Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Calhoun 
Carroll 
Chickasaw 
Choctaw 
Claiborne 
Clarke 
Clay 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
230 
181 
277 
124 
114 
106 
162 
2007 
237 
204 
261 
87 
96 
122 
162 
Any 
2012 
391 
322 
298 
130 
135 
223 
258 
2007 
471 
377 
396 
206 
165 
251 
343 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
31 
61 
30 
15 
15 
17 
39 
2007 
93 
60 
71 
33 
46 
33 
50 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
28 
21 
14 
11 
10 
10 
10 
2007 
29 
31 
31 
17 
26 
16 
31 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
50 
66 
47 
11 
31 
60 
32 
2007 
58 
43 
42 
34 
24 
42 
39 
200 days or more 
2012 
282 
174 
207 
93 
79 
136 
177 
2007 
291 
243 
252 
122 
69 
160 
223 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
20 
23 
3 
9 
14 
2007 
30 
19 
28 
13 
4 
31 
20 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
15 
19 
15 
9 
5 
13 
21 
2007 
39 
27 
29 
33 
9 
29 
33 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
99 
64 
66 
43 
15 
56 
55 
2007 
148 
99 
114 
39 
37 
58 
81 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
488 
400 
471 
199 
229 
251 
330 
2007 
491 
436 
486 
208 
211 
255 
371 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.5 
22.9 
25.6 
24.1 
24.3 
22.7 
24.1 
2007 
22.7 
21.7 
22.2 
22.1 
23.0 
19.2 
21.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
12 
18 
3 
7 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
13 
13 
13 
3 
4 
10 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
87 
55 
56 
36 
13 
53 
57 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
507 
423 
488 
212 
232 
259 
340 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.2 
24.8 
26.8 
26.0 
25.3 
24.4 
25.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
6 
5 
3 
. 
. 
. 
1 
2007 
1 
5 
5 
- 
- 
4 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
36 
13 
27 
3 
6 
25 
12 
2007 
33 
20 
34 
8 
2 
16 
15 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
66 
42 
58 
19 
16 
38 
28 
2007 
82 
41 
76 
31 
23 
54 
36 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
92 
110 
107 
31 
48 
65 
88 
2007 
149 
116 
132 
64 
67 
74 
128 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
78 
39 
56 
40 
40 
44 
69 
2007 
101 
62 
84 
45 
43 
61 
63 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
73 
43 
72 
51 
41 
45 
53 
2007 
74 
81 
72 
56 
28 
50 
92 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
61 
84 
59 
44 
42 
42 
76 
2007 
106 
97 
62 
39 
29 
50 
54 
70 years and over 
2012 
209 
167 
193 
66 
56 
70 
93 
2007 
162 
159 
192 
50 
69 
64 
116 
Average age 
2012 
61.1 
61.7 
61.6 
62.9 
61.2 
58.0 
60.7 
2007 
59.0 
61.0 
59.6 
58.9 
60.6 
56.9 
60.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
354 
318 
323 
135 
152 
187 
224 
2007 
277 
230 
235 
119 
98 
172 
220 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
45 
36 
45 
17 
21 
35 
31 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
217 
137 
142 
59 
78 
78 
81 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
32 
69 
31 
25 
20 
14 
30 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
13 
5 
4 
12 
18 
1 
5 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
44 
34 
49 
40 
10 
18 
45 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
34 
69 
72 
19 
26 
53 
35 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
1 
4 
1 
14 
8 
- 
2 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
1 
4 
3 
3 
- 
5 
6 
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 
607 
484 
556 
246 
225 
325 
400 
acres, 2012 
165,673 
156,481 
156,690 
60,311 
68,322 
56,050 
115,254 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
22 
20 
46 
12 
21 
9 
26 
acres, 2012 
25,577 
18,260 
30,400 
1,343 
15,477 
2,735 
15,847 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
553 
440 
490 
230 
194 
311 
370 
2007 
597 
491 
549 
265 
212 
343 
444 
acres, 2012 
129,162 
120,092 
124,094 
52,223 
41,884 
(D) 
91,590 
2007 
135,212 
143,610 
134,587 
61,331 
(D) 
58,312 
1 1 1 ,586 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
31 
45 
52 
10 
33 
13 
21 
2007 
62 
52 
55 
11 
30 
22 
41 
acres, 2012 
32,223 
43,434 
30,940 
4,328 
27,253 
4,066 
13,431 
2007 
50,470 
32,331 
18,527 
3,626 
23,749 
5,494 
18,174 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
27 
9 
23 
9 
15 
2 
14 
2007 
37 
21 
37 
10 
16 
7 
11 
acres, 2012 
12,643 
4,320 
7,683 
1,832 
12,901 
(D) 
13,426 
2007 
14,261 
12,007 
14,043 
2,280 
13,422 
(D) 
9,837 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
4 
3 
3 
1 
2 
2 
7 
2007 
6 
7 
10 
3 
2 
- 
4 
acres, 2012 
1,002 
(D) 
1,473 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,878 
2007 
1,622 
569 
8,437 
2,509 
(D) 
2,116 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
6 
6 
7 
4 
5 
1 
8 
2007 
6 
10 
6 
4 
1 
1 
5 
acres, 2012 
388 
(D) 
1,752 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,767 
2007 
652 
1,623 
2,744 
2,364 
(D) 
(D) 
580 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Mississippi 557 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
