Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Livingston 
McDonald 
Macon 
Madison 
Maries 
Marion 
Mercer 
Miller 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
847 
926 
1,291 
373 
836 
704 
567 
1,013 
2007 
913 
996 
1,451 
376 
898 
749 
553 
1,080 
acres, 2012 
283,558 
186,599 
386,005 
107,100 
241,357 
221,469 
226,786 
248,460 
2007 
309,024 
199,780 
394,372 
98,229 
240,376 
237,016 
201,417 
245,500 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
593 
519 
829 
240 
556 
470 
321 
675 
2007 
582 
543 
854 
245 
591 
486 
307 
719 
acres, 2012 
162,728 
40,209 
160,778 
20,563 
47,144 
141,073 
80,510 
47,069 
TENURE 
2007 
166,051 
37,370 
147,565 
19,320 
48,146 
142,188 
60,712 
51,405 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
615 
697 
988 
283 
581 
495 
423 
729 
2007 
680 
768 
1,105 
284 
646 
511 
417 
794 
acres, 2012 
118,599 
98,218 
171,214 
52,938 
112,503 
79,343 
118,730 
142,243 
2007 
149,723 
125,802 
189,489 
57,023 
122,909 
87,740 
121,254 
147,009 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
383 
370 
553 
167 
357 
279 
199 
458 
2007 
375 
392 
567 
174 
373 
270 
196 
501 
acres, 2012 
41,055 
19,128 
42,320 
8,640 
21,585 
29,812 
24,923 
25,969 
2007 
51,086 
21,018 
41,834 
9,646 
21,982 
26,783 
23,676 
29,089 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
191 
199 
272 
79 
222 
174 
118 
244 
2007 
200 
202 
302 
83 
223 
186 
120 
241 
acres, 2012 
143,883 
85,282 
205,695 
51,691 
119,061 
130,242 
102,068 
98,853 
2007 
143,312 
70,021 
194,148 
39,835 
108,274 
137,678 
75,648 
89,019 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
72,531 
44,503 
107,874 
35,703 
64,909 
48,824 
49,926 
52,237 
2007 
67,769 
35,262 
103,820 
24,571 
48,912 
57,279 
34,911 
45,947 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
71,352 
40,779 
97,821 
15,988 
54,152 
81,418 
52,142 
46,616 
2007 
75,543 
34,759 
90,328 
15,264 
59,362 
80,399 
40,737 
43,072 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
176 
139 
255 
66 
182 
158 
102 
191 
2007 
180 
140 
266 
69 
195 
176 
101 
196 
acres, 2012 
106,753 
20,708 
115,197 
11,169 
24,265 
100,789 
52,368 
19,976 
2007 
102,809 
15,717 
100,721 
(D) 
24,517 
106,721 
34,853 
21,175 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
41 
30 
31 
11 
33 
35 
26 
40 
2007 
33 
26 
44 
9 
29 
52 
16 
45 
acres, 2012 
21,076 
3,099 
9,096 
2,471 
9,793 
11,884 
5,988 
7,364 
2007 
15,989 
3,957 
10,735 
1,371 
9,193 
11,598 
4,515 
9,472 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
34 
10 
21 
7 
17 
33 
20 
26 
2007 
27 
11 
21 
2 
23 
40 
10 
22 
acres, 2012 
14,920 
373 
3,261 
754 
1,294 
10,472 
3,219 
1,124 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
12,156 
635 
5,010 
(D) 
1,647 
8,684 
2,183 
1,141 
Total operators 
number 
1,219 
1,445 
1,946 
577 
1,265 
1,082 
865 
1,636 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
522 
452 
773 
207 
466 
395 
336 
510 
2 operators 
285 
439 
426 
138 
323 
264 
174 
429 
3 operators 
35 
29 
67 
18 
36 
28 
51 
50 
4 operators 
3 
4 
17 
10 
10 
12 
3 
16 
5 or more operators 
2 
2 
8 
" 
1 
5 
3 
8 
Total women operators 
number 
330 
558 
545 
174 
356 
301 
237 
506 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
304 
515 
494 
149 
343 
267 
186 
466 
2 operators 
13 
17 
24 
11 
5 
6 
18 
17 
3 operators 
- 
3 
1 
1 
1 
4 
5 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
“ 
" 
- 
2 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,364 
1,545 
2,229 
603 
1,397 
1,101 
851 
1,670 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
550 
514 
848 
195 
497 
449 
302 
603 
2 operators 
304 
434 
502 
146 
326 
262 
215 
394 
3 operators 
44 
33 
60 
32 
61 
33 
30 
62 
4 operators 
11 
12 
28 
2 
10 
2 
2 
15 
5 or more operators 
4 
3 
13 
1 
4 
3 
4 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
423 
546 
698 
173 
408 
267 
242 
503 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
348 
499 
614 
158 
367 
243 
208 
451 
2 operators 
27 
19 
34 
6 
19 
8 
11 
23 
3 operators 
2 
3 
4 
1 
1 
1 
4 
2 
4 operators 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
767 
774 
1,146 
337 
768 
625 
508 
945 
2007 
793 
870 
1,253 
349 
818 
681 
487 
978 
acres, 2012 
268,414 
166,753 
361,345 
100,074 
229,971 
201,375 
213,245 
237,693 
2007 
285,150 
178,555 
363,170 
93,671 
226,489 
222,928 
183,742 
228,217 
Female 
farms, 2012 
80 
152 
145 
36 
68 
79 
59 
68 
2007 
120 
126 
198 
27 
80 
68 
66 
102 
acres, 2012 
15,144 
19,846 
24,660 
7,026 
11,386 
20,094 
13,541 
10,767 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
23,874 
21,225 
31,202 
4,558 
13,887 
14,088 
17,675 
17,283 
Farming 
2012 
358 
496 
476 
165 
390 
310 
232 
433 
2007 
381 
482 
534 
147 
432 
312 
198 
450 
Other 
2012 
489 
430 
815 
208 
446 
394 
335 
580 
Place of residence: 
2007 
532 
514 
917 
229 
466 
437 
355 
630 
On farm operated 
2012 
575 
853 
877 
314 
721 
486 
346 
883 
2007 
654 
897 
1,023 
305 
749 
509 
337 
867 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
272 
73 
414 
59 
115 
218 
221 
130 
2007 
259 
99 
428 
71 
149 
240 
216 
213 
-continued 
702 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
