Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Platte 
Polk 
Pulaski 
Putnam 
Ralls 
Randolph 
Ray 
Reynolds 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
266 
596 
153 
286 
296 
312 
483 
145 
2007 
233 
547 
143 
241 
272 
348 
433 
121 
Any 
2012 
333 
909 
367 
363 
427 
506 
679 
218 
2007 
493 
1,160 
338 
422 
531 
652 
888 
229 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
31 
82 
27 
44 
55 
63 
66 
29 
2007 
80 
140 
43 
57 
99 
99 
121 
29 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
20 
73 
17 
25 
16 
25 
71 
17 
2007 
33 
71 
31 
39 
44 
32 
54 
28 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
67 
134 
88 
49 
48 
57 
73 
20 
2007 
56 
126 
32 
56 
62 
72 
113 
17 
200 days or more 
2012 
215 
620 
235 
245 
308 
361 
469 
152 
2007 
324 
823 
232 
270 
326 
449 
600 
155 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
59 
27 
19 
30 
18 
29 
18 
2007 
26 
85 
13 
24 
42 
45 
42 
22 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
29 
53 
22 
31 
21 
35 
62 
8 
2007 
40 
122 
39 
32 
56 
77 
95 
40 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
87 
186 
93 
80 
97 
86 
156 
69 
2007 
104 
254 
76 
122 
132 
179 
264 
59 
10 years or more 
2012 
464 
1,207 
378 
519 
575 
679 
915 
268 
2007 
556 
1,246 
353 
485 
573 
699 
920 
229 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.4 
23.1 
20.3 
23.5 
24.5 
24.1 
23.0 
21.8 
2007 
21.4 
21.2 
21.5 
22.7 
22.3 
21.2 
21.4 
18.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
44 
25 
13 
23 
14 
23 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
24 
47 
18 
20 
17 
26 
29 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
77 
137 
78 
63 
93 
74 
129 
53 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
479 
1,277 
399 
553 
590 
704 
981 
287 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.4 
26.2 
22.0 
26.9 
26.4 
26.9 
25.7 
24.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
11 
. 
6 
6 
3 
2 
. 
2007 
- 
11 
- 
2 
2 
2 
14 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
39 
91 
31 
19 
26 
18 
55 
17 
2007 
21 
123 
21 
37 
30 
44 
63 
16 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
48 
164 
43 
59 
82 
83 
109 
42 
2007 
71 
238 
48 
105 
89 
138 
181 
41 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
118 
340 
127 
158 
126 
176 
271 
80 
2007 
184 
411 
98 
156 
182 
253 
355 
79 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
80 
223 
77 
72 
110 
103 
164 
55 
2007 
131 
217 
86 
78 
106 
134 
174 
55 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
102 
178 
81 
98 
89 
134 
174 
42 
2007 
112 
186 
84 
79 
144 
94 
143 
62 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
86 
161 
70 
86 
116 
92 
140 
56 
2007 
87 
209 
41 
58 
106 
95 
152 
48 
70 years and over 
2012 
124 
337 
91 
151 
168 
209 
247 
71 
2007 
120 
312 
103 
148 
144 
240 
239 
46 
Average age 
2012 
58.7 
57.7 
57.8 
59.7 
59.6 
60.3 
58.6 
58.1 
2007 
58.0 
56.0 
58.4 
57.2 
58.4 
57.9 
56.5 
56.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
462 
1,037 
354 
453 
481 
521 
839 
240 
2007 
406 
855 
253 
351 
423 
507 
693 
161 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
60 
85 
53 
35 
46 
55 
134 
56 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
133 
536 
191 
245 
85 
202 
288 
141 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
47 
31 
36 
57 
39 
47 
117 
15 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
5 
4 
3 
114 
185 
51 
47 
1 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
149 
339 
42 
55 
73 
71 
168 
19 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
94 
202 
56 
37 
74 
120 
139 
56 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
9 
13 
14 
14 
26 
4 
19 
- 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
26 
18 
3 
9 
4 
18 
8 
1 
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 
573 
1,461 
509 
627 
684 
787 
1,129 
353 
acres, 2012 
145,393 
321,875 
110,500 
278,515 
265,278 
195,606 
265,106 
93,994 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
20 
61 
9 
35 
31 
31 
35 
14 
acres, 2012 
16,531 
40,925 
4,145 
17,064 
27,913 
20,633 
1 1 ,244 
3,336 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
511 
1,377 
480 
578 
618 
718 
1,034 
337 
2007 
635 
1,537 
438 
584 
685 
880 
1,159 
326 
acres, 2012 
124,770 
260,672 
100,823 
224,027 
211,135 
168,827 
191,358 
(D) 
2007 
140,258 
298,166 
108,850 
209,521 
181,188 
177,457 
199,764 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
31 
77 
25 
45 
59 
57 
73 
20 
2007 
45 
131 
32 
60 
78 
78 
97 
17 
acres, 2012 
16,486 
46,894 
6,945 
21,602 
42,085 
21,533 
27,225 
6,726 
2007 
19,342 
38,169 
8,995 
32,931 
44,559 
21,936 
28,276 
5,698 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
38 
31 
11 
9 
25 
21 
42 
1 
2007 
35 
19 
4 
9 
24 
20 
42 
4 
acres, 2012 
7,353 
24,088 
3,397 
33,971 
18,427 
14,918 
52,313 
(D) 
2007 
17,692 
10,513 
4,013 
15,929 
14,074 
18,696 
59,707 
210 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
4 
- 
2 
4 
3 
1 
- 
2007 
1 
6 
1 
1 
- 
3 
2 
2 
acres, 2012 
1,620 
584 
- 
(D) 
430 
1,410 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
1,184 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
320 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
16 
16 
4 
15 
17 
19 
12 
5 
2007 
10 
14 
6 
9 
16 
19 
21 
1 
acres, 2012 
2,713 
3,990 
1,330 
(D) 
11,409 
2,803 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
2,261 
(D) 
(D) 
5,688 
3,238 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
720 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
