Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Johnson 
Knox 
Laclede 
Lafayette 
Lawrence 
Lewis 
Lincoln 
Linn 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
623 
248 
490 
394 
658 
258 
495 
393 
2007 
694 
263 
427 
497 
644 
276 
365 
369 
Any 
2012 
1,034 
447 
908 
780 
1,191 
471 
667 
646 
2007 
1,253 
433 
837 
802 
1,229 
474 
743 
708 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
96 
71 
90 
86 
102 
99 
80 
101 
2007 
206 
89 
128 
127 
144 
87 
166 
111 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
41 
30 
54 
33 
64 
40 
30 
90 
2007 
67 
51 
75 
39 
98 
41 
44 
45 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
107 
50 
102 
97 
140 
57 
69 
53 
2007 
122 
50 
105 
85 
166 
67 
84 
101 
200 days or more 
2012 
790 
296 
662 
564 
885 
275 
488 
402 
2007 
858 
243 
529 
551 
821 
279 
449 
451 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
100 
29 
59 
19 
82 
34 
29 
38 
2007 
89 
32 
91 
48 
97 
30 
47 
39 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
57 
36 
70 
47 
99 
32 
46 
46 
2007 
145 
48 
85 
59 
146 
42 
61 
91 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
252 
117 
211 
160 
318 
73 
130 
160 
2007 
342 
138 
185 
216 
319 
121 
164 
194 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,248 
513 
1,058 
948 
1,350 
590 
957 
795 
2007 
1,371 
478 
903 
976 
1,311 
557 
836 
753 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.8 
23.5 
22.7 
23.7 
21.4 
25.2 
25.2 
24.5 
2007 
21.0 
22.2 
20.7 
24.0 
20.0 
23.7 
22.5 
22.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
71 
17 
40 
13 
45 
20 
22 
24 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
46 
26 
61 
43 
80 
27 
41 
28 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
238 
110 
163 
127 
273 
55 
106 
135 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,302 
542 
1,134 
991 
1,451 
627 
993 
852 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.2 
26.3 
25.6 
26.1 
24.8 
27.7 
27.3 
27.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
11 
3 
7 
4 
14 
7 
3 
5 
2007 
17 
6 
10 
10 
7 
2 
4 
9 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
90 
77 
85 
122 
138 
36 
23 
57 
2007 
76 
32 
69 
75 
134 
52 
29 
63 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
174 
79 
170 
90 
207 
93 
90 
147 
2007 
296 
92 
171 
147 
292 
85 
163 
147 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
394 
165 
313 
261 
407 
141 
310 
216 
2007 
482 
155 
273 
322 
447 
166 
289 
258 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
185 
75 
170 
191 
236 
118 
174 
125 
2007 
226 
106 
170 
170 
241 
95 
158 
151 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
204 
94 
176 
131 
228 
86 
167 
122 
2007 
225 
87 
154 
167 
213 
87 
131 
135 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
185 
53 
146 
133 
225 
63 
125 
139 
2007 
221 
85 
164 
169 
194 
83 
117 
98 
70 years and over 
2012 
414 
149 
331 
242 
394 
185 
270 
228 
2007 
404 
133 
253 
239 
345 
180 
217 
216 
Average age 
2012 
58.7 
56.0 
58.1 
56.9 
57.4 
58.9 
59.7 
58.0 
2007 
57.0 
57.1 
57.3 
57.3 
55.8 
58.2 
57.4 
56.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,017 
411 
916 
886 
1,159 
457 
756 
676 
2007 
1,089 
326 
645 
812 
1,008 
324 
551 
554 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
129 
40 
162 
80 
135 
48 
72 
56 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
503 
271 
481 
451 
541 
261 
440 
325 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
60 
34 
45 
60 
63 
56 
37 
69 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
27 
9 
9 
62 
15 
14 
39 
104 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
187 
56 
160 
127 
250 
50 
80 
96 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
209 
33 
134 
146 
179 
52 
127 
101 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
9 
2 
16 
22 
45 
12 
38 
23 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
22 
16 
12 
23 
29 
14 
1 
11 
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 
1,594 
676 
1,379 
1,118 
1,811 
696 
1,110 
985 
acres, 2012 
364,804 
271,912 
313,561 
295,732 
298,213 
269,117 
263,198 
322,766 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
59 
17 
54 
79 
66 
16 
79 
50 
acres, 2012 
31,459 
11,857 
17,210 
39,032 
21,956 
5,019 
23,725 
19,144 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
1,489 
612 
1,314 
1,024 
1,701 
625 
1,009 
901 
2007 
1,720 
581 
1,141 
1,112 
1,699 
634 
908 
941 
acres, 2012 
306,714 
232,009 
291,073 
230,192 
262,963 
231,595 
223,844 
274,555 
2007 
325,469 
207,243 
243,754 
260,646 
267,059 
198,508 
184,668 
268,045 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
103 
35 
48 
86 
74 
57 
82 
76 
2007 
156 
75 
95 
117 
105 
71 
109 
84 
acres, 2012 
52,181 
25,799 
15,386 
58,331 
31,358 
23,867 
26,539 
21,612 
2007 
69,209 
29,366 
35,124 
54,920 
32,412 
30,841 
34,172 
27,423 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
27 
21 
25 
47 
42 
26 
40 
29 
2007 
27 
16 
15 
48 
39 
26 
57 
26 
acres, 2012 
26,449 
12,808 
8,442 
36,122 
11,405 
23,652 
25,405 
28,049 
2007 
22,259 
6,385 
3,971 
32,508 
18,292 
28,753 
24,566 
24,094 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
10 
1 
1 
2 
5 
1 
2 
5 
2007 
4 
1 
1 
3 
2 
3 
8 
5 
acres, 2012 
462 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,204 
(□) 
(D) 
1,218 
2007 
2,176 
(D) 
(D) 
189 
(D) 
655 
833 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
28 
26 
10 
15 
27 
20 
29 
28 
2007 
40 
23 
12 
19 
28 
16 
26 
21 
acres, 2012 
5,091 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,197 
(D) 
(D) 
10,137 
2007 
5,333 
(D) 
(D) 
4,653 
(D) 
2,542 
4,619 
(D) 
-continued 
716 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
