Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Coosa 
Covington 
Crenshaw 
Cullman 
Dale 
Dallas 
DeKalb 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
46 
438 
254 
851 
163 
189 
729 
2007 
78 
454 
231 
862 
162 
204 
845 
Any 
2012 
106 
613 
321 
1,156 
324 
317 
1,306 
2007 
129 
642 
407 
1,603 
366 
351 
1,581 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
28 
68 
36 
189 
24 
29 
253 
2007 
21 
132 
44 
175 
50 
59 
197 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
13 
35 
10 
41 
14 
12 
57 
2007 
12 
44 
44 
126 
26 
17 
129 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
10 
165 
41 
152 
50 
27 
204 
2007 
23 
94 
63 
216 
79 
37 
216 
200 days or more 
2012 
55 
345 
234 
774 
236 
249 
792 
2007 
73 
372 
256 
1,086 
211 
238 
1,039 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
31 
13 
76 
28 
13 
67 
2007 
6 
48 
24 
114 
23 
24 
127 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
11 
58 
32 
74 
27 
28 
74 
2007 
13 
89 
40 
138 
40 
30 
200 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
12 
151 
73 
222 
65 
68 
273 
2007 
28 
182 
128 
392 
63 
80 
343 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
127 
811 
457 
1,635 
367 
397 
1,621 
2007 
160 
777 
446 
1,821 
402 
421 
1,756 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.2 
23.0 
23.2 
23.2 
22.3 
24.7 
23.3 
2007 
21.1 
20.6 
19.6 
20.0 
21.4 
22.4 
19.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
22 
10 
61 
24 
7 
62 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
9 
54 
22 
47 
17 
23 
63 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
7 
130 
71 
187 
69 
63 
235 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
134 
845 
472 
1,712 
377 
413 
1,675 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.4 
24.3 
24.3 
24.8 
23.5 
26.7 
25.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
5 
7 
10 
. 
2 
13 
2007 
- 
9 
5 
5 
- 
- 
20 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
3 
30 
27 
93 
11 
23 
139 
2007 
9 
30 
42 
137 
23 
30 
166 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
6 
97 
48 
215 
62 
32 
226 
2007 
15 
108 
65 
379 
56 
60 
341 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
23 
171 
98 
425 
94 
111 
409 
2007 
31 
237 
125 
636 
115 
125 
667 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
17 
154 
65 
257 
54 
74 
320 
2007 
32 
143 
98 
373 
79 
67 
310 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
25 
164 
99 
321 
73 
57 
343 
2007 
35 
167 
108 
335 
70 
79 
290 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
25 
143 
100 
283 
61 
60 
235 
2007 
33 
151 
71 
252 
41 
59 
264 
70 years and over 
2012 
53 
287 
131 
403 
132 
147 
350 
2007 
52 
251 
124 
348 
144 
135 
368 
Average age 
2012 
64.1 
61.1 
59.9 
58.1 
60.5 
60.5 
57.0 
2007 
61.3 
59.4 
57.7 
55.4 
59.4 
59.3 
55.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
88 
688 
392 
1,327 
309 
315 
1,394 
2007 
79 
547 
277 
1,354 
255 
245 
1,257 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
5 
46 
32 
119 
13 
27 
66 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
32 
274 
232 
404 
141 
110 
730 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
16 
233 
43 
315 
94 
58 
177 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
3 
9 
10 
31 
6 
7 
128 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
17 
94 
66 
316 
38 
69 
301 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
29 
93 
42 
265 
35 
52 
123 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
15 
5 
35 
1 
4 
33 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
5 
- 
17 
1 
19 
10 
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 
150 
1,030 
571 
1,973 
476 
483 
2,012 
acres, 2012 
35,688 
201,995 
127,453 
190,004 
121,180 
227,197 
227,039 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
6 
33 
24 
48 
27 
30 
35 
acres, 2012 
6,015 
21,520 
10,496 
10,811 
8,173 
42,593 
4,888 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
144 
976 
532 
1,878 
452 
440 
1,943 
2007 
190 
1,005 
576 
2,369 
490 
481 
2,310 
acres, 2012 
28,768 
161,653 
107,373 
171,646 
104,260 
173,715 
209,479 
2007 
35,446 
160,808 
112,806 
218,374 
116,558 
170,964 
217,525 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
5 
40 
27 
63 
19 
39 
47 
2007 
13 
63 
50 
55 
19 
46 
76 
acres, 2012 
2,278 
34,146 
14,162 
12,599 
20,520 
56,496 
8,524 
2007 
7,218 
24,797 
13,936 
6,502 
14,052 
52,614 
10,660 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
3 
22 
11 
47 
9 
21 
32 
2007 
4 
22 
6 
30 
10 
20 
17 
acres, 2012 
4,900 
10,587 
7,914 
8,546 
4,096 
22,067 
10,041 
2007 
2,739 
12,646 
3,977 
4,486 
6,509 
28,754 
3,810 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
2 
1 
7 
2 
1 
3 
2007 
- 
2 
1 
6 
4 
3 
13 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
208 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
139 
180 
562 
1,597 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
11 
4 
12 
5 
5 
10 
2007 
- 
4 
5 
5 
5 
5 
10 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,084 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
290 
898 
4,121 
1,654 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Alabama 545 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
