Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hood River 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Josephine 
Klamath 
Lake 
Lane 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
228 
806 
167 
256 
424 
184 
942 
2007 
195 
621 
180 
277 
433 
193 
1,065 
Any 
2012 
326 
916 
307 
361 
531 
189 
1,718 
2007 
358 
1,355 
330 
398 
774 
224 
2,270 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
36 
142 
71 
90 
115 
59 
216 
2007 
82 
248 
40 
56 
136 
49 
414 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
33 
78 
39 
32 
49 
23 
134 
2007 
42 
116 
29 
20 
74 
27 
220 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
72 
193 
32 
68 
90 
16 
286 
2007 
68 
261 
35 
92 
135 
35 
379 
200 days or more 
2012 
185 
503 
165 
171 
277 
91 
1,082 
2007 
166 
730 
226 
230 
429 
113 
1,257 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
20 
55 
5 
21 
25 
16 
68 
2007 
9 
75 
54 
35 
38 
24 
134 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
38 
97 
36 
21 
49 
12 
117 
2007 
36 
178 
42 
40 
107 
24 
269 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
75 
292 
113 
111 
172 
52 
385 
2007 
103 
414 
88 
144 
240 
75 
573 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
421 
1,278 
320 
464 
709 
293 
2,090 
2007 
405 
1,309 
326 
456 
822 
294 
2,359 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.3 
19.4 
18.6 
19.1 
20.4 
22.8 
21.4 
2007 
20.1 
17.8 
17.3 
17.2 
19.1 
20.5 
19.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
37 
4 
17 
17 
6 
50 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
35 
74 
32 
16 
38 
10 
100 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
64 
245 
86 
98 
118 
41 
335 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
439 
1,366 
352 
486 
782 
316 
2,175 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.6 
21.9 
22.4 
21.3 
24.6 
26.2 
23.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
6 
2 
- 
2 
5 
7 
2007 
- 
2 
3 
3 
10 
7 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
18 
35 
29 
12 
39 
15 
78 
2007 
7 
42 
13 
18 
63 
28 
107 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
58 
127 
52 
44 
62 
50 
200 
2007 
76 
176 
52 
48 
147 
26 
336 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
118 
312 
81 
104 
210 
66 
510 
2007 
172 
496 
117 
158 
281 
108 
922 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
91 
208 
65 
61 
147 
59 
438 
2007 
100 
327 
68 
104 
199 
73 
523 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
88 
309 
56 
96 
148 
61 
455 
2007 
69 
306 
73 
133 
182 
60 
513 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
79 
285 
67 
123 
139 
39 
398 
2007 
52 
257 
92 
96 
121 
39 
324 
70 years and over 
2012 
102 
440 
122 
177 
208 
78 
574 
2007 
77 
370 
92 
115 
204 
76 
605 
Average age 
2012 
58.6 
61.6 
59.3 
62.5 
59.5 
58.3 
60.1 
2007 
56.2 
58.9 
58.8 
59.2 
56.5 
57.1 
57.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
480 
1,471 
359 
498 
725 
313 
2,135 
2007 
449 
1,497 
356 
477 
870 
300 
2,368 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
14 
195 
34 
41 
75 
30 
261 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
247 
529 
72 
178 
272 
134 
1,012 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
61 
396 
47 
129 
67 
21 
237 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
23 
29 
6 
- 
15 
7 
44 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
57 
182 
94 
51 
143 
48 
293 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
81 
244 
100 
93 
185 
80 
411 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
25 
46 
27 
25 
11 
12 
63 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
29 
44 
21 
26 
25 
9 
54 
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 
524 
1,685 
454 
606 
928 
342 
2,593 
acres, 2012 
22,663 
209,072 
811,926 
25,991 
591,534 
539,893 
205,345 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
40 
151 
31 
57 
71 
19 
182 
acres, 2012 
3,014 
30,699 
75,805 
5,757 
102,501 
95,455 
37,887 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
392 
1,520 
401 
537 
806 
284 
2,331 
2007 
384 
1,763 
435 
612 
1,027 
318 
2,920 
acres, 2012 
10,765 
(D) 
(D) 
20,001 
397,068 
222,649 
137,507 
2007 
12,556 
169,983 
(D) 
26,661 
445,100 
390,967 
167,529 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
45 
80 
27 
44 
64 
25 
157 
2007 
35 
125 
39 
42 
112 
39 
240 
acres, 2012 
3,400 
39,887 
60,644 
5,619 
116,968 
107,868 
36,280 
2007 
2,679 
45,038 
83,196 
9,217 
109,042 
72,901 
33,293 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
98 
76 
22 
21 
51 
50 
121 
2007 
99 
58 
27 
18 
57 
53 
136 
acres, 2012 
10,648 
37,349 
14,762 
1,951 
106,481 
200,807 
41,213 
2007 
8,437 
17,589 
80,947 
1,699 
115,169 
223,204 
42,391 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
7 
4 
1 
- 
13 
6 
17 
2007 
30 
9 
1 
3 
5 
4 
12 
acres, 2012 
460 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
16,548 
8,263 
1,821 
2007 
3,034 
4,386 
(D) 
129 
4,545 
5,200 
1,334 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
12 
42 
23 
15 
21 
8 
34 
2007 
5 
21 
8 
- 
6 
3 
27 
acres, 2012 
544 
8,775 
(D) 
685 
13,351 
117,468 
2,804 
2007 
246 
7,059 
(D) 
- 
1,271 
506 
984 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Oregon 417 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
