Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
136 
2 
1 
- 
4 
19 
$1,000 
2,866 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
575 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
2 
1 
- 
2 
5 
$1,000 
1,919 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
102 
1 
- 
- 
1 
13 
$1,000 
1,054 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
374 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
344 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
37 
1 
1 
- 
4 
6 
$1,000 
1,811 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
201 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
1 
1 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
1,575 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,896 
1,028 
1,498 
392 
525 
539 
$1,000 
1,029,959 
582,693 
307,802 
55,787 
36,356 
18,743 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,546 
735 
1,062 
310 
292 
147 
$1,000 
978,586 
579,202 
303,885 
54,346 
31,309 
9,845 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
13,982 
842 
1,002 
360 
488 
768 
$1,000 
403,172 
144,193 
58,018 
33,194 
38,377 
33,573 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,323 
328 
225 
124 
279 
367 
$1,000 
269,743 
135,167 
45,587 
29,461 
35,284 
24,244 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
243 
73 
92 
33 
26 
17 
$1,000 
299,548 
237,573 
46,904 
10,478 
3,638 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
236 
73 
92 
33 
26 
12 
$1,000 
299,340 
237,573 
46,904 
10,478 
3,638 
747 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
600 
38 
17 
4 
16 
45 
$1,000 
56,386 
51,761 
2,313 
485 
430 
609 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
45 
28 
4 
3 
2 
8 
$1,000 
55,317 
51,670 
2,261 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,257 
30 
18 
10 
15 
62 
$1,000 
5,324 
47 
125 
21 
202 
701 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
1 
8 
$1,000 
513 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,333 
21 
23 
10 
19 
55 
$1,000 
8,310 
(D) 
(D) 
509 
(D) 
1,130 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
1 
2 
6 
11 
$1,000 
3,235 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
768 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,129 
1,448 
1,380 
309 
128 
75 
$1,000 
4,773,837 
3,586,481 
1,043,613 
118,536 
20,987 
2,028 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,266 
1,448 
1,376 
302 
114 
26 
$1,000 
4,771,325 
3,586,481 
1,043,606 
118,528 
20,928 
1,781 
Aquaculture 
farms 
128 
8 
9 
3 
11 
11 
$1,000 
26,858 
21,159 
2,287 
909 
1,039 
700 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29 
5 
3 
3 
8 
10 
$1,000 
26,033 
(D) 
2,287 
909 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
714 
13 
22 
11 
27 
46 
$1,000 
11,236 
(D) 
1,955 
2,309 
(D) 
1,272 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
2 
4 
9 
17 
15 
$1,000 
9,212 
(D) 
1,724 
(D) 
(D) 
1,010 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
14,533 
1,131 
1,558 
567 
835 
921 
$1,000 
142,322 
47,023 
40,371 
9,840 
8,585 
6,662 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
458 
46 
40 
36 
50 
47 
$1,000 
11,962 
6,645 
2,260 
945 
1,155 
317 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,177 
41 
45 
36 
47 
123 
$1,000 
13,197 
3,381 
669 
1,106 
1,607 
2,018 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
42,257 
2,390 
2,819 
945 
1,247 
1,630 
$1,000 
7,488,510 
4,699,973 
1 ,644,497 
300,999 
188,978 
112,270 
Average per farm 
dollars 
177,213 
1,966,516 
583,362 
318,518 
151,546 
68,877 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,061 
1,399 
1,926 
722 
992 
1,315 
$1,000 
499,665 
250,391 
143,216 
30,999 
23,918 
13,601 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,397 
302 
445 
139 
169 
539 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,486 
164 
229 
156 
477 
648 
$25,000 to $49,999 
849 
74 
177 
174 
248 
102 
$50,000 or more 
2,329 
859 
1,075 
253 
98 
26 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
21,334 
1,811 
2,305 
778 
1,069 
1,335 
$1,000 
398,050 
228,078 
115,466 
21,915 
13,956 
6,311 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,838 
647 
833 
263 
445 
996 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,805 
267 
269 
171 
448 
303 
$25,000 to $49,999 
673 
94 
224 
171 
127 
29 
$50,000 or more 
2,018 
803 
979 
173 
49 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
110 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
