Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pickens 
Pike 
Randolph 
Russell 
St. Clair 
Shelby 
Sumter 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
145 
265 
263 
100 
240 
144 
171 
2007 
167 
263 
200 
104 
227 
156 
167 
Any 
2012 
288 
335 
348 
180 
300 
257 
257 
2007 
336 
446 
410 
199 
394 
318 
264 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
25 
40 
33 
17 
27 
24 
55 
2007 
44 
52 
52 
31 
50 
41 
52 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
17 
22 
23 
6 
24 
16 
20 
2007 
45 
53 
21 
16 
23 
44 
26 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
44 
44 
55 
14 
28 
35 
31 
2007 
37 
55 
68 
28 
58 
46 
38 
200 days or more 
2012 
202 
229 
237 
143 
221 
182 
151 
2007 
210 
286 
269 
124 
263 
187 
148 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
17 
15 
12 
17 
21 
14 
2007 
15 
31 
15 
9 
37 
40 
11 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
16 
17 
32 
14 
20 
18 
19 
2007 
26 
50 
55 
16 
34 
25 
16 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
44 
82 
110 
24 
74 
60 
36 
2007 
99 
122 
90 
48 
135 
90 
77 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
360 
484 
454 
230 
429 
302 
359 
2007 
363 
506 
450 
230 
415 
319 
327 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.1 
25.1 
23.1 
23.5 
21.7 
20.7 
23.7 
2007 
19.5 
20.9 
21.7 
21.5 
19.2 
18.1 
21.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
17 
11 
9 
16 
17 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
13 
15 
25 
12 
15 
13 
19 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
44 
65 
96 
23 
67 
54 
25 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
367 
503 
479 
236 
442 
317 
379 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.2 
27.9 
24.8 
25.7 
23.0 
23.0 
25.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
3 
5 
. 
8 
. 
. 
2007 
2 
3 
1 
- 
2 
2 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
8 
14 
25 
10 
16 
9 
27 
2007 
16 
25 
47 
12 
29 
7 
24 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
21 
35 
81 
26 
45 
36 
37 
2007 
66 
78 
55 
43 
74 
54 
45 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
123 
92 
136 
57 
117 
81 
59 
2007 
146 
130 
150 
50 
159 
118 
101 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
58 
69 
75 
51 
59 
45 
65 
2007 
90 
113 
66 
37 
77 
80 
59 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
68 
89 
71 
34 
81 
77 
68 
2007 
52 
117 
95 
44 
78 
55 
57 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
46 
113 
86 
39 
71 
56 
56 
2007 
45 
87 
70 
29 
91 
67 
31 
70 years and over 
2012 
106 
185 
132 
63 
143 
97 
116 
2007 
86 
156 
126 
88 
111 
91 
112 
Average age 
2012 
60.0 
63.1 
58.1 
60.1 
59.7 
61.0 
60.7 
2007 
56.1 
59.3 
57.5 
59.3 
57.1 
58.8 
58.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
273 
367 
339 
191 
350 
313 
255 
2007 
231 
347 
280 
162 
343 
270 
158 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
20 
46 
31 
18 
20 
17 
25 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
142 
131 
219 
74 
248 
130 
91 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
41 
109 
28 
32 
41 
69 
46 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
2 
10 
13 
7 
3 
1 
- 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
27 
44 
37 
68 
59 
80 
50 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
61 
51 
29 
34 
29 
35 
57 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
2 
2 
6 
- 
5 
3 
- 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
8 
5 
1 
3 
3 
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 
416 
592 
601 
260 
534 
385 
408 
acres, 2012 
98,785 
166,235 
112,464 
95,517 
66,812 
55,182 
177,242 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
19 
20 
13 
23 
18 
24 
23 
acres, 2012 
17,610 
10,451 
2,794 
28,108 
1,326 
11,537 
17,600 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
378 
541 
574 
236 
499 
347 
370 
2007 
459 
638 
581 
266 
577 
422 
380 
acres, 2012 
71,290 
138,554 
102,854 
59,197 
62,319 
46,360 
124,754 
2007 
111,611 
149,713 
105,195 
(D) 
59,664 
(D) 
125,729 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
27 
28 
19 
30 
22 
24 
34 
2007 
18 
44 
18 
22 
23 
25 
36 
acres, 2012 
23,116 
16,654 
8,246 
39,596 
3,438 
5,960 
21,811 
2007 
7,362 
19,815 
7,059 
12,590 
9,349 
7,408 
22,619 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
24 
20 
13 
10 
11 
22 
16 
2007 
20 
17 
10 
10 
14 
20 
12 
acres, 2012 
7,622 
7,951 
2,268 
14,808 
930 
5,707 
91,209 
2007 
10,121 
5,962 
(D) 
15,513 
2,426 
3,353 
30,180 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
3 
3 
5 
4 
1 
2007 
2 
1 
- 
3 
1 
6 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
540 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
265 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
430 
(D) 
1,817 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
4 
8 
5 
1 
3 
4 
7 
2007 
4 
9 
1 
2 
6 
1 
3 
acres, 2012 
618 
3,573 
550 
(D) 
(D) 
160 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,403 
--continued 
550 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
