Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Crawford 
Dade 
Dallas 
Daviess 
DeKalb 
Dent 
Douglas 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
228 
288 
491 
415 
305 
221 
369 
2007 
233 
290 
475 
393 
376 
220 
492 
Any 
2012 
451 
446 
697 
784 
558 
452 
615 
2007 
446 
593 
894 
776 
602 
431 
632 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
39 
36 
52 
104 
70 
45 
66 
2007 
82 
87 
159 
135 
117 
53 
72 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
23 
23 
66 
45 
24 
19 
25 
2007 
23 
71 
47 
54 
20 
29 
40 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
46 
30 
139 
85 
68 
38 
70 
2007 
44 
64 
122 
92 
94 
59 
84 
200 days or more 
2012 
343 
357 
440 
550 
396 
350 
454 
2007 
297 
371 
566 
495 
371 
290 
436 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
27 
19 
43 
43 
26 
36 
41 
2007 
28 
35 
73 
35 
35 
46 
47 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
25 
37 
64 
49 
32 
26 
41 
2007 
45 
86 
105 
87 
98 
59 
79 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
96 
136 
209 
186 
122 
135 
118 
2007 
108 
153 
262 
231 
155 
101 
220 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
531 
542 
872 
921 
683 
476 
784 
2007 
498 
609 
929 
816 
690 
445 
778 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.1 
22,9 
20.7 
21.7 
25.0 
20.1 
23.8 
2007 
20.9 
21.9 
19.0 
20.6 
21.6 
20.2 
20.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
16 
29 
20 
14 
15 
24 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
16 
25 
44 
42 
28 
26 
35 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
80 
105 
160 
166 
104 
107 
87 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
567 
588 
955 
971 
717 
525 
838 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.7 
25.4 
24.1 
24.8 
27.2 
22.3 
26.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
6 
3 
14 
7 
2 
5 
2007 
- 
5 
9 
10 
11 
16 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
29 
45 
111 
76 
48 
40 
55 
2007 
32 
66 
86 
69 
69 
37 
53 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
97 
79 
127 
145 
70 
86 
83 
2007 
88 
104 
231 
154 
95 
58 
97 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
126 
156 
276 
224 
163 
155 
217 
2007 
164 
200 
337 
261 
222 
161 
270 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
122 
97 
140 
144 
124 
76 
128 
2007 
98 
138 
154 
161 
130 
84 
184 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
91 
121 
124 
191 
126 
107 
127 
2007 
86 
95 
160 
168 
96 
81 
165 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
84 
66 
132 
140 
85 
79 
126 
2007 
66 
89 
162 
87 
111 
70 
135 
70 years and over 
2012 
128 
164 
275 
265 
240 
128 
243 
2007 
145 
186 
230 
259 
244 
144 
217 
Average age 
2012 
57.7 
57.9 
57.3 
58.2 
60.0 
57.2 
59.0 
2007 
57.8 
56.6 
55.5 
57.1 
58.0 
57.5 
58.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
491 
447 
698 
751 
570 
457 
640 
2007 
334 
431 
642 
540 
498 
344 
585 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
50 
35 
94 
104 
61 
46 
131 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
358 
212 
353 
293 
235 
251 
304 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
26 
20 
24 
117 
60 
51 
22 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
25 
6 
10 
39 
13 
6 
4 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
82 
110 
112 
107 
77 
39 
145 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
48 
67 
125 
128 
158 
87 
112 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
2 
7 
18 
21 
4 
7 
7 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
16 
14 
18 
11 
12 
12 
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 
654 
722 
1,171 
1,161 
838 
655 
967 
acres, 2012 
176,065 
237,218 
213,421 
301,601 
227,599 
183,476 
246,096 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
44 
40 
39 
41 
29 
26 
19 
acres, 2012 
18,289 
15,589 
20,209 
11,084 
25,133 
10,640 
21,512 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
610 
695 
1,116 
1,091 
780 
622 
928 
2007 
618 
813 
1,270 
1,025 
861 
588 
1,051 
acres, 2012 
159,077 
221,331 
197,523 
255,276 
199,876 
160,762 
220,964 
2007 
152,893 
246,130 
194,711 
250,652 
195,436 
144,804 
223,041 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
35 
32 
49 
46 
49 
35 
25 
2007 
45 
54 
72 
87 
71 
39 
37 
acres, 2012 
14,705 
18,101 
12,331 
18,258 
22,800 
11,876 
9,905 
2007 
27,992 
21,482 
20,487 
32,348 
40,611 
20,832 
9,878 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
20 
3 
10 
33 
16 
9 
21 
2007 
10 
9 
14 
33 
17 
4 
9 
acres, 2012 
4,480 
(D) 
4,700 
37,142 
15,846 
12,768 
13,522 
2007 
3,818 
7,313 
4,109 
44,268 
18,308 
6,890 
12,991 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2007 
2 
- 
1 
8 
2 
- 
7 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
731 
(D) 
- 
3,945 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
13 
4 
12 
29 
17 
7 
9 
2007 
4 
7 
12 
16 
27 
20 
20 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,249 
(D) 
2,654 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
1,304 
(D) 
2,912 
(D) 
4,075 
4,428 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 713 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
