Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Crisp 
Dade 
Dawson 
Decatur 
DeKalb 
Dodge 
Dooly 
Dougherty 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
131 
71 
90 
137 
11 
141 
126 
52 
2007 
95 
71 
69 
146 
7 
177 
166 
56 
Any 
2012 
113 
121 
92 
221 
14 
260 
164 
69 
2007 
134 
195 
139 
205 
31 
250 
163 
73 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
15 
5 
16 
27 
1 
68 
13 
14 
2007 
15 
27 
20 
37 
3 
57 
18 
10 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
6 
2 
7 
34 
- 
8 
15 
1 
2007 
18 
13 
7 
10 
6 
26 
21 
5 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
7 
25 
14 
27 
4 
26 
61 
2 
2007 
23 
21 
11 
42 
7 
28 
21 
13 
200 days or more 
2012 
85 
89 
55 
133 
9 
158 
75 
52 
2007 
78 
134 
101 
116 
15 
139 
103 
45 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
1 
16 
6 
3 
18 
7 
1 
2007 
6 
15 
3 
15 
3 
13 
13 
12 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
20 
7 
2 
9 
3 
22 
23 
9 
2007 
21 
21 
13 
24 
6 
30 
21 
6 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
31 
33 
22 
49 
7 
80 
37 
20 
2007 
44 
60 
31 
65 
9 
90 
51 
20 
10 years or more 
2012 
186 
151 
142 
294 
12 
281 
223 
91 
2007 
158 
170 
161 
247 
20 
294 
244 
91 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.8 
21.8 
22.7 
24.2 
11.6 
18.7 
22.2 
20.1 
2007 
21.3 
18.8 
18.9 
21.3 
12.5 
21.4 
22.1 
19.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
1 
9 
4 
3 
12 
4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
8 
7 
2 
8 
2 
17 
16 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
34 
27 
24 
43 
8 
77 
26 
19 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
195 
157 
147 
303 
12 
295 
244 
95 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.1 
23.3 
24.2 
26.4 
11.6 
19.9 
24.1 
22.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
1 
2 
. 
. 
. 
. 
2007 
4 
- 
- 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
14 
1 
12 
2 
5 
35 
20 
9 
2007 
10 
10 
4 
19 
4 
36 
11 
4 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
15 
11 
17 
36 
2 
29 
16 
3 
2007 
21 
31 
37 
24 
6 
34 
51 
13 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
43 
40 
45 
62 
6 
65 
46 
21 
2007 
71 
89 
65 
73 
5 
93 
78 
23 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
35 
34 
22 
68 
1 
47 
38 
15 
2007 
33 
48 
37 
56 
4 
56 
57 
23 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
45 
40 
30 
53 
4 
46 
46 
21 
2007 
25 
16 
24 
49 
10 
64 
46 
17 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
22 
17 
20 
39 
- 
74 
29 
13 
2007 
21 
28 
21 
53 
5 
24 
36 
26 
70 years and over 
2012 
70 
49 
35 
96 
7 
105 
95 
39 
2007 
44 
44 
20 
74 
1 
120 
50 
23 
Average age 
2012 
60.8 
61.7 
57.3 
61.2 
54.8 
60.2 
61.0 
62.3 
2007 
56.8 
56.5 
54.8 
58.9 
51.3 
58.6 
56.7 
58.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
177 
130 
113 
252 
21 
240 
200 
85 
2007 
108 
147 
119 
209 
23 
185 
170 
73 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
18 
9 
3 
24 
- 
15 
6 
9 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
67 
73 
99 
92 
10 
141 
108 
18 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
25 
28 
5 
22 
5 
17 
52 
17 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
4 
- 
5 
- 
5 
5 
1 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
32 
19 
7 
53 
8 
21 
25 
37 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
43 
9 
7 
43 
1 
48 
17 
5 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
5 
- 
2 
36 
- 
1 
2 
1 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
2 
1 
7 
- 
5 
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 
231 
192 
179 
333 
22 
386 
270 
112 
acres, 2012 
103,072 
32,482 
12,555 
165,129 
699 
81,283 
102,026 
46,020 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
10 
4 
8 
16 
2 
23 
15 
15 
acres, 2012 
13,220 
(D) 
1,147 
4,682 
(D) 
13,428 
19,928 
17,798 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
206 
184 
164 
283 
13 
351 
228 
96 
2007 
184 
246 
182 
284 
27 
379 
261 
102 
acres, 2012 
85,325 
(D) 
10,457 
102,071 
(D) 
62,768 
54,563 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
32,155 
13,131 
(D) 
938 
(D) 
96,226 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
16 
5 
10 
39 
5 
32 
41 
16 
2007 
24 
13 
19 
47 
8 
34 
47 
15 
acres, 2012 
20,432 
5,678 
1,409 
62,274 
11 
19,329 
61,342 
14,192 
2007 
17,379 
2,317 
2,862 
59,256 
14 
21,657 
51,943 
22,542 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
11 
2 
5 
31 
5 
9 
17 
5 
2007 
15 
4 
7 
14 
3 
11 
15 
8 
acres, 2012 
9,110 
(D) 
(D) 
29,629 
(D) 
7,365 
10,465 
14,513 
2007 
7,077 
583 
912 
19,503 
11 
8,786 
6,419 
20,057 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
1 
3 
2007 
5 
2 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
172 
(D) 
1,350 
2007 
315 
(D) 
- 
6,446 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
7 
1 
3 
3 
5 
3 
1 
2007 
1 
1 
- 
2 
- 
3 
6 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
467 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,012 
(D) 
-continued 
818 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
