Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Chariton 
Christian 
Clark 
Clay 
Clinton 
Cole 
Cooper 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,120 
1,177 
673 
578 
758 
1,055 
928 
2007 
1,173 
1,265 
709 
752 
914 
1,103 
942 
acres, 2012 
406,355 
179,468 
241,121 
110,650 
191,602 
176,306 
307,128 
2007 
384,499 
189,177 
262,937 
143,853 
237,447 
180,840 
302,429 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
770 
653 
421 
376 
455 
769 
673 
2007 
788 
708 
452 
476 
552 
832 
672 
acres, 2012 
239,346 
44,286 
125,443 
51,420 
108,372 
57,570 
162,209 
TENURE 
2007 
213,213 
52,185 
146,805 
60,325 
120,577 
59,816 
151,755 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
768 
823 
464 
427 
572 
727 
644 
2007 
807 
899 
514 
576 
683 
740 
660 
acres, 2012 
148,919 
95,082 
84,558 
40,005 
71,127 
82,938 
126,529 
2007 
142,880 
95,465 
109,867 
56,151 
84,108 
87,715 
132,577 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
443 
402 
232 
259 
300 
513 
425 
2007 
467 
459 
283 
332 
359 
511 
422 
acres, 2012 
51,410 
21,613 
24,131 
15,330 
25,073 
22,119 
51,371 
2007 
47,957 
23,357 
33,685 
16,337 
23,419 
23,875 
52,911 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
302 
280 
177 
120 
159 
267 
263 
2007 
305 
306 
159 
137 
197 
304 
235 
acres, 2012 
248,665 
71,974 
143,891 
59,837 
110,817 
78,593 
169,260 
2007 
215,040 
81,893 
142,475 
72,922 
143,976 
84,722 
160,132 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
114,791 
30,747 
65,162 
18,884 
48,687 
39,507 
79,549 
2007 
100,241 
35,205 
51,065 
29,129 
65,095 
45,953 
78,821 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
133,874 
41,227 
78,729 
40,953 
62,130 
39,086 
89,711 
2007 
114,799 
46,688 
91,410 
43,793 
78,881 
38,769 
81,311 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
288 
204 
165 
96 
134 
214 
231 
2007 
279 
217 
143 
115 
170 
275 
219 
acres, 2012 
182,201 
18,469 
92,715 
27,896 
75,001 
29,194 
102,192 
2007 
145,741 
25,394 
104,754 
32,076 
91,284 
33,479 
95,070 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
50 
74 
32 
31 
27 
61 
21 
2007 
61 
60 
36 
39 
34 
59 
47 
acres, 2012 
8,771 
12,412 
12,672 
10,808 
9,658 
14,775 
11,339 
2007 
26,579 
11,819 
10,595 
14,780 
9,363 
8,403 
9,720 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
39 
47 
24 
21 
21 
42 
17 
2007 
42 
32 
26 
29 
23 
46 
31 
acres, 2012 
5,735 
4,204 
8,597 
8,194 
8,298 
6,257 
8,646 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
19,515 
3,434 
8,366 
11,912 
5,874 
2,462 
3,774 
Total operators 
number 
1,640 
1,839 
981 
956 
1,178 
1,677 
1,383 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
702 
612 
396 
283 
398 
577 
569 
2 operators 
337 
503 
251 
241 
313 
374 
300 
3 operators 
67 
54 
21 
26 
38 
71 
38 
4 operators 
12 
6 
5 
27 
5 
28 
9 
5 or more operators 
2 
2 
" 
1 
4 
5 
12 
Total women operators 
number 
416 
625 
274 
353 
415 
459 
359 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
370 
567 
254 
293 
361 
386 
326 
2 operators 
23 
29 
10 
30 
21 
24 
12 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
7 
3 
4 operators 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,721 
1,975 
1,052 
1,187 
1,385 
1,762 
1,398 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
725 
655 
430 
395 
488 
567 
561 
2 operators 
365 
541 
230 
307 
383 
437 
322 
3 operators 
72 
56 
41 
32 
41 
83 
50 
4 operators 
9 
10 
4 
16 
2 
11 
5 
5 or more operators 
2 
3 
4 
2 
" 
5 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
470 
692 
299 
397 
444 
465 
360 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
412 
620 
291 
362 
422 
421 
335 
2 operators 
29 
31 
4 
11 
11 
17 
11 
3 operators 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
2 
1 
4 operators 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,012 
1,019 
608 
478 
656 
979 
826 
2007 
1,021 
1,072 
621 
625 
801 
1,024 
856 
acres, 2012 
382,826 
164,662 
232,544 
98,979 
179,650 
168,761 
285,064 
2007 
355,007 
173,592 
232,144 
130,955 
225,029 
171,504 
287,683 
Female 
farms, 2012 
108 
158 
65 
100 
102 
76 
102 
2007 
152 
193 
88 
127 
113 
79 
86 
acres, 2012 
23,529 
14,806 
8,577 
11,671 
11,952 
7,545 
22,064 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
29,492 
15,585 
30,793 
12,898 
12,418 
9,336 
14,746 
Farming 
2012 
535 
515 
275 
246 
292 
403 
397 
2007 
489 
487 
324 
269 
368 
411 
399 
Other 
2012 
585 
662 
398 
332 
466 
652 
531 
Place of residence: 
2007 
684 
778 
385 
483 
546 
692 
543 
On farm operated 
2012 
720 
978 
412 
426 
611 
807 
673 
2007 
768 
1,133 
454 
584 
668 
886 
692 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
400 
199 
261 
152 
147 
248 
255 
2007 
405 
132 
255 
168 
246 
217 
250 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 697 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
