Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Platte 
Polk 
Pulaski 
Putnam 
Ralls 
Randolph 
Ray 
Reynolds 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
599 
1,505 
520 
649 
723 
818 
1,162 
363 
2007 
726 
1,707 
481 
663 
803 
1,000 
1,321 
350 
acres, 2012 
152,942 
336,228 
112,495 
292,679 
283,486 
209,491 
273,191 
97,127 
2007 
178,656 
350,293 
123,074 
272,655 
245,509 
221,647 
291,798 
107,281 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
433 
982 
270 
420 
458 
513 
815 
176 
2007 
509 
1,158 
265 
426 
486 
605 
878 
186 
acres, 2012 
91,448 
83,527 
17,489 
84,459 
170,715 
85,673 
146,241 
9,730 
TENURE 
2007 
111,719 
98,169 
18,390 
73,647 
134,636 
86,479 
142,102 
11,111 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
447 
1,064 
399 
477 
513 
658 
825 
282 
2007 
536 
1,231 
368 
462 
599 
816 
985 
284 
acres, 2012 
57,655 
146,564 
70,569 
122,545 
94,815 
111,563 
102,727 
66,074 
2007 
56,943 
168,905 
82,698 
132,797 
99,835 
119,085 
132,133 
68,743 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
311 
651 
197 
276 
263 
376 
517 
127 
2007 
338 
760 
189 
264 
305 
451 
578 
143 
acres, 2012 
23,437 
36,515 
9,829 
26,467 
34,492 
28,522 
31,972 
5,849 
2007 
20,408 
47,695 
11,354 
30,648 
28,364 
30,113 
38,941 
6,691 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
122 
396 
96 
156 
162 
137 
282 
66 
2007 
136 
432 
96 
182 
151 
144 
275 
58 
acres, 2012 
90,562 
180,199 
38,160 
163,679 
143,801 
90,425 
146,038 
28,101 
2007 
100,317 
172,184 
36,982 
134,066 
116,472 
85,847 
146,410 
37,346 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
33,285 
97,648 
18,231 
81,488 
56,415 
42,064 
66,666 
18,401 
2007 
35,739 
85,178 
22,554 
65,896 
41,338 
35,414 
66,314 
26,922 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
57,277 
82,551 
19,929 
82,191 
87,386 
48,361 
79,372 
9,700 
2007 
64,578 
87,006 
14,428 
68,170 
75,134 
50,433 
80,096 
10,424 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
105 
306 
63 
136 
152 
120 
253 
39 
2007 
127 
371 
70 
152 
141 
126 
251 
43 
acres, 2012 
65,429 
45,711 
7,130 
56,268 
105,746 
50,954 
93,423 
3,594 
2007 
76,780 
48,395 
6,751 
40,826 
80,471 
45,820 
93,380 
4,420 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
30 
45 
25 
16 
48 
23 
55 
15 
2007 
54 
44 
17 
19 
53 
40 
61 
8 
acres, 2012 
4,725 
9,465 
3,766 
6,455 
44,870 
7,503 
24,426 
2,952 
2007 
21,396 
9,204 
3,394 
5,792 
29,202 
16,715 
13,255 
1,192 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
17 
25 
10 
8 
43 
17 
45 
10 
2007 
44 
27 
6 
10 
40 
28 
49 
- 
acres, 2012 
2,582 
1,301 
530 
1,724 
30,477 
6,197 
20,846 
287 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
14,531 
2,079 
285 
2,173 
25,801 
10,546 
9,781 
' 
Total operators 
number 
959 
2,389 
857 
1,021 
1,084 
1,241 
1,765 
565 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
329 
731 
232 
361 
429 
440 
640 
195 
2 operators 
227 
681 
251 
230 
238 
344 
446 
138 
3 operators 
19 
78 
29 
38 
45 
23 
71 
26 
4 operators 
17 
13 
4 
15 
11 
11 
5 
4 
5 or more operators 
7 
2 
4 
5 
" 
- 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
276 
792 
321 
295 
292 
405 
615 
184 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
250 
738 
301 
238 
254 
357 
532 
160 
2 operators 
13 
27 
7 
18 
19 
18 
37 
12 
3 operators 
- 
- 
2 
7 
- 
4 
3 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,077 
2,654 
741 
1,010 
1,176 
1,466 
1,972 
543 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
413 
907 
262 
368 
485 
597 
753 
189 
2 operators 
281 
697 
190 
258 
269 
350 
509 
137 
3 operators 
29 
74 
25 
26 
44 
43 
44 
20 
4 operators 
1 
20 
1 
8 
4 
10 
8 
3 
5 or more operators 
2 
9 
3 
3 
1 
7 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
317 
878 
244 
308 
322 
455 
643 
182 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
293 
785 
221 
280 
292 
406 
590 
162 
2 operators 
9 
36 
10 
11 
15 
17 
19 
10 
3 operators 
2 
7 
1 
2 
- 
5 
5 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
520 
1,369 
450 
581 
650 
717 
961 
332 
2007 
630 
1,528 
426 
596 
703 
883 
1,140 
308 
acres, 2012 
144,330 
320,662 
101,221 
276,303 
272,269 
194,764 
251,401 
92,011 
2007 
169,351 
326,289 
109,591 
260,709 
232,751 
205,703 
273,447 
98,455 
Female 
farms, 2012 
79 
136 
70 
68 
73 
101 
201 
31 
2007 
96 
179 
55 
67 
100 
117 
181 
42 
acres, 2012 
8,612 
1 5,566 
11,274 
16,376 
11,217 
14,727 
21,790 
5,116 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
9,305 
24,004 
13,483 
1 1 ,946 
12,758 
15,944 
18,351 
8,826 
Farming 
2012 
266 
707 
207 
296 
267 
330 
591 
151 
2007 
263 
702 
171 
318 
329 
324 
482 
137 
Other 
2012 
333 
798 
313 
353 
456 
488 
571 
212 
Place of residence: 
2007 
463 
1,005 
310 
345 
474 
676 
839 
213 
On farm operated 
2012 
434 
1,313 
412 
450 
473 
620 
872 
310 
2007 
533 
1,511 
400 
466 
576 
744 
1,007 
288 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
165 
192 
108 
199 
250 
198 
290 
53 
2007 
193 
196 
81 
197 
227 
256 
314 
62 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 705 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
