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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
15,175 
451 
4,120 
1,632 
1,780 
1,782 
number 
469,942 
3,013 
37,162 
23,928 
30,939 
40,863 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,865 
371 
2,591 
561 
497 
367 
1 0 to 49 
7,891 
75 
1,518 
1,048 
1,240 
1,274 
50 to 99 
1,586 
5 
11 
22 
42 
135 
1 00 to 1 99 
540 
- 
- 
1 
- 
6 
200 to 499 
256 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
37 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
348 
6 
52 
10 
27 
21 
number 
79,492 
16 
259 
334 
1,023 
1,291 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
98 
6 
43 
6 
13 
6 
1 0 to 49 
35 
- 
9 
2 
9 
3 
50 to 99 
36 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
100 to 199 
104 
- 
- 
1 
4 
8 
200 to 499 
43 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
32 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
13,963 
390 
3,549 
1,418 
1,562 
1,611 
number 
484,283 
2,660 
24,940 
16,502 
21,830 
27,739 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
13,982 
358 
3,348 
1,450 
1,640 
1,687 
number 
537,089 
2,581 
26,141 
18,657 
26,117 
33,463 
$1,000 
403,172 
1,717 
16,892 
13,185 
18,003 
21,647 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
9,651 
214 
2,233 
967 
1,150 
1,226 
number 
185,321 
1,092 
12,900 
7,547 
11,512 
15,750 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
11,302 
238 
2,499 
1,161 
1,313 
1,408 
number 
351,768 
1,489 
13,241 
11,110 
14,605 
17,713 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
" 
- 
- 
" 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
866 
131 
369 
59 
54 
90 
number 
153,733 
(D) 
4,750 
6,757 
4,828 
8,202 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
704 
121 
325 
44 
45 
74 
25 to 49 
65 
7 
23 
12 
4 
4 
50 to 99 
38 
3 
19 
1 
4 
3 
100 to 199 
19 
- 
1 
- 
- 
7 
200 to 499 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
35 
- 
1 
2 
1 
2 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
522 
84 
211 
33 
37 
57 
number 
21,114 
(D) 
1,134 
226 
211 
3,002 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
686 
98 
284 
49 
44 
75 
number 
132,619 
739 
3,616 
6,531 
4,617 
5,200 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
600 
86 
230 
50 
43 
62 
number 
696,608 
(D) 
4,869 
8,862 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
56,386 
(D) 
595 
1,487 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
688 
93 
307 
61 
52 
51 
number 
21,798 
1,208 
6,037 
1,047 
1,921 
1,984 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
500 
65 
234 
40 
39 
41 
number 
10,492 
532 
3,533 
521 
1,087 
1,574 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
417 
43 
192 
37 
43 
34 
number 
8,591 
540 
2,704 
416 
778 
1,259 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,502 
818 
4,421 
943 
760 
731 
number 
69,861 
4,034 
36,382 
5,696 
5,328 
4,757 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,051 
798 
4,240 
878 
729 
696 
number 
51,033 
3,667 
22,660 
4,682 
4,436 
4,050 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,160 
176 
532 
79 
87 
73 
number 
3,056 
367 
1,241 
192 
243 
232 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,329 
521 
1,617 
281 
236 
217 
number 
71,709 
7,529 
27,293 
5,934 
4,425 
3,346 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,933 
314 
970 
153 
137 
121 
number 
30,172 
2,763 
14,522 
2,337 
1,618 
2,216 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,483 
542 
1,710 
273 
281 
243 
number 
17,445,067 
1,428,634 
4,404,616 
1,384,021 
1,388,541 
2,314,202 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,044 
520 
1,522 
214 
229 
212 
400 to 3,199 
24 
4 
9 
2 
4 
4 
3,200 to 9,999 
37 
6 
15 
3 
5 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
112 
8 
58 
10 
12 
8 
20,000 to 49,999 
229 
2 
96 
42 
28 
15 
50,000 to 99,999 
14 
- 
7 
2 
1 
1 
100,000 or more 
23 
2 
3 
- 
2 
2 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
613 
102 
278 
46 
46 
44 
number 
7,718,153 
661,223 
1,887,915 
743,373 
546,441 
621,768 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,033 
168 
487 
100 
86 
70 
number 
14,372,977 
1,161,356 
4,442,694 
1,249,597 
1,573,871 
1,115,450 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
257 
24 
106 
24 
21 
24 
number 
13,371,144 
701,635 
3,620,840 
1,315,554 
1,109,747 
1,544,556 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
