Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
8,719 
1,028 
1,486 
546 
747 
729 
acres 
2,178,419 
969,228 
766,750 
152,916 
116,731 
64,057 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
15,329 
1,354 
2,002 
690 
904 
1,104 
acres 
3,395,168 
1,483,995 
1,073,377 
233,708 
176,114 
115,408 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,547 
546 
636 
232 
288 
229 
acres 
1,112,678 
671,307 
313,330 
61,561 
40,009 
13,416 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,674 
682 
726 
309 
336 
321 
acres 
961,566 
575,578 
256,146 
60,512 
32,017 
17,593 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
2,562 
581 
873 
222 
218 
157 
acres on which used 
1,128,744 
615,050 
405,554 
57,592 
30,183 
9,725 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,397 
208 
353 
75 
97 
107 
acres 
107,145 
48,420 
29,324 
5,939 
5,393 
4,093 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,779 
297 
318 
122 
117 
132 
acres 
221,416 
85,473 
46,367 
13,527 
11,517 
8,232 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
4,966 
183 
200 
90 
116 
167 
acres 
729,393 
81,153 
44,228 
20,705 
63,145 
39,151 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
2,743 
389 
559 
197 
268 
218 
acres 
699,406 
300,825 
268,237 
51,719 
37,437 
14,389 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
2,355 
427 
673 
208 
186 
166 
acres 
905,147 
450,320 
334,270 
65,052 
27,723 
15,357 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
6,001 
622 
925 
313 
492 
528 
acres 
1,346,435 
639,802 
417,783 
94,410 
79,492 
48,505 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,235 
255 
441 
125 
153 
130 
acres 
370,137 
160,803 
135,196 
25,073 
19,279 
6,802 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
343 
17 
9 
4 
8 
20 
Solar panels 
farms 
247 
13 
2 
2 
6 
13 
Wind turbines 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
50 
1 
- 
- 
1 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
13 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
36 
2 
7 
1 
1 
6 
Ethanol 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
Other 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
31,544 
1,187 
1,189 
391 
500 
725 
Part owners 
farms 
8,660 
1,032 
1,441 
460 
534 
640 
Tenants 
farms 
2,053 
88 
226 
105 
154 
187 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
40,244 
2,221 
2,633 
854 
1,036 
1,366 
acres 
7,507,808 
1,357,213 
830,649 
276,825 
458,807 
368,574 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
40,204 
2,219 
2,630 
851 
1,034 
1,365 
acres 
6,924,984 
1,319,148 
801,274 
261,925 
426,760 
342,262 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
10,784 
1,124 
1,669 
570 
692 
835 
acres 
2,716,249 
957,931 
815,648 
203,943 
163,766 
134,181 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10,713 
1,120 
1,667 
565 
688 
827 
acres 
2,695,852 
953,097 
813,552 
202,069 
162,581 
133,263 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,595 
192 
197 
94 
161 
227 
acres 
603,221 
42,899 
31,471 
16,774 
33,232 
27,230 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
61,859 
3,827 
4,155 
1,357 
1,715 
2,246 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
26,061 
1,223 
1,783 
631 
788 
1,021 
2 operators 
13,596 
786 
870 
269 
307 
413 
3 operators 
2,120 
228 
183 
45 
71 
95 
4 operators 
329 
43 
18 
7 
14 
14 
5 or more operators 
151 
27 
2 
4 
8 
9 
Total women operators 
number 
18,065 
781 
790 
266 
326 
511 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
15,988 
684 
745 
235 
292 
452 
2 operators 
794 
39 
21 
11 
14 
28 
3 operators 
136 
5 
1 
3 
2 
1 
4 operators 
9 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
8 
“ 
- 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
35,853 
2,173 
2,672 
892 
1,095 
1,399 
Female 
6,404 
134 
184 
64 
93 
153 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
19,858 
2,043 
2,459 
792 
860 
992 
Other 
22,399 
264 
397 
164 
328 
560 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
94 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
