Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,483 
2,870 
1,274 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
17,445,067 
19,273,181 
20,022,117 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
2,743 
2,265 
2,758 
2,478 
2,245 
2,407 
2,815 
3,096 
number 
1,369,162,943 
1,398,912,031 
1,288,543,081 
1,069,285,689 
1,017,501,305 
749,018,187 
609,503,009 
521,508,557 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,619 
3,114 
3,070 
5,579 
5,196 
7,896 
10,561 
13,793 
acres 
311,125 
449,007 
252,176 
411,608 
404,268 
647,833 
548,498 
788,306 
bushels 
52,451,141 
54,137,330 
26,720,244 
41,144,090 
40,568,303 
60,513,790 
43,332,343 
60,031,978 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
238 
284 
282 
351 
330 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
31,216 
38,657 
30,847 
32,803 
32,304 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
653,545 
676,293 
541,116 
511,356 
503,805 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,480 
1,332 
1,305 
2,155 
2,115 
2,332 
4,704 
7,874 
acres 
227,087 
228,959 
185,301 
300,860 
299,188 
292,362 
416,997 
995,962 
bushels 
10,870,821 
9,206,001 
7,664,451 
12,768,987 
12,691,834 
12,371,069 
13,269,742 
31,864,435 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,480 
1,332 
1,305 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
227,087 
228,959 
185,301 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
10,870,821 
9,206,001 
7,664,451 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
316 
476 
573 
570 
554 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
20,087 
28,770 
23,056 
22,105 
22,341 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
992,230 
1,535,663 
1,287,164 
1,211,952 
1,243,367 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
22 
13 
13 
28 
28 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
646 
537 
(D) 
1,583 
1,504 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
32,210 
30,326 
19,437 
88,092 
81,992 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
371 
428 
314 
361 
360 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
39,082 
44,694 
25,904 
27,672 
27,786 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
1,924,241 
1,935,793 
1,019,355 
1,311,440 
1,314,386 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
106 
106 
135 
42 
43 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
14,613 
9,982 
12,541 
3,904 
3,919 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
272,150 
119,277 
151,413 
37,566 
37,866 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1,470 
1,617 
1,108 
2,921 
2,864 
4,193 
6,036 
12,683 
acres 
215,133 
280,220 
136,138 
349,098 
351,359 
513,781 
759,582 
2,023,705 
bushels 
7,808,576 
7,970,113 
3,083,878 
7,047,160 
7,078,444 
14,391,870 
16,725,741 
51,993,159 
Cotton, all 
farms 
2,616 
2,577 
3,216 
4,410 
4,188 
2,015 
1,733 
770 
acres 
1,279,400 
996,427 
1,267,150 
1,464,105 
1,367,620 
431,625 
231,635 
131,300 
bales 
2,719,600 
1,628,260 
1,564,995 
1,918,779 
1,764,127 
668,950 
286,188 
192,496 
Tobacco 
farms 
102 
224 
822 
1,256 
1,180 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
9,882 
17,989 
25,060 
42,795 
41,083 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
22,710,058 
39,810,076 
49,998,195 
89,318,476 
85,789,611 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
13,404 
14,556 
14,627 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
602,994 
663,750 
614,719 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
1,486,225 
1,380,403 
1,465,735 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
22 
35 
45 
17 
15 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,301 
2,150 
553 
(D) 
273 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
1,271,852 
(D) 
518,969 
(D) 
238,114 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
2,833 
2,762 
3,290 
4,850 
4,695 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
731,946 
518,719 
467,712 
520,283 
511,954 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
3,236,937,533 
1,634,837,229 
1,173,877,160 
1,306,964,722 
1,284,532,488 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) 7 
farms 
1,562 
1,445 
1,668 
2,068 
1,797 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
99,492 
128,720 
149,556 
123,082 
118,806 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
323 
122 
62 
70 
61 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
3,634 
380 
948 
1,068 
1,054 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
76 
69 
90 
98 
87 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
934 
573 
634 
712 
665 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
3,353 
3,745 
4,273 
4,199 
3,541 
4,146 
4,137 
4,503 
acres 
139,111 
129,921 
145,602 
160,049 
155,984 
153,247 
149,014 
145,724 
Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
2 Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
3 Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
4 Data for 1 982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
5 Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
6 Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
7 Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
