Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fayette 
Fentress 
Franklin 
Gibson 
Giles 
Grainger 
Greene 
Grundy 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
231 
201 
337 
358 
594 
313 
1,011 
91 
2007 
346 
192 
382 
463 
618 
298 
1,076 
117 
Any 
2012 
514 
335 
524 
472 
1,098 
572 
1,518 
187 
2007 
606 
431 
722 
586 
1,171 
710 
1,985 
211 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
112 
58 
51 
35 
103 
56 
161 
14 
2007 
140 
63 
81 
91 
131 
104 
277 
28 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
27 
27 
67 
44 
62 
37 
68 
7 
2007 
39 
26 
42 
45 
86 
75 
197 
10 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
48 
45 
52 
33 
147 
72 
202 
28 
2007 
90 
65 
129 
80 
195 
97 
327 
49 
200 days or more 
2012 
327 
205 
354 
360 
786 
407 
1,087 
138 
2007 
337 
277 
470 
370 
759 
434 
1,184 
124 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
37 
19 
16 
17 
38 
13 
89 
21 
2007 
41 
39 
72 
46 
101 
51 
142 
37 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
52 
18 
42 
30 
101 
23 
100 
11 
2007 
93 
53 
86 
66 
89 
38 
204 
22 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
116 
89 
132 
125 
281 
88 
349 
64 
2007 
161 
137 
163 
133 
329 
165 
398 
49 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
540 
410 
671 
658 
1,272 
761 
1,991 
182 
2007 
657 
394 
783 
804 
1,270 
754 
2,317 
220 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
19.6 
20.9 
23.0 
23.4 
21.1 
25.9 
23.6 
18.2 
2007 
19.5 
18.7 
21.3 
23.8 
19.0 
21.6 
22.1 
19.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
26 
14 
9 
12 
30 
6 
55 
17 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
30 
14 
32 
25 
80 
21 
76 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
100 
75 
110 
117 
230 
77 
261 
59 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
589 
433 
710 
676 
1,352 
781 
2,137 
194 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.6 
23.5 
25.0 
25.2 
23.5 
27.8 
25.7 
19.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
2 
1 
2 
1 
2 
7 
2 
2007 
2 
1 
13 
4 
7 
8 
5 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
19 
31 
31 
57 
64 
27 
77 
16 
2007 
50 
26 
68 
30 
88 
55 
140 
15 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
48 
88 
96 
63 
166 
106 
315 
41 
2007 
97 
95 
151 
118 
211 
141 
369 
57 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
130 
91 
219 
193 
317 
158 
476 
73 
2007 
202 
136 
251 
255 
429 
211 
694 
108 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
123 
72 
95 
91 
287 
104 
333 
31 
2007 
153 
93 
173 
158 
263 
130 
434 
45 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
126 
73 
137 
107 
284 
141 
390 
52 
2007 
167 
106 
127 
127 
241 
208 
395 
27 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
125 
78 
93 
132 
232 
161 
322 
26 
2007 
91 
88 
110 
115 
176 
84 
366 
32 
70 years and over 
2012 
174 
101 
189 
185 
341 
186 
609 
37 
2007 
190 
78 
211 
242 
374 
171 
658 
44 
Average age 
2012 
61.3 
56.9 
58.6 
59.0 
59.1 
59.3 
59.4 
55.1 
2007 
58.3 
56.0 
56.2 
58.9 
57.4 
56.4 
58.0 
54.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
535 
338 
575 
552 
1,148 
496 
1,418 
188 
2007 
456 
288 
535 
402 
947 
447 
1,408 
180 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
49 
31 
65 
41 
127 
57 
139 
5 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
212 
253 
114 
288 
339 
280 
398 
119 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
114 
12 
111 
62 
113 
78 
578 
31 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
8 
39 
6 
38 
21 
8 
15 
35 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
106 
31 
209 
103 
209 
64 
237 
14 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
103 
14 
106 
86 
367 
62 
133 
3 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
4 
6 
18 
18 
30 
20 
26 
5 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
8 
- 
14 
12 
24 
9 
13 
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 
724 
524 
842 
798 
1,658 
859 
2,491 
277 
acres, 2012 
201,259 
88,000 
120,963 
240,280 
261,627 
83,613 
220,152 
32,640 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
41 
6 
23 
4 
19 
14 
34 
10 
acres, 2012 
10,533 
1,979 
3,176 
119 
6,439 
1,979 
6,192 
1,948 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
663 
509 
813 
755 
1,586 
820 
2,384 
261 
2007 
838 
590 
990 
946 
1,681 
924 
2,844 
290 
acres, 2012 
150,749 
77,355 
107,080 
177,467 
243,439 
77,373 
202,399 
27,743 
2007 
(D) 
73,827 
118,831 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
203,477 
(D) 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
58 
17 
37 
61 
80 
49 
99 
11 
2007 
96 
21 
90 
96 
98 
78 
186 
30 
acres, 2012 
52,134 
3,587 
12,779 
104,040 
20,856 
6,971 
15,873 
4,615 
2007 
36,729 
5,795 
19,880 
98,089 
(D) 
10,799 
20,668 
6,696 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
14 
8 
7 
4 
19 
11 
22 
2 
2007 
15 
9 
12 
4 
9 
4 
20 
6 
acres, 2012 
4,281 
(D) 
2,070 
(D) 
4,201 
453 
3,081 
(D) 
2007 
5,383 
(D) 
3,692 
685 
2,214 
438 
3,504 
2,246 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
3 
3 
2 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2007 
- 
2 
6 
1 
- 
- 
7 
2 
acres, 2012 
318 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
(D) 
1,534 
(D) 
- 
- 
576 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
7 
2 
1 
8 
7 
5 
22 
3 
2007 
3 
1 
6 
2 
1 
2 
4 
- 
acres, 2012 
21,540 
(D) 
(D) 
1,136 
1,593 
425 
(D) 
120 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
315 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
979 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Tennessee 615 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
