Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Macon 
Madison 
Marion 
Meriwether 
Miller 
Mitchell 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
139 
292 
81 
112 
87 
215 
72 
85 
2007 
122 
267 
51 
158 
100 
198 
59 
66 
Any 
2012 
140 
453 
122 
183 
96 
228 
111 
144 
2007 
214 
504 
134 
279 
113 
243 
145 
162 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
28 
42 
17 
23 
4 
25 
13 
8 
2007 
36 
72 
15 
72 
32 
43 
29 
27 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
3 
28 
1 
10 
6 
31 
8 
7 
2007 
20 
43 
11 
20 
7 
29 
7 
12 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
12 
51 
23 
34 
4 
23 
13 
28 
2007 
21 
64 
14 
42 
5 
37 
17 
26 
200 days or more 
2012 
97 
332 
81 
116 
82 
149 
77 
101 
2007 
137 
325 
94 
145 
69 
134 
92 
97 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
21 
5 
13 
4 
18 
6 
8 
2007 
13 
23 
14 
27 
8 
22 
14 
12 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
16 
40 
15 
16 
8 
32 
23 
17 
2007 
45 
58 
8 
32 
14 
38 
7 
8 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
47 
104 
30 
37 
23 
61 
21 
45 
2007 
46 
136 
34 
96 
32 
87 
44 
44 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
208 
580 
153 
229 
148 
332 
133 
159 
2007 
232 
554 
129 
282 
159 
294 
139 
164 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.2 
22.3 
21.1 
21.1 
22.3 
20.3 
21.9 
20.7 
2007 
19.5 
20.0 
18.9 
17.7 
22.4 
19.3 
18.2 
19.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
15 
5 
4 
3 
16 
6 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
11 
36 
15 
16 
5 
30 
17 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
32 
98 
18 
27 
17 
59 
22 
36 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
231 
596 
165 
248 
158 
338 
138 
171 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.8 
23.9 
23.8 
23.6 
24.6 
22.2 
22.9 
21.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
3 
_ 
. 
8 
1 
1 
_ 
2007 
3 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
13 
16 
18 
20 
7 
27 
- 
7 
2007 
19 
21 
9 
19 
9 
25 
13 
9 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
13 
72 
22 
21 
19 
37 
18 
19 
2007 
19 
112 
26 
51 
25 
49 
16 
25 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
47 
160 
33 
50 
35 
97 
28 
46 
2007 
100 
175 
43 
115 
50 
101 
63 
56 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
34 
122 
28 
52 
33 
62 
39 
29 
2007 
49 
132 
24 
49 
30 
71 
28 
32 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
61 
124 
35 
42 
32 
58 
33 
19 
2007 
46 
119 
26 
63 
18 
64 
25 
31 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
35 
89 
30 
49 
23 
82 
26 
36 
2007 
31 
85 
33 
46 
36 
58 
32 
36 
70 years and over 
2012 
76 
159 
37 
61 
26 
79 
38 
73 
2007 
69 
127 
24 
94 
41 
70 
27 
38 
Average age 
2012 
61.9 
59.4 
56.9 
59.6 
56.4 
58.5 
60.0 
61.3 
2007 
57.8 
57.2 
56.9 
58.2 
57.0 
56.7 
56.7 
57.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
202 
556 
142 
190 
130 
285 
147 
142 
2007 
152 
387 
92 
189 
136 
261 
132 
116 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
14 
19 
2 
9 
20 
33 
10 
7 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
127 
421 
94 
74 
39 
62 
92 
81 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
20 
29 
5 
15 
3 
47 
13 
18 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
4 
49 
5 
5 
1 
2 
1 
5 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
40 
44 
22 
29 
37 
120 
30 
25 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
19 
27 
18 
73 
16 
73 
17 
16 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
4 
17 
6 
4 
22 
1 
- 
- 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
3 
1 
1 
1 
- 
3 
3 
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 
272 
735 
203 
283 
177 
409 
177 
227 
acres, 2012 
96,820 
69,750 
47,370 
51,270 
92,897 
173,662 
31,658 
55,707 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
18 
27 
14 
15 
16 
44 
6 
12 
acres, 2012 
10,050 
4,000 
1,566 
10,217 
9,257 
22,923 
1,445 
5,638 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
237 
703 
185 
258 
148 
342 
156 
204 
2007 
281 
715 
175 
374 
181 
351 
174 
197 
acres, 2012 
74,169 
60,760 
45,116 
39,797 
(D) 
(D) 
20,248 
37,426 
2007 
81,146 
63,807 
42,965 
(D) 
(D) 
120,433 
(D) 
(D) 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
17 
17 
9 
14 
21 
41 
9 
9 
2007 
25 
35 
6 
40 
21 
42 
15 
18 
acres, 2012 
5,793 
4,827 
(D) 
13,795 
21,032 
49,810 
10,418 
9,113 
2007 
14,580 
6,839 
1,267 
13,255 
16,808 
27,884 
12,150 
6,475 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
19 
19 
8 
14 
12 
50 
15 
13 
2007 
27 
16 
4 
22 
8 
41 
13 
12 
acres, 2012 
17,385 
4,812 
1,595 
6,986 
18,245 
30,359 
3,502 
10,759 
2007 
24,767 
5,080 
2,396 
8,898 
17,841 
54,509 
1,355 
8,401 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
6 
2 
1 
6 
- 
7 
- 
1 
2007 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
3,779 
(D) 
(D) 
1,164 
- 
2,139 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
4 
3 
2 
3 
3 
2 
2007 
1 
3 
- 
1 
2 
5 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
- 
312 
(D) 
(D) 
330 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Georgia 825 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
