Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Scotland 
Scott 
Shannon 
Shelby 
Stoddard 
Stone 
Sullivan 
Taney 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
279 
222 
176 
280 
392 
223 
332 
133 
2007 
230 
195 
138 
279 
433 
209 
359 
136 
Any 
2012 
395 
262 
276 
429 
515 
378 
466 
281 
2007 
486 
343 
309 
428 
612 
544 
523 
298 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
79 
33 
25 
51 
61 
60 
57 
23 
2007 
102 
62 
37 
92 
81 
43 
102 
49 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
21 
25 
19 
19 
37 
16 
46 
10 
2007 
44 
31 
31 
27 
58 
32 
34 
19 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
50 
72 
32 
35 
50 
50 
44 
30 
2007 
51 
44 
43 
41 
60 
71 
63 
32 
200 days or more 
2012 
245 
132 
200 
324 
367 
252 
319 
218 
2007 
289 
206 
198 
268 
413 
398 
324 
198 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
18 
13 
14 
24 
11 
20 
41 
2007 
35 
39 
21 
31 
41 
43 
45 
20 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
40 
34 
45 
27 
49 
25 
34 
30 
2007 
37 
34 
34 
46 
62 
64 
69 
39 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
106 
49 
68 
87 
108 
70 
96 
47 
2007 
127 
54 
80 
109 
190 
116 
127 
58 
10 years or more 
2012 
514 
383 
326 
581 
726 
495 
648 
296 
2007 
517 
411 
312 
521 
752 
530 
641 
317 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.8 
24.4 
20.1 
25.0 
23.7 
23.8 
25.1 
22.1 
2007 
21.6 
22.2 
20.6 
22.8 
22.1 
20.4 
22.8 
21.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
9 
12 
10 
17 
10 
6 
37 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
27 
34 
29 
21 
44 
20 
27 
21 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
82 
37 
56 
76 
89 
56 
81 
42 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
556 
404 
355 
602 
757 
515 
684 
314 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.3 
27.3 
22.3 
27.1 
25.9 
26.1 
28.1 
24.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
15 
8 
1 
8 
7 
. 
. 
1 
2007 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
1 
- 
4 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
64 
16 
15 
44 
62 
19 
29 
12 
2007 
66 
43 
27 
56 
56 
43 
42 
17 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
80 
53 
49 
70 
113 
52 
75 
30 
2007 
110 
63 
53 
87 
130 
130 
102 
46 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
145 
128 
100 
154 
178 
165 
169 
81 
2007 
193 
149 
112 
187 
259 
198 
198 
104 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
82 
58 
74 
109 
126 
95 
138 
86 
2007 
85 
97 
65 
82 
151 
88 
94 
80 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
91 
83 
57 
80 
131 
80 
84 
67 
2007 
69 
52 
57 
82 
142 
76 
109 
34 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
61 
58 
60 
98 
97 
58 
108 
29 
2007 
70 
53 
48 
79 
134 
76 
101 
56 
70 years and over 
2012 
136 
80 
96 
146 
193 
132 
195 
108 
2007 
123 
81 
83 
134 
169 
141 
236 
93 
Average age 
2012 
55.9 
57.6 
59.0 
57.7 
57.2 
58.7 
60.1 
60.1 
2007 
54.7 
55.1 
56.7 
56.4 
56.4 
55.8 
59.5 
58.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
375 
324 
308 
483 
588 
398 
550 
255 
2007 
314 
299 
247 
373 
531 
391 
416 
218 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
41 
37 
50 
36 
67 
80 
53 
35 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
207 
133 
175 
246 
133 
169 
302 
112 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
51 
35 
10 
48 
58 
18 
63 
15 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
53 
3 
- 
10 
22 
6 
88 
2 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
37 
78 
27 
58 
132 
96 
69 
66 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
35 
70 
66 
98 
186 
72 
37 
40 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
2 
8 
3 
6 
20 
6 
23 
7 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
12 
1 
5 
22 
5 
2 
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 
647 
462 
449 
682 
875 
592 
767 
405 
acres, 2012 
232,816 
198,064 
123,033 
286,696 
423,331 
108,350 
304,948 
112,303 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
24 
31 
6 
21 
39 
17 
25 
12 
acres, 2012 
15,400 
13,957 
5,263 
20,251 
34,988 
4,429 
16,846 
5,992 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
594 
397 
430 
626 
770 
560 
699 
401 
2007 
622 
435 
415 
584 
873 
711 
746 
403 
acres, 2012 
205,062 
108,848 
108,815 
252,211 
271,249 
102,359 
256,694 
(D) 
2007 
193,878 
139,182 
99,303 
234,503 
275,453 
111,136 
260,074 
98,152 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
46 
47 
14 
43 
92 
17 
56 
5 
2007 
67 
69 
20 
81 
109 
35 
91 
20 
acres, 2012 
26,883 
81,454 
7,726 
24,570 
135,223 
9,002 
35,756 
2,840 
2007 
27,898 
61,772 
6,737 
32,113 
153,028 
7,719 
34,281 
4,023 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
16 
28 
6 
16 
27 
12 
17 
1 
2007 
10 
22 
5 
20 
45 
3 
19 
4 
acres, 2012 
7,003 
29,245 
(D) 
18,058 
33,240 
2,414 
23,223 
(D) 
2007 
5,063 
26,830 
3,925 
17,997 
31,253 
(D) 
33,611 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
2 
- 
6 
3 
5 
2007 
1 
3 
- 
4 
3 
- 
8 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,641 
114 
- 
1,584 
- 
2007 
(D) 
129 
- 
1,441 
114 
- 
1,201 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
18 
10 
2 
18 
15 
12 
21 
7 
2007 
16 
9 
7 
18 
15 
4 
18 
5 
acres, 2012 
5,221 
(D) 
(D) 
2,810 
8,319 
4,240 
5,748 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
466 
940 
3,128 
1,427 
(D) 
4,819 
1,592 
-continued 
722 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
