Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Summit 
Tooele 
Uintah 
Utah 
Wasatch 
Washington 
Wayne 
Weber 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
165 
82 
300 
780 
96 
205 
73 
348 
2007 
132 
102 
231 
583 
95 
196 
77 
254 
Any 
2012 
453 
394 
931 
1,682 
354 
374 
114 
773 
2007 
497 
277 
750 
1,592 
337 
397 
124 
747 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
54 
57 
98 
208 
50 
72 
17 
92 
2007 
114 
19 
75 
329 
52 
74 
28 
122 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
22 
12 
24 
94 
50 
23 
4 
42 
2007 
54 
26 
59 
105 
19 
46 
6 
67 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
32 
39 
100 
172 
67 
57 
19 
84 
2007 
58 
32 
103 
164 
36 
56 
10 
98 
200 days or more 
2012 
345 
286 
709 
1,208 
187 
222 
74 
555 
2007 
271 
200 
513 
994 
230 
221 
80 
460 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
14 
36 
59 
13 
28 
9 
29 
2007 
25 
18 
31 
87 
17 
28 
6 
29 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
12 
39 
88 
100 
5 
41 
7 
59 
2007 
43 
12 
71 
138 
27 
43 
7 
34 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
120 
87 
278 
403 
64 
100 
20 
149 
2007 
111 
72 
189 
394 
79 
98 
24 
162 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
473 
336 
829 
1,900 
368 
410 
151 
884 
2007 
450 
277 
690 
1,556 
309 
424 
164 
776 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.0 
18.8 
19.4 
22.0 
22.0 
20.9 
24.3 
24.2 
2007 
22.0 
19.1 
20.9 
20.2 
18.9 
20.8 
23.5 
22.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
11 
23 
47 
11 
24 
7 
28 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
10 
18 
81 
86 
6 
33 
6 
52 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
95 
89 
181 
335 
50 
89 
16 
141 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
502 
358 
946 
1,994 
383 
433 
158 
900 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.6 
20.7 
22.4 
24.2 
23.8 
23.4 
27.0 
26.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
1 
3 
7 
21 
1 
- 
2 
8 
2007 
3 
- 
6 
7 
5 
3 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
33 
44 
82 
88 
10 
21 
9 
51 
2007 
24 
22 
69 
153 
24 
14 
21 
34 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
66 
77 
153 
299 
51 
79 
25 
90 
2007 
63 
66 
102 
235 
56 
49 
22 
84 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
135 
99 
260 
533 
101 
76 
38 
194 
2007 
170 
96 
288 
599 
127 
137 
31 
298 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
80 
55 
202 
337 
90 
55 
11 
176 
2007 
98 
56 
154 
294 
55 
71 
19 
126 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
99 
77 
184 
311 
49 
79 
17 
158 
2007 
75 
50 
109 
237 
46 
75 
36 
124 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
72 
51 
127 
255 
41 
75 
40 
127 
2007 
74 
31 
78 
241 
40 
84 
36 
110 
70 years and over 
2012 
132 
70 
216 
618 
107 
194 
45 
317 
2007 
122 
58 
175 
409 
79 
160 
36 
224 
Average age 
2012 
58.5 
55.0 
56.9 
58.8 
58.8 
61.5 
58.8 
60.6 
2007 
57.9 
54.8 
55.6 
56.6 
55.7 
60.6 
57.1 
58.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
490 
422 
907 
1,911 
336 
406 
158 
843 
2007 
386 
279 
582 
1,361 
272 
327 
135 
563 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
22 
36 
39 
96 
27 
31 
14 
30 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
299 
163 
540 
530 
154 
167 
83 
357 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
89 
47 
64 
504 
34 
100 
17 
175 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
61 
43 
44 
80 
16 
3 
12 
16 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
48 
66 
122 
261 
76 
55 
12 
118 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
21 
78 
164 
521 
67 
80 
32 
191 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
11 
19 
28 
76 
12 
20 
4 
35 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
2 
14 
16 
53 
6 
1 
2 
19 
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 
595 
453 
1,189 
2,392 
428 
550 
177 
1,091 
acres, 2012 
201,338 
242,890 
265,117 
311,025 
86,693 
139,433 
37,779 
97,643 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
64 
52 
73 
344 
77 
103 
10 
126 
acres, 2012 
117,426 
62,201 
(D) 
159,497 
109,215 
61,929 
1,314 
51,676 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
486 
395 
1,042 
2,031 
357 
425 
146 
943 
2007 
499 
330 
837 
1,826 
362 
446 
161 
826 
acres, 2012 
116,149 
156,324 
(D) 
152,157 
21,315 
81,304 
25,180 
(D) 
2007 
174,094 
93,829 
(D) 
182,498 
40,467 
93,527 
30,780 
(D) 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
67 
38 
69 
199 
49 
93 
19 
85 
2007 
56 
26 
68 
172 
50 
82 
24 
110 
acres, 2012 
48,499 
54,494 
50,469 
65,096 
73,683 
46,876 
13,200 
25,232 
2007 
31,020 
34,993 
29,499 
90,647 
9,275 
50,887 
9,687 
12,878 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
24 
19 
48 
121 
27 
32 
7 
35 
2007 
50 
17 
45 
115 
12 
30 
10 
48 
acres, 2012 
20,979 
87,427 
84,083 
34,851 
(D) 
11,981 
1,549 
9,611 
2007 
137,192 
87,384 
50,230 
36,730 
(D) 
21,123 
4,300 
13,401 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
6 
3 
4 
17 
3 
11 
3 
3 
2007 
2 
- 
1 
10 
4 
7 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
3,489 
12,993 
36 
4,595 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
4,227 
(D) 
4,964 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
35 
21 
68 
94 
14 
18 
12 
55 
2007 
22 
6 
30 
52 
4 
28 
5 
17 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
77,980 
(D) 
3,235 
(D) 
43,881 
2007 
(D) 
36,642 
(D) 
31,532 
(D) 
3,691 
(D) 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Utah 363 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
