Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lawrence 
Lee 
Limestone 
Lowndes 
Macon 
Madison 
Marengo 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
666 
96 
449 
167 
107 
417 
173 
2007 
619 
117 
439 
140 
125 
416 
164 
Any 
2012 
885 
219 
781 
274 
245 
616 
326 
2007 
982 
239 
913 
265 
260 
771 
391 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
80 
32 
76 
20 
37 
66 
38 
2007 
144 
49 
136 
50 
51 
112 
71 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
34 
4 
26 
21 
12 
38 
15 
2007 
89 
22 
75 
38 
19 
79 
36 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
175 
30 
207 
30 
46 
162 
36 
2007 
173 
25 
118 
32 
44 
107 
47 
200 days or more 
2012 
596 
153 
472 
203 
150 
350 
237 
2007 
576 
143 
584 
145 
146 
473 
237 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
45 
2 
46 
11 
5 
44 
22 
2007 
77 
28 
62 
13 
12 
69 
24 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
74 
16 
78 
25 
12 
50 
19 
2007 
110 
30 
113 
13 
25 
102 
43 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
240 
71 
175 
52 
37 
167 
78 
2007 
242 
55 
241 
56 
61 
218 
105 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,192 
226 
931 
353 
298 
772 
380 
2007 
1,172 
243 
936 
323 
287 
798 
383 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.8 
22.0 
20.9 
24.3 
22.5 
20.7 
22.3 
2007 
21.4 
19.8 
19.1 
23.1 
20.2 
19.0 
20.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
33 
2 
32 
7 
5 
39 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
54 
12 
66 
7 
9 
43 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
219 
61 
139 
39 
34 
141 
69 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,245 
240 
993 
388 
304 
810 
399 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.8 
24.1 
23.3 
26.6 
24.3 
22.7 
23.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
10 
6 
5 
. 
. 
2 
3 
2007 
10 
- 
1 
1 
- 
3 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
91 
21 
45 
21 
8 
25 
32 
2007 
59 
20 
68 
14 
24 
34 
37 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
171 
42 
146 
37 
18 
81 
44 
2007 
257 
36 
144 
49 
32 
145 
64 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
376 
63 
253 
79 
60 
276 
93 
2007 
351 
91 
387 
98 
72 
267 
128 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
188 
33 
160 
77 
61 
103 
82 
2007 
183 
58 
212 
42 
53 
174 
88 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
157 
47 
164 
54 
57 
130 
83 
2007 
181 
35 
155 
73 
73 
174 
83 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
211 
35 
143 
78 
56 
187 
71 
2007 
199 
25 
132 
31 
46 
137 
75 
70 years and over 
2012 
347 
68 
314 
95 
92 
229 
91 
2007 
361 
91 
253 
97 
85 
253 
79 
Average age 
2012 
58.2 
57.5 
59.0 
60.1 
61.8 
60.0 
58.0 
2007 
57.9 
58.1 
57.2 
58.8 
59.0 
58.4 
56.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
968 
229 
794 
287 
209 
804 
310 
2007 
809 
219 
799 
183 
175 
668 
233 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
111 
15 
79 
20 
20 
33 
16 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
223 
105 
267 
131 
73 
334 
187 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
141 
50 
240 
36 
45 
266 
21 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
10 
- 
8 
5 
9 
16 
4 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
329 
52 
123 
60 
55 
137 
45 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
240 
24 
125 
62 
29 
81 
67 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
23 
3 
6 
6 
3 
17 
3 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
12 
9 
12 
3 
- 
3 
6 
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 
1,513 
305 
1,188 
430 
332 
1,010 
485 
acres, 2012 
217,905 
54,698 
213,344 
189,361 
87,966 
199,081 
156,525 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
46 
30 
26 
41 
41 
45 
38 
acres, 2012 
37,457 
7,989 
15,329 
32,473 
16,745 
17,805 
24,788 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
1,437 
276 
1,101 
388 
292 
929 
429 
2007 
1,501 
321 
1,226 
365 
341 
1,087 
501 
acres, 2012 
155,053 
(D) 
138,491 
(D) 
68,203 
143,917 
106,739 
2007 
156,636 
(D) 
134,532 
(D) 
(D) 
139,478 
122,665 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
67 
23 
85 
35 
46 
48 
32 
2007 
80 
20 
98 
25 
28 
50 
29 
acres, 2012 
64,879 
11,213 
89,254 
44,613 
19,147 
46,005 
32,216 
2007 
59,632 
8,112 
92,140 
32,448 
19,259 
44,515 
36,845 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
28 
7 
27 
15 
9 
33 
30 
2007 
9 
11 
16 
11 
12 
25 
20 
acres, 2012 
13,577 
1,529 
4,960 
18,488 
4,272 
11,435 
23,157 
2007 
2,779 
3,576 
2,235 
10,309 
9,941 
8,519 
18,055 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
6 
5 
1 
2 
8 
- 
2007 
1 
- 
3 
3 
2 
6 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
684 
527 
(D) 
(D) 
2,911 
- 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,785 
(D) 
3,647 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
19 
3 
12 
2 
3 
15 
8 
2007 
10 
4 
9 
1 
2 
19 
5 
acres, 2012 
10,331 
(D) 
13,465 
(D) 
(D) 
5,084 
3,324 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,135 
592 
--continued 
548 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
