Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Douglas 
Early 
Echols 
Effingham 
Elbert 
Emanuel 
Evans 
Fannin 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
32 
131 
20 
57 
216 
161 
116 
104 
2007 
33 
187 
24 
58 
216 
194 
90 
91 
Any 
2012 
85 
203 
20 
129 
195 
277 
86 
94 
2007 
103 
231 
35 
145 
291 
317 
122 
152 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
10 
21 
1 
24 
37 
18 
22 
20 
2007 
10 
41 
7 
17 
31 
39 
20 
32 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
9 
17 
4 
12 
13 
7 
8 
2 
2007 
12 
17 
- 
17 
26 
13 
20 
16 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
6 
40 
3 
20 
34 
35 
2 
12 
2007 
10 
23 
2 
18 
63 
39 
13 
23 
200 days or more 
2012 
60 
125 
12 
73 
111 
217 
54 
60 
2007 
71 
150 
26 
93 
171 
226 
69 
81 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
35 
- 
2 
14 
21 
13 
8 
2007 
10 
16 
- 
3 
25 
18 
7 
7 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3 
21 
1 
13 
24 
20 
6 
8 
2007 
17 
47 
1 
38 
38 
35 
9 
26 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
24 
51 
2 
32 
79 
52 
26 
28 
2007 
31 
58 
13 
23 
73 
84 
31 
49 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
86 
227 
37 
139 
294 
345 
157 
154 
2007 
78 
297 
45 
139 
371 
374 
165 
161 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
19.1 
20.9 
31.0 
23.1 
21.4 
23.3 
23.3 
24.8 
2007 
16.5 
21.3 
23.1 
20.2 
21.4 
21.0 
22.0 
19.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
15 
- 
2 
11 
19 
13 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3 
19 
1 
13 
21 
18 
5 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
23 
45 
2 
23 
68 
37 
27 
28 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
87 
255 
37 
148 
311 
364 
157 
155 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
20.1 
23.4 
31.5 
25.1 
23.1 
24.9 
23.5 
25.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
5 
- 
- 
3 
5 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
2 
17 
- 
5 
27 
11 
14 
4 
2007 
- 
32 
2 
22 
16 
27 
8 
4 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
10 
43 
5 
21 
32 
42 
11 
16 
2007 
17 
57 
6 
10 
63 
38 
10 
35 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
44 
70 
12 
20 
52 
68 
24 
32 
2007 
50 
88 
18 
50 
88 
115 
24 
46 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
17 
36 
3 
42 
43 
78 
17 
27 
2007 
28 
65 
7 
40 
80 
96 
34 
34 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
16 
55 
4 
20 
90 
80 
41 
19 
2007 
12 
74 
9 
23 
66 
58 
49 
43 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
14 
52 
5 
31 
54 
67 
39 
25 
2007 
11 
35 
11 
25 
61 
46 
21 
41 
70 years and over 
2012 
14 
56 
11 
47 
110 
87 
56 
75 
2007 
18 
67 
6 
33 
129 
129 
66 
40 
Average age 
2012 
57.2 
57.1 
59.9 
60.1 
60.8 
59.8 
62.1 
63.6 
2007 
55.5 
55.6 
56.4 
56.9 
59.8 
58.6 
62.6 
58.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
91 
233 
23 
140 
249 
310 
122 
128 
2007 
94 
237 
22 
131 
228 
235 
88 
112 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
3 
14 
1 
2 
19 
17 
14 
11 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
67 
110 
13 
94 
141 
187 
88 
79 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
12 
10 
3 
29 
40 
51 
2 
34 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
3 
4 
1 
3 
4 
31 
- 
1 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
9 
74 
- 
14 
32 
40 
12 
6 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
3 
38 
11 
2 
37 
38 
11 
9 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
5 
8 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
11 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
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 
116 
310 
39 
182 
405 
433 
197 
196 
acres, 2012 
7,821 
134,060 
12,976 
40,427 
55,698 
148,378 
34,429 
12,828 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
4 
19 
2 
5 
14 
36 
12 
11 
acres, 2012 
442 
18,578 
(D) 
754 
5,329 
20,223 
2,944 
806 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
105 
248 
35 
162 
384 
392 
180 
186 
2007 
125 
341 
53 
183 
468 
433 
174 
226 
acres, 2012 
6,313 
74,145 
7,525 
29,374 
47,090 
119,670 
25,104 
(D) 
2007 
6,303 
(D) 
(D) 
27,749 
51,483 
96,148 
38,156 
15,346 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
1 
32 
2 
9 
18 
26 
8 
5 
2007 
1 
54 
3 
15 
24 
54 
27 
13 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
43,846 
(D) 
(D) 
8,079 
26,343 
3,401 
1,396 
2007 
(D) 
37,771 
(D) 
7,746 
8,261 
30,743 
8,493 
1,871 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
8 
47 
3 
14 
6 
16 
10 
6 
2007 
9 
20 
3 
5 
12 
20 
11 
3 
acres, 2012 
1,247 
42,257 
(D) 
7,839 
(D) 
5,008 
6,769 
1,733 
2007 
(D) 
21,978 
1,543 
4,930 
2,639 
10,284 
6,106 
(D) 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2007 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
3 
6 
- 
- 
2 
4 
4 
1 
2007 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
702 
765 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,335 
- 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Georgia 819 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
