Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
2,131 
113 
435 
146 
129 
150 
$1,000 
41,086 
648 
1,708 
1,482 
502 
839 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
703 
69 
235 
84 
59 
57 
$1,000 to $4,999 
643 
24 
154 
40 
38 
70 
$5,000 to $24,999 
467 
17 
40 
20 
28 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
138 
1 
1 
- 
4 
1 
$50,000 or more 
180 
2 
5 
2 
- 
3 
Interest expense 
farms 
13,507 
665 
3,779 
1,144 
1,135 
1,202 
$1,000 
228,123 
3,763 
34,908 
12,590 
14,525 
12,522 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,784 
425 
1,958 
549 
533 
613 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,405 
221 
1,479 
470 
451 
453 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,999 
18 
330 
119 
135 
129 
$100,000 or more 
319 
1 
12 
6 
16 
7 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,810 
516 
3,156 
932 
936 
959 
$1,000 
180,110 
2,562 
30,145 
10,898 
13,102 
10,896 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
984 
108 
337 
98 
79 
96 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,297 
226 
1,181 
315 
306 
364 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,663 
170 
1,326 
409 
413 
382 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,112 
10 
258 
70 
89 
86 
$50,000 or more 
754 
2 
54 
40 
49 
31 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
6,844 
316 
1,652 
573 
528 
598 
$1,000 
48,013 
1,201 
4,763 
1,691 
1,423 
1,626 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,117 
125 
688 
243 
190 
241 
$1,000 to $4,999 
134 
758 
239 
257 
264 
$5,000 to $24,999 
52 
192 
89 
79 
90 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
9 
2 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
160 
1 
5 
- 
1 
3 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
40,365 
2,750 
13,282 
4,009 
3,907 
3,842 
$1,000 
131,712 
3,793 
23,634 
7,975 
8,667 
9,369 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,643 
2,652 
12,598 
3,738 
3,616 
3,489 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,597 
82 
573 
227 
220 
255 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,649 
14 
98 
42 
65 
86 
$25,000 or more 
476 
2 
13 
2 
6 
12 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
21,095 
1,198 
6,107 
1,866 
1,781 
1,819 
$1,000 
311,466 
7,942 
35,635 
8,446 
10,970 
19,587 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,565 
1,008 
5,018 
1,515 
1,396 
1,421 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,542 
159 
932 
293 
317 
304 
$25,000 to $49,999 
889 
9 
71 
39 
46 
58 
$50,000 to $99,999 
555 
10 
44 
13 
17 
13 
$100,000 or more 
544 
12 
42 
6 
5 
23 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
788 
10 
60 
34 
47 
73 
$1,000 
6,359 
27 
59 
42 
52 
67 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
18,534 
843 
4,842 
1,607 
1,611 
1,644 
$1,000 
475,999 
9,280 
58,081 
24,380 
23,000 
22,537 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
42,257 
3,025 
13,834 
4,202 
4,061 
3,992 
$1,000 
2,128,848 
19,964 
222,760 
75,747 
80,466 
78,060 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,379 
6,600 
16,102 
18,026 
19,814 
19,554 
Farms with net gains 2 
.... number 
16,743 
836 
3,908 
1,452 
1,517 
1,553 
Average net gain 
dollars 
157,622 
66,738 
87,111 
77,453 
77,324 
78,432 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,582 
119 
640 
225 
181 
171 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,269 
282 
1,108 
396 
389 
350 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,775 
130 
453 
166 
202 
230 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,524 
146 
498 
212 
267 
307 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,456 
57 
223 
111 
114 
142 
$50,000 or more 
6,137 
102 
986 
342 
364 
353 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
25,514 
2,189 
9,926 
2,750 
2,544 
2,439 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,997 
16,368 
11,855 
13,351 
14,479 
17,935 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,082 
216 
808 
269 
270 
205 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,718 
848 
3,418 
853 
806 
671 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,583 
514 
2,411 
700 
491 
510 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,900 
425 
2,239 
613 
595 
614 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,601 
117 
756 
220 
264 
330 
$50,000 or more 
1,630 
69 
294 
95 
118 
109 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
42,257 
3,025 
13,834 
4,202 
4,061 
3,992 
$1,000 
1,498,097 
12,807 
51,965 
12,129 
13,125 
17,607 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,452 
4,234 
3,756 
2,887 
3,232 
4,411 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
16,603 
840 
3,901 
1,441 
1,504 
1,553 
Average net gain 
dollars 
121,876 
56,607 
44,034 
34,848 
33,555 
37,762 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,602 
123 
650 
225 
176 
177 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
62 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
