Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lincoln 
Linn 
Malheur 
Marion 
Morrow 
Multnomah 
Polk 
Sherman 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
141 
840 
482 
1,128 
215 
219 
458 
109 
2007 
129 
839 
520 
932 
179 
218 
424 
106 
Any 
2012 
221 
1,243 
631 
1,439 
186 
379 
685 
77 
2007 
242 
1,486 
730 
1,738 
242 
345 
828 
102 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
28 
166 
85 
199 
30 
79 
90 
9 
2007 
29 
269 
94 
366 
54 
65 
175 
22 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
27 
163 
56 
88 
10 
24 
111 
10 
2007 
33 
121 
58 
130 
21 
40 
56 
5 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
57 
179 
105 
220 
29 
63 
88 
8 
2007 
45 
220 
122 
219 
28 
45 
110 
12 
200 days or more 
2012 
109 
735 
385 
932 
117 
213 
396 
50 
2007 
135 
876 
456 
1,023 
139 
195 
487 
63 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
6 
65 
28 
92 
10 
12 
29 
9 
2007 
16 
80 
96 
91 
27 
8 
42 
6 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
18 
98 
54 
93 
19 
56 
61 
10 
2007 
21 
147 
93 
161 
35 
39 
71 
8 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
44 
349 
224 
353 
71 
87 
171 
19 
2007 
74 
394 
194 
435 
54 
85 
221 
31 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
294 
1,571 
807 
2,029 
301 
443 
882 
148 
2007 
260 
1,704 
867 
1,983 
305 
431 
918 
163 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.2 
21.1 
21.5 
22.4 
23.0 
21.3 
21.1 
25.2 
2007 
19.1 
20.0 
20.6 
21.0 
21.0 
21.2 
20.0 
22.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
41 
7 
56 
7 
9 
21 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
16 
72 
46 
74 
15 
42 
47 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
43 
242 
143 
314 
47 
88 
130 
20 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
300 
1,728 
917 
2,123 
332 
459 
945 
155 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.4 
24.6 
25.8 
24.9 
25.9 
22.9 
24.5 
28.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
8 
11 
1 
- 
- 
3 
3 
2007 
- 
3 
5 
12 
- 
- 
6 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
14 
69 
93 
153 
11 
29 
31 
11 
2007 
13 
122 
92 
143 
17 
21 
45 
17 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
17 
174 
101 
259 
35 
63 
91 
18 
2007 
30 
263 
163 
360 
49 
49 
125 
28 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
63 
479 
267 
578 
69 
118 
190 
33 
2007 
88 
609 
313 
703 
101 
139 
315 
39 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
73 
297 
162 
380 
69 
79 
187 
22 
2007 
92 
338 
166 
360 
81 
116 
184 
32 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
66 
366 
170 
370 
71 
119 
190 
27 
2007 
53 
315 
163 
375 
46 
86 
185 
38 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
52 
281 
126 
317 
42 
81 
169 
28 
2007 
45 
271 
111 
321 
39 
56 
168 
14 
70 years and over 
2012 
77 
409 
183 
509 
104 
109 
282 
44 
2007 
50 
404 
237 
396 
88 
96 
224 
38 
Average age 
2012 
60.6 
59.1 
56.6 
58.0 
60.6 
58.5 
60.7 
59.4 
2007 
57.7 
57.0 
56.0 
56.0 
58.3 
58.2 
57.9 
56.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
309 
1,706 
855 
2,097 
335 
522 
948 
144 
2007 
245 
1,612 
829 
1,892 
309 
423 
935 
135 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
36 
109 
106 
195 
13 
31 
94 
6 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
153 
934 
485 
937 
168 
302 
311 
57 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
58 
224 
25 
258 
20 
122 
63 
12 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
14 
202 
31 
105 
9 
14 
28 
- 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
17 
225 
98 
345 
42 
84 
149 
25 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
51 
178 
165 
371 
115 
51 
256 
57 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
10 
42 
13 
115 
3 
17 
50 
- 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
99 
11 
78 
11 
9 
128 
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 
359 
2,019 
1,080 
2,446 
372 
570 
1,098 
176 
acres, 2012 
29,719 
298,940 
929,319 
260,030 
1,033,561 
28,292 
131,803 
463,958 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
25 
122 
61 
213 
36 
86 
104 
23 
acres, 2012 
5,722 
53,482 
252,262 
49,865 
107,675 
7,373 
30,523 
47,531 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
333 
1,818 
960 
2,053 
287 
482 
936 
138 
2007 
340 
2,043 
1,024 
2,151 
326 
466 
1,039 
152 
acres, 2012 
25,846 
179,009 
578,752 
116,659 
522,927 
17,429 
73,325 
271,567 
2007 
(D) 
220,924 
629,258 
129,798 
(D) 
17,931 
93,257 
300,429 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
13 
104 
69 
164 
70 
53 
70 
38 
2007 
16 
146 
117 
182 
68 
43 
92 
39 
acres, 2012 
1,880 
46,432 
257,858 
47,085 
426,575 
2,340 
27,107 
210,800 
2007 
3,131 
63,450 
250,050 
48,923 
402,241 
5,231 
16,279 
162,409 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
7 
114 
67 
266 
26 
41 
85 
7 
2007 
13 
112 
91 
283 
21 
45 
90 
6 
acres, 2012 
1,346 
92,879 
192,794 
114,847 
106,573 
8,601 
38,451 
27,369 
2007 
2,758 
88,794 
246,761 
121,374 
121,225 
5,081 
53,134 
26,735 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
8 
3 
32 
6 
9 
25 
- 
2007 
1 
5 
8 
33 
4 
6 
16 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
8,401 
7,539 
4,701 
86,649 
207 
3,276 
- 
2007 
(D) 
843 
4,392 
5,102 
47,257 
221 
2,359 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
7 
39 
14 
52 
12 
13 
27 
3 
2007 
1 
19 
10 
21 
2 
3 
15 
11 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,595 
39,825 
2,902 
22,402 
1,406 
2,589 
3,913 
2007 
(D) 
2,472 
40,203 
2,450 
(D) 
42 
1,634 
24,431 
--continued 
418 Oregon 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
