Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sumter 
Suwannee 
Taylor 
Union 
Volusia 
Wakulla 
Walton 
Washington 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
453 
614 
86 
115 
654 
71 
264 
178 
2007 
259 
435 
46 
84 
386 
56 
315 
184 
Any 
2012 
914 
652 
95 
176 
709 
100 
406 
228 
2007 
578 
640 
86 
191 
857 
91 
439 
278 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
102 
73 
2 
27 
94 
16 
36 
43 
2007 
110 
102 
15 
39 
151 
18 
58 
52 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
52 
40 
4 
11 
51 
8 
41 
8 
2007 
60 
49 
11 
21 
65 
2 
69 
34 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
99 
105 
9 
19 
109 
17 
122 
52 
2007 
104 
106 
5 
22 
132 
12 
74 
22 
200 days or more 
2012 
661 
434 
80 
119 
455 
59 
207 
125 
2007 
304 
383 
55 
109 
509 
59 
238 
170 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
36 
39 
9 
8 
33 
1 
32 
10 
2007 
68 
76 
3 
18 
54 
6 
15 
7 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
120 
69 
13 
18 
92 
13 
28 
20 
2007 
97 
95 
17 
17 
128 
4 
51 
35 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
279 
284 
22 
58 
256 
21 
82 
73 
2007 
200 
188 
31 
55 
262 
26 
121 
88 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
932 
874 
137 
207 
982 
136 
528 
303 
2007 
472 
716 
81 
185 
799 
111 
567 
332 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
17.1 
18.4 
21.4 
19.7 
18.9 
21.4 
20.9 
20.4 
2007 
15.8 
18.4 
19.0 
20.4 
17.4 
18.2 
21.1 
22.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
27 
32 
9 
4 
22 
1 
24 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
83 
46 
12 
14 
65 
10 
26 
21 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
250 
256 
21 
53 
232 
23 
83 
63 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,007 
932 
139 
220 
1,044 
137 
537 
315 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
19.3 
21.3 
22.8 
21.7 
20.9 
23.2 
22.3 
22.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
9 
- 
2 
4 
- 
2 
- 
2007 
2 
2 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
52 
46 
- 
21 
48 
2 
11 
17 
2007 
27 
40 
8 
13 
40 
5 
15 
9 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
138 
100 
10 
29 
143 
9 
44 
34 
2007 
95 
106 
22 
22 
160 
15 
54 
46 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
314 
265 
35 
65 
368 
44 
130 
94 
2007 
227 
237 
25 
74 
325 
36 
174 
100 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
132 
172 
33 
48 
184 
16 
90 
45 
2007 
144 
155 
12 
35 
179 
26 
68 
45 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
177 
170 
21 
30 
200 
25 
98 
63 
2007 
98 
165 
17 
34 
162 
18 
113 
55 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
216 
183 
22 
34 
111 
28 
116 
49 
2007 
103 
144 
20 
37 
153 
19 
116 
59 
70 years and over 
2012 
338 
321 
60 
62 
305 
47 
179 
104 
2007 
141 
226 
28 
60 
221 
28 
214 
148 
Average age 
2012 
59.8 
60.2 
62.4 
57.0 
57.9 
61.9 
61.6 
59.8 
2007 
57.1 
58.9 
57.6 
58.8 
57.6 
57.5 
61.5 
61.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
963 
954 
140 
212 
978 
122 
489 
298 
2007 
484 
655 
71 
135 
745 
72 
373 
231 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
97 
47 
7 
36 
68 
17 
32 
19 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
344 
746 
99 
134 
364 
61 
280 
161 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
130 
48 
13 
11 
291 
13 
97 
9 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
28 
15 
4 
1 
22 
4 
29 
" 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
177 
106 
12 
24 
142 
7 
50 
37 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
225 
112 
7 
14 
151 
12 
50 
84 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
8 
15 
1 
7 
41 
7 
8 
6 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
28 
- 
6 
1 
3 
2 
5 
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 
1,330 
1,225 
176 
288 
1,330 
166 
658 
400 
acres, 2012 
168,691 
177,512 
34,155 
46,187 
99,224 
30,013 
144,819 
57,234 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
49 
31 
3 
11 
93 
8 
32 
13 
acres, 2012 
15,528 
9,833 
208 
997 
17,245 
1,206 
10,152 
4,260 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
1,234 
1,099 
159 
260 
1,136 
146 
610 
374 
2007 
767 
997 
125 
248 
1,060 
129 
692 
436 
acres, 2012 
122,137 
132,135 
32,655 
(D) 
60,163 
(D) 
130,154 
51,896 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
30,383 
(D) 
48,116 
6,785 
112,138 
60,628 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
31 
49 
11 
15 
58 
8 
32 
14 
2007 
34 
30 
4 
13 
45 
10 
37 
12 
acres, 2012 
15,648 
29,254 
1,449 
2,363 
23,703 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
35,039 
16,251 
(D) 
4,294 
9,739 
(D) 
9,933 
3,284 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
66 
92 
11 
15 
137 
15 
26 
15 
2007 
29 
34 
3 
12 
121 
4 
21 
7 
acres, 2012 
37,290 
25,505 
3,343 
18,674 
19,163 
2,591 
8,803 
4,196 
2007 
47,744 
14,435 
(D) 
12,832 
23,671 
(D) 
4,115 
3,519 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
13 
11 
- 
26 
- 
- 
2007 
3 
5 
- 
- 
15 
- 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
1,179 
4,060 
- 
- 
2,524 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
355 
522 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
23 
15 
- 
1 
6 
2 
2 
3 
2007 
4 
9 
- 
2 
2 
4 
2 
7 
acres, 2012 
6,992 
2,497 
- 
(D) 
489 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,405 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Florida 539 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
