Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Thomas 
Tift 
Toombs 
Towns 
Treutlen 
Troup 
Turner 
Twiggs 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
218 
121 
92 
37 
67 
88 
103 
49 
2007 
183 
144 
135 
33 
53 
72 
111 
46 
Any 
2012 
189 
164 
176 
72 
82 
124 
159 
59 
2007 
302 
260 
206 
83 
98 
169 
167 
75 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
29 
16 
8 
17 
12 
19 
23 
3 
2007 
61 
29 
38 
11 
22 
12 
24 
7 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
9 
19 
10 
8 
3 
17 
11 
- 
2007 
22 
23 
18 
13 
13 
15 
10 
7 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
30 
10 
13 
7 
28 
19 
26 
6 
2007 
29 
10 
16 
10 
9 
15 
25 
16 
200 days or more 
2012 
121 
119 
145 
40 
39 
69 
99 
50 
2007 
190 
198 
134 
49 
54 
127 
108 
45 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
4 
12 
1 
7 
5 
22 
3 
2007 
13 
7 
8 
5 
4 
14 
9 
1 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
12 
14 
5 
1 
6 
5 
24 
5 
2007 
29 
25 
10 
11 
6 
36 
24 
12 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
53 
37 
35 
16 
21 
48 
42 
19 
2007 
80 
78 
56 
32 
19 
46 
43 
13 
10 years or more 
2012 
331 
230 
216 
91 
115 
154 
174 
81 
2007 
363 
294 
267 
68 
122 
145 
202 
95 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.4 
21.3 
22.8 
23.7 
21.6 
20.6 
20.1 
22.5 
2007 
21.5 
20.4 
21.9 
19.0 
24.3 
18.4 
20.3 
19.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
2 
10 
1 
7 
5 
14 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
11 
12 
4 
- 
3 
3 
22 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
45 
25 
30 
15 
24 
45 
42 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
340 
246 
224 
93 
115 
159 
184 
84 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.6 
23.7 
24.2 
24.8 
23.0 
23.0 
22.5 
24.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
. 
_ 
. 
. 
. 
. 
2007 
3 
3 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
27 
13 
12 
- 
- 
2 
22 
1 
2007 
17 
34 
9 
2 
9 
12 
13 
1 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
30 
25 
26 
14 
17 
19 
28 
15 
2007 
49 
44 
25 
12 
18 
33 
50 
5 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
72 
64 
50 
20 
19 
37 
50 
13 
2007 
106 
76 
75 
26 
30 
64 
69 
23 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
69 
39 
28 
11 
18 
43 
24 
10 
2007 
52 
86 
64 
29 
21 
31 
49 
28 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
35 
49 
29 
42 
35 
38 
44 
20 
2007 
72 
53 
50 
10 
17 
28 
37 
14 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
63 
39 
52 
6 
18 
32 
36 
12 
2007 
56 
51 
42 
17 
13 
33 
20 
16 
70 years and over 
2012 
111 
56 
71 
16 
42 
41 
58 
37 
2007 
130 
57 
71 
20 
43 
40 
37 
34 
Average age 
2012 
60.1 
58.5 
60.4 
59.4 
62.6 
60.1 
58.1 
61.7 
2007 
59.8 
55.3 
58.9 
58.8 
60.0 
57.5 
54.3 
61.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
226 
197 
187 
81 
84 
149 
176 
55 
2007 
242 
237 
146 
55 
64 
138 
140 
54 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
28 
17 
13 
- 
4 
1 
11 
6 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
120 
90 
119 
71 
60 
33 
83 
30 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
37 
31 
5 
2 
7 
48 
21 
4 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
6 
5 
8 
4 
5 
2 
- 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
59 
43 
31 
12 
18 
29 
9 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
12 
31 
23 
- 
6 
40 
50 
12 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
5 
2 
1 
- 
1 
5 
4 
2 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
8 
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 
372 
268 
260 
109 
143 
207 
254 
104 
acres, 2012 
127,072 
71,058 
62,703 
8,416 
34,151 
27,867 
85,468 
37,962 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
53 
29 
9 
4 
5 
18 
22 
4 
acres, 2012 
53,309 
9,047 
(D) 
(D) 
7,720 
5,780 
14,023 
(D) 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
332 
243 
242 
103 
131 
192 
222 
91 
2007 
401 
307 
297 
99 
134 
227 
232 
100 
acres, 2012 
94,880 
(D) 
50,288 
7,887 
(D) 
(D) 
52,840 
15,914 
2007 
122,406 
61,301 
56,777 
6,327 
(D) 
30,477 
70,708 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
38 
23 
11 
2 
14 
12 
25 
7 
2007 
49 
63 
23 
12 
14 
8 
35 
13 
acres, 2012 
55,837 
18,020 
13,554 
(D) 
11,761 
2,479 
21,378 
8,356 
2007 
53,626 
46,543 
9,904 
(D) 
10,200 
3,209 
38,102 
14,140 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
32 
13 
12 
4 
3 
3 
11 
7 
2007 
21 
16 
14 
4 
1 
4 
8 
8 
acres, 2012 
20,757 
13,566 
4,343 
(D) 
(D) 
4,445 
11,161 
14,372 
2007 
24,972 
9,363 
17,907 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,109 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
3 
1 
- 
2007 
7 
4 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
2,585 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
97 
6,395 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
3 
3 
2 
1 
5 
4 
3 
2007 
7 
14 
6 
- 
2 
2 
3 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,575 
48 
2007 
3,115 
9,182 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,045 
-continued 
830 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
