Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Van Buren 
Warren 
Washington 
Wayne 
Weakley 
White 
Williamson 
Wilson 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
97 
474 
485 
234 
343 
296 
464 
504 
2007 
72 
448 
554 
206 
448 
336 
397 
522 
Any 
2012 
148 
648 
827 
430 
518 
631 
696 
969 
2007 
141 
883 
1,096 
440 
766 
699 
1,045 
1,223 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
19 
61 
98 
83 
85 
55 
100 
117 
2007 
23 
133 
156 
70 
153 
108 
184 
162 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
21 
48 
55 
21 
13 
77 
44 
70 
2007 
14 
72 
99 
37 
71 
35 
98 
126 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
20 
70 
144 
58 
40 
71 
108 
114 
2007 
26 
124 
153 
59 
79 
81 
163 
192 
200 days or more 
2012 
88 
469 
530 
268 
380 
428 
444 
668 
2007 
78 
554 
688 
274 
463 
475 
600 
743 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
46 
37 
31 
34 
23 
45 
35 
2007 
17 
59 
47 
35 
51 
63 
47 
77 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
5 
78 
50 
22 
44 
36 
43 
64 
2007 
10 
84 
96 
39 
47 
57 
104 
127 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
52 
158 
133 
105 
74 
139 
172 
205 
2007 
38 
206 
252 
86 
192 
138 
264 
302 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
175 
840 
1,092 
506 
709 
729 
900 
1,169 
2007 
148 
982 
1,255 
486 
924 
777 
1,027 
1,239 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.2 
22.9 
24.5 
22.0 
23.9 
23.2 
22.6 
23.1 
2007 
20.8 
21.4 
23.7 
21.9 
22.2 
21.9 
20.3 
19.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
10 
38 
31 
19 
23 
14 
35 
22 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
7 
34 
39 
20 
33 
36 
37 
50 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
40 
180 
108 
101 
63 
103 
121 
167 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
188 
870 
1,134 
524 
742 
774 
967 
1,234 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.1 
24.7 
26.7 
24.1 
25.8 
25.4 
25.1 
25.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
8 
6 
4 
8 
2 
4 
8 
2007 
1 
12 
4 
13 
13 
4 
- 
6 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
14 
60 
54 
29 
58 
36 
29 
51 
2007 
2 
57 
55 
21 
40 
44 
38 
51 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
24 
126 
144 
76 
85 
98 
87 
128 
2007 
15 
178 
181 
96 
167 
154 
126 
232 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
53 
270 
240 
162 
160 
222 
237 
317 
2007 
49 
364 
380 
159 
232 
201 
375 
405 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
46 
152 
181 
91 
96 
115 
183 
175 
2007 
37 
158 
227 
82 
170 
174 
220 
270 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
37 
128 
180 
95 
134 
172 
163 
255 
2007 
35 
186 
233 
80 
180 
128 
249 
236 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
37 
144 
190 
74 
120 
101 
174 
169 
2007 
21 
155 
199 
85 
151 
109 
145 
192 
70 years and over 
2012 
34 
234 
317 
133 
200 
181 
283 
370 
2007 
53 
221 
371 
110 
261 
221 
289 
353 
Average age 
2012 
57.4 
57.7 
59.6 
57.6 
58.5 
58.4 
60.8 
59.9 
2007 
60.2 
56.4 
59.0 
56.2 
58.3 
57.6 
58.6 
57.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
176 
786 
849 
340 
598 
599 
793 
923 
2007 
95 
709 
731 
282 
624 
498 
808 
993 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
13 
44 
94 
51 
79 
32 
54 
97 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
121 
518 
347 
165 
363 
374 
381 
374 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
14 
157 
234 
33 
70 
90 
202 
193 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
9 
26 
11 
10 
30 
38 
14 
20 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
20 
63 
203 
54 
84 
50 
217 
242 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
4 
20 
67 
82 
65 
69 
69 
108 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
10 
45 
4 
4 
6 
7 
19 
7 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
1 
3 
4 
6 
11 
3 
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 
233 
1,092 
1,285 
644 
851 
916 
1,114 
1,441 
acres, 2012 
36,466 
159,481 
109,302 
130,479 
245,063 
115,743 
130,419 
174,948 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
4 
29 
19 
6 
11 
8 
56 
31 
acres, 2012 
410 
4,692 
3,687 
(D) 
1,313 
982 
11,800 
7,366 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
219 
1,036 
1,230 
613 
790 
885 
1,034 
1,390 
2007 
192 
1,203 
1,514 
588 
1,115 
977 
1,273 
1,589 
acres, 2012 
29,304 
138,213 
99,910 
117,551 
185,557 
109,629 
113,064 
163,359 
2007 
(D) 
128,752 
103,141 
100,666 
(D) 
115,487 
(D) 
159,681 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
18 
57 
68 
38 
47 
21 
80 
45 
2007 
20 
96 
117 
58 
85 
54 
134 
126 
acres, 2012 
2,836 
14,913 
(D) 
10,425 
56,567 
9,503 
16,557 
12,292 
2007 
6,612 
17,709 
13,248 
14,641 
53,943 
(D) 
28,393 
25,056 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
3 
21 
2 
9 
14 
15 
27 
19 
2007 
1 
26 
7 
- 
4 
3 
26 
22 
acres, 2012 
4,727 
8,691 
(D) 
4,910 
6,580 
1,957 
2,579 
10,761 
2007 
(D) 
12,947 
941 
- 
834 
428 
3,035 
7,296 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
3 
- 
2 
5 
- 
4 
6 
2007 
- 
6 
7 
- 
7 
- 
3 
5 
acres, 2012 
- 
773 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
514 
358 
2007 
- 
1,175 
1,015 
763 
- 
429 
425 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
5 
5 
12 
2 
5 
6 
15 
13 
2007 
- 
- 
5 
- 
3 
1 
6 
3 
acres, 2012 
105 
794 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
615 
6,068 
1,452 
2007 
- 
- 
250 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
462 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Tennessee 623 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
