Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Union 
Warren 
Washington 
Wayne 
Webster 
Whitley 
Wolfe 
Woodford 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
123 
531 
325 
272 
183 
146 
111 
246 
2007 
147 
597 
330 
270 
224 
196 
109 
265 
Any 
2012 
187 
1,117 
686 
506 
317 
350 
186 
467 
2007 
178 
1,227 
789 
511 
332 
369 
233 
447 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
15 
139 
68 
64 
46 
45 
46 
52 
2007 
17 
162 
106 
71 
51 
53 
39 
66 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
7 
72 
52 
13 
28 
23 
13 
29 
2007 
11 
107 
84 
35 
24 
32 
15 
29 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
4 
118 
67 
53 
23 
47 
19 
71 
2007 
22 
139 
100 
62 
28 
58 
31 
73 
200 days or more 
2012 
161 
788 
499 
376 
220 
235 
108 
315 
2007 
128 
819 
499 
343 
229 
226 
148 
279 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
58 
29 
28 
32 
18 
9 
26 
2007 
13 
84 
47 
30 
13 
14 
3 
36 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
30 
83 
67 
29 
27 
27 
15 
40 
2007 
12 
117 
41 
27 
27 
34 
26 
36 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
43 
217 
111 
88 
53 
72 
27 
103 
2007 
36 
293 
182 
121 
85 
117 
54 
131 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
228 
1,290 
804 
633 
388 
379 
246 
544 
2007 
264 
1,330 
849 
603 
431 
400 
259 
509 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.1 
22.8 
21.9 
23.6 
22.8 
22.3 
23.1 
19.5 
2007 
25.6 
20.9 
21.3 
23.1 
22.6 
18.9 
20.8 
19.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
48 
27 
13 
26 
16 
7 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
30 
65 
47 
23 
27 
22 
15 
26 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
40 
162 
94 
81 
47 
63 
26 
66 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
235 
1,373 
843 
661 
400 
395 
249 
607 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.0 
25.6 
25.0 
26.0 
24.7 
23.6 
25.0 
23.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
8 
6 
6 
3 
4 
3 
- 
2007 
5 
9 
5 
4 
- 
- 
2 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
20 
60 
64 
45 
32 
16 
15 
22 
2007 
21 
88 
53 
38 
34 
22 
13 
29 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
63 
166 
118 
119 
65 
55 
37 
63 
2007 
40 
211 
176 
108 
51 
96 
43 
71 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
56 
339 
211 
157 
107 
99 
70 
179 
2007 
75 
496 
320 
190 
132 
125 
93 
223 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
38 
260 
158 
102 
74 
73 
33 
83 
2007 
62 
250 
148 
117 
85 
97 
52 
97 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
57 
242 
145 
123 
65 
87 
53 
110 
2007 
50 
211 
106 
102 
78 
87 
62 
86 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
39 
223 
124 
87 
64 
68 
41 
90 
2007 
31 
207 
114 
86 
57 
60 
30 
81 
70 years and over 
2012 
37 
350 
185 
139 
90 
94 
45 
166 
2007 
41 
352 
197 
136 
119 
78 
47 
125 
Average age 
2012 
55.1 
58.9 
57.1 
56.5 
56.9 
58.9 
57.0 
59.5 
2007 
55.0 
57.0 
55.7 
56.6 
58.0 
55.9 
55.8 
57.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
208 
1,177 
646 
458 
333 
274 
169 
624 
2007 
191 
1,000 
518 
346 
257 
266 
153 
508 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
24 
162 
63 
32 
19 
40 
16 
32 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
63 
569 
165 
297 
167 
81 
126 
408 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
24 
188 
62 
47 
24 
109 
11 
52 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
3 
10 
" 
8 
1 
4 
27 
2 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
53 
165 
83 
51 
51 
24 
14 
116 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
50 
216 
285 
35 
68 
40 
9 
71 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
8 
47 
19 
34 
19 
2 
1 
57 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
11 
7 
27 
13 
8 
2 
- 
6 
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 
293 
1,620 
984 
766 
491 
485 
290 
680 
acres, 2012 
186,553 
241,056 
136,547 
126,240 
147,709 
55,130 
42,140 
100,366 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
13 
51 
30 
9 
17 
9 
10 
84 
acres, 2012 
15,526 
4,681 
3,456 
4,253 
7,862 
4,344 
2,119 
17,072 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
259 
1,508 
927 
736 
459 
459 
280 
554 
2007 
249 
1,658 
976 
707 
500 
542 
307 
555 
acres, 2012 
102,268 
185,595 
124,817 
117,319 
118,182 
52,925 
39,749 
75,413 
2007 
(D) 
222,113 
131,821 
121,226 
119,996 
66,749 
51,882 
78,376 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
39 
95 
63 
25 
30 
24 
13 
76 
2007 
70 
139 
131 
58 
48 
21 
31 
86 
acres, 2012 
89,512 
49,102 
12,285 
4,702 
26,815 
2,965 
1,769 
13,989 
2007 
106,158 
33,694 
27,982 
15,361 
33,117 
(D) 
(D) 
20,120 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
8 
31 
19 
12 
7 
7 
1 
58 
2007 
1 
20 
11 
7 
5 
- 
2 
50 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
9,882 
(D) 
4,704 
5,159 
(D) 
(D) 
12,694 
2007 
(D) 
7,735 
(D) 
2,321 
1,107 
(D) 
12,365 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
7 
1 
3 
- 
- 
17 
2007 
- 
2 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
15 
acres, 2012 
- 
491 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
7,984 
2007 
- 
(D) 
3,549 
- 
- 
- 
5,744 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
4 
7 
1 
2 
4 
6 
3 
8 
2007 
5 
5 
1 
4 
3 
2 
2 
6 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,638 
(D) 
(D) 
2,275 
(D) 
(D) 
1,837 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
370 
779 
(D) 
(D) 
2,482 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kentucky 733 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
