Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hickory 
Holt 
Howard 
Howell 
Iron 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
204 
179 
280 
526 
88 
267 
434 
319 
2007 
190 
176 
278 
573 
119 
291 
453 
246 
Any 
2012 
283 
229 
485 
1,009 
185 
434 
865 
386 
2007 
302 
286 
589 
1,017 
180 
547 
916 
451 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
31 
41 
63 
87 
26 
55 
65 
42 
2007 
34 
60 
99 
128 
14 
113 
121 
91 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
27 
12 
41 
65 
6 
43 
47 
38 
2007 
25 
38 
40 
101 
15 
38 
55 
24 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
43 
26 
49 
221 
24 
42 
77 
56 
2007 
60 
50 
63 
111 
35 
46 
117 
62 
200 days or more 
2012 
182 
150 
332 
636 
129 
294 
676 
250 
2007 
183 
138 
387 
677 
116 
350 
623 
274 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
7 
23 
50 
14 
18 
51 
12 
2007 
15 
11 
52 
84 
13 
43 
75 
26 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
26 
29 
34 
91 
14 
27 
62 
21 
2007 
43 
19 
49 
137 
26 
46 
80 
32 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
58 
34 
102 
214 
47 
94 
192 
93 
2007 
97 
49 
152 
270 
68 
128 
237 
109 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
389 
338 
606 
1,180 
198 
562 
994 
579 
2007 
337 
383 
614 
1,099 
192 
621 
977 
530 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.5 
27.8 
23.0 
22.2 
21.4 
23.4 
22.6 
23.1 
2007 
20.6 
26.6 
21.1 
20.1 
17.9 
21.6 
21.2 
22.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
5 
20 
40 
10 
14 
30 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
23 
21 
26 
82 
7 
23 
45 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
36 
35 
85 
177 
43 
77 
164 
82 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
414 
347 
634 
1,236 
213 
587 
1,060 
601 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.4 
29.8 
25.5 
24.5 
23.3 
25.3 
25.4 
24.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
4 
6 
9 
3 
1 
3 
9 
- 
2007 
7 
3 
10 
6 
- 
3 
11 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
30 
23 
44 
84 
11 
15 
46 
15 
2007 
39 
17 
58 
85 
11 
25 
53 
11 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
36 
32 
50 
161 
30 
43 
141 
52 
2007 
53 
43 
102 
170 
45 
55 
177 
90 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
86 
63 
171 
357 
66 
161 
357 
190 
2007 
89 
120 
189 
385 
59 
248 
346 
167 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
57 
50 
110 
197 
39 
121 
143 
82 
2007 
70 
65 
129 
270 
64 
111 
185 
101 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
85 
66 
111 
235 
37 
88 
163 
94 
2007 
62 
68 
128 
238 
35 
85 
195 
99 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
73 
74 
95 
178 
39 
92 
138 
129 
2007 
38 
52 
65 
176 
37 
108 
129 
97 
70 years and over 
2012 
116 
94 
175 
320 
50 
178 
302 
143 
2007 
134 
94 
186 
260 
48 
203 
273 
131 
Average age 
2012 
59.9 
59.9 
59.0 
57.9 
58.1 
60.8 
58.6 
60.0 
2007 
58.3 
58.1 
57.0 
56.7 
57.1 
59.7 
57.3 
58.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
321 
286 
535 
1,072 
166 
544 
895 
427 
2007 
236 
250 
465 
930 
143 
504 
712 
375 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
28 
19 
87 
105 
18 
43 
88 
70 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
187 
128 
184 
685 
111 
242 
257 
73 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
4 
34 
37 
30 
8 
102 
85 
41 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
2 
7 
9 
15 
2 
13 
26 
14 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
76 
47 
81 
185 
15 
98 
180 
114 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
35 
59 
175 
97 
24 
67 
216 
132 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
5 
11 
8 
27 
3 
20 
20 
14 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
4 
5 
6 
13 
2 
6 
128 
9 
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 
479 
379 
732 
1,518 
270 
679 
1,270 
693 
acres, 2012 
180,432 
187,125 
227,737 
347,505 
69,971 
102,955 
238,794 
91,778 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
16 
22 
25 
41 
9 
55 
47 
49 
acres, 2012 
37,910 
11,166 
10,676 
29,393 
5,244 
8,647 
9,924 
8,045 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
446 
320 
654 
1,442 
253 
616 
1,213 
636 
2007 
454 
355 
748 
1,443 
272 
699 
1,250 
627 
acres, 2012 
158,331 
149,487 
181,378 
305,089 
65,267 
(D) 
205,356 
80,867 
2007 
133,436 
160,495 
212,274 
285,878 
61,776 
84,575 
215,459 
(D) 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
23 
34 
51 
56 
13 
33 
43 
39 
2007 
25 
49 
73 
92 
14 
76 
65 
42 
acres, 2012 
17,433 
26,097 
26,682 
26,650 
3,198 
17,936 
18,587 
6,217 
2007 
7,465 
37,869 
39,094 
28,374 
3,781 
18,657 
19,205 
7,640 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
7 
26 
29 
25 
4 
39 
17 
21 
2007 
3 
38 
30 
31 
6 
38 
30 
21 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
20,768 
23,776 
13,630 
(D) 
12,393 
19,985 
9,091 
2007 
(D) 
35,536 
22,022 
65,212 
1,746 
29,888 
19,646 
11,216 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
2 
9 
3 
- 
1 
3 
2 
1 
2007 
2 
10 
3 
2 
2 
9 
4 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,001 
2,672 
- 
(D) 
330 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
1,892 
830 
(D) 
(D) 
3,896 
543 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
9 
19 
28 
12 
2 
10 
24 
8 
2007 
8 
10 
13 
22 
5 
16 
20 
5 
acres, 2012 
1,831 
2,984 
8,912 
8,373 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
983 
1,109 
2,370 
(D) 
(D) 
2,174 
3,962 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 715 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
