Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
8,246 
(X) 
4,879 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
109,074 
(X) 
41,766 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.5 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,879 
728 
1,886 
696 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,200 
5,716 
1,645 
3,804 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,584 
11,044 
484 
3,385 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,538 
24,597 
518 
8,100 
$25,000 to $49,999 
681 
22,927 
206 
6,813 
$50,000 or more 
364 
44,063 
140 
18,969 
$50,000 to $99,999 
246 
15,536 
84 
5,688 
$100,000 or more 
118 
28,527 
56 
13,281 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
8,376 
(X) 
7,715 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
220,440 
(X) 
154,249 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.9 
(X) 
2.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
890 
233 
874 
232 
$500 to $999 
881 
601 
905 
619 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,612 
6,266 
2,525 
5,937 
$5,000 to $9,999 
933 
6,408 
912 
6,314 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,028 
16,789 
1,044 
16,973 
$25,000 to $49,999 
804 
28,514 
682 
23,837 
$50,000 or more 
1,228 
161,629 
773 
100,337 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
2,131 
(X) 
1,705 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
41,086 
(X) 
20,169 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.5 
(X) 
0.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
473 
101 
415 
93 
$500 to $999 
230 
148 
204 
131 
$1,000 to $4,999 
643 
1,424 
502 
1,179 
$5,000 to $9,999 
188 
1,249 
181 
1,272 
$10,000 to $24,999 
279 
4,187 
217 
3,319 
$25,000 to $49,999 
138 
4,849 
109 
3,731 
$50,000 or more 
180 
29,130 
77 
10,445 
Interest expense farms 
13,507 
(X) 
12,375 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
228,123 
(X) 
225,086 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.0 
(X) 
3.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,605 
800 
1,445 
701 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,179 
11,031 
3,462 
9,338 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,567 
17,873 
2,426 
17,207 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,838 
43,923 
2,800 
43,613 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,357 
46,343 
1,253 
43,445 
$50,000 to $99,999 
642 
43,851 
641 
42,697 
$100,000 or more 
319 
64,303 
348 
68,085 
Secured by real estate farms 
10,810 
(X) 
10,081 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
180,110 
(X) 
173,911 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.4 
(X) 
2.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
984 
506 
1,033 
513 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,297 
9,053 
2,900 
8,082 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,169 
15,230 
2,047 
14,404 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,494 
37,854 
2,329 
35,744 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,112 
37,173 
1,006 
34,583 
$50,000 to $99,999 
527 
35,294 
498 
32,922 
$100,000 or more 
227 
45,000 
268 
47,663 
Not secured by real estate farms 
6,844 
(X) 
6,613 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
48,013 
(X) 
51,176 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,117 
977 
2,114 
922 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,803 
6,366 
2,493 
5,875 
$5,000 to $9,999 
833 
5,268 
858 
5,813 
$10,000 to $24,999 
701 
10,723 
737 
11,196 
$25,000 to $49,999 
230 
7,769 
254 
8,546 
$50,000 to $99,999 
104 
6,947 
99 
6,812 
$100,000 or more 
56 
9,963 
58 
12,012 
Property taxes paid farms 
40,365 
(X) 
44,054 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
131,712 
(X) 
139,812 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.8 
(X) 
2.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,270 
1,419 
7,900 
1,993 
$500 to $999 
6,378 
4,681 
7,941 
5,835 
$1,000 to $4,999 
22,995 
52,186 
22,273 
49,588 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,597 
24,027 
3,666 
24,729 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,649 
23,936 
1,754 
25,810 
$25,000 or more 
476 
25,464 
520 
31,858 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
21,095 
(X) 
21,301 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
311,466 
(X) 
456,207 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.2 
(X) 
7.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,509 
3,119 
8,133 
3,372 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,056 
15,684 
6,268 
13,841 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,214 
15,560 
1,644 
11,318 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,328 
36,064 
1,834 
28,468 
$25,000 to $49,999 
889 
29,966 
1,011 
36,468 
$50,000 to $99,999 
555 
37,197 
1,058 
77,737 
$100,000 or more 
544 
173,876 
1,353 
285,002 
$100,000 to $249,999 
369 
54,820 
1,050 
162,309 
$250,000 or more 
175 
119,056 
303 
122,693 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Georgia 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
