Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Dixie 
Duval 
Escambia 
Flagler 
Franklin 
Gadsden 
Gilchrist 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1 . 
2012 
69 
183 
377 
60 
10 
169 
270 
2007 
72 
156 
285 
29 
8 
155 
241 
Any 
2012 
135 
169 
352 
58 
10 
233 
311 
2007 
145 
215 
440 
53 
7 
230 
328 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
10 
26 
42 
17 
4 
33 
28 
2007 
23 
37 
78 
8 
- 
42 
50 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
2 
13 
26 
2 
- 
11 
12 
2007 
8 
27 
33 
9 
1 
18 
17 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
14 
22 
53 
12 
2 
15 
44 
2007 
20 
28 
53 
11 
- 
26 
56 
200 days or more 
2012 
109 
108 
231 
27 
4 
174 
227 
2007 
94 
123 
276 
25 
6 
144 
205 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
16 
25 
13 
21 
16 
2007 
6 
12 
37 
- 
- 
10 
24 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
12 
17 
34 
2 
7 
22 
39 
2007 
23 
21 
44 
4 
- 
12 
61 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
43 
61 
130 
20 
1 
49 
92 
2007 
46 
56 
135 
25 
10 
66 
141 
10 years or more 
2012 
146 
258 
540 
83 
12 
310 
434 
2007 
142 
282 
509 
53 
5 
297 
343 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
17.9 
22.4 
21.1 
20.1 
11.7 
20.9 
19.2 
2007 
15.4 
23.0 
21.0 
18.6 
14.7 
19.9 
17.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
10 
19 
7 
17 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3 
20 
26 
1 
7 
17 
34 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
43 
53 
108 
19 
- 
43 
82 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
155 
269 
576 
91 
13 
325 
457 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
20.8 
24.0 
23.1 
23.3 
12.8 
23.1 
21.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
6 
_ 
_ 
. 
. 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
2 
14 
6 
- 
- 
3 
27 
2007 
6 
6 
24 
- 
1 
4 
18 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
18 
16 
73 
2 
1 
20 
36 
2007 
13 
31 
95 
14 
2 
20 
66 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
45 
57 
150 
27 
2 
112 
142 
2007 
69 
91 
177 
11 
3 
86 
133 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
27 
52 
96 
21 
4 
45 
89 
2007 
38 
32 
72 
16 
- 
69 
67 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
45 
40 
100 
27 
8 
54 
96 
2007 
28 
58 
86 
14 
1 
78 
77 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
32 
36 
106 
13 
- 
59 
59 
2007 
30 
58 
87 
7 
7 
36 
94 
70 years and over 
2012 
35 
137 
192 
28 
5 
109 
132 
2007 
33 
95 
184 
20 
1 
92 
114 
Average age 
2012 
59.4 
63.6 
60.6 
62.1 
60.8 
61.7 
58.8 
2007 
57.7 
61.2 
59.1 
59.6 
57.7 
60.5 
58.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
116 
254 
461 
70 
18 
248 
437 
2007 
121 
149 
359 
45 
7 
226 
300 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
14 
3 
32 
7 
- 
17 
26 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
35 
82 
243 
20 
11 
167 
264 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
3 
138 
112 
11 
6 
28 
19 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
2 
4 
5 
- 
2 
3 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
16 
30 
75 
13 
36 
66 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
49 
6 
51 
13 
- 
14 
91 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
4 
11 
6 
3 
1 
7 
9 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
5 
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 
199 
336 
708 
Ill 
19 
391 
567 
acres, 2012 
37,837 
24,340 
73,176 
41,268 
1,773 
47,646 
79,910 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
12 
28 
18 
11 
1 
22 
24 
acres, 2012 
8,075 
4,422 
2,052 
1,617 
(D) 
9,399 
13,641 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
182 
293 
646 
93 
16 
359 
528 
2007 
205 
330 
669 
64 
13 
349 
515 
acres, 2012 
30,109 
18,909 
46,699 
34,258 
(D) 
36,653 
66,817 
2007 
(D) 
20,341 
61,300 
(D) 
(D) 
35,481 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
8 
10 
51 
8 
1 
16 
27 
2007 
8 
17 
28 
8 
1 
16 
26 
acres, 2012 
2,252 
1,155 
24,709 
2,802 
(D) 
5,339 
12,490 
2007 
2,714 
1,171 
18,424 
27,704 
(D) 
5,379 
14,703 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
11 
26 
19 
9 
2 
22 
15 
2007 
3 
22 
16 
8 
1 
15 
26 
acres, 2012 
12,637 
3,874 
2,652 
6,428 
(D) 
6,910 
3,425 
2007 
6,910 
(D) 
1,636 
2,929 
(D) 
4,415 
6,647 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
11 
- 
2 
1 
2 
6 
2007 
- 
2 
1 
2 
- 
3 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
3,517 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
444 
2007 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
3 
12 
13 
6 
3 
5 
2007 
1 
- 
11 
- 
- 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
191 
820 
524 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
728 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Florida 533 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
