Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Dunklin 
Franklin 
Gasconade 
Gentry 
Greene 
Grundy 
Harrison 
Henry 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
185 
584 
327 
257 
578 
281 
486 
407 
2007 
227 
589 
298 
288 
620 
258 
379 
430 
Any 
2012 
160 
1,257 
532 
451 
1,174 
408 
565 
487 
2007 
226 
1,415 
569 
551 
1,340 
540 
781 
695 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
36 
135 
63 
59 
151 
32 
95 
36 
2007 
38 
208 
82 
106 
193 
84 
152 
113 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
9 
123 
30 
23 
61 
10 
53 
27 
2007 
18 
93 
49 
42 
88 
40 
46 
38 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
15 
155 
72 
50 
271 
80 
53 
86 
2007 
37 
191 
83 
71 
132 
60 
100 
76 
200 days or more 
2012 
100 
844 
367 
319 
691 
286 
364 
338 
2007 
133 
923 
355 
332 
927 
356 
483 
468 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
63 
35 
11 
65 
44 
38 
15 
2007 
14 
77 
34 
28 
97 
30 
41 
41 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
7 
59 
37 
34 
95 
36 
45 
42 
2007 
20 
121 
56 
62 
148 
57 
72 
67 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
65 
274 
85 
94 
243 
97 
130 
115 
2007 
83 
341 
119 
155 
362 
140 
187 
194 
10 years or more 
2012 
260 
1,445 
702 
569 
1,349 
512 
838 
722 
2007 
336 
1,465 
658 
594 
1,353 
571 
860 
823 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.3 
23.3 
23.8 
23.3 
22.3 
22.3 
24.6 
23.3 
2007 
21.8 
21.6 
22.4 
21.8 
20.8 
21.5 
22.2 
21.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
12 
49 
20 
10 
51 
17 
27 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
7 
51 
28 
22 
76 
32 
37 
38 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
49 
259 
77 
80 
203 
84 
112 
91 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
277 
1,482 
734 
596 
1,422 
556 
875 
752 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.0 
24.8 
26.1 
25.3 
24.4 
26.0 
27.0 
26.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
4 
9 
- 
4 
11 
12 
4 
6 
2007 
5 
4 
7 
6 
22 
12 
9 
13 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
21 
138 
44 
41 
75 
50 
50 
46 
2007 
34 
91 
36 
34 
84 
63 
43 
55 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
35 
150 
74 
62 
160 
77 
99 
106 
2007 
65 
256 
66 
133 
215 
101 
157 
129 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
81 
419 
202 
176 
372 
110 
215 
197 
2007 
125 
514 
239 
194 
512 
171 
270 
313 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
56 
247 
135 
88 
226 
78 
123 
144 
2007 
60 
250 
102 
100 
240 
107 
139 
167 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
54 
240 
112 
84 
305 
104 
136 
142 
2007 
57 
251 
126 
79 
258 
89 
147 
135 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
42 
222 
93 
56 
211 
81 
134 
90 
2007 
43 
183 
106 
111 
201 
84 
109 
113 
70 years and over 
2012 
52 
416 
199 
197 
392 
177 
290 
163 
2007 
64 
455 
185 
182 
428 
171 
286 
200 
Average age 
2012 
56.1 
58.3 
59.3 
58.9 
59.2 
58.8 
60.3 
57.5 
2007 
54.4 
57.7 
58.4 
57.5 
57.9 
56.5 
58.4 
56.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
217 
1,234 
556 
500 
1,237 
356 
670 
633 
2007 
236 
1,007 
384 
373 
1,109 
360 
515 
577 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
19 
159 
56 
38 
145 
31 
88 
89 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
71 
404 
381 
181 
249 
127 
226 
217 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
49 
80 
32 
72 
70 
46 
88 
52 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
8 
15 
18 
73 
15 
30 
66 
10 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
37 
223 
47 
60 
519 
49 
109 
161 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
38 
319 
63 
117 
245 
47 
119 
140 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
6 
7 
5 
30 
26 
42 
55 
15 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
122 
20 
59 
32 
9 
3 
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 
334 
1,776 
826 
684 
1,729 
663 
1,018 
877 
acres, 2012 
258,066 
273,882 
198,953 
242,463 
207,002 
193,356 
387,623 
345,318 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
17 
111 
51 
19 
88 
16 
40 
46 
acres, 2012 
27,170 
34,814 
14,192 
17,993 
15,721 
10,823 
23,725 
25,952 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
276 
1,587 
751 
611 
1,637 
608 
920 
809 
2007 
353 
1,747 
731 
715 
1,795 
674 
996 
984 
acres, 2012 
159,637 
216,254 
168,789 
186,643 
185,356 
151,552 
283,614 
287,164 
2007 
200,421 
224,514 
164,548 
216,662 
202,011 
157,630 
297,781 
269,056 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
49 
114 
58 
38 
54 
33 
63 
47 
2007 
81 
151 
101 
65 
112 
65 
101 
92 
acres, 2012 
98,935 
36,982 
24,947 
15,772 
13,583 
13,864 
61,130 
44,470 
2007 
111,331 
37,671 
34,387 
22,417 
20,949 
20,080 
57,165 
45,774 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
15 
91 
21 
39 
32 
33 
37 
19 
2007 
12 
68 
19 
24 
32 
39 
26 
31 
acres, 2012 
21,017 
29,832 
8,642 
43,442 
7,779 
32,831 
48,592 
21,972 
2007 
12,803 
25,891 
10,986 
22,706 
5,245 
50,274 
23,437 
19,116 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
- 
3 
3 
7 
2 
1 
10 
2007 
2 
4 
5 
4 
1 
2 
4 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
559 
1,365 
1,622 
(D) 
(□) 
2,307 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
1,354 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,290 
1,098 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
49 
26 
17 
22 
13 
30 
9 
2007 
5 
34 
11 
31 
20 
18 
33 
14 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
8,521 
5,985 
6,088 
2,260 
(D) 
(D) 
1,660 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
1,366 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,680 
9,975 
-continued 
714 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
