Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fillmore 
Franklin 
Frontier 
Furnas 
Gage 
Garden 
Garfield 
Gosper 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
229 
141 
137 
197 
418 
138 
83 
148 
2007 
248 
130 
139 
187 
398 
132 
93 
99 
Any 
2012 
243 
197 
180 
192 
845 
123 
143 
112 
2007 
230 
182 
144 
178 
882 
165 
130 
119 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
39 
26 
29 
25 
123 
18 
25 
13 
2007 
43 
39 
20 
35 
195 
31 
32 
21 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
21 
22 
7 
11 
58 
2 
7 
2 
2007 
23 
11 
15 
12 
71 
9 
13 
7 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
17 
46 
22 
26 
131 
24 
18 
16 
2007 
29 
15 
17 
32 
101 
25 
10 
14 
200 days or more 
2012 
166 
103 
122 
130 
533 
79 
93 
81 
2007 
135 
117 
92 
99 
515 
100 
75 
77 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
12 
7 
21 
7 
49 
12 
9 
15 
2007 
13 
12 
12 
7 
22 
16 
4 
11 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
21 
8 
8 
22 
41 
5 
5 
4 
2007 
10 
10 
14 
17 
52 
13 
10 
5 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
49 
30 
64 
70 
137 
39 
39 
45 
2007 
47 
31 
25 
28 
176 
48 
29 
29 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
390 
293 
224 
290 
1,036 
205 
173 
196 
2007 
408 
259 
232 
313 
1,030 
220 
180 
173 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.5 
28.0 
23.5 
25.1 
25.5 
26.1 
24.3 
24.6 
2007 
27.8 
27.8 
26.7 
29.2 
26.4 
23.7 
24.7 
25.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
12 
2 
13 
4 
35 
4 
5 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
13 
3 
8 
17 
38 
4 
4 
1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
48 
27 
47 
59 
124 
31 
34 
32 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
399 
306 
249 
309 
1,066 
222 
183 
212 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.7 
30.5 
25.7 
27.4 
27.3 
29.3 
26.8 
27.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
4 
. 
6 
. 
8 
. 
1 
. 
2007 
7 
5 
2 
2 
4 
2 
5 
6 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
61 
18 
18 
34 
90 
2 
22 
36 
2007 
32 
21 
19 
24 
67 
3 
19 
17 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
69 
43 
56 
49 
163 
39 
33 
42 
2007 
70 
40 
28 
43 
160 
41 
9 
29 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
116 
76 
59 
103 
336 
53 
35 
64 
2007 
147 
80 
76 
79 
378 
75 
65 
65 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
66 
41 
65 
46 
155 
39 
27 
26 
2007 
61 
39 
41 
54 
188 
43 
33 
25 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
57 
45 
33 
52 
198 
27 
26 
31 
2007 
53 
36 
42 
49 
134 
42 
21 
25 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
32 
34 
26 
39 
109 
32 
28 
17 
2007 
43 
36 
34 
26 
114 
30 
26 
21 
70 years and over 
2012 
67 
81 
54 
66 
204 
69 
54 
44 
2007 
65 
55 
41 
88 
235 
61 
45 
30 
Average age 
2012 
52.8 
58.2 
55.2 
55.8 
55.7 
60.3 
57.1 
53.4 
2007 
54.3 
55.9 
56.0 
57.6 
56.2 
58.2 
56.5 
53.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
365 
243 
242 
287 
937 
200 
145 
217 
2007 
342 
186 
181 
218 
796 
190 
123 
156 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
16 
28 
16 
15 
99 
4 
12 
20 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
200 
134 
127 
119 
417 
49 
105 
68 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
29 
27 
18 
27 
103 
19 
12 
39 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
7 
14 
12 
46 
9 
6 
12 
9 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
95 
39 
64 
49 
169 
50 
20 
64 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
79 
36 
35 
78 
262 
84 
9 
59 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
28 
7 
6 
5 
23 
11 
3 
10 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
13 
8 
9 
12 
23 
3 
2 
3 
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 
449 
323 
311 
376 
1,236 
247 
219 
251 
acres, 2012 
311,205 
261,907 
450,408 
419,638 
523,838 
684,511 
324,748 
264,511 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
22 
7 
16 
13 
30 
14 
10 
12 
acres, 2012 
28,263 
4,376 
45,192 
21,988 
21,207 
66,649 
26,950 
7,859 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
371 
280 
265 
322 
1,146 
211 
200 
186 
2007 
375 
259 
241 
304 
1,146 
219 
193 
151 
acres, 2012 
211,878 
196,238 
320,566 
304,617 
450,077 
(D) 
241,000 
(D) 
2007 
232,986 
198,327 
371,614 
333,246 
455,212 
(D) 
237,133 
(D) 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
43 
24 
24 
28 
47 
22 
8 
19 
2007 
42 
26 
24 
31 
71 
40 
9 
23 
acres, 2012 
58,572 
29,985 
56,942 
52,668 
39,127 
92,026 
35,728 
40,205 
2007 
70,404 
28,139 
73,002 
53,591 
44,921 
121,728 
22,063 
29,411 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
55 
30 
22 
35 
43 
20 
12 
49 
2007 
56 
21 
14 
24 
37 
31 
18 
41 
acres, 2012 
57,130 
60,537 
66,245 
78,054 
35,982 
116,079 
54,495 
80,507 
2007 
56,264 
63,850 
29,506 
58,772 
32,250 
320,258 
105,651 
71,553 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
- 
1 
2007 
1 
- 
2 
- 
3 
1 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
422,271 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
3 
4 
6 
4 
24 
4 
6 
5 
2007 
4 
6 
2 
6 
23 
6 
3 
1 
acres, 2012 
806 
924 
8,355 
372 
(D) 
(D) 
14,685 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
1,199 
(D) 
235 
(D) 
54,353 
838 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Nebraska 585 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
