Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Perry 
Pike 
Powell 
Pulaski 
Robertson 
Rockcastle 
Rowan 
Russell 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
12 
21 
87 
722 
105 
233 
114 
266 
2007 
17 
17 
90 
662 
96 
293 
120 
269 
Any 
2012 
37 
35 
142 
991 
146 
444 
242 
460 
2007 
40 
53 
146 
1,146 
193 
434 
266 
536 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
15 
3 
10 
105 
11 
32 
32 
43 
2007 
3 
5 
24 
166 
31 
66 
37 
84 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
- 
1 
8 
52 
17 
33 
24 
20 
2007 
5 
6 
4 
113 
20 
37 
17 
33 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
1 
3 
13 
130 
22 
68 
30 
80 
2007 
5 
7 
12 
142 
42 
45 
53 
93 
200 days or more 
2012 
21 
28 
111 
704 
96 
311 
156 
317 
2007 
27 
35 
106 
725 
100 
286 
159 
326 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
10 
6 
14 
94 
6 
23 
9 
23 
2007 
3 
2 
7 
61 
15 
31 
15 
20 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4 
5 
14 
101 
6 
30 
15 
16 
2007 
1 
6 
5 
104 
20 
51 
33 
39 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
9 
6 
23 
210 
41 
102 
49 
73 
2007 
20 
7 
42 
236 
42 
110 
62 
133 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
26 
39 
178 
1,308 
198 
522 
283 
614 
2007 
33 
55 
182 
1,407 
212 
535 
276 
613 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
13.0 
18.8 
21.9 
22.7 
23.3 
22.9 
22.4 
24.9 
2007 
15.7 
21.7 
22.4 
22.9 
20.4 
22.1 
19.8 
22.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
4 
12 
63 
6 
9 
7 
19 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4 
5 
12 
87 
4 
21 
12 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
7 
6 
14 
167 
28 
86 
41 
51 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
33 
41 
191 
1,396 
213 
561 
296 
642 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
15.5 
20.1 
25.4 
25.3 
26.3 
26.1 
25.0 
27.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
- 
13 
2 
7 
4 
2 
2007 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
7 
2 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
4 
- 
3 
81 
11 
32 
16 
25 
2007 
10 
- 
19 
69 
11 
28 
33 
37 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
11 
- 
31 
190 
23 
100 
49 
70 
2007 
6 
16 
17 
211 
37 
89 
45 
114 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
13 
15 
42 
328 
62 
151 
62 
158 
2007 
21 
16 
41 
444 
68 
176 
113 
200 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
7 
6 
25 
276 
47 
89 
49 
117 
2007 
8 
11 
32 
235 
53 
98 
67 
144 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
10 
11 
43 
228 
32 
88 
59 
125 
2007 
3 
15 
61 
284 
31 
89 
37 
97 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
1 
17 
52 
266 
21 
92 
35 
82 
2007 
6 
3 
29 
198 
33 
91 
31 
85 
70 years and over 
2012 
3 
7 
33 
331 
53 
118 
82 
147 
2007 
3 
9 
35 
363 
56 
149 
58 
128 
Average age 
2012 
52.2 
60.8 
59.2 
58.0 
58.1 
56.9 
57.8 
58.8 
2007 
50.1 
56.2 
57.9 
58.0 
57.4 
57.5 
55.0 
56.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
39 
30 
120 
1,038 
121 
379 
218 
426 
2007 
31 
33 
110 
811 
143 
283 
173 
423 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
- 
2 
22 
86 
16 
42 
17 
26 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
31 
11 
50 
511 
45 
211 
144 
263 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
5 
7 
9 
204 
11 
48 
31 
78 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
- 
“ 
" 
9 
2 
3 
62 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
2 
3 
4 
192 
18 
51 
22 
55 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
- 
10 
39 
222 
30 
32 
17 
29 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
1 
- 
- 
30 
5 
28 
6 
26 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
" 
- 
1 
15 
1 
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 
43 
55 
221 
1,675 
241 
658 
351 
706 
acres, 2012 
5,483 
13,287 
28,095 
223,188 
37,051 
88,621 
41,175 
85,577 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
- 
2 
5 
38 
15 
13 
7 
16 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
1,085 
10,892 
2,565 
1,045 
1,582 
6,539 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
43 
54 
217 
1,614 
228 
629 
337 
678 
2007 
56 
63 
219 
1,686 
259 
655 
353 
722 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
26,840 
205,195 
31,985 
82,278 
38,732 
78,582 
2007 
(D) 
12,279 
29,110 
207,762 
(D) 
77,604 
44,809 
78,971 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
1 
6 
62 
17 
40 
11 
28 
2007 
- 
7 
14 
111 
28 
66 
23 
69 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
1,085 
12,360 
5,802 
7,893 
1,160 
4,767 
2007 
- 
1,949 
(D) 
20,114 
(D) 
(D) 
2,307 
7,977 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
5 
1 
6 
13 
3 
5 
5 
12 
2007 
1 
- 
1 
5 
2 
4 
6 
8 
acres, 2012 
5,450 
(D) 
2,130 
3,459 
388 
192 
1,138 
3,280 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
2,638 
(D) 
822 
2,022 
3,245 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
- 
3 
- 
- 
4 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
2,444 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
1 
- 
- 
21 
3 
3 
3 
4 
2007 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
2 
4 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
648 
493 
1,225 
284 
2007 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
825 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kentucky 731 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
