Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hickory 
Holt 
Howard 
Howell 
Iron 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
487 
408 
765 
1,535 
273 
701 
1,299 
705 
2007 
492 
462 
867 
1,590 
299 
838 
1,369 
697 
acres, 2012 
181,965 
200,337 
243,420 
353,742 
70,507 
110,891 
246,707 
97,513 
2007 
146,764 
236,901 
276,590 
385,188 
69,801 
139,190 
258,815 
92,225 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
328 
316 
513 
738 
152 
456 
829 
463 
2007 
362 
353 
596 
853 
174 
536 
895 
457 
acres, 2012 
47,310 
150,738 
1 1 1 ,944 
43,057 
9,356 
68,394 
112,117 
30,774 
TENURE 
2007 
41,454 
187,929 
131,709 
48,417 
10,037 
90,618 
110,017 
29,890 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
349 
252 
596 
1,150 
212 
533 
940 
528 
2007 
349 
270 
643 
1,207 
233 
644 
1,015 
527 
acres, 2012 
89,174 
74,138 
135,134 
211,451 
44,189 
37,056 
112,588 
46,642 
2007 
77,485 
66,562 
149,634 
239,411 
40,821 
42,120 
127,059 
46,731 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
218 
175 
369 
505 
109 
319 
558 
317 
2007 
251 
170 
404 
580 
128 
379 
631 
311 
acres, 2012 
19,477 
45,799 
49,356 
22,679 
4,792 
13,852 
38,425 
8,795 
2007 
21,445 
40,051 
55,058 
25,318 
5,425 
17,732 
46,726 
9,305 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
118 
121 
123 
332 
54 
125 
296 
154 
2007 
128 
144 
174 
336 
59 
146 
304 
137 
acres, 2012 
88,841 
111,819 
85,583 
127,660 
24,818 
65,210 
125,887 
46,610 
2007 
63,879 
157,028 
118,578 
136,715 
28,410 
84,703 
121,005 
38,805 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
34,580 
46,935 
37,410 
70,230 
10,288 
23,183 
57,466 
17,769 
2007 
35,842 
78,006 
47,095 
78,314 
18,438 
28,234 
62,611 
15,775 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
54,261 
64,884 
48,173 
57,430 
14,530 
42,027 
68,421 
28,841 
2007 
28,037 
79,022 
71,483 
58,401 
9,972 
56,469 
58,394 
23,030 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
101 
110 
113 
211 
43 
106 
243 
132 
2007 
106 
141 
151 
250 
45 
129 
239 
124 
acres, 2012 
27,158 
91,797 
52,132 
19,532 
4,564 
46,985 
69,255 
20,269 
2007 
(D) 
136,879 
72,595 
21,738 
(D) 
65,254 
57,207 
17,908 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
20 
35 
46 
53 
7 
43 
63 
23 
2007 
15 
48 
50 
47 
7 
48 
50 
33 
acres, 2012 
3,950 
14,380 
22,703 
14,631 
1,500 
8,625 
8,232 
4,261 
2007 
5,400 
13,311 
8,378 
9,062 
570 
12,367 
10,751 
6,689 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
9 
31 
31 
22 
- 
31 
28 
14 
2007 
5 
42 
41 
23 
1 
28 
25 
22 
acres, 2012 
675 
13,142 
10,456 
846 
- 
7,557 
4,437 
1,710 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
10,999 
4,056 
1,361 
(D) 
7,632 
6,084 
2,677 
Total operators 
number 
762 
612 
1,137 
2,434 
430 
1,051 
1,982 
1,119 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
238 
251 
435 
747 
141 
399 
727 
343 
2 operators 
226 
114 
293 
702 
116 
264 
486 
324 
3 operators 
20 
41 
32 
64 
14 
32 
67 
29 
4 operators 
3 
1 
5 
20 
- 
5 
16 
5 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
- 
2 
2 
1 
3 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
273 
114 
312 
877 
136 
375 
612 
395 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
250 
109 
294 
798 
117 
333 
514 
357 
2 operators 
10 
1 
6 
33 
8 
21 
46 
14 
3 operators 
1 
1 
2 
3 
1 
- 
2 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
768 
701 
1,272 
2,440 
428 
1,267 
2,057 
1,049 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
249 
278 
516 
822 
182 
475 
789 
399 
2 operators 
218 
142 
309 
702 
107 
318 
489 
258 
3 operators 
19 
36 
37 
54 
8 
33 
74 
29 
4 operators 
4 
3 
2 
10 
2 
7 
17 
8 
5 or more operators 
2 
3 
3 
2 
" 
5 
" 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
263 
154 
333 
832 
125 
430 
634 
364 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
239 
133 
328 
780 
119 
369 
587 
322 
2 operators 
12 
4 
1 
26 
3 
22 
22 
15 
3 operators 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
424 
383 
679 
1,350 
244 
576 
1,153 
571 
2007 
433 
442 
778 
1,402 
271 
713 
1,214 
555 
acres, 2012 
168,576 
196,006 
225,711 
331,282 
64,127 
104,479 
222,139 
86,317 
2007 
133,429 
232,818 
261,142 
358,276 
63,649 
133,248 
235,294 
78,883 
Female 
farms, 2012 
63 
25 
86 
185 
29 
125 
146 
134 
2007 
59 
20 
89 
188 
28 
125 
155 
142 
acres, 2012 
13,389 
4,331 
17,709 
22,460 
6,380 
6,412 
24,568 
11,196 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
13,335 
4,083 
15,448 
26,912 
6,152 
5,942 
23,521 
13,342 
Farming 
2012 
275 
201 
280 
634 
126 
271 
518 
346 
2007 
234 
253 
327 
648 
130 
337 
568 
262 
Other 
2012 
212 
207 
485 
901 
147 
430 
781 
359 
Place of residence: 
2007 
258 
209 
540 
942 
169 
501 
801 
435 
On farm operated 
2012 
393 
231 
533 
1,390 
241 
556 
1,074 
604 
2007 
433 
260 
613 
1,417 
261 
681 
1,165 
588 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
94 
177 
232 
145 
32 
145 
225 
101 
2007 
59 
202 
254 
173 
38 
157 
204 
109 
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700 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
