Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Callaway 
Camden 
Cape Girardeau 
Carroll 
Carter 
Cass 
Cedar 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,417 
533 
1,139 
1,112 
196 
1,495 
819 
2007 
1,503 
544 
1,449 
1,199 
203 
1,775 
840 
acres, 2012 
316,066 
138,617 
252,911 
431,832 
73,642 
319,314 
189,749 
2007 
322,929 
144,379 
302,631 
401,536 
63,333 
326,609 
190,528 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
920 
296 
853 
744 
90 
1,001 
554 
2007 
998 
347 
1,003 
719 
101 
1,170 
536 
acres, 2012 
138,274 
19,863 
137,334 
258,458 
7,941 
177,400 
51,681 
TENURE 
2007 
135,285 
23,508 
166,298 
218,136 
8,884 
171,986 
52,454 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,064 
444 
777 
796 
151 
1,095 
571 
2007 
1,119 
410 
1,021 
841 
164 
1,294 
613 
acres, 2012 
147,971 
94,396 
88,691 
158,988 
39,376 
122,367 
98,354 
2007 
152,598 
80,660 
119,916 
140,418 
36,312 
117,719 
101,832 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
614 
233 
515 
453 
60 
658 
363 
2007 
677 
236 
620 
403 
74 
763 
361 
acres, 2012 
38,565 
13,218 
27,449 
60,863 
3,439 
47,898 
21,591 
2007 
38,912 
12,679 
39,622 
40,836 
3,535 
45,257 
23,305 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
316 
77 
311 
263 
38 
346 
213 
2007 
338 
123 
348 
300 
36 
409 
197 
acres, 2012 
162,996 
40,531 
154,069 
250,859 
31,066 
172,801 
85,847 
2007 
162,836 
55,784 
165,624 
239,186 
26,442 
188,193 
84,804 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
68,660 
21,797 
67,550 
103,006 
19,236 
58,732 
41,989 
2007 
76,996 
24,156 
69,275 
105,242 
18,270 
66,735 
39,644 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
94,336 
18,734 
86,519 
147,853 
11,830 
114,069 
43,858 
2007 
85,840 
31,628 
96,349 
133,944 
8,172 
121,458 
45,160 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
280 
58 
300 
246 
23 
301 
175 
2007 
286 
104 
331 
270 
25 
358 
161 
acres, 2012 
96,777 
6,195 
102,308 
183,924 
3,958 
110,210 
28,865 
2007 
92,236 
9,614 
114,015 
160,958 
(D) 
112,940 
28,313 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
37 
12 
51 
53 
7 
54 
35 
2007 
46 
11 
80 
58 
3 
72 
30 
acres, 2012 
5,099 
3,690 
10,151 
21,985 
3,200 
24,146 
5,548 
2007 
7,495 
7,935 
17,091 
21,932 
579 
20,697 
3,892 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
26 
5 
38 
45 
7 
42 
16 
2007 
35 
7 
52 
46 
2 
49 
14 
acres, 2012 
2,932 
450 
7,577 
13,671 
544 
19,292 
1,225 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
4,137 
1,215 
12,661 
16,342 
(D) 
13,789 
836 
Total operators 
number 
2,056 
844 
1,664 
1,664 
309 
2,243 
1,319 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
855 
261 
728 
684 
102 
834 
401 
2 operators 
500 
245 
333 
354 
79 
587 
374 
3 operators 
48 
16 
59 
48 
11 
62 
34 
4 operators 
13 
10 
9 
18 
4 
11 
5 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
10 
8 
" 
1 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
616 
286 
438 
454 
98 
698 
442 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
562 
253 
390 
395 
86 
650 
410 
2 operators 
21 
15 
21 
18 
6 
21 
13 
3 operators 
4 
1 
2 
1 
- 
2 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,256 
858 
2,072 
1,746 
302 
2,684 
1,278 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
847 
268 
919 
747 
117 
994 
456 
2 operators 
578 
249 
449 
372 
73 
675 
343 
3 operators 
62 
16 
74 
70 
13 
87 
29 
4 operators 
14 
11 
4 
7 
- 
17 
11 
5 or more operators 
2 
" 
3 
3 
" 
2 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
676 
286 
523 
466 
96 
900 
441 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
625 
270 
491 
432 
92 
840 
402 
2 operators 
22 
8 
10 
11 
2 
30 
15 
3 operators 
1 
- 
4 
4 
- 
- 
3 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,234 
487 
1,007 
988 
182 
1,287 
717 
2007 
1,308 
486 
1,308 
1,034 
180 
1,517 
719 
acres, 2012 
291,795 
130,755 
236,481 
407,017 
68,406 
301,667 
168,507 
2007 
303,438 
132,921 
284,410 
376,966 
55,413 
307,105 
169,969 
Female 
farms, 2012 
183 
46 
132 
124 
14 
208 
102 
2007 
195 
58 
141 
165 
23 
258 
121 
acres, 2012 
24,271 
7,862 
16,430 
24,815 
5,236 
17,647 
21,242 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
19,491 
11,458 
18,221 
24,570 
7,920 
19,504 
20,559 
Farming 
2012 
503 
225 
545 
443 
89 
692 
370 
2007 
520 
220 
614 
435 
67 
681 
389 
Other 
2012 
914 
308 
594 
669 
107 
803 
449 
Place of residence: 
2007 
983 
324 
835 
764 
136 
1,094 
451 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,141 
447 
853 
683 
174 
1,256 
670 
2007 
1,217 
475 
1,128 
772 
167 
1,483 
699 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
276 
86 
286 
429 
22 
239 
149 
2007 
286 
69 
321 
427 
36 
292 
141 
-continued 
696 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
