Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Tillamook 
Umatilla 
Union 
Wallowa 
Wasco 
Washington 
Wheeler 
Yamhill 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
155 
639 
355 
184 
205 
597 
64 
762 
2007 
165 
571 
276 
172 
189 
580 
76 
632 
Any 
2012 
125 
964 
474 
338 
465 
1,046 
89 
1,266 
2007 
137 
1,087 
604 
354 
460 
1,181 
88 
1,483 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
19 
120 
72 
63 
83 
198 
13 
242 
2007 
20 
184 
94 
70 
89 
259 
21 
266 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
15 
59 
33 
49 
38 
77 
4 
86 
2007 
20 
83 
64 
30 
27 
89 
9 
119 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
12 
126 
77 
41 
86 
130 
19 
186 
2007 
19 
184 
70 
69 
52 
164 
14 
226 
200 days or more 
2012 
79 
659 
292 
185 
258 
641 
53 
752 
2007 
78 
636 
376 
185 
292 
669 
44 
872 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
12 
40 
36 
14 
22 
68 
9 
62 
2007 
5 
70 
31 
16 
22 
61 
8 
62 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
18 
47 
14 
18 
50 
68 
7 
91 
2007 
11 
124 
63 
24 
44 
101 
8 
173 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
31 
287 
115 
81 
104 
225 
20 
319 
2007 
32 
275 
144 
91 
133 
306 
18 
377 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
219 
1,229 
664 
409 
494 
1,282 
117 
1,556 
2007 
254 
1,189 
642 
395 
450 
1,293 
130 
1,503 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.1 
21.4 
22.3 
22.0 
20.3 
21.9 
19.9 
21.0 
2007 
22.1 
20.5 
20.3 
21.1 
20.3 
20.3 
19.7 
18.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
10 
23 
13 
12 
16 
50 
9 
38 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
11 
38 
17 
11 
38 
53 
5 
86 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
26 
193 
94 
61 
81 
189 
17 
279 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
233 
1,349 
705 
438 
535 
1,351 
122 
1,625 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.2 
25.3 
25.3 
24.6 
23.3 
23.7 
24.2 
23.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
5 
- 
3 
- 
12 
- 
2 
2007 
- 
11 
2 
3 
- 
2 
- 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
12 
56 
42 
17 
28 
41 
4 
63 
2007 
10 
82 
46 
22 
24 
66 
7 
74 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
33 
198 
76 
48 
81 
138 
10 
167 
2007 
44 
209 
69 
44 
89 
208 
8 
214 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
69 
272 
119 
117 
119 
382 
21 
427 
2007 
93 
387 
210 
144 
148 
563 
29 
623 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
38 
230 
107 
80 
85 
260 
16 
309 
2007 
42 
270 
152 
82 
92 
229 
23 
343 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
47 
259 
163 
83 
127 
269 
34 
367 
2007 
34 
211 
123 
79 
103 
230 
25 
306 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
26 
231 
109 
72 
91 
184 
28 
289 
2007 
31 
185 
96 
50 
90 
177 
28 
238 
70 years and over 
2012 
55 
352 
213 
102 
139 
357 
40 
404 
2007 
48 
303 
182 
102 
103 
286 
44 
315 
Average age 
2012 
58.1 
59.5 
60.6 
58.7 
58.7 
59.3 
62.1 
59.6 
2007 
56.3 
56.9 
58.1 
57.9 
57.5 
56.6 
61.9 
57.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
227 
1,265 
646 
430 
537 
1,414 
122 
1,755 
2007 
225 
1,159 
574 
376 
452 
1,323 
102 
1,595 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
31 
72 
77 
38 
72 
77 
5 
151 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
125 
458 
208 
121 
127 
573 
17 
581 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
20 
251 
32 
24 
85 
236 
6 
159 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
3 
39 
12 
13 
44 
86 
6 
25 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
35 
259 
130 
77 
62 
224 
11 
415 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
41 
245 
218 
170 
186 
275 
79 
435 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
6 
31 
12 
11 
6 
37 
4 
53 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
2 
60 
49 
19 
17 
81 
4 
147 
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 
269 
1,530 
812 
512 
634 
1,585 
134 
1,957 
acres, 2012 
34,731 
1,199,108 
382,490 
425,298 
1,346,519 
116,828 
492,031 
162,359 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
24 
116 
42 
36 
75 
165 
19 
195 
acres, 2012 
6,027 
148,088 
26,136 
113,413 
75,676 
30,382 
203,013 
20,120 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
222 
1,249 
739 
423 
551 
1,335 
113 
1,689 
2007 
234 
1,322 
786 
434 
527 
1,472 
127 
1,767 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
515,135 
272,641 
248,225 
(D) 
85,698 
361,833 
105,293 
2007 
23,007 
602,970 
394,854 
282,092 
(D) 
78,384 
395,977 
105,495 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
16 
187 
45 
47 
39 
110 
21 
121 
2007 
34 
187 
53 
57 
62 
126 
17 
161 
acres, 2012 
2,728 
430,560 
58,597 
123,905 
103,714 
14,774 
82,701 
26,674 
2007 
7,037 
507,046 
41,025 
150,646 
156,243 
13,951 
78,657 
34,123 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
36 
121 
32 
40 
54 
143 
16 
154 
2007 
28 
113 
32 
28 
44 
134 
16 
151 
acres, 2012 
9,700 
326,569 
58,846 
74,095 
95,135 
31,287 
198,814 
37,862 
2007 
6,879 
279,003 
43,036 
83,742 
103,793 
31,459 
276,038 
33,692 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
- 
5 
- 
2 
8 
18 
1 
22 
2007 
3 
5 
3 
2 
10 
20 
2 
18 
acres, 2012 
- 
2,336 
- 
(D) 
1 1 ,549 
1,100 
(D) 
3,134 
2007 
842 
5,346 
(D) 
(D) 
4,534 
3,976 
(D) 
1,944 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
6 
41 
13 
10 
18 
37 
2 
42 
2007 
3 
31 
6 
5 
6 
9 
2 
18 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
33,712 
21,587 
(D) 
(D) 
2,874 
(D) 
4,402 
2007 
15 
52,956 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
214 
(D) 
5,592 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Oregon 419 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
