Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Texas 
Vernon 
Warren 
Washington 
Wayne 
Webster 
Worth 
Wright 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
589 
456 
196 
187 
135 
640 
157 
476 
2007 
493 
513 
241 
190 
123 
602 
174 
486 
Any 
2012 
707 
900 
425 
344 
276 
1,197 
227 
770 
2007 
834 
870 
482 
368 
264 
1,219 
281 
720 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
79 
90 
38 
25 
64 
89 
25 
86 
2007 
102 
134 
64 
50 
28 
133 
54 
90 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
58 
30 
65 
26 
18 
69 
8 
65 
2007 
74 
57 
38 
31 
29 
107 
24 
51 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
103 
100 
38 
41 
22 
154 
34 
124 
2007 
115 
100 
64 
50 
42 
163 
27 
88 
200 days or more 
2012 
467 
680 
284 
252 
172 
885 
160 
495 
2007 
543 
579 
316 
237 
165 
816 
176 
491 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
53 
43 
18 
14 
15 
57 
13 
33 
2007 
65 
68 
28 
25 
18 
89 
21 
89 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
61 
80 
21 
23 
21 
104 
23 
93 
2007 
119 
64 
60 
62 
24 
115 
20 
72 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
195 
241 
82 
87 
62 
244 
42 
195 
2007 
195 
215 
123 
110 
75 
335 
59 
187 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
987 
992 
500 
407 
313 
1,432 
306 
925 
2007 
948 
1,036 
512 
361 
270 
1,282 
355 
858 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.2 
21.8 
23.4 
21.1 
20.9 
21.8 
24.7 
21.7 
2007 
20.9 
22.4 
21.9 
18.6 
19.8 
20.2 
24.2 
20.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
32 
23 
12 
12 
12 
35 
10 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
47 
63 
18 
20 
14 
75 
17 
65 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
151 
187 
70 
81 
53 
212 
44 
148 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,066 
1,083 
521 
418 
332 
1,515 
313 
1,019 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.1 
24.9 
25.7 
23.6 
23.1 
24.4 
26.7 
24.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
13 
2 
- 
- 
26 
- 
10 
2007 
12 
10 
1 
1 
- 
17 
3 
4 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
58 
119 
24 
16 
9 
155 
24 
88 
2007 
46 
77 
28 
26 
10 
123 
17 
80 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
134 
168 
50 
47 
49 
217 
26 
135 
2007 
144 
183 
87 
67 
56 
302 
57 
168 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
282 
305 
153 
104 
86 
443 
83 
312 
2007 
310 
342 
211 
161 
95 
447 
111 
304 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
157 
177 
103 
104 
62 
280 
56 
185 
2007 
169 
157 
96 
74 
49 
261 
58 
156 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
197 
151 
90 
81 
47 
224 
52 
155 
2007 
183 
189 
90 
67 
48 
224 
53 
137 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
168 
171 
77 
49 
53 
170 
39 
138 
2007 
177 
122 
69 
55 
53 
164 
46 
131 
70 years and over 
2012 
297 
252 
122 
130 
105 
322 
104 
223 
2007 
286 
303 
141 
107 
76 
283 
110 
226 
Average age 
2012 
59.1 
56.4 
58.7 
60.0 
59.4 
55.6 
60.1 
56.3 
2007 
58.4 
57.4 
57.5 
56.8 
57.1 
54.8 
58.5 
56.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
826 
804 
457 
314 
266 
1,062 
236 
849 
2007 
733 
710 
417 
266 
175 
910 
201 
694 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
110 
129 
67 
36 
24 
168 
10 
145 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
427 
307 
336 
195 
125 
539 
90 
440 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
21 
41 
22 
8 
16 
37 
30 
13 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
46 
13 
4 
3 
1 
8 
14 
12 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
157 
195 
60 
21 
26 
265 
15 
113 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
172 
157 
29 
64 
83 
123 
63 
165 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
16 
9 
3 
3 
2 
13 
24 
7 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
21 
30 
1 
- 
- 
35 
6 
18 
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 
1,275 
1,311 
588 
522 
398 
1,802 
371 
1,241 
acres, 2012 
378,995 
405,424 
128,381 
120,498 
109,123 
266,854 
115,701 
292,405 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
39 
40 
41 
17 
20 
64 
14 
24 
acres, 2012 
24,817 
23,943 
11,313 
6,404 
10,685 
16,271 
4,994 
7,592 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
1,203 
1,204 
506 
495 
374 
1,698 
340 
1,186 
2007 
1,230 
1,233 
618 
507 
353 
1,669 
358 
1,135 
acres, 2012 
344,833 
335,566 
95,848 
112,116 
97,075 
237,260 
106,073 
265,686 
2007 
321,198 
359,304 
107,994 
116,627 
91,710 
233,437 
116,116 
(D) 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
49 
59 
46 
20 
20 
97 
25 
32 
2007 
72 
91 
56 
30 
26 
113 
61 
52 
acres, 2012 
24,162 
37,211 
17,726 
4,626 
5,948 
24,960 
4,736 
10,997 
2007 
23,123 
41,297 
19,352 
9,336 
5,160 
27,137 
14,444 
19,106 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
25 
45 
36 
8 
6 
35 
10 
22 
2007 
12 
35 
28 
8 
3 
24 
18 
9 
acres, 2012 
16,873 
24,458 
16,373 
4,672 
8,317 
8,942 
1 1 ,522 
15,566 
2007 
6,518 
39,952 
15,838 
8,098 
6,920 
8,562 
17,103 
1,829 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
4 
4 
3 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
2007 
1 
6 
6 
3 
3 
1 
3 
1 
acres, 2012 
2,027 
3,440 
578 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,770 
- 
2007 
(D) 
1,901 
289 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
15 
44 
30 
8 
11 
6 
6 
6 
2007 
12 
18 
15 
10 
2 
14 
15 
9 
acres, 2012 
4,353 
17,939 
5,603 
2,546 
5,277 
(D) 
947 
1,747 
2007 
(D) 
13,390 
3,325 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 723 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
