Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lee 
Lexington 
McCormick 
Marion 
Marlboro 
Newberry 
Oconee 
Orangeburg 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
163 
371 
42 
110 
120 
184 
297 
463 
2007 
214 
336 
23 
118 
117 
185 
255 
386 
Any 
2012 
223 
640 
51 
165 
104 
410 
587 
593 
2007 
262 
612 
56 
190 
116 
429 
549 
616 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
58 
64 
5 
25 
10 
86 
66 
89 
2007 
51 
70 
10 
44 
17 
61 
86 
97 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
8 
49 
4 
8 
2 
25 
24 
20 
2007 
28 
47 
4 
34 
5 
30 
44 
54 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
13 
76 
7 
13 
8 
35 
80 
43 
2007 
36 
95 
6 
29 
20 
56 
62 
78 
200 days or more 
2012 
144 
451 
35 
119 
84 
264 
417 
441 
2007 
147 
400 
36 
83 
74 
282 
357 
387 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
26 
19 
2 
10 
5 
22 
41 
30 
2007 
8 
24 
1 
23 
10 
13 
30 
26 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
22 
37 
8 
6 
12 
21 
53 
50 
2007 
28 
64 
4 
10 
15 
26 
33 
61 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
33 
152 
21 
40 
37 
79 
138 
102 
2007 
87 
123 
2 
66 
54 
109 
184 
131 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
305 
803 
62 
219 
170 
472 
652 
874 
2007 
353 
737 
72 
209 
154 
466 
557 
784 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.2 
21.3 
21.6 
23.1 
21.9 
23.4 
20.5 
23.0 
2007 
19.8 
20.1 
25.5 
20.9 
20.1 
22.7 
20.1 
23.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
6 
16 
2 
3 
5 
18 
40 
17 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
12 
33 
6 
6 
9 
12 
41 
30 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
40 
131 
20 
36 
33 
71 
114 
85 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
328 
831 
65 
230 
177 
493 
689 
924 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.7 
22.9 
23.7 
24.9 
23.4 
25.0 
21.8 
24.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
10 
8 
_ 
. 
. 
4 
3 
2 
2007 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
5 
38 
2 
4 
2 
28 
57 
24 
2007 
6 
35 
3 
9 
8 
8 
40 
44 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
39 
85 
13 
28 
25 
55 
109 
68 
2007 
53 
137 
5 
24 
17 
84 
107 
80 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
72 
194 
16 
45 
28 
118 
203 
229 
2007 
109 
250 
19 
66 
44 
140 
194 
178 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
53 
199 
19 
41 
36 
69 
102 
108 
2007 
72 
124 
6 
60 
48 
76 
138 
126 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
57 
180 
12 
39 
23 
86 
152 
170 
2007 
75 
163 
14 
49 
39 
75 
108 
191 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
46 
138 
7 
41 
44 
77 
107 
218 
2007 
59 
83 
11 
27 
35 
82 
78 
134 
70 years and over 
2012 
104 
169 
24 
77 
66 
157 
151 
237 
2007 
102 
155 
21 
73 
41 
146 
137 
249 
Average age 
2012 
60.4 
58.7 
59.6 
61.5 
62.2 
59.6 
56.9 
60.8 
2007 
59.2 
56.6 
61.4 
59.3 
59.3 
59.2 
56.8 
60.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
261 
701 
57 
143 
136 
370 
616 
721 
2007 
196 
525 
24 
115 
121 
292 
443 
394 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
15 
60 
- 
15 
10 
68 
62 
52 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
164 
298 
22 
55 
32 
82 
274 
296 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
35 
200 
10 
17 
42 
22 
42 
84 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
11 
68 
27 
3 
4 
2 
2 
20 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
29 
98 
11 
25 
29 
160 
170 
206 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
50 
48 
6 
34 
22 
76 
110 
128 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
4 
6 
11 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
3 
11 
- 
10 
- 
2 
8 
14 
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 
376 
982 
90 
265 
210 
580 
870 
1,001 
acres, 2012 
136,282 
101,919 
27,843 
72,158 
89,148 
96,032 
66,950 
252,173 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
32 
66 
3 
12 
13 
28 
42 
60 
acres, 2012 
32,488 
12,392 
1,122 
8,610 
5,879 
14,374 
5,791 
29,804 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
331 
896 
77 
238 
174 
520 
829 
848 
2007 
406 
850 
62 
270 
192 
542 
740 
859 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
86,590 
(D) 
53,404 
(D) 
71,441 
61,820 
157,869 
2007 
88,414 
70,179 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
71,487 
61,222 
166,876 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
44 
57 
3 
20 
24 
41 
10 
91 
2007 
50 
49 
8 
29 
25 
55 
34 
102 
acres, 2012 
37,805 
6,668 
4,120 
18,336 
33,138 
15,798 
640 
83,025 
2007 
40,992 
5,971 
4,717 
12,146 
28,693 
18,300 
3,794 
90,457 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
8 
49 
12 
13 
17 
25 
34 
99 
2007 
10 
40 
8 
8 
11 
13 
26 
31 
acres, 2012 
6,180 
12,740 
8,502 
8,119 
10,302 
16,000 
5,158 
33,929 
2007 
9,664 
10,815 
5,060 
3,690 
9,988 
9,573 
5,377 
25,725 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
1 
3 
- 
- 
1 
3 
4 
11 
2007 
3 
2 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
270 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
7,441 
2007 
443 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
2 
6 
1 
4 
8 
5 
7 
7 
2007 
7 
7 
1 
- 
3 
3 
4 
9 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,432 
(D) 
354 
798 
(D) 
245 
864 
2007 
1,524 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
835 
(D) 
315 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Carolina 443 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
