Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bullock 
Butler 
Calhoun 
Chambers 
Cherokee 
Chilton 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
83 
169 
219 
100 
218 
176 
2007 
94 
195 
234 
118 
222 
263 
Any 
2012 
190 
238 
373 
201 
343 
367 
2007 
183 
295 
501 
218 
432 
382 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
23 
20 
43 
10 
27 
64 
2007 
30 
47 
70 
25 
81 
52 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
20 
11 
25 
11 
20 
9 
2007 
15 
22 
27 
18 
18 
36 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
35 
30 
71 
39 
26 
58 
2007 
25 
39 
76 
25 
64 
81 
200 days or more 
2012 
112 
177 
234 
141 
270 
236 
2007 
113 
187 
328 
150 
269 
213 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
6 
17 
17 
11 
16 
16 
2007 
8 
23 
33 
20 
30 
26 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
9 
22 
25 
16 
27 
42 
2007 
28 
36 
40 
17 
51 
47 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
39 
52 
89 
30 
79 
71 
2007 
39 
89 
108 
49 
135 
113 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
219 
316 
461 
244 
439 
414 
2007 
202 
342 
554 
250 
438 
459 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.0 
23.0 
23.4 
23.9 
24.0 
21.7 
2007 
22.2 
21.0 
20.4 
23.0 
19.7 
21.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
8 
12 
8 
15 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
5 
17 
21 
13 
23 
32 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
37 
46 
89 
30 
66 
66 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
226 
336 
470 
250 
457 
429 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.1 
24.4 
24.6 
25.5 
25.4 
23.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
3 
5 
6 
7 
2007 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
9 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
11 
15 
22 
13 
9 
32 
2007 
3 
24 
34 
25 
42 
20 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
23 
47 
75 
29 
80 
50 
2007 
25 
48 
94 
45 
99 
89 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
59 
75 
111 
67 
116 
92 
2007 
63 
82 
181 
81 
147 
134 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
33 
40 
95 
55 
58 
83 
2007 
58 
74 
134 
22 
95 
87 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
49 
65 
101 
20 
121 
66 
2007 
36 
84 
108 
41 
93 
89 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
24 
67 
63 
39 
57 
87 
2007 
37 
64 
67 
43 
88 
107 
70 years and over 
2012 
74 
98 
122 
73 
114 
126 
2007 
54 
114 
115 
79 
90 
110 
Average age 
2012 
59.8 
59.7 
58.8 
58.6 
58.6 
58.6 
2007 
59.7 
60.0 
56.3 
58.3 
56.0 
57.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
164 
270 
400 
228 
388 
340 
2007 
112 
238 
451 
178 
374 
281 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
20 
16 
46 
22 
26 
30 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
73 
181 
124 
74 
218 
173 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
25 
49 
108 
45 
28 
28 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
21 
3 
3 
12 
4 
26 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
23 
31 
62 
41 
58 
57 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
20 
32 
69 
47 
77 
50 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
7 
- 
6 
14 
8 
5 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
3 
5 
7 
5 
- 
- 
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 
264 
401 
586 
300 
544 
533 
acres, 2012 
131,869 
80,515 
79,298 
96,091 
110,893 
87,973 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
16 
3 
16 
12 
22 
11 
acres, 2012 
15,556 
987 
2,604 
6,042 
9,077 
6,558 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
236 
383 
551 
269 
498 
500 
2007 
231 
466 
688 
300 
592 
606 
acres, 2012 
81,573 
74,876 
64,804 
(D) 
90,274 
71,889 
2007 
92,305 
84,072 
65,779 
73,351 
100,231 
84,152 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
17 
15 
24 
19 
45 
22 
2007 
27 
13 
26 
22 
43 
17 
acres, 2012 
17,855 
5,930 
12,155 
21,832 
30,018 
8,618 
2007 
18,957 
6,335 
3,655 
18,729 
24,506 
7,173 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
16 
4 
13 
11 
13 
17 
2007 
12 
4 
11 
10 
15 
14 
acres, 2012 
45,438 
(D) 
3,874 
2,894 
1,670 
10,479 
2007 
10,180 
(D) 
4,791 
10,716 
7,852 
6,260 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
3 
1 
2 
1 
2 
- 
2007 
2 
- 
4 
- 
1 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
1 
4 
2 
1 
3 
4 
2007 
5 
7 
6 
4 
3 
7 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
387 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,177 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Alabama 543 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
