Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
8,719 
526 
1,711 
580 
565 
619 
acres 
2,178,419 
1,535 
17,197 
12,608 
17,875 
27,398 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
15,329 
640 
3,472 
1,276 
1,323 
1,460 
acres 
3,395,168 
2,114 
46,145 
33,987 
45,751 
69,457 
Nematodes 
... farms 
2,547 
94 
253 
102 
105 
148 
acres 
1,112,678 
296 
2,091 
2,527 
3,440 
7,701 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
3,674 
227 
634 
204 
194 
200 
acres 
961,566 
632 
5,418 
4,764 
5,148 
9,791 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
2,562 
52 
216 
82 
72 
110 
acres on which used 
1,128,744 
167 
2,768 
2,436 
2,561 
5,345 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
1,397 
23 
195 
69 
96 
98 
acres 
107,145 
61 
2,246 
1,381 
1,653 
2,472 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
2,779 
185 
774 
232 
217 
208 
acres 
221,416 
704 
10,037 
5,746 
6,570 
6,346 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
4,966 
133 
1,636 
527 
530 
565 
acres 
729,393 
767 
38,179 
24,904 
32,579 
51,460 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
2,743 
72 
341 
137 
163 
234 
acres 
699,406 
184 
3,057 
2,955 
3,666 
9,070 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
2,355 
128 
248 
84 
87 
112 
acres 
905,147 
232 
1,173 
1,529 
2,234 
3,149 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
6,001 
298 
1,216 
351 
425 
506 
acres 
1,346,435 
728 
10,892 
8,036 
12,622 
19,448 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
2,235 
71 
330 
117 
178 
186 
acres 
370,137 
130 
2,840 
1,726 
4,198 
4,912 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
343 
31 
116 
18 
28 
17 
Solar panels 
... farms 
247 
26 
88 
14 
20 
15 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
10 
2 
3 
- 
1 
2 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
50 
2 
22 
4 
4 
1 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
13 
- 
4 
- 
4 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
36 
2 
11 
3 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
16 
2 
3 
- 
1 
- 
Other 
... farms 
8 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
5 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
31,544 
2,713 
12,084 
3,407 
3,152 
2,924 
Part owners 
... farms 
8,660 
103 
1,215 
589 
737 
871 
Tenants 
... farms 
2,053 
209 
535 
206 
172 
197 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
40,244 
2,817 
13,316 
3,999 
3,891 
3,800 
acres 
7,507,808 
23,670 
384,986 
241,208 
317,845 
424,969 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
40,204 
2,816 
13,299 
3,996 
3,889 
3,795 
acres 
6,924,984 
13,697 
336,766 
212,278 
290,593 
387,234 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
10,784 
321 
1,762 
799 
912 
1,076 
acres 
2,716,249 
1,295 
34,230 
30,313 
46,290 
74,967 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
10,713 
312 
1,750 
795 
909 
1,068 
acres 
2,695,852 
1,147 
32,860 
30,171 
45,640 
73,105 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
4,595 
180 
903 
458 
474 
490 
acres 
603,221 
10,121 
49,590 
29,072 
27,902 
39,597 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
61,859 
4,578 
20,472 
6,156 
5,806 
5,752 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
26,061 
1,664 
8,112 
2,569 
2,581 
2,571 
2 operators 
13,596 
1,213 
5,032 
1,385 
1,263 
1,158 
3 operators 
2,120 
112 
558 
212 
182 
213 
4 operators 
329 
29 
87 
21 
28 
30 
5 or more operators 
151 
7 
45 
15 
7 
20 
Total women operators 
number 
18,065 
1,756 
7,062 
1,946 
1,682 
1,601 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
15,988 
1,578 
6,352 
1,684 
1,497 
1,410 
2 operators 
794 
62 
266 
101 
83 
82 
3 operators 
136 
18 
48 
15 
5 
9 
4 operators 
9 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
8 
- 
5 
3 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
35,853 
2,305 
1 1 ,253 
3,535 
3,468 
3,473 
Female 
6,404 
720 
2,581 
667 
593 
519 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
19,858 
1,133 
5,464 
1,743 
1,874 
1,825 
Other 
22,399 
1,892 
8,370 
2,459 
2,187 
2,167 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
