Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Macon 
Madison 
Marion 
Marshall 
Maury 
Meigs 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
276 
258 
98 
431 
582 
103 
363 
239 
2007 
335 
271 
148 
344 
516 
130 
319 
288 
Any 
2012 
603 
334 
182 
594 
931 
214 
509 
544 
2007 
731 
435 
244 
734 
1,180 
237 
616 
574 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
62 
62 
17 
60 
128 
27 
32 
50 
2007 
122 
58 
48 
75 
188 
24 
96 
85 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
49 
30 
13 
53 
49 
8 
50 
60 
2007 
54 
40 
23 
73 
127 
26 
76 
63 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
85 
45 
22 
84 
125 
21 
102 
61 
2007 
109 
70 
48 
108 
172 
27 
79 
74 
200 days or more 
2012 
407 
197 
130 
397 
629 
158 
325 
373 
2007 
446 
267 
125 
478 
693 
160 
365 
352 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
26 
17 
9 
31 
25 
8 
28 
24 
2007 
41 
30 
8 
36 
77 
3 
60 
36 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
28 
39 
11 
40 
83 
19 
37 
43 
2007 
58 
45 
12 
93 
142 
15 
71 
50 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
98 
73 
55 
162 
267 
28 
139 
107 
2007 
167 
141 
70 
208 
285 
68 
161 
134 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
727 
463 
205 
792 
1,138 
262 
668 
609 
2007 
800 
490 
302 
741 
1,192 
281 
643 
642 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.9 
22.2 
22.0 
22.0 
22.3 
23.7 
22.4 
22.2 
2007 
20.9 
20.3 
23.0 
19.1 
19.9 
21.3 
20.1 
22.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
13 
8 
16 
16 
6 
22 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
25 
30 
9 
34 
67 
11 
29 
37 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
88 
67 
53 
132 
212 
26 
127 
95 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
750 
482 
210 
843 
1,218 
274 
694 
636 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.2 
24.0 
22.7 
25.0 
24.5 
25.6 
24.6 
24.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
3 
_ 
2 
4 
3 
17 
. 
2007 
22 
1 
- 
8 
1 
5 
9 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
34 
7 
10 
37 
49 
5 
20 
26 
2007 
37 
17 
5 
48 
47 
12 
59 
26 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
116 
49 
18 
118 
135 
39 
88 
51 
2007 
173 
85 
32 
166 
235 
42 
120 
112 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
243 
122 
52 
231 
340 
42 
173 
193 
2007 
261 
169 
92 
283 
403 
63 
182 
183 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
103 
60 
56 
143 
197 
37 
94 
123 
2007 
156 
95 
50 
133 
252 
61 
122 
109 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
125 
68 
51 
151 
240 
72 
156 
96 
2007 
153 
114 
84 
144 
231 
49 
160 
128 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
114 
120 
45 
145 
175 
56 
134 
124 
2007 
104 
78 
26 
98 
175 
53 
143 
116 
70 years and over 
2012 
144 
163 
48 
198 
373 
63 
190 
170 
2007 
160 
147 
103 
198 
352 
82 
140 
186 
Average age 
2012 
56.9 
61.8 
59.8 
58.2 
59.9 
59.8 
59.2 
59.7 
2007 
55.5 
58.5 
60.6 
56.3 
58.0 
59.2 
56.6 
58.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
540 
381 
191 
642 
1,022 
186 
535 
542 
2007 
518 
356 
155 
568 
896 
158 
435 
464 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
39 
33 
10 
87 
100 
18 
76 
67 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
408 
139 
47 
308 
373 
36 
176 
150 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
34 
95 
89 
53 
286 
28 
62 
169 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
61 
20 
9 
7 
7 
- 
5 
13 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
91 
73 
40 
134 
215 
79 
141 
81 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
77 
54 
12 
108 
116 
29 
97 
85 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
17 
14 
6 
10 
20 
3 
12 
23 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
1 
8 
2 
15 
9 
2 
9 
4 
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 
860 
560 
276 
995 
1,489 
307 
849 
764 
acres, 2012 
118,983 
151,369 
50,081 
155,349 
238,869 
51,187 
107,094 
144,075 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
4 
17 
4 
16 
31 
1 
29 
31 
acres, 2012 
996 
17,543 
232 
3,258 
12,370 
(D) 
17,490 
18,101 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
829 
517 
268 
960 
1,408 
291 
771 
712 
2007 
978 
635 
346 
1,018 
1,574 
340 
843 
774 
acres, 2012 
112,418 
109,779 
(D) 
147,751 
205,844 
42,665 
(D) 
117,740 
2007 
107,942 
122,136 
43,720 
138,372 
194,653 
40,833 
73,629 
128,694 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
30 
66 
7 
53 
71 
15 
68 
56 
2007 
77 
64 
38 
51 
103 
19 
72 
80 
acres, 2012 
7,617 
53,469 
3,167 
11,730 
28,477 
5,979 
26,020 
22,873 
2007 
14,816 
49,150 
5,744 
(D) 
26,051 
7,363 
14,594 
(D) 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
10 
5 
3 
6 
21 
7 
20 
6 
2007 
7 
5 
8 
5 
6 
6 
11 
3 
acres, 2012 
727 
1,348 
238 
786 
3,991 
3,617 
5,157 
1,140 
2007 
4,773 
(D) 
1,129 
961 
1,425 
(D) 
2,415 
256 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
3 
3 
2 
2 
3 
2007 
2 
1 
- 
1 
7 
2 
6 
4 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
577 
86 
(D) 
(D) 
194 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
205 
(D) 
(D) 
617 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
10 
4 
2 
3 
10 
2 
11 
6 
2007 
2 
1 
- 
3 
6 
- 
3 
1 
acres, 2012 
1,098 
1,350 
(D) 
1,229 
4,066 
(D) 
1,415 
5,424 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,070 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Tennessee 619 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
