58.0 
55.7 
55.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
438 
490 
253 
529 
370 
443 
675 
297 
2007 
313 
428 
215 
533 
293 
379 
647 
274 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
29 
41 
8 
34 
11 
19 
55 
15 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
152 
86 
61 
301 
73 
292 
449 
230 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
67 
55 
31 
71 
90 
26 
136 
21 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
186 
341 
168 
50 
184 
51 
57 
23 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
30 
64 
12 
39 
32 
22 
102 
35 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
8 
52 
14 
73 
45 
57 
33 
25 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
3 
4 
10 
10 
- 
5 
7 
2 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
2 
- 
- 
5 
2 
1 
4 
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 
554 
623 
368 
902 
459 
564 
847 
414 
acres, 2012 
775,363 
694,934 
559,610 
1,058,114 
568,396 
1,046,879 
1,099,477 
496,286 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
1 
3 
8 
102 
11 
9 
17 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
32,400 
12,405 
34,483 
39,620 
20,868 
21,349 
15,480 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
519 
583 
355 
853 
438 
514 
749 
387 
2007 
523 
604 
383 
848 
449 
494 
865 
413 
acres, 2012 
695,829 
(D) 
(D) 
944,526 
524,231 
832,309 
958,169 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
507,478 
(D) 
951 ,244 
483,332 
781,752 
981,980 
(D) 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
27 
37 
18 
35 
25 
35 
78 
34 
2007 
55 
61 
34 
59 
51 
67 
109 
38 
acres, 2012 
62,888 
122,475 
48,086 
79,354 
63,240 
147,685 
90,693 
56,803 
2007 
88,511 
140,434 
87,750 
92,217 
55,423 
192,454 
138,583 
82,109 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
4 
16 
2 
11 
5 
10 
20 
2007 
4 
14 
2 
8 
6 
12 
15 
- 
acres, 2012 
14,221 
52,410 
(D) 
34,268 
1,285 
7,455 
54,217 
- 
2007 
(D) 
30,040 
(D) 
34,740 
8,410 
13,462 
33,772 
- 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
9 
4 
4 
12 
3 
15 
20 
1 
2007 
8 
4 
7 
12 
7 
12 
12 
2 
acres, 2012 
7,381 
(D) 
(D) 
3,119 
960 
76,742 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
10,060 
(D) 
(D) 
2,520 
86,988 
8,588 
(D) 
-continued 
440 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
