Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Johnson 
Knox 
Laclede 
Lafayette 
Lawrence 
Lewis 
Lincoln 
Linn 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,657 
695 
1,398 
1,174 
1,849 
729 
1,162 
1,039 
2007 
1,947 
696 
1,264 
1,299 
1,873 
750 
1,108 
1,077 
acres, 2012 
390,897 
280,980 
320,136 
326,909 
311,127 
284,283 
281,155 
335,571 
2007 
424,446 
253,679 
288,630 
352,916 
322,822 
261,299 
248,858 
330,072 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,202 
435 
850 
946 
1,172 
499 
847 
674 
2007 
1,401 
409 
787 
1,026 
1,252 
456 
753 
659 
acres, 2012 
198,441 
153,238 
76,479 
231,853 
99,272 
174,133 
172,791 
146,132 
TENURE 
2007 
204,717 
127,378 
65,406 
239,020 
112,839 
142,381 
142,573 
132,950 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,177 
474 
1,050 
737 
1,355 
483 
788 
708 
2007 
1,412 
498 
944 
829 
1,351 
549 
798 
776 
acres, 2012 
147,967 
120,549 
180,361 
77,904 
144,810 
95,751 
100,265 
140,162 
2007 
175,989 
117,130 
171,616 
93,596 
154,365 
109,599 
95,243 
142,779 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
818 
237 
599 
538 
795 
273 
511 
365 
2007 
944 
241 
552 
590 
824 
277 
472 
379 
acres, 2012 
54,283 
40,968 
34,679 
41,963 
45,537 
36,146 
35,909 
39,978 
2007 
64,814 
40,383 
36,883 
47,778 
46,099 
34,956 
31,246 
35,159 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
421 
194 
270 
367 
437 
212 
319 
299 
2007 
467 
162 
263 
396 
442 
163 
260 
249 
acres, 2012 
233,764 
155,389 
128,598 
231,327 
154,657 
177,326 
171,675 
179,603 
2007 
226,215 
128,777 
104,598 
235,110 
154,978 
134,391 
144,257 
169,656 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
122,100 
79,294 
64,781 
101,328 
86,452 
80,887 
61,042 
99,073 
2007 
106,556 
62,881 
49,973 
103,529 
83,035 
51,801 
53,818 
92,534 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
111,664 
76,095 
63,817 
129,999 
68,205 
96,439 
110,633 
80,530 
2007 
119,659 
65,896 
54,625 
131,581 
71,943 
82,590 
90,439 
77,122 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
352 
178 
213 
346 
337 
198 
297 
283 
2007 
407 
145 
208 
375 
386 
150 
241 
236 
acres, 2012 
139,074 
108,463 
39,114 
176,324 
50,237 
129,690 
130,639 
94,054 
2007 
126,434 
81,639 
26,262 
172,400 
62,339 
92,752 
104,858 
86,855 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
59 
27 
78 
70 
57 
34 
55 
32 
2007 
68 
36 
57 
74 
80 
38 
50 
52 
acres, 2012 
9,166 
5,042 
11,177 
17,678 
11,660 
11,206 
9,215 
15,806 
2007 
22,242 
7,772 
12,416 
24,210 
13,479 
17,309 
9,358 
17,637 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
32 
20 
38 
62 
40 
28 
39 
26 
2007 
50 
23 
27 
61 
42 
29 
40 
44 
acres, 2012 
5,084 
3,807 
2,686 
13,566 
3,498 
8,297 
6,243 
12,100 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
13,469 
5,356 
2,261 
18,842 
4,401 
14,673 
6,469 
10,936 
Total operators 
number 
2,610 
990 
2,306 
1,798 
2,918 
1,052 
1,756 
1,631 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
838 
450 
648 
632 
926 
469 
679 
563 
2 operators 
714 
202 
658 
481 
810 
205 
418 
403 
3 operators 
84 
38 
68 
46 
86 
49 
45 
58 
4 operators 
14 
3 
12 
9 
21 
4 
15 
8 
5 or more operators 
7 
2 
12 
6 
6 
2 
5 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
883 
243 
821 
491 
976 
268 
472 
491 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
805 
233 
748 
456 
884 
240 
409 
444 
2 operators 
36 
5 
32 
9 
34 
14 
13 
19 
3 operators 
2 
- 
3 
3 
4 
- 
5 
1 
4 operators 
" 
- 
- 
2 
3 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,044 
1,037 
2,003 
1,962 
2,944 
1,078 
1,660 
1,594 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,032 
433 
625 
745 
978 
474 
631 
644 
2 operators 
790 
209 
556 
479 
773 
240 
417 
377 
3 operators 
93 
43 
70 
57 
88 
26 
51 
43 
4 operators 
20 
7 
11 
11 
29 
5 
8 
9 
5 or more operators 
12 
4 
2 
7 
5 
5 
1 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
986 
258 
715 
521 
983 
271 
495 
478 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
867 
245 
648 
469 
871 
252 
446 
435 
2 operators 
39 
2 
32 
20 
50 
8 
16 
15 
3 operators 
11 
3 
1 
4 
4 
1 
3 
1 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,398 
627 
1,241 
1,087 
1,658 
655 
1,058 
923 
2007 
1,685 
614 
1,107 
1,202 
1,658 
672 
982 
917 
acres, 2012 
366,053 
262,790 
293,177 
317,371 
296,017 
273,695 
269,209 
311,670 
2007 
392,311 
230,927 
256,083 
339,120 
301,268 
245,560 
234,706 
303,882 
Female 
farms, 2012 
259 
68 
157 
87 
191 
74 
104 
116 
2007 
262 
82 
157 
97 
215 
78 
126 
160 
acres, 2012 
24,844 
18,190 
26,959 
9,538 
15,110 
10,588 
11,946 
23,901 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
32,135 
22,752 
32,547 
13,796 
21,554 
15,739 
14,152 
26,190 
Farming 
2012 
669 
361 
578 
578 
766 
323 
538 
426 
2007 
777 
300 
500 
613 
809 
308 
449 
404 
Other 
2012 
988 
334 
820 
596 
1,083 
406 
624 
613 
Place of residence: 
2007 
1,170 
396 
764 
686 
1,064 
442 
659 
673 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,424 
417 
1,241 
865 
1,658 
476 
920 
732 
2007 
1,623 
414 
1,095 
985 
1,681 
483 
821 
746 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
233 
278 
157 
309 
191 
253 
242 
307 
2007 
324 
282 
169 
314 
192 
267 
287 
331 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 701 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
