Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bates 
Benton 
Bollinger 
Boone 
Buchanan 
Butler 
Caldwell 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
i. 
2012 
522 
318 
284 
444 
328 
216 
456 
2007 
474 
284 
278 
373 
320 
253 
391 
Any 
2012 
647 
482 
504 
727 
399 
293 
579 
2007 
871 
538 
575 
949 
561 
354 
657 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
52 
45 
69 
79 
46 
33 
47 
2007 
145 
76 
79 
158 
123 
45 
127 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
70 
35 
45 
54 
12 
15 
46 
2007 
57 
36 
64 
56 
30 
28 
42 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
74 
71 
76 
69 
32 
25 
92 
2007 
79 
72 
54 
103 
74 
54 
65 
200 days or more 
2012 
451 
331 
314 
525 
309 
220 
394 
2007 
590 
354 
378 
632 
334 
227 
423 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
43 
27 
18 
44 
44 
8 
35 
2007 
71 
34 
41 
52 
41 
25 
36 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
53 
47 
40 
45 
37 
20 
37 
2007 
63 
50 
36 
71 
35 
46 
84 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
118 
143 
91 
160 
63 
50 
152 
2007 
208 
155 
130 
258 
102 
88 
215 
10 years or more 
2012 
955 
583 
639 
922 
583 
431 
811 
2007 
1,003 
583 
646 
941 
703 
448 
713 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.2 
21.7 
23.1 
22.9 
25.1 
23.7 
23.2 
2007 
22.6 
22.0 
22.1 
21.1 
24.0 
21.9 
21.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
25 
18 
15 
32 
35 
5 
21 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
39 
35 
28 
37 
37 
17 
31 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
108 
93 
81 
139 
56 
41 
124 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
997 
654 
664 
963 
599 
446 
859 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.4 
25.4 
24.7 
25.3 
26.8 
26.2 
26.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
10 
2 
21 
8 
7 
_ 
10 
2007 
4 
2 
3 
5 
3 
15 
8 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
76 
32 
46 
36 
26 
20 
38 
2007 
61 
53 
43 
65 
20 
25 
39 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
131 
114 
76 
116 
52 
54 
117 
2007 
228 
108 
114 
171 
114 
63 
138 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
237 
171 
173 
280 
155 
120 
248 
2007 
300 
181 
214 
358 
190 
180 
250 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
155 
133 
115 
161 
123 
78 
138 
2007 
158 
107 
110 
193 
164 
95 
127 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
121 
99 
101 
173 
117 
85 
110 
2007 
169 
87 
97 
143 
108 
54 
125 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
166 
70 
102 
125 
90 
48 
94 
2007 
171 
109 
112 
116 
92 
75 
118 
70 years and over 
2012 
273 
179 
154 
272 
157 
104 
280 
2007 
254 
175 
160 
271 
190 
100 
243 
Average age 
2012 
58.2 
58.0 
57.0 
59.2 
59.1 
58.3 
59.1 
2007 
56.8 
57.4 
57.0 
57.0 
58.6 
55.9 
58.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
756 
525 
452 
950 
485 
388 
708 
2007 
686 
412 
388 
855 
451 
329 
524 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
102 
101 
113 
72 
65 
72 
62 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
322 
206 
51 
672 
133 
101 
341 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
36 
22 
23 
42 
65 
49 
70 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
24 
9 
1 
26 
6 
6 
48 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
131 
76 
70 
193 
101 
96 
124 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
134 
129 
217 
122 
105 
86 
116 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
12 
9 
2 
16 
7 
5 
13 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
32 
28 
5 
14 
55 
14 
10 
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 
1,158 
780 
779 
1,135 
712 
496 
986 
acres, 2012 
442,186 
233,173 
196,214 
216,795 
183,024 
228,745 
231,447 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
64 
20 
23 
94 
36 
24 
48 
acres, 2012 
63,063 
5,629 
13,805 
33,946 
10,183 
10,391 
13,877 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
1,076 
746 
732 
1,016 
646 
423 
891 
2007 
1,194 
729 
766 
1,126 
788 
537 
914 
acres, 2012 
381,126 
215,382 
167,458 
165,081 
134,018 
170,017 
184,360 
2007 
387,121 
188,492 
174,182 
178,365 
147,852 
197,104 
193,595 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
56 
34 
32 
59 
34 
51 
73 
2007 
109 
61 
51 
105 
64 
44 
69 
acres, 2012 
33,873 
13,480 
20,090 
32,541 
31,538 
43,230 
22,055 
2007 
46,619 
20,787 
23,636 
36,976 
37,326 
30,668 
22,579 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
18 
11 
8 
28 
27 
29 
27 
2007 
24 
17 
11 
53 
16 
19 
26 
acres, 2012 
24,912 
9,001 
9,761 
20,314 
19,784 
18,759 
29,923 
2007 
28,905 
8,886 
5,657 
30,342 
9,051 
17,858 
28,131 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
- 
2 
7 
4 
1 
2 
2007 
- 
- 
3 
9 
- 
1 
7 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,911 
250 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
418 
1,836 
- 
(D) 
641 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
18 
9 
14 
61 
16 
5 
42 
2007 
18 
15 
22 
29 
13 
6 
32 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
2,790 
(D) 
18,863 
3,098 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
11,136 
4,138 
3,988 
11,215 
3,304 
(D) 
5,162 
-continued 
710 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
