Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oregon 
Osage 
Ozark 
Pemiscot 
Perry 
Pettis 
Phelps 
Pike 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
307 
355 
246 
139 
308 
510 
296 
335 
2007 
303 
355 
297 
130 
294 
469 
222 
350 
Any 
2012 
445 
760 
393 
88 
643 
801 
422 
668 
2007 
473 
826 
445 
128 
689 
929 
604 
752 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
36 
78 
67 
19 
53 
99 
49 
70 
2007 
50 
110 
71 
30 
136 
191 
92 
133 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
31 
28 
27 
7 
31 
40 
25 
50 
2007 
39 
68 
30 
11 
49 
51 
42 
64 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
50 
97 
41 
18 
55 
142 
69 
82 
2007 
76 
108 
78 
27 
85 
155 
69 
60 
200 days or more 
2012 
328 
557 
258 
44 
504 
520 
279 
466 
2007 
308 
540 
266 
60 
419 
532 
401 
495 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
26 
28 
11 
17 
27 
45 
38 
40 
2007 
36 
37 
34 
10 
29 
57 
34 
39 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
22 
87 
30 
13 
54 
64 
43 
37 
2007 
60 
48 
60 
22 
50 
75 
62 
37 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
106 
121 
91 
23 
117 
174 
98 
126 
2007 
132 
165 
128 
39 
122 
204 
149 
176 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
598 
879 
507 
174 
753 
1,028 
539 
800 
2007 
548 
931 
520 
187 
782 
1,062 
581 
850 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.6 
24.0 
23.5 
25.5 
24.5 
24.0 
21.1 
25.0 
2007 
21.2 
23.5 
21.1 
23.2 
25.8 
22.8 
20.1 
22.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
15 
25 
6 
15 
12 
30 
30 
21 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
67 
20 
11 
39 
42 
42 
29 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
84 
105 
69 
16 
115 
144 
75 
120 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
634 
918 
544 
185 
785 
1,095 
571 
833 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.6 
25.8 
26.8 
27.0 
26.7 
26.3 
23.8 
27.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
6 
4 
- 
- 
2 
9 
2 
1 
2007 
1 
6 
14 
2 
3 
8 
- 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
23 
57 
27 
18 
47 
84 
29 
43 
2007 
37 
91 
44 
27 
41 
92 
34 
53 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
68 
162 
65 
22 
105 
102 
59 
93 
2007 
68 
157 
91 
36 
114 
194 
103 
147 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
169 
268 
131 
42 
218 
337 
173 
272 
2007 
161 
273 
165 
50 
208 
342 
217 
277 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
88 
138 
101 
44 
136 
143 
89 
130 
2007 
132 
140 
119 
35 
155 
199 
148 
169 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
103 
122 
94 
25 
121 
201 
113 
142 
2007 
109 
143 
81 
42 
135 
146 
99 
104 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
101 
135 
93 
24 
119 
134 
76 
84 
2007 
114 
150 
78 
32 
121 
137 
72 
132 
70 years and over 
2012 
194 
229 
128 
52 
203 
301 
177 
238 
2007 
154 
221 
150 
34 
206 
280 
153 
217 
Average age 
2012 
59.5 
57.2 
58.8 
57.6 
58.3 
58.1 
59.8 
58.6 
2007 
58.6 
56.4 
56.6 
54.9 
58.4 
56.2 
56.9 
57.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
428 
699 
403 
171 
575 
892 
473 
594 
2007 
417 
570 
404 
167 
406 
766 
487 
481 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
84 
67 
58 
7 
142 
95 
72 
72 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
226 
189 
186 
70 
120 
254 
223 
181 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
13 
19 
33 
16 
34 
106 
40 
52 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
8 
11 
2 
3 
7 
34 
7 
5 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
81 
116 
88 
27 
129 
127 
72 
129 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
92 
290 
63 
57 
165 
329 
94 
201 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
4 
20 
5 
12 
19 
8 
14 
9 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
4 
45 
5 
1 
22 
86 
23 
7 
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 
739 
1,071 
631 
211 
913 
1,291 
703 
970 
acres, 2012 
235,506 
260,248 
208,839 
255,899 
214,198 
401,838 
146,640 
346,574 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
14 
63 
21 
25 
81 
41 
38 
63 
acres, 2012 
12,650 
32,714 
11,529 
43,101 
47,703 
19,978 
11,266 
54,982 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
701 
974 
601 
164 
808 
1,194 
666 
845 
2007 
718 
1,032 
672 
193 
820 
1,260 
764 
904 
acres, 2012 
190,929 
212,652 
189,449 
153,298 
153,007 
343,388 
133,889 
252,032 
2007 
184,854 
230,712 
194,701 
170,021 
151,550 
322,982 
143,777 
253,414 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
27 
95 
22 
49 
98 
55 
25 
88 
2007 
45 
120 
43 
50 
115 
84 
36 
136 
acres, 2012 
40,548 
46,954 
11,642 
133,687 
51,565 
27,514 
7,872 
67,789 
2007 
39,374 
51,657 
16,567 
114,854 
45,257 
46,752 
12,990 
69,844 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
9 
18 
15 
11 
17 
39 
10 
36 
2007 
9 
19 
19 
9 
20 
36 
7 
35 
acres, 2012 
12,281 
12,655 
(D) 
13,622 
15,826 
35,486 
8,589 
31,381 
2007 
9,619 
9,288 
32,945 
24,051 
34,643 
28,193 
3,186 
36,296 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
1 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
4 
2007 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
7 
4 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
868 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
496 
2,892 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
761 
5,986 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
14 
23 
1 
3 
28 
21 
13 
30 
2007 
4 
9 
6 
6 
28 
11 
15 
22 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
10,213 
(D) 
4,432 
6,043 
(D) 
6,464 
7,572 
2007 
5,543 
(D) 
(D) 
1,518 
7,443 
(D) 
15,135 
7,602 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 719 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
