Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mississippi 
Moniteau 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
New Madrid 
Newton 
Nodaway 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
99 
359 
403 
292 
288 
195 
500 
507 
2007 
128 
360 
355 
240 
310 
175 
533 
569 
Any 
2012 
106 
730 
658 
503 
634 
122 
1,078 
745 
2007 
100 
778 
681 
619 
726 
175 
1,057 
971 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
13 
116 
118 
72 
72 
33 
122 
77 
2007 
13 
111 
149 
115 
145 
27 
117 
174 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
3 
46 
83 
33 
38 
7 
60 
41 
2007 
6 
58 
31 
44 
53 
16 
68 
52 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
14 
97 
74 
60 
135 
14 
107 
83 
2007 
14 
101 
66 
76 
89 
23 
129 
94 
200 days or more 
2012 
76 
471 
383 
338 
389 
68 
789 
544 
2007 
67 
508 
435 
384 
439 
109 
743 
651 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1 
42 
31 
26 
43 
8 
87 
41 
2007 
11 
43 
47 
32 
50 
9 
88 
49 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4 
49 
55 
41 
28 
17 
44 
81 
2007 
5 
75 
63 
52 
92 
25 
93 
74 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
40 
155 
135 
85 
179 
45 
271 
147 
2007 
28 
166 
179 
142 
192 
27 
234 
206 
10 years or more 
2012 
160 
843 
840 
643 
672 
247 
1,176 
983 
2007 
184 
854 
747 
633 
702 
289 
1,175 
1,211 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.4 
23.2 
22.4 
24.2 
20.0 
25.5 
21.5 
24.9 
2007 
25.0 
23.1 
21.6 
22.2 
18.5 
25.3 
21.4 
24.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
- 
26 
28 
18 
27 
4 
34 
26 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3 
38 
47 
23 
24 
12 
37 
60 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
33 
132 
109 
76 
149 
40 
217 
128 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
169 
893 
877 
678 
722 
261 
1,290 
1,038 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.6 
25.6 
24.8 
26.7 
22.6 
28.7 
24.4 
27.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
15 
10 
4 
15 
3 
5 
19 
2007 
- 
29 
10 
5 
6 
5 
8 
22 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
19 
104 
72 
40 
115 
16 
105 
110 
2007 
17 
91 
39 
58 
117 
30 
92 
78 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
31 
153 
90 
65 
157 
44 
177 
111 
2007 
23 
142 
141 
120 
193 
48 
186 
199 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
35 
220 
234 
177 
233 
59 
376 
243 
2007 
55 
269 
261 
214 
224 
88 
381 
417 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
31 
137 
163 
114 
73 
61 
214 
193 
2007 
30 
161 
114 
107 
118 
50 
196 
197 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
24 
145 
124 
119 
92 
47 
175 
160 
2007 
28 
137 
133 
104 
125 
45 
216 
184 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
26 
100 
91 
96 
93 
36 
179 
158 
2007 
36 
100 
122 
94 
101 
38 
156 
144 
70 years and over 
2012 
39 
215 
277 
180 
144 
51 
347 
258 
2007 
39 
209 
216 
157 
152 
46 
355 
299 
Average age 
2012 
56.1 
55.5 
59.0 
58.8 
52.6 
56.4 
57.8 
57.5 
2007 
57.0 
55.4 
57.5 
56.2 
53.0 
54.5 
57.6 
56.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
166 
622 
665 
557 
496 
230 
1,101 
851 
2007 
142 
526 
496 
459 
447 
224 
860 
864 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
8 
97 
112 
97 
55 
26 
138 
89 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
59 
336 
242 
255 
173 
102 
461 
313 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
24 
32 
61 
44 
13 
22 
57 
108 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
1 
12 
26 
8 
45 
8 
72 
65 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
26 
96 
143 
89 
91 
31 
207 
55 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
63 
82 
116 
113 
108 
52 
240 
213 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
2 
14 
14 
2 
12 
11 
17 
52 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
7 
31 
13 
40 
3 
19 
31 
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 
197 
1,050 
1,015 
768 
904 
293 
1,556 
1,217 
acres, 2012 
235,815 
224,609 
327,874 
266,833 
184,124 
312,690 
240,585 
408,400 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
16 
34 
54 
49 
27 
25 
48 
26 
acres, 2012 
29,386 
10,519 
37,365 
25,674 
9,454 
26,911 
16,378 
32,758 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
152 
994 
894 
687 
861 
233 
1,469 
1,075 
2007 
151 
1,025 
850 
702 
944 
275 
1,460 
1,343 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
205,120 
259,333 
228,121 
167,513 
(D) 
203,684 
311,085 
2007 
113,997 
214,249 
200,945 
182,529 
184,914 
251,493 
204,832 
434,515 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
29 
56 
87 
46 
33 
55 
49 
62 
2007 
46 
80 
122 
88 
65 
57 
81 
112 
acres, 2012 
61,146 
12,783 
60,352 
25,937 
11,995 
101,079 
27,828 
37,602 
2007 
81,882 
18,405 
58,853 
26,537 
13,356 
101,184 
24,949 
46,566 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
19 
27 
29 
36 
20 
24 
33 
76 
2007 
26 
15 
29 
41 
21 
18 
25 
48 
acres, 2012 
43,102 
13,101 
22,292 
21,269 
14,862 
18,879 
10,108 
55,447 
2007 
55,989 
3,754 
22,704 
29,520 
15,661 
28,010 
10,858 
53,265 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
4 
- 
2 
3 
7 
10 
2007 
- 
5 
2 
1 
2 
- 
5 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
848 
- 
(D) 
1,260 
862 
8,544 
2007 
- 
437 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
822 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
5 
12 
47 
26 
6 
2 
20 
29 
2007 
5 
13 
33 
27 
4 
- 
19 
35 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,200 
12,829 
3,838 
(D) 
(D) 
5,280 
11,037 
2007 
6,588 
6,101 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,431 
(D) 
-continued 
718 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
