Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fayette 
Floyd 
Forsyth 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Gilmer 
Glascock 
Glynn 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
45 
195 
122 
340 
82 
140 
41 
22 
2007 
56 
183 
122 
370 
73 
186 
33 
15 
Any 
2012 
81 
364 
189 
435 
105 
156 
55 
31 
2007 
98 
370 
184 
481 
131 
211 
60 
35 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
13 
37 
27 
52 
20 
12 
1 
2 
2007 
10 
59 
36 
61 
27 
21 
9 
2 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
7 
13 
20 
14 
9 
17 
17 
- 
2007 
6 
19 
31 
18 
6 
20 
3 
- 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
17 
53 
18 
48 
24 
11 
6 
3 
2007 
30 
61 
12 
78 
29 
37 
9 
5 
200 days or more 
2012 
44 
261 
124 
321 
52 
116 
31 
26 
2007 
52 
231 
105 
324 
69 
133 
39 
28 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
20 
13 
30 
3 
7 
2007 
1 
12 
13 
32 
6 
18 
2 
2 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
7 
32 
17 
23 
11 
12 
11 
3 
2007 
3 
52 
17 
51 
21 
43 
10 
5 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
11 
81 
32 
118 
30 
27 
20 
11 
2007 
28 
98 
64 
140 
59 
85 
11 
14 
10 years or more 
2012 
106 
426 
249 
604 
143 
250 
65 
39 
2007 
122 
391 
212 
628 
118 
251 
70 
29 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.8 
21.5 
22.7 
22.3 
20.2 
21.1 
19.3 
17.5 
2007 
23.3 
19.5 
22.1 
20.3 
18.2 
15.6 
20.2 
14.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
18 
9 
20 
3 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3 
28 
13 
18 
5 
8 
8 
1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
11 
79 
26 
106 
23 
18 
17 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
110 
434 
263 
631 
156 
263 
71 
46 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.6 
23.0 
24.4 
24.4 
23.1 
22.6 
21.1 
20.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
1 
2 
. 
2 
4 
. 
2007 
4 
3 
- 
11 
- 
4 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
3 
8 
15 
48 
7 
1 
3 
- 
2007 
- 
22 
30 
33 
6 
19 
1 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
9 
51 
38 
72 
10 
34 
16 
12 
2007 
8 
70 
35 
154 
34 
71 
14 
16 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
16 
130 
63 
184 
37 
78 
11 
7 
2007 
49 
137 
65 
168 
48 
100 
20 
16 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
17 
92 
46 
81 
37 
43 
15 
15 
2007 
18 
71 
38 
101 
32 
68 
15 
4 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
9 
61 
42 
88 
19 
61 
13 
8 
2007 
15 
97 
35 
147 
25 
48 
10 
3 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
21 
69 
50 
118 
17 
32 
10 
5 
2007 
17 
66 
34 
87 
22 
38 
14 
6 
70 years and over 
2012 
51 
148 
56 
182 
60 
45 
24 
6 
2007 
43 
87 
69 
150 
37 
49 
19 
5 
Average age 
2012 
65.2 
60.2 
57.9 
58.5 
61.5 
57.6 
57.6 
56.7 
2007 
60.5 
56.8 
57.6 
56.2 
57.5 
54.5 
59.1 
52.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
85 
363 
229 
534 
161 
213 
64 
31 
2007 
90 
356 
181 
446 
122 
209 
30 
34 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
8 
22 
12 
24 
1 
11 
5 
- 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
57 
164 
148 
423 
127 
129 
41 
9 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
20 
75 
53 
24 
20 
52 
5 
10 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
3 
10 
11 
4 
12 
- 
8 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
4 
63 
19 
64 
19 
29 
19 
10 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
58 
6 
36 
11 
4 
15 
3 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
3 
1 
17 
1 
6 
- 
- 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
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 
125 
537 
284 
756 
170 
288 
92 
44 
acres, 2012 
11,083 
64,592 
13,347 
75,673 
13,188 
24,137 
23,780 
3,288 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
4 
23 
38 
26 
32 
27 
8 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,113 
3,134 
5,212 
4,603 
2,536 
2,416 
(D) 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
108 
502 
248 
704 
130 
247 
83 
40 
2007 
138 
505 
270 
767 
161 
357 
82 
35 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
54,986 
11,154 
68,114 
9,889 
19,527 
20,193 
3,086 
2007 
10,702 
67,787 
16,426 
71,347 
12,568 
29,834 
18,581 
5,353 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
5 
35 
22 
34 
28 
18 
8 
3 
2007 
6 
24 
16 
48 
18 
23 
9 
1 
acres, 2012 
1,464 
7,592 
2,896 
4,717 
3,172 
3,027 
(D) 
69 
2007 
1,024 
7,619 
2,790 
6,116 
2,123 
4,626 
(D) 
(D) 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
12 
9 
19 
32 
22 
25 
5 
4 
2007 
5 
18 
11 
32 
25 
13 
- 
12 
acres, 2012 
889 
2,062 
1,159 
3,910 
807 
2,472 
(D) 
202 
2007 
554 
5,604 
296 
3,506 
866 
1,862 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
4 
16 
3 
- 
1 
- 
2007 
4 
2 
5 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
551 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
128 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1 
9 
6 
2 
7 
5 
6 
2007 
1 
4 
4 
3 
- 
2 
2 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
312 
(D) 
237 
(D) 
- 
243 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
159 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
820 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
