Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Marion 
Marshall 
Mobile 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
Perry 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
238 
605 
319 
231 
241 
447 
125 
2007 
243 
600 
335 
174 
193 
498 
123 
Any 
2012 
477 
900 
379 
249 
362 
790 
264 
2007 
544 
1,131 
541 
331 
427 
959 
267 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
43 
62 
59 
44 
34 
78 
40 
2007 
71 
170 
79 
53 
50 
141 
46 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
34 
46 
25 
29 
25 
45 
10 
2007 
22 
75 
51 
42 
56 
80 
12 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
33 
124 
70 
31 
65 
123 
45 
2007 
107 
140 
81 
53 
53 
112 
44 
200 days or more 
2012 
367 
668 
225 
145 
238 
544 
169 
2007 
344 
746 
330 
183 
268 
626 
165 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
33 
35 
41 
17 
34 
31 
1 
2007 
23 
77 
35 
26 
33 
72 
20 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
49 
75 
42 
27 
23 
77 
21 
2007 
49 
112 
66 
32 
30 
111 
14 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
99 
236 
106 
57 
68 
196 
37 
2007 
143 
270 
171 
71 
86 
288 
88 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
534 
1,159 
509 
379 
478 
933 
330 
2007 
572 
1,272 
604 
376 
471 
986 
268 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.2 
21.6 
21.2 
22.5 
22.6 
22.5 
23.6 
2007 
20.4 
19.7 
20.3 
20.7 
21.8 
20.4 
19.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
21 
24 
32 
8 
21 
16 
1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
45 
66 
32 
26 
19 
69 
20 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
86 
211 
91 
46 
58 
175 
28 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
563 
1,204 
543 
400 
505 
977 
340 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.5 
23.4 
22.9 
23.9 
25.2 
24.1 
26.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
4 
2 
. 
9 
. 
. 
4 
2007 
3 
6 
- 
4 
6 
11 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
29 
58 
29 
15 
16 
77 
10 
2007 
67 
81 
30 
28 
18 
82 
11 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
83 
178 
46 
53 
45 
134 
28 
2007 
108 
233 
85 
75 
64 
203 
47 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
165 
306 
155 
105 
105 
294 
77 
2007 
167 
420 
215 
122 
119 
351 
85 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
99 
234 
110 
74 
84 
145 
86 
2007 
114 
248 
156 
50 
74 
182 
52 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
109 
217 
112 
61 
103 
158 
54 
2007 
109 
244 
117 
65 
121 
197 
53 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
92 
199 
92 
44 
83 
185 
42 
2007 
111 
192 
76 
67 
70 
164 
41 
70 years and over 
2012 
134 
311 
154 
119 
167 
244 
88 
2007 
108 
307 
197 
94 
148 
267 
96 
Average age 
2012 
57.8 
58.7 
59.6 
58.9 
61.3 
57.8 
59.6 
2007 
55.4 
56.9 
58.7 
56.7 
59.4 
56.4 
58.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
436 
1,009 
471 
299 
408 
788 
184 
2007 
376 
920 
487 
235 
330 
776 
155 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
25 
66 
39 
26 
58 
92 
29 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
294 
350 
297 
206 
209 
283 
37 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
39 
410 
64 
17 
80 
215 
35 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
3 
39 
22 
4 
12 
16 
5 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
55 
132 
49 
37 
73 
111 
37 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
55 
84 
45 
51 
35 
112 
60 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
1 
15 
3 
4 
5 
24 
- 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
3 
4 
8 
- 
1 
9 
3 
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 
708 
1,487 
673 
463 
585 
1,210 
376 
acres, 2012 
110,295 
160,641 
77,938 
124,008 
212,313 
142,250 
150,731 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
20 
38 
21 
12 
43 
27 
43 
acres, 2012 
22,175 
8,083 
7,799 
6,131 
28,821 
7,690 
44,247 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
672 
1,426 
601 
436 
530 
1,155 
348 
2007 
748 
1,629 
776 
458 
537 
1,386 
335 
acres, 2012 
82,982 
150,603 
51,487 
(D) 
177,947 
125,846 
125,807 
2007 
110,552 
134,271 
73,778 
90,155 
168,282 
139,406 
(D) 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
30 
49 
35 
36 
37 
48 
18 
2007 
20 
71 
41 
37 
54 
54 
35 
acres, 2012 
27,547 
9,085 
30,442 
25,140 
16,619 
16,670 
19,801 
2007 
4,699 
16,981 
28,623 
19,427 
30,150 
(D) 
15,881 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
10 
24 
46 
7 
22 
19 
18 
2007 
14 
21 
44 
2 
15 
9 
12 
acres, 2012 
2,248 
(D) 
5,370 
16,646 
22,230 
6,633 
10,922 
2007 
1,761 
2,456 
6,840 
(D) 
13,055 
726 
24,836 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
5 
4 
2 
4 
2 
2007 
2 
4 
4 
3 
3 
1 
6 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
688 
- 
(D) 
406 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
125 
957 
2,860 
(D) 
1,686 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
3 
1 
12 
1 
12 
11 
3 
2007 
3 
6 
11 
5 
11 
7 
2 
acres, 2012 
996 
(D) 
802 
(D) 
(D) 
3,012 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
4,287 
(D) 
8,732 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Alabama 549 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
