Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bell 
Boone 
Bourbon 
Boyd 
Boyle 
Bracken 
Breathitt 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
24 
211 
378 
56 
228 
182 
23 
2007 
22 
216 
329 
59 
240 
197 
52 
Any 
2012 
57 
397 
529 
158 
392 
405 
97 
2007 
47 
466 
589 
201 
409 
421 
147 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
4 
31 
75 
13 
44 
29 
20 
2007 
6 
54 
104 
20 
70 
73 
29 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
2 
22 
39 
6 
22 
52 
3 
2007 
4 
42 
39 
8 
24 
28 
13 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
7 
51 
94 
46 
80 
59 
11 
2007 
2 
69 
86 
29 
49 
53 
12 
200 days or more 
2012 
44 
293 
321 
93 
246 
265 
63 
2007 
35 
301 
360 
144 
266 
267 
93 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
8 
25 
6 
59 
17 
2 
2007 
5 
20 
40 
8 
31 
20 
12 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4 
19 
48 
7 
29 
23 
8 
2007 
4 
45 
61 
26 
39 
36 
25 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
16 
103 
170 
38 
78 
96 
15 
2007 
10 
82 
155 
56 
111 
116 
41 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
57 
478 
664 
163 
454 
451 
95 
2007 
50 
535 
662 
170 
468 
446 
121 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.4 
24.7 
20.4 
19.5 
20.5 
22.5 
22.1 
2007 
19.6 
21.9 
20.3 
17.2 
19.6 
20.4 
18.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
6 
14 
3 
29 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4 
12 
40 
6 
20 
14 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
15 
83 
130 
32 
56 
85 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
58 
507 
723 
173 
515 
481 
104 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
21.9 
26.8 
24.3 
22.9 
24.6 
25.8 
24.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
4 
_ 
1 
. 
. 
2007 
1 
2 
3 
2 
- 
- 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
4 
18 
39 
6 
36 
36 
1 
2007 
4 
20 
33 
19 
16 
27 
21 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
12 
37 
123 
13 
71 
80 
27 
2007 
14 
60 
99 
43 
59 
112 
27 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
6 
121 
220 
51 
131 
124 
29 
2007 
14 
207 
242 
76 
174 
152 
47 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
18 
94 
106 
44 
87 
75 
14 
2007 
18 
74 
145 
32 
109 
88 
31 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
19 
109 
122 
34 
91 
101 
25 
2007 
11 
110 
115 
35 
115 
84 
21 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
14 
76 
110 
20 
71 
59 
10 
2007 
4 
87 
97 
27 
73 
57 
27 
70 years and over 
2012 
8 
153 
183 
46 
132 
112 
14 
2007 
3 
122 
184 
26 
103 
98 
23 
Average age 
2012 
58.1 
61.0 
57.6 
59.0 
58.1 
57.1 
55.8 
2007 
52.8 
57.9 
57.5 
53.7 
58.0 
55.7 
54.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
54 
422 
688 
155 
443 
338 
81 
2007 
35 
412 
583 
168 
367 
256 
95 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
5 
43 
42 
10 
35 
23 
17 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
19 
107 
234 
92 
132 
156 
27 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
30 
139 
118 
41 
52 
44 
11 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
14 
8 
5 
3 
6 
3 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
8 
93 
216 
16 
74 
47 
2 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
37 
137 
7 
155 
71 
27 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
44 
16 
- 
14 
12 
- 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
4 
9 
5 
38 
12 
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 
78 
597 
873 
210 
607 
577 
117 
acres, 2012 
7,863 
65,023 
170,255 
20,947 
97,941 
85,605 
21,614 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
3 
52 
84 
4 
21 
24 
- 
acres, 2012 
330 
11,164 
20,293 
681 
4,381 
7,725 
- 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
77 
523 
761 
204 
565 
544 
112 
2007 
68 
597 
743 
244 
568 
544 
185 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
46,112 
137,584 
20,434 
79,916 
71,813 
21,138 
2007 
(D) 
58,174 
124,773 
26,982 
73,215 
81,171 
41,711 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
3 
56 
76 
6 
47 
38 
6 
2007 
1 
54 
119 
10 
71 
63 
11 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
16,065 
23,747 
943 
17,492 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
11,891 
34,782 
(D) 
17,539 
17,751 
(D) 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
21 
56 
4 
5 
3 
1 
2007 
- 
27 
45 
6 
6 
8 
1 
acres, 2012 
- 
3,753 
17,355 
423 
(D) 
432 
(D) 
2007 
- 
4,192 
22,489 
(D) 
2,220 
1,195 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
2 
4 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
1 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
4,260 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
(D) 
1,539 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
6 
10 
3 
2 
1 
2007 
- 
3 
6 
- 
4 
3 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
818 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
(D) 
740 
- 
1,259 
543 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kentucky 719 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
