Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Ripley 
St. Charles 
St. Clair 
Ste. Genevieve 
St. Francois 
St. Louis 
Saline 
Schuyler 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
168 
242 
287 
203 
278 
107 
444 
195 
2007 
182 
262 
335 
226 
227 
71 
366 
223 
Any 
2012 
271 
324 
441 
405 
349 
110 
515 
321 
2007 
289 
382 
509 
491 
492 
205 
629 
321 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
36 
35 
76 
43 
34 
12 
58 
35 
2007 
41 
92 
98 
59 
74 
54 
137 
42 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
21 
22 
30 
44 
23 
8 
26 
29 
2007 
29 
22 
33 
40 
25 
12 
41 
15 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
34 
62 
63 
36 
46 
18 
65 
34 
2007 
55 
48 
67 
57 
72 
19 
68 
46 
200 days or more 
2012 
180 
205 
272 
282 
246 
72 
366 
223 
2007 
164 
220 
311 
335 
321 
120 
383 
218 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
21 
18 
38 
12 
12 
8 
36 
24 
2007 
34 
20 
32 
25 
31 
26 
32 
34 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
54 
13 
32 
26 
27 
11 
34 
33 
2007 
41 
36 
63 
42 
51 
28 
49 
45 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
75 
67 
91 
49 
117 
43 
99 
62 
2007 
82 
47 
154 
84 
120 
46 
116 
78 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
289 
468 
567 
521 
471 
155 
790 
397 
2007 
314 
541 
595 
566 
517 
176 
798 
387 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
19.8 
26.4 
23.3 
26.3 
22.8 
23.2 
25.6 
24.9 
2007 
20.5 
25.9 
21.6 
23.3 
20.7 
18.7 
25.7 
22.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
13 
22 
7 
11 
5 
21 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
14 
11 
23 
19 
21 
11 
29 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
60 
62 
80 
39 
80 
42 
90 
41 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
358 
480 
603 
543 
515 
159 
819 
435 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.1 
28.3 
25.6 
28.4 
25.2 
24.4 
28.3 
27.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
15 
4 
3 
. 
4 
2 
2007 
3 
- 
15 
- 
4 
- 
8 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
30 
32 
56 
14 
19 
13 
65 
34 
2007 
24 
13 
56 
22 
44 
11 
47 
25 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
66 
48 
54 
55 
36 
9 
98 
57 
2007 
67 
52 
100 
89 
89 
18 
113 
58 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
74 
116 
138 
128 
125 
37 
212 
94 
2007 
109 
178 
175 
203 
177 
82 
246 
151 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
56 
101 
88 
84 
79 
39 
121 
77 
2007 
52 
79 
112 
96 
117 
42 
144 
66 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
76 
70 
81 
78 
125 
23 
125 
48 
2007 
60 
105 
107 
96 
74 
42 
123 
58 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
62 
73 
81 
86 
99 
26 
100 
62 
2007 
58 
77 
103 
85 
80 
36 
86 
66 
70 years and over 
2012 
75 
126 
215 
159 
141 
70 
234 
142 
2007 
98 
140 
176 
126 
134 
45 
228 
117 
Average age 
2012 
57.4 
59.1 
59.0 
60.3 
60.7 
62.2 
58.5 
58.9 
2007 
57.1 
59.9 
57.0 
57.3 
56.7 
58.1 
57.9 
57.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
286 
410 
491 
331 
342 
146 
668 
298 
2007 
245 
379 
411 
309 
365 
163 
575 
251 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
37 
38 
71 
82 
71 
14 
72 
32 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
171 
237 
160 
55 
74 
35 
257 
155 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
7 
37 
39 
15 
24 
35 
79 
17 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
4 
3 
2 
8 
5 
4 
15 
18 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
28 
85 
143 
105 
71 
48 
176 
36 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
51 
52 
105 
83 
121 
21 
133 
53 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
6 
9 
12 
13 
8 
2 
8 
5 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
2 
8 
3 
7 
6 
1 
15 
8 
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 
428 
517 
715 
569 
616 
212 
919 
506 
acres, 2012 
130,316 
143,210 
235,092 
147,708 
113,698 
29,579 
415,441 
156,078 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
21 
68 
48 
41 
23 
27 
26 
13 
acres, 2012 
14,759 
15,529 
32,947 
18,547 
6,504 
3,346 
32,676 
9,399 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
403 
389 
664 
516 
572 
169 
808 
487 
2007 
438 
474 
751 
604 
638 
201 
833 
472 
acres, 2012 
112,549 
95,436 
206,935 
107,689 
82,339 
25,453 
305,216 
140,247 
2007 
113,996 
98,304 
227,379 
119,861 
90,807 
23,758 
302,244 
133,213 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
20 
96 
34 
65 
29 
15 
60 
17 
2007 
21 
85 
75 
73 
47 
23 
101 
53 
acres, 2012 
17,818 
32,490 
23,968 
29,348 
6,281 
1,744 
60,647 
9,124 
2007 
13,636 
27,823 
35,305 
41,831 
8,696 
3,391 
88,226 
14,992 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
9 
63 
14 
16 
13 
27 
49 
6 
2007 
9 
67 
5 
31 
22 
34 
36 
5 
acres, 2012 
6,443 
29,506 
5,571 
20,749 
24,088 
2,197 
86,040 
4,070 
2007 
8,854 
27,630 
224 
24,712 
11,312 
2,124 
43,173 
1,522 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
- 
4 
1 
3 
- 
3 
3 
- 
2007 
- 
10 
3 
2 
4 
5 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
- 
165 
(D) 
1,885 
- 
24 
2,893 
- 
2007 
- 
1,597 
369 
(D) 
718 
502 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
7 
14 
15 
8 
13 
3 
39 
6 
2007 
3 
8 
10 
7 
8 
13 
23 
13 
acres, 2012 
1,019 
549 
(D) 
2,965 
3,686 
293 
6,323 
5,937 
2007 
772 
782 
1,732 
(D) 
1,018 
2,517 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 721 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
