Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Scotland 
Scott 
Shannon 
Shelby 
Stoddard 
Stone 
Sullivan 
Taney 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
674 
484 
452 
709 
907 
601 
798 
414 
2007 
716 
538 
447 
707 
1,045 
753 
882 
434 
acres, 2012 
244,169 
222,960 
123,987 
299,290 
448,145 
118,015 
323,005 
115,895 
2007 
231,697 
228,379 
110,905 
289,182 
461,275 
121,792 
333,986 
106,536 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
455 
300 
236 
485 
594 
298 
480 
195 
2007 
444 
358 
241 
470 
653 
367 
513 
196 
acres, 2012 
119,589 
181,214 
15,563 
187,786 
365,373 
25,793 
99,726 
12,551 
TENURE 
2007 
107,931 
188,785 
15,616 
169,765 
394,471 
22,203 
88,436 
12,792 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
462 
319 
364 
449 
539 
424 
569 
304 
2007 
513 
324 
361 
491 
693 
564 
642 
322 
acres, 2012 
99,381 
53,767 
83,664 
104,922 
95,982 
60,777 
151,570 
61,343 
2007 
113,693 
52,683 
74,565 
104,298 
108,025 
70,096 
152,124 
65,863 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
262 
162 
190 
245 
271 
180 
293 
131 
2007 
262 
164 
178 
273 
335 
238 
327 
127 
acres, 2012 
29,877 
29,697 
10,977 
45,525 
47,775 
8,330 
28,529 
5,943 
2007 
34,012 
29,337 
9,722 
39,268 
60,500 
10,964 
28,698 
6,421 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
179 
106 
69 
215 
265 
154 
198 
87 
2007 
164 
162 
73 
171 
264 
162 
186 
89 
acres, 2012 
136,573 
130,509 
38,293 
180,809 
278,755 
51,841 
156,570 
49,206 
2007 
110,962 
143,773 
34,320 
175,163 
265,499 
47,234 
168,080 
37,513 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
70,048 
38,563 
25,399 
83,900 
79,469 
20,320 
84,000 
21,727 
2007 
57,028 
45,687 
18,728 
74,942 
80,131 
21,909 
88,955 
17,487 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
66,525 
91,946 
12,894 
96,909 
199,286 
31,521 
72,570 
27,479 
2007 
53,934 
98,086 
15,592 
100,221 
185,368 
25,325 
79,125 
20,026 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
169 
98 
38 
202 
233 
102 
166 
55 
2007 
155 
147 
56 
166 
239 
117 
160 
61 
acres, 2012 
84,916 
118,969 
4,069 
130,637 
248,752 
15,215 
63,512 
5,958 
2007 
69,460 
129,170 
5,516 
125,039 
247,851 
10,595 
55,027 
6,101 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
33 
59 
19 
45 
103 
23 
31 
23 
2007 
39 
52 
13 
45 
88 
27 
54 
23 
acres, 2012 
8,215 
38,684 
2,030 
13,559 
73,408 
5,397 
14,865 
5,346 
2007 
7,042 
31,923 
2,020 
9,721 
87,751 
4,462 
13,782 
3,160 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
24 
40 
8 
38 
90 
16 
21 
9 
2007 
27 
47 
7 
31 
79 
12 
26 
8 
acres, 2012 
4,796 
32,548 
517 
1 1 ,624 
68,846 
2,248 
7,685 
650 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
4,459 
30,278 
378 
5,458 
86,120 
644 
4,711 
270 
Total operators 
number 
1,085 
695 
725 
1,086 
1,410 
965 
1,177 
674 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
351 
310 
212 
392 
497 
285 
479 
188 
2 operators 
266 
144 
219 
265 
349 
275 
270 
200 
3 operators 
40 
25 
15 
48 
41 
36 
41 
21 
4 operators 
9 
4 
4 
1 
13 
4 
6 
3 
5 or more operators 
8 
1 
2 
3 
7 
1 
2 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
329 
165 
273 
272 
369 
340 
358 
252 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
279 
150 
249 
255 
334 
312 
326 
231 
2 operators 
12 
6 
9 
5 
10 
10 
16 
9 
3 operators 
6 
1 
2 
1 
5 
1 
- 
1 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
“ 
" 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,126 
788 
709 
1,046 
1,582 
1,216 
1,312 
688 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
383 
323 
220 
450 
611 
389 
521 
207 
2 operators 
272 
191 
195 
202 
365 
311 
306 
209 
3 operators 
50 
17 
30 
42 
51 
44 
45 
11 
4 operators 
7 
4 
1 
8 
8 
2 
7 
6 
5 or more operators 
4 
3 
1 
5 
10 
7 
3 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
354 
178 
257 
271 
434 
411 
383 
255 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
327 
168 
237 
235 
403 
383 
349 
239 
2 operators 
12 
5 
10 
7 
14 
14 
17 
8 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
621 
426 
376 
639 
840 
529 
698 
360 
2007 
630 
480 
390 
628 
962 
664 
764 
374 
acres, 2012 
229,469 
216,719 
107,495 
282,801 
435,275 
104,818 
297,350 
106,420 
2007 
217,320 
221,979 
98,298 
269,559 
449,962 
107,499 
307,475 
94,370 
Female 
farms, 2012 
53 
58 
76 
70 
67 
72 
100 
54 
2007 
86 
58 
57 
79 
83 
89 
118 
60 
acres, 2012 
14,700 
6,241 
16,492 
16,489 
12,870 
13,197 
25,655 
9,475 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
14,377 
6,400 
12,607 
19,623 
11,313 
14,293 
26,511 
12,166 
Farming 
2012 
316 
240 
211 
306 
445 
254 
370 
198 
2007 
297 
257 
175 
288 
495 
287 
380 
169 
Other 
2012 
358 
244 
241 
403 
462 
347 
428 
216 
Place of residence: 
2007 
419 
281 
272 
419 
550 
466 
502 
265 
On farm operated 
2012 
490 
342 
390 
500 
628 
512 
525 
362 
2007 
470 
376 
390 
480 
738 
673 
538 
367 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
184 
142 
62 
209 
279 
89 
273 
52 
2007 
246 
162 
57 
227 
307 
80 
344 
67 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 707 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
