Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Cowlitz 
Douglas 
Ferry 
Franklin 
Garfield 
Grant 
Grays Harbor 
Island 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
239 
367 
111 
416 
122 
829 
222 
151 
2007 
154 
418 
84 
426 
80 
790 
203 
175 
Any 
2012 
253 
482 
144 
467 
89 
723 
335 
226 
2007 
327 
537 
148 
465 
159 
1,068 
425 
283 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
25 
60 
27 
141 
25 
79 
48 
42 
2007 
60 
107 
26 
92 
35 
171 
49 
55 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
15 
28 
18 
23 
5 
42 
14 
19 
2007 
28 
35 
21 
30 
13 
72 
48 
21 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
47 
65 
14 
44 
10 
84 
57 
41 
2007 
66 
93 
20 
67 
39 
186 
86 
37 
200 days or more 
2012 
166 
329 
85 
259 
49 
518 
216 
124 
2007 
173 
302 
81 
276 
72 
639 
242 
170 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
22 
4 
44 
5 
52 
21 
18 
2007 
13 
24 
2 
40 
9 
68 
37 
19 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
36 
51 
16 
47 
10 
76 
30 
32 
2007 
23 
52 
17 
42 
21 
104 
29 
53 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
57 
132 
45 
94 
24 
212 
97 
86 
2007 
77 
143 
29 
115 
54 
336 
144 
115 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
383 
644 
190 
698 
172 
1,212 
409 
241 
2007 
368 
736 
184 
694 
155 
1,350 
418 
271 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.7 
23.2 
20.5 
21.2 
25.8 
22.6 
21.7 
17.6 
2007 
23.1 
23.6 
20.3 
21.2 
19.0 
20.5 
20.3 
16.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
15 
4 
24 
2 
32 
21 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
35 
36 
15 
37 
8 
53 
24 
25 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
49 
107 
34 
74 
22 
170 
76 
82 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
392 
691 
202 
748 
179 
1,297 
436 
255 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.6 
25.9 
22.5 
24.3 
28.9 
25.4 
23.7 
19.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
2 
2 
2 
1 
12 
2 
. 
2007 
6 
- 
- 
2 
1 
9 
9 
4 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
24 
23 
11 
49 
8 
79 
15 
17 
2007 
23 
38 
5 
66 
13 
125 
16 
7 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
43 
70 
20 
92 
11 
169 
44 
28 
2007 
39 
68 
11 
105 
20 
209 
66 
32 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
104 
155 
51 
252 
33 
360 
107 
79 
2007 
104 
241 
49 
256 
53 
553 
153 
117 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
51 
198 
34 
179 
27 
253 
72 
54 
2007 
77 
166 
64 
177 
42 
287 
106 
89 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
81 
141 
65 
138 
33 
230 
102 
77 
2007 
63 
119 
14 
95 
42 
224 
82 
81 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
98 
89 
24 
75 
40 
147 
84 
52 
2007 
64 
105 
35 
75 
21 
212 
89 
53 
70 years and over 
2012 
91 
171 
48 
96 
58 
302 
131 
70 
2007 
105 
218 
54 
115 
47 
239 
107 
75 
Average age 
2012 
59.5 
59.3 
59.1 
55.5 
61.8 
57.3 
60.4 
59.0 
2007 
58.6 
59.8 
60.3 
55.0 
58.8 
55.2 
57.8 
58.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
404 
697 
189 
788 
149 
1,289 
435 
319 
2007 
317 
615 
141 
667 
138 
1,322 
450 
343 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
29 
48 
22 
33 
8 
77 
56 
10 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
174 
110 
19 
146 
53 
164 
227 
177 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
53 
150 
33 
95 
9 
79 
122 
75 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
12 
149 
2 
11 
2 
208 
3 
8 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
29 
59 
17 
281 
4 
249 
35 
35 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
115 
188 
86 
241 
74 
531 
40 
23 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
4 
13 
5 
6 
1 
16 
8 
7 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
15 
23 
14 
50 
4 
94 
7 
7 
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 
475 
769 
249 
818 
200 
1,433 
535 
363 
acres, 2012 
37,829 
706,057 
95,331 
575,243 
290,765 
833,769 
51,772 
14,604 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
23 
86 
10 
104 
13 
195 
49 
34 
acres, 2012 
3,583 
57,727 
7,980 
70,892 
25,758 
102,468 
17,798 
3,367 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
429 
538 
219 
607 
152 
972 
483 
308 
2007 
430 
688 
196 
636 
173 
1,368 
542 
387 
acres, 2012 
29,652 
301,945 
(D) 
270,048 
170,005 
313,920 
(D) 
9,745 
2007 
23,814 
448,654 
(D) 
270,487 
(D) 
508,075 
(D) 
11,795 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
27 
101 
15 
89 
32 
202 
18 
39 
2007 
30 
99 
24 
88 
30 
178 
48 
34 
acres, 2012 
5,232 
224,717 
9,812 
64,392 
71,237 
235,287 
4,427 
3,296 
2007 
5,178 
212,421 
(D) 
132,241 
(D) 
220,631 
12,039 
3,052 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
18 
174 
12 
164 
15 
312 
20 
18 
2007 
12 
113 
9 
144 
26 
265 
27 
32 
acres, 2012 
2,597 
228,689 
(D) 
279,962 
63,360 
376,042 
7,380 
1,626 
2007 
1,503 
183,199 
10,338 
172,123 
88,908 
315,112 
8,410 
2,584 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
- 
12 
- 
7 
1 
33 
3 
6 
2007 
- 
19 
- 
13 
- 
22 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
20,413 
- 
2,439 
(D) 
19,970 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
20,487 
- 
29,454 
23,931 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
18 
24 
9 
16 
11 
33 
33 
6 
2007 
9 
36 
3 
10 
10 
25 
10 
5 
acres, 2012 
1,528 
38,345 
(D) 
8,206 
(D) 
18,565 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
207 
18,333 
(D) 
4,741 
2,370 
20,203 
(D) 
268 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Washington 425 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
