Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Chariton 
Christian 
Clark 
Clay 
Clinton 
Cole 
Cooper 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
438 
409 
256 
213 
274 
301 
324 
2007 
412 
425 
263 
234 
338 
311 
301 
Any 
2012 
682 
768 
417 
365 
484 
754 
604 
2007 
761 
840 
446 
518 
576 
792 
641 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
88 
98 
64 
82 
39 
111 
93 
2007 
158 
130 
104 
98 
91 
121 
129 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
29 
55 
19 
26 
41 
48 
58 
2007 
28 
49 
32 
28 
33 
61 
46 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
66 
76 
39 
31 
66 
113 
74 
2007 
71 
94 
40 
60 
74 
91 
81 
200 days or more 
2012 
499 
539 
295 
226 
338 
482 
379 
2007 
504 
567 
270 
332 
378 
519 
385 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
30 
55 
23 
13 
43 
35 
30 
2007 
54 
64 
24 
36 
39 
30 
42 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
47 
53 
21 
21 
32 
49 
45 
2007 
63 
97 
45 
55 
72 
82 
74 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
124 
127 
70 
48 
116 
143 
147 
2007 
166 
189 
107 
120 
144 
124 
150 
10 years or more 
2012 
919 
942 
559 
496 
567 
828 
706 
2007 
890 
915 
533 
541 
659 
867 
676 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
27.1 
22,9 
23.9 
23.3 
22.7 
23.8 
23.9 
2007 
25.5 
21.7 
23.7 
19.6 
20.9 
22.9 
23.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
17 
34 
21 
9 
32 
24 
26 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
41 
42 
19 
22 
28 
39 
38 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
82 
113 
58 
47 
98 
128 
134 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
980 
988 
575 
500 
600 
864 
730 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
29.6 
25.6 
25.4 
25.3 
24.9 
25.7 
25.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
9 
12 
15 
- 
3 
6 
6 
2007 
9 
2 
2 
- 
2 
2 
16 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
80 
59 
30 
2 
40 
58 
88 
2007 
94 
59 
34 
25 
31 
49 
68 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
99 
111 
75 
44 
75 
109 
103 
2007 
145 
143 
103 
114 
125 
155 
120 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
217 
193 
170 
157 
175 
244 
200 
2007 
274 
295 
165 
203 
229 
272 
230 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
158 
203 
81 
76 
95 
160 
132 
2007 
157 
211 
79 
86 
116 
149 
136 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
158 
181 
80 
80 
87 
118 
119 
2007 
126 
147 
98 
83 
117 
157 
87 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
121 
158 
91 
90 
89 
125 
101 
2007 
102 
131 
73 
98 
93 
97 
77 
70 years and over 
2012 
278 
260 
131 
129 
194 
235 
179 
2007 
266 
277 
155 
143 
201 
222 
208 
Average age 
2012 
58.9 
59.6 
56.9 
60.5 
59.5 
58.3 
56.8 
2007 
57.0 
58.1 
57.6 
57.2 
57.8 
57.1 
56.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
742 
802 
414 
466 
552 
770 
635 
2007 
593 
693 
336 
463 
479 
621 
512 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
90 
105 
39 
33 
51 
145 
81 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
340 
299 
216 
160 
212 
397 
348 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
62 
87 
29 
67 
45 
98 
34 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
72 
20 
21 
5 
38 
20 
25 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
116 
212 
89 
134 
142 
88 
94 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
118 
148 
54 
73 
89 
158 
101 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
15 
13 
6 
21 
14 
3 
13 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
29 
24 
6 
21 
22 
13 
13 
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 
1,073 
1,158 
654 
566 
735 
1,026 
892 
acres, 2012 
391,293 
171,183 
233,765 
106,231 
178,172 
165,247 
281,979 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
24 
85 
21 
46 
23 
42 
27 
acres, 2012 
12,139 
20,444 
7,982 
10,781 
7,767 
13,616 
11,084 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
940 
1,080 
593 
496 
692 
955 
815 
2007 
982 
1,150 
613 
627 
810 
971 
802 
acres, 2012 
287,060 
152,076 
201,723 
78,035 
149,639 
147,725 
224,797 
2007 
270,989 
162,065 
224,446 
93,238 
183,288 
147,173 
230,802 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
64 
56 
29 
44 
26 
68 
60 
2007 
110 
66 
54 
65 
48 
109 
94 
acres, 2012 
28,387 
18,841 
11,664 
20,841 
26,139 
23,413 
38,752 
2007 
44,210 
14,620 
21,340 
28,388 
28,686 
29,783 
37,270 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
79 
17 
21 
20 
23 
16 
28 
2007 
62 
28 
16 
37 
35 
15 
30 
acres, 2012 
80,924 
5,947 
15,865 
8,400 
10,678 
2,194 
31,929 
2007 
62,883 
7,048 
11,202 
11,448 
22,622 
2,848 
27,147 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
8 
4 
- 
5 
1 
1 
3 
2007 
5 
1 
3 
7 
5 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
914 
105 
- 
1,971 
(D) 
(D) 
5,322 
2007 
1,015 
(D) 
670 
2,027 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
29 
20 
30 
13 
16 
15 
22 
2007 
14 
20 
23 
16 
16 
8 
16 
acres, 2012 
9,070 
2,499 
11,869 
1,403 
(D) 
(D) 
6,328 
2007 
5,402 
(D) 
5,279 
8,752 
(D) 
1,036 
7,210 
-continued 
712 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
