Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Missouri 
Adair 
Andrew 
Atchison 
Audrain 
Barry 
Barton 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
37,495 
296 
324 
191 
486 
479 
348 
2007 
37,445 
306 
319 
242 
454 
564 
383 
Any 
2012 
61,676 
526 
502 
204 
529 
948 
592 
2007 
70,380 
638 
669 
259 
648 
1,042 
663 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
7,239 
64 
53 
60 
79 
81 
51 
2007 
11,341 
120 
140 
62 
117 
130 
98 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
4,037 
50 
24 
16 
47 
45 
26 
2007 
4,951 
45 
44 
13 
40 
69 
39 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
7,938 
76 
37 
18 
53 
169 
59 
2007 
8,467 
77 
60 
30 
74 
123 
88 
200 days or more 
2012 
42,462 
336 
388 
110 
350 
653 
456 
2007 
45,621 
396 
425 
154 
417 
720 
438 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
3,397 
14 
6 
4 
22 
31 
34 
2007 
4,757 
35 
47 
12 
20 
90 
27 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4,588 
43 
29 
14 
45 
46 
48 
2007 
7,087 
51 
56 
33 
68 
124 
52 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
13,560 
96 
118 
48 
95 
181 
112 
2007 
17,114 
172 
141 
61 
133 
253 
161 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
77,626 
669 
673 
329 
853 
1,169 
746 
2007 
78,867 
686 
744 
395 
881 
1,139 
806 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.3 
24.7 
26.4 
28.1 
26.8 
22.4 
24.9 
2007 
21.9 
23.0 
23.6 
24.6 
24.6 
20.1 
24.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
2,297 
8 
6 
4 
20 
19 
26 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3,585 
33 
26 
7 
28 
32 
41 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
11,251 
70 
86 
37 
82 
143 
90 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
82,038 
711 
708 
347 
885 
1,233 
783 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.8 
27.1 
29.2 
30.6 
28.7 
25.3 
28.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
636 
3 
8 
1 
4 
3 
18 
2007 
704 
3 
9 
12 
7 
16 
6 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
5,594 
29 
23 
15 
59 
73 
81 
2007 
5,622 
42 
54 
25 
92 
78 
67 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
10,182 
85 
75 
38 
134 
176 
104 
2007 
14,034 
132 
137 
49 
154 
291 
135 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
22,064 
165 
203 
69 
215 
381 
182 
2007 
26,342 
219 
256 
134 
247 
389 
284 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
13,642 
108 
116 
72 
146 
184 
128 
2007 
14,729 
109 
120 
72 
157 
211 
136 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
13,399 
110 
97 
53 
139 
175 
158 
2007 
13,207 
122 
89 
63 
123 
184 
126 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
1 1 ,433 
120 
82 
48 
107 
150 
85 
2007 
11,566 
113 
104 
43 
102 
176 
100 
70 years and over 
2012 
22,221 
202 
222 
99 
211 
285 
184 
2007 
21,621 
204 
219 
103 
220 
261 
192 
Average age 
2012 
58.3 
59.9 
60.1 
60.2 
57.8 
57.0 
56.5 
2007 
57.1 
57.8 
56.8 
56.9 
56.0 
55.3 
56.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
65,407 
575 
549 
300 
732 
968 
575 
2007 
55,844 
505 
528 
317 
588 
831 
547 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
8,266 
51 
72 
14 
96 
118 
62 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
27,941 
252 
150 
158 
209 
447 
171 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
5,285 
107 
108 
31 
51 
94 
27 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
2,824 
25 
11 
8 
18 
16 
5 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
12,012 
75 
110 
35 
113 
160 
109 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
12,959 
111 
125 
75 
248 
134 
204 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1,542 
4 
15 
7 
18 
90 
17 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1,896 
19 
13 
18 
33 
37 
44 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
96,351 
806 
798 
369 
982 
1,399 
916 
acres, 2012 
26,899,934 
262,590 
189,487 
249,368 
413,332 
259,516 
323,297 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
4,149 
26 
28 
16 
51 
44 
18 
acres, 2012 
2,058,719 
21,755 
8,743 
18,542 
43,632 
11,459 
5,626 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
88,713 
761 
749 
317 
862 
1,314 
839 
2007 
94,818 
845 
844 
375 
932 
1,460 
921 
acres, 2012 
22,127,188 
242,991 
157,572 
183,171 
316,798 
232,723 
266,801 
2007 
22,450,935 
233,458 
180,427 
205,466 
315,956 
227,457 
274,702 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
5,421 
24 
37 
36 
55 
34 
35 
2007 
8,202 
58 
77 
52 
93 
64 
79 
acres, 2012 
3,169,685 
11,802 
18,340 
33,399 
44,325 
9,015 
19,839 
2007 
3,731,684 
20,818 
23,938 
38,170 
55,654 
30,425 
35,463 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
2,810 
16 
20 
29 
56 
47 
35 
2007 
2,739 
21 
38 
58 
55 
59 
28 
acres, 2012 
2,271,927 
8,579 
18,676 
38,577 
60,008 
16,529 
35,635 
2007 
2,242,236 
18,217 
29,028 
55,323 
45,098 
26,033 
31,505 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
289 
3 
1 
2 
5 
17 
1 
2007 
324 
1 
2 
- 
2 
9 
- 
acres, 2012 
138,449 
4,115 
(D) 
(D) 
4,220 
6,270 
(D) 
2007 
139,301 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,580 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1,938 
18 
19 
11 
37 
15 
30 
2007 
1,742 
19 
27 
16 
20 
14 
18 
acres, 2012 
558,888 
5,668 
(D) 
(D) 
11,132 
3,595 
(D) 
2007 
462,417 
(□) 
(D) 
5,076 
(D) 
4,131 
7,649 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 709 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
