Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Randolph 
Richmond 
Rockdale 
Schley 
Screven 
Seminole 
Spalding 
Stephens 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
91 
50 
53 
32 
163 
64 
110 
87 
2007 
66 
63 
39 
41 
174 
80 
116 
74 
Any 
2012 
106 
73 
50 
60 
181 
85 
148 
131 
2007 
111 
91 
69 
81 
245 
102 
231 
125 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
11 
7 
11 
7 
15 
13 
12 
14 
2007 
33 
7 
11 
28 
35 
12 
36 
18 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
5 
1 
4 
7 
23 
6 
8 
12 
2007 
3 
7 
3 
9 
19 
4 
17 
11 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
6 
16 
4 
7 
34 
12 
19 
30 
2007 
22 
19 
10 
10 
44 
9 
26 
21 
200 days or more 
2012 
84 
49 
31 
39 
109 
54 
109 
75 
2007 
53 
58 
45 
34 
147 
77 
152 
75 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
5 
2 
13 
8 
7 
6 
2007 
3 
7 
6 
1 
33 
8 
10 
9 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
8 
3 
7 
6 
16 
8 
12 
17 
2007 
23 
14 
17 
10 
53 
21 
33 
8 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
39 
27 
13 
13 
48 
37 
39 
31 
2007 
20 
27 
14 
11 
62 
27 
80 
36 
10 years or more 
2012 
142 
88 
83 
71 
267 
96 
200 
164 
2007 
131 
106 
71 
100 
271 
126 
224 
146 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.3 
22.4 
22.7 
24.0 
24.0 
21.8 
20.1 
22.0 
2007 
18.9 
19.5 
15.1 
24.3 
19.8 
20.3 
16.6 
20.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
3 
13 
5 
7 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4 
5 
7 
7 
10 
7 
8 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
36 
21 
9 
9 
42 
30 
41 
28 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
154 
94 
87 
76 
279 
107 
202 
171 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.1 
23.4 
25.8 
26.8 
25.8 
24.0 
21.1 
23.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
. 
4 
2 
. 
. 
. 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
2 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
8 
6 
- 
3 
8 
15 
9 
16 
2007 
10 
6 
1 
1 
15 
19 
6 
7 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
23 
7 
4 
- 
29 
5 
32 
28 
2007 
20 
16 
9 
12 
74 
15 
46 
27 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
36 
21 
15 
28 
77 
28 
46 
40 
2007 
34 
42 
27 
23 
89 
49 
91 
56 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
12 
18 
20 
7 
41 
33 
45 
38 
2007 
15 
11 
18 
14 
53 
29 
39 
25 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
24 
8 
17 
10 
44 
17 
33 
18 
2007 
23 
16 
12 
15 
46 
24 
58 
22 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
29 
28 
16 
12 
38 
23 
30 
23 
2007 
24 
25 
19 
14 
41 
14 
49 
28 
70 years and over 
2012 
65 
35 
31 
28 
105 
28 
63 
55 
2007 
51 
38 
22 
39 
101 
32 
56 
31 
Average age 
2012 
61.0 
62.5 
63.0 
59.6 
61.0 
58.5 
59.4 
58.1 
2007 
59.4 
58.6 
59.8 
61.0 
57.7 
55.8 
57.4 
56.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
134 
90 
74 
47 
265 
88 
211 
138 
2007 
75 
69 
71 
53 
212 
96 
232 
113 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
4 
2 
2 
5 
4 
17 
8 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
64 
24 
41 
28 
186 
49 
146 
113 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
13 
58 
18 
4 
53 
5 
31 
8 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
2 
1 
63 
2 
8 
2 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
27 
6 
20 
10 
44 
30 
29 
12 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
39 
5 
5 
5 
28 
16 
19 
5 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
2 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
- 
3 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
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 
186 
122 
101 
88 
338 
145 
258 
217 
acres, 2012 
112,362 
13,887 
5,462 
34,245 
179,232 
80,678 
18,821 
18,356 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
11 
6 
18 
7 
56 
7 
8 
6 
acres, 2012 
16,001 
346 
228 
7,333 
17,074 
(D) 
1,194 
148 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
159 
98 
93 
79 
282 
128 
246 
199 
2007 
141 
135 
100 
103 
367 
151 
323 
186 
acres, 2012 
77,672 
(D) 
5,070 
(D) 
108,501 
(D) 
17,331 
15,763 
2007 
(D) 
11,511 
6,017 
(D) 
127,243 
45,404 
21,990 
14,424 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
21 
8 
- 
7 
36 
11 
3 
7 
2007 
25 
11 
4 
17 
34 
15 
18 
6 
acres, 2012 
37,531 
4,901 
- 
8,779 
9,990 
32,865 
725 
1,165 
2007 
31,846 
794 
103 
8,919 
17,896 
36,228 
4,103 
(D) 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
10 
14 
8 
4 
20 
7 
8 
6 
2007 
8 
5 
2 
2 
11 
13 
4 
6 
acres, 2012 
2,041 
2,705 
(D) 
2,397 
58,674 
6,045 
(D) 
1,077 
2007 
6,475 
159 
(D) 
(D) 
29,586 
19,111 
(D) 
627 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
- 
2 
2 
2 
4 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
1,100 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
3 
2 
4 
1 
1 
2 
2007 
3 
3 
2 
- 
7 
1 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
891 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
55 
(D) 
- 
3,959 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
828 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
