Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hale 
Henry 
Houston 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Lamar 
Lauderdale 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
174 
198 
378 
529 
144 
147 
435 
2007 
211 
206 
380 
472 
152 
129 
544 
Any 
2012 
282 
300 
438 
847 
250 
206 
1,031 
2007 
268 
272 
461 
1,051 
318 
293 
1,153 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
24 
19 
40 
81 
21 
27 
79 
2007 
56 
32 
73 
151 
40 
50 
217 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
15 
13 
28 
48 
18 
13 
57 
2007 
21 
28 
44 
62 
20 
15 
83 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
44 
47 
39 
108 
21 
16 
263 
2007 
42 
41 
44 
175 
43 
29 
172 
200 days or more 
2012 
199 
221 
331 
610 
190 
150 
632 
2007 
149 
171 
300 
663 
215 
199 
681 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
41 
25 
58 
10 
8 
28 
2007 
32 
36 
57 
86 
12 
12 
77 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
9 
37 
40 
81 
23 
15 
72 
2007 
17 
28 
57 
137 
31 
26 
148 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
60 
92 
141 
276 
66 
55 
224 
2007 
75 
73 
142 
303 
81 
94 
287 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
368 
328 
610 
961 
295 
275 
1,142 
2007 
355 
341 
585 
997 
346 
290 
1,185 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.7 
18.7 
21.8 
21.1 
22.4 
23.7 
23.0 
2007 
22.5 
20.7 
20.9 
19.1 
20.1 
20.1 
20.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
28 
22 
47 
7 
7 
21 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
8 
37 
33 
78 
21 
13 
55 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
48 
84 
125 
217 
54 
51 
206 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
387 
349 
636 
1,034 
312 
282 
1,184 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
21.2 
20.4 
23.8 
23.6 
24.0 
25.5 
24.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
6 
. 
7 
10 
. 
. 
4 
2007 
7 
3 
1 
14 
- 
- 
8 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
16 
20 
15 
67 
4 
9 
65 
2007 
25 
25 
44 
65 
8 
29 
68 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
50 
63 
92 
137 
42 
53 
128 
2007 
53 
66 
90 
223 
50 
43 
218 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
80 
99 
136 
296 
76 
72 
372 
2007 
128 
86 
163 
389 
146 
110 
411 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
82 
72 
95 
193 
61 
43 
196 
2007 
70 
68 
104 
249 
75 
80 
242 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
63 
70 
132 
222 
82 
61 
183 
2007 
40 
58 
149 
202 
66 
37 
220 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
42 
61 
138 
191 
52 
26 
163 
2007 
44 
62 
84 
172 
51 
39 
204 
70 years and over 
2012 
117 
113 
201 
260 
77 
89 
355 
2007 
112 
110 
206 
209 
74 
84 
326 
Average age 
2012 
59.6 
58.7 
60.6 
57.9 
59.9 
59.1 
59.0 
2007 
57.5 
58.4 
59.2 
55.7 
57.8 
56.7 
57.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
294 
374 
574 
808 
277 
210 
909 
2007 
163 
241 
417 
775 
266 
203 
851 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
25 
12 
98 
83 
14 
9 
145 
DSL service 
• farms, 2012 
78 
165 
253 
419 
132 
142 
159 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
27 
69 
136 
131 
84 
22 
233 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
8 
7 
6 
21 
9 
3 
5 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
61 
79 
81 
104 
40 
29 
285 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
104 
72 
36 
109 
20 
29 
135 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
6 
4 
4 
19 
3 
4 
6 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
13 
11 
2 
29 
1 
2 
11 
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 
443 
478 
782 
1,350 
380 
352 
1,436 
acres, 2012 
156,102 
154,031 
181,251 
224,558 
29,743 
69,982 
200,843 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
43 
16 
50 
34 
15 
25 
41 
acres, 2012 
35,904 
10,097 
1 1 ,792 
18,781 
(D) 
3,921 
12,646 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
388 
412 
718 
1,273 
350 
337 
1,365 
2007 
423 
413 
753 
1,448 
447 
398 
1,600 
acres, 2012 
116,608 
105,581 
153,250 
179,923 
(D) 
62,125 
168,792 
2007 
(D) 
107,493 
163,590 
209,320 
38,970 
(D) 
183,982 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
37 
31 
52 
81 
18 
8 
69 
2007 
29 
35 
58 
48 
10 
17 
80 
acres, 2012 
21,135 
34,686 
25,779 
47,809 
6,946 
3,323 
33,383 
2007 
21,524 
28,369 
35,859 
24,137 
(D) 
3,912 
36,173 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
23 
33 
22 
11 
22 
8 
17 
2007 
21 
17 
22 
14 
7 
3 
14 
acres, 2012 
18,780 
20,275 
11,219 
1,687 
5,879 
16,834 
3,806 
2007 
19,459 
21,599 
4,521 
6,819 
445 
(D) 
6,737 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
7 
6 
5 
2 
3 
2007 
1 
4 
1 
2 
3 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
5,480 
171 
952 
(D) 
- 
3,540 
2007 
(D) 
932 
(D) 
(D) 
15 
- 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
8 
15 
18 
6 
2 
12 
2007 
5 
9 
7 
11 
3 
4 
3 
acres, 2012 
3,977 
3,787 
7,555 
1,474 
(D) 
- 
2,068 
2007 
(D) 
7,306 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
266 
800 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Alabama 547 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
