Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oregon 
Baker 
Benton 
Clackamas 
Clatsop 
Columbia 
Coos 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
14,180 
256 
396 
1,307 
69 
290 
283 
2007 
13,194 
229 
279 
1,243 
89 
255 
287 
Any 
2012 
21,259 
389 
490 
2,438 
130 
461 
371 
2007 
25,359 
459 
627 
2,746 
140 
550 
459 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
3,414 
97 
86 
336 
25 
74 
51 
2007 
4,641 
87 
109 
491 
23 
74 
99 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,769 
39 
28 
184 
11 
52 
24 
2007 
2,125 
40 
56 
228 
14 
42 
53 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
3,309 
60 
69 
303 
36 
86 
86 
2007 
3,938 
83 
100 
386 
22 
106 
79 
200 days or more 
2012 
12,767 
193 
307 
1,615 
58 
249 
210 
2007 
14,655 
249 
362 
1,641 
81 
328 
228 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,059 
31 
26 
89 
2 
13 
11 
2007 
1,533 
41 
45 
128 
10 
18 
20 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,661 
37 
46 
160 
11 
24 
19 
2007 
2,767 
41 
67 
252 
12 
68 
54 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
5,619 
125 
148 
536 
36 
118 
89 
2007 
6,807 
112 
146 
700 
40 
143 
142 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
27,100 
452 
666 
2,960 
150 
596 
535 
2007 
27,446 
494 
648 
2,909 
167 
576 
530 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.2 
20.6 
21.5 
21.5 
21.8 
23.2 
23.5 
2007 
19.5 
19.7 
19.7 
19.4 
21.6 
20.6 
21.0 
Years eperating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
689 
17 
24 
50 
2 
7 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,320 
31 
41 
123 
9 
22 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
4,497 
96 
126 
472 
36 
103 
79 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
28,933 
501 
695 
3,100 
152 
619 
551 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.0 
24.9 
23.4 
23.4 
23.6 
25.6 
26.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
92 
1 
2 
5 
- 
- 
2 
2007 
109 
- 
8 
15 
- 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,327 
37 
41 
124 
10 
33 
26 
2007 
1,495 
27 
34 
109 
4 
23 
24 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
3,029 
61 
80 
289 
18 
45 
44 
2007 
4,085 
64 
98 
440 
21 
85 
55 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
7,066 
114 
169 
853 
32 
186 
121 
2007 
10,145 
216 
236 
1,132 
62 
223 
161 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
5,293 
114 
136 
602 
34 
110 
98 
2007 
6,138 
100 
182 
673 
42 
121 
131 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
6,055 
97 
169 
620 
44 
116 
112 
2007 
5,527 
92 
127 
561 
24 
134 
92 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
4,902 
80 
122 
498 
22 
116 
82 
2007 
4,319 
63 
68 
430 
23 
78 
106 
70 years and over 
2012 
7,675 
141 
167 
754 
39 
145 
169 
2007 
6,735 
126 
153 
629 
53 
141 
176 
Average age 
2012 
59.6 
58.7 
59.1 
59.3 
59.1 
59.4 
60.7 
2007 
57.5 
57.4 
56.6 
57.1 
59.9 
57.7 
60.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
28,977 
502 
743 
3,100 
146 
616 
496 
2007 
27,623 
489 
686 
2,920 
153 
556 
486 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
2,634 
63 
51 
197 
10 
48 
48 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
12,258 
191 
414 
1,655 
75 
322 
116 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
4,037 
33 
160 
699 
36 
58 
53 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
1,154 
67 
54 
139 
8 
13 
5 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
4,517 
68 
101 
560 
11 
45 
81 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
5,821 
112 
52 
199 
24 
122 
224 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1,018 
2 
9 
101 
2 
24 
10 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1,245 
14 
29 
24 
- 
21 
7 
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 
34,253 
624 
861 
3,655 
198 
741 
635 
acres, 2012 
14,269,239 
665,913 
106,794 
153,726 
16,377 
50,119 
148,801 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2,754 
49 
70 
268 
13 
46 
46 
acres, 2012 
2,417,354 
153,692 
1 1 ,074 
25,051 
2,226 
6,744 
23,092 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
29,858 
527 
752 
3,264 
180 
681 
524 
2007 
32,793 
583 
781 
3,482 
206 
739 
625 
acres, 2012 
8,011,020 
387,114 
(D) 
106,239 
(D) 
(D) 
81,133 
2007 
8,598,464 
352,418 
50,106 
113,739 
(D) 
(D) 
97,217 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
2,330 
48 
57 
186 
6 
37 
58 
2007 
2,907 
52 
56 
233 
9 
42 
68 
acres, 2012 
3,052,982 
102,141 
16,932 
18,909 
279 
8,675 
21,913 
2007 
3,289,940 
126,157 
25,853 
28,034 
664 
1 1 ,402 
32,157 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
2,276 
48 
46 
211 
9 
24 
50 
2007 
2,251 
49 
52 
214 
13 
15 
41 
acres, 2012 
3,401,865 
178,578 
35,222 
32,611 
735 
8,573 
39,362 
2007 
3,572,978 
228,968 
33,772 
35,902 
3,019 
1,403 
11,027 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
264 
2 
10 
29 
1 
2 
7 
2007 
256 
- 
4 
31 
- 
2 
2 
acres, 2012 
367,887 
(D) 
(D) 
1,835 
(D) 
(D) 
6,023 
2007 
156,044 
133 
3,263 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
711 
20 
21 
55 
3 
7 
15 
2007 
346 
4 
13 
29 
1 
7 
10 
acres, 2012 
1,467,824 
(D) 
5,818 
3,073 
(D) 
255 
9,065 
2007 
782,221 
4,266 
4,694 
1,805 
(D) 
573 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Oregon 415 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
