Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Ripley 
St. Charles 
St. Clair 
Ste. Genevieve 
St. Francois 
St. Louis 
Saline 
Schuyler 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
439 
566 
728 
608 
627 
217 
959 
516 
2007 
471 
644 
844 
717 
719 
276 
995 
544 
acres, 2012 
137,829 
158,146 
238,554 
162,636 
116,394 
29,711 
461,119 
159,378 
2007 
137,258 
156,136 
265,009 
188,794 
112,551 
32,292 
449,410 
152,378 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
231 
435 
467 
444 
419 
127 
777 
349 
2007 
253 
486 
550 
509 
460 
177 
734 
362 
acres, 2012 
30,641 
113,597 
85,674 
60,330 
26,578 
12,104 
330,785 
58,924 
TENURE 
2007 
30,415 
111,908 
96,976 
66,818 
30,918 
15,296 
298,089 
46,243 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
334 
360 
524 
422 
484 
166 
611 
381 
2007 
352 
413 
572 
497 
566 
227 
626 
424 
acres, 2012 
76,075 
44,016 
113,405 
79,644 
74,214 
17,488 
134,793 
81,680 
2007 
74,851 
49,809 
103,210 
89,746 
65,152 
22,166 
155,752 
91,585 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
160 
242 
323 
273 
308 
87 
445 
244 
2007 
171 
270 
328 
310 
332 
132 
401 
264 
acres, 2012 
9,937 
19,723 
31,960 
16,262 
12,709 
2,772 
66,672 
23,901 
2007 
11,865 
21,516 
27,925 
19,262 
15,404 
6,633 
75,471 
21,967 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
94 
164 
181 
163 
129 
24 
290 
110 
2007 
102 
180 
224 
192 
139 
22 
298 
104 
acres, 2012 
59,426 
105,649 
121,656 
72,441 
39,462 
8,824 
300,251 
71,743 
2007 
58,231 
90,021 
150,451 
94,993 
45,125 
7,801 
252,646 
58,971 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
25,334 
28,051 
56,749 
28,229 
21,539 
2,837 
109,270 
37,570 
2007 
27,189 
25,473 
80,333 
39,978 
24,092 
2,922 
90,404 
35,003 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
34,092 
77,598 
64,907 
44,212 
17,923 
5,987 
190,981 
34,173 
2007 
31,042 
64,548 
70,118 
55,015 
21,033 
4,879 
162,242 
23,968 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
64 
155 
131 
150 
100 
19 
284 
89 
2007 
76 
166 
191 
176 
117 
21 
278 
89 
acres, 2012 
19,811 
86,512 
52,446 
37,821 
13,200 
6,949 
241,322 
30,836 
2007 
17,688 
75,824 
62,998 
45,063 
14,532 
6,792 
194,343 
23,612 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
11 
42 
23 
23 
14 
27 
58 
25 
2007 
17 
51 
48 
28 
14 
27 
71 
16 
acres, 2012 
2,328 
8,481 
3,493 
10,551 
2,718 
3,399 
26,075 
5,955 
2007 
4,176 
16,306 
1 1 ,348 
4,055 
2,274 
2,325 
41,012 
1,822 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
7 
38 
13 
21 
11 
21 
48 
16 
2007 
6 
50 
31 
23 
11 
24 
55 
9 
acres, 2012 
893 
7,362 
1,268 
6,247 
669 
2,383 
22,791 
4,187 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
862 
14,568 
6,053 
2,493 
982 
1,871 
28,275 
664 
Total operators 
number 
741 
906 
1,077 
938 
954 
332 
1,523 
790 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
216 
305 
413 
336 
340 
134 
521 
284 
2 operators 
163 
199 
286 
231 
257 
60 
347 
206 
3 operators 
48 
55 
24 
32 
22 
19 
78 
18 
4 operators 
9 
3 
5 
6 
6 
1 
8 
4 
5 or more operators 
3 
4 
- 
3 
2 
3 
5 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
247 
216 
349 
226 
286 
95 
362 
239 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
203 
184 
315 
213 
262 
71 
318 
211 
2 operators 
16 
11 
17 
5 
10 
9 
16 
14 
3 operators 
4 
2 
- 
1 
- 
2 
4 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
“ 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
700 
994 
1,260 
1,078 
1,085 
416 
1,489 
838 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
268 
366 
496 
427 
431 
170 
601 
306 
2 operators 
182 
215 
295 
242 
243 
84 
323 
201 
3 operators 
16 
55 
42 
31 
28 
16 
55 
26 
4 operators 
5 
7 
7 
14 
12 
3 
10 
8 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
4 
3 
5 
3 
6 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
227 
255 
381 
279 
312 
129 
350 
258 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
205 
223 
351 
243 
278 
101 
316 
233 
2 operators 
11 
13 
15 
10 
12 
10 
10 
7 
3 operators 
- 
2 
- 
2 
2 
1 
2 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
386 
495 
642 
551 
565 
182 
867 
445 
2007 
422 
556 
743 
641 
645 
221 
907 
475 
acres, 2012 
121,660 
154,454 
220,731 
154,189 
106,932 
26,703 
443,124 
148,767 
2007 
120,855 
151,558 
243,007 
174,981 
104,396 
27,495 
430,354 
142,085 
Female 
farms, 2012 
53 
71 
86 
57 
62 
35 
92 
71 
2007 
49 
88 
101 
76 
74 
55 
88 
69 
acres, 2012 
16,169 
3,692 
17,823 
8,447 
9,462 
3,008 
17,995 
10,611 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
16,403 
4,578 
22,002 
13,813 
8,155 
4,797 
19,056 
10,293 
Farming 
2012 
188 
294 
376 
226 
284 
107 
479 
218 
2007 
227 
299 
404 
258 
255 
101 
478 
219 
Other 
2012 
251 
272 
352 
382 
343 
110 
480 
298 
Place of residence: 
2007 
244 
345 
440 
459 
464 
175 
517 
325 
On farm operated 
2012 
343 
382 
599 
487 
546 
124 
639 
393 
2007 
397 
453 
713 
546 
595 
149 
679 
385 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
96 
184 
129 
121 
81 
93 
320 
123 
2007 
74 
191 
131 
171 
124 
127 
316 
159 
-continued 
706 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
