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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
788 
(X) 
553 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,359 
(X) 
8,102 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.1 
(X) 
0.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
167 
40 
46 
10 
$500 to $999 
90 
65 
34 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
325 
785 
223 
604 
$5,000 to $9,999 
76 
513 
95 
687 
$10,000 to $24,999 
83 
1,258 
99 
1,488 
$25,000 or more 
47 
3,698 
56 
5,287 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
700 
31 
1,068 
$50,000 to $99,999 
15 
1,027 
13 
861 
$100,000 or more 
11 
1,972 
12 
3,358 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
18,534 
(X) 
17,862 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
475,999 
(X) 
374,338 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.4 
(X) 
6.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
905 
228 
1,227 
319 
$500 to $999 
1,098 
717 
1,201 
838 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,817 
15,094 
5,779 
14,747 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,150 
21,340 
2,968 
20,461 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,365 
50,950 
3,344 
52,308 
$25,000 or more 
4,199 
387,670 
3,343 
285,665 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,866 
65,442 
1,560 
54,331 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,269 
85,547 
1,011 
68,322 
$100,000 or more 
1,064 
236,681 
772 
163,013 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
42,257 
2,128,848 
47,846 
1,566,809 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
50,379 
(X) 
32,747 
Farms with net gains 1 
16,743 
2,639,058 
17,856 
2,044,466 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
157,622 
(X) 
114,497 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,582 
762 
1,978 
918 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,269 
8,906 
3,957 
10,461 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,775 
12,883 
2,117 
15,167 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,524 
40,511 
2,575 
41,473 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,456 
52,126 
1,749 
62,802 
$50,000 or more 
6,137 
2,523,869 
5,480 
1,913,645 
Farms with net losses 
25,514 
510,210 
29,990 
477,657 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
19,997 
(X) 
15,927 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,082 
1,042 
3,095 
1,625 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,718 
22,232 
10,839 
30,560 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,583 
40,716 
6,156 
44,120 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,900 
91,965 
6,228 
98,042 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,601 
89,827 
2,114 
72,680 
$50,000 or more 
1,630 
264,428 
1,558 
230,629 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
42,257 
1,498,097 
47,846 
929,467 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
35,452 
(X) 
19,426 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
16,603 
2,023,504 
17,530 
1,422,990 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
121,876 
(X) 
81,175 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,602 
775 
1,979 
918 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,287 
8,955 
3,988 
10,538 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,840 
13,402 
2,207 
15,868 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,762 
44,566 
2,787 
45,188 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,928 
69,001 
2,094 
75,516 
$50,000 or more 
5,184 
1,886,805 
4,475 
1,274,961 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
25,654 
525,407 
30,316 
493,524 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
20,480 
(X) 
16,279 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,080 
1,040 
3,128 
1,646 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,739 
22,289 
10,845 
30,576 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,597 
40,867 
6,186 
44,311 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,972 
93,145 
6,288 
99,030 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,568 
88,732 
2,203 
76,041 
$50,000 or more 
1,698 
279,334 
1,666 
241,919 
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
