Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Bates 
Benton 
Bollinger 
Boone 
Buchanan 
Butler 
Caldwell 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,169 
800 
788 
1,171 
727 
509 
1,035 
2007 
1,345 
822 
853 
1,322 
881 
607 
1,048 
acres, 2012 
448,135 
240,653 
200,228 
240,710 
188,688 
234,110 
244,528 
2007 
473,781 
222,303 
207,881 
258,734 
197,533 
250,653 
250,108 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
832 
518 
570 
803 
551 
350 
641 
2007 
964 
567 
613 
857 
613 
413 
599 
acres, 2012 
243,456 
74,345 
66,991 
123,659 
120,536 
181,561 
104,921 
TENURE 
2007 
225,549 
68,626 
73,428 
121,717 
124,511 
206,072 
104,054 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
754 
555 
556 
921 
507 
314 
800 
2007 
928 
560 
603 
1,029 
634 
379 
838 
acres, 2012 
137,109 
102,548 
103,910 
99,917 
71,080 
70,093 
111,476 
2007 
197,311 
106,522 
101,071 
109,297 
67,046 
72,558 
128,683 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
467 
338 
379 
594 
347 
180 
430 
2007 
607 
353 
392 
629 
380 
209 
412 
acres, 2012 
46,909 
25,613 
22,080 
29,756 
29,323 
35,354 
28,033 
2007 
69,204 
24,250 
26,309 
29,021 
23,913 
43,285 
37,493 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
359 
211 
204 
203 
172 
169 
181 
2007 
347 
208 
216 
250 
199 
180 
168 
acres, 2012 
278,796 
120,607 
90,568 
115,439 
105,882 
152,539 
116,100 
2007 
250,783 
99,609 
101,582 
139,695 
121,442 
152,378 
106,542 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
136,654 
59,077 
41,511 
41,239 
44,518 
54,204 
55,682 
2007 
119,967 
41,821 
48,111 
51,801 
52,614 
58,947 
54,855 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
142,142 
61,530 
49,057 
74,200 
61,364 
98,335 
60,418 
2007 
130,816 
57,788 
53,471 
87,894 
68,828 
93,431 
51,687 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
323 
163 
176 
175 
159 
151 
169 
2007 
313 
176 
197 
207 
192 
166 
157 
acres, 2012 
182,045 
40,380 
42,820 
73,682 
81,143 
136,511 
66,544 
2007 
146,931 
38,015 
44,178 
87,319 
93,695 
139,033 
57,909 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
56 
34 
28 
47 
48 
26 
54 
2007 
70 
54 
34 
43 
48 
48 
42 
acres, 2012 
32,230 
17,498 
5,750 
25,354 
11,726 
1 1 ,478 
16,952 
2007 
25,687 
16,172 
5,228 
9,742 
9,045 
25,717 
14,883 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
42 
17 
15 
34 
45 
19 
42 
2007 
44 
38 
24 
21 
41 
38 
30 
acres, 2012 
14,502 
8,352 
2,091 
20,221 
10,070 
9,696 
10,344 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
9,414 
6,361 
2,941 
5,377 
6,903 
23,754 
8,652 
Total operators 
number 
1,790 
1,226 
1,250 
1,788 
1,094 
769 
1,576 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
653 
419 
415 
629 
420 
284 
583 
2 operators 
447 
347 
311 
480 
261 
197 
383 
3 operators 
53 
27 
48 
50 
36 
24 
51 
4 operators 
5 
4 
9 
11 
6 
3 
16 
5 or more operators 
11 
3 
5 
1 
4 
1 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
561 
397 
365 
631 
288 
215 
535 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
507 
363 
322 
569 
262 
205 
460 
2 operators 
15 
17 
20 
28 
7 
3 
33 
3 operators 
4 
- 
1 
2 
4 
- 
3 
4 operators 
3 
- 
" 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,018 
1,263 
1,288 
2,015 
1,283 
922 
1,582 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
766 
450 
492 
724 
550 
369 
598 
2 operators 
504 
328 
306 
519 
275 
201 
386 
3 operators 
61 
32 
42 
64 
50 
27 
49 
4 operators 
11 
7 
10 
14 
3 
7 
12 
5 or more operators 
3 
5 
3 
1 
3 
3 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
597 
407 
362 
704 
359 
240 
516 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
561 
390 
340 
630 
315 
218 
476 
2 operators 
15 
7 
11 
37 
18 
8 
20 
3 operators 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,029 
722 
728 
978 
658 
478 
870 
2007 
1,193 
726 
771 
1,075 
763 
556 
900 
acres, 2012 
423,137 
222,422 
187,852 
224,892 
179,852 
226,092 
217,637 
2007 
447,124 
203,049 
189,869 
236,007 
184,718 
233,274 
228,132 
Female 
farms, 2012 
140 
78 
60 
193 
69 
31 
165 
2007 
152 
96 
82 
247 
118 
51 
148 
acres, 2012 
24,998 
18,231 
12,376 
15,818 
8,836 
8,018 
26,891 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
26,657 
19,254 
18,012 
22,727 
12,815 
17,379 
21,976 
Farming 
2012 
545 
422 
334 
449 
323 
244 
424 
2007 
549 
407 
382 
394 
354 
316 
385 
Other 
2012 
624 
378 
454 
722 
404 
265 
611 
Place of residence: 
2007 
796 
415 
471 
928 
527 
291 
663 
On farm operated 
2012 
974 
674 
629 
973 
551 
421 
748 
2007 
1,096 
701 
676 
1,051 
668 
487 
738 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
195 
126 
159 
198 
176 
88 
287 
2007 
249 
121 
177 
271 
213 
120 
310 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 695 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
