Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
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 
110 
10 
7 
$1,000 
2,866 
2,071 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
5 
2 
2 
$1,000 
1,919 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
102 
88 
7 
4 
$1,000 
1,054 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
$1,000 
344 
(D) 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
37 
25 
3 
3 
$1,000 
1,811 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
3 
2 
2 
$1,000 
1,575 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,896 
7,591 
711 
500 
$1,000 
1,029,959 
651,189 
257,472 
176,013 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,546 
1,884 
385 
273 
$1,000 
978,586 
606,666 
254,089 
173,630 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
13,982 
12,415 
872 
562 
$1,000 
403,172 
282,478 
50,638 
39,176 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,323 
927 
215 
151 
$1,000 
269,743 
165,662 
41,143 
32,762 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
243 
135 
55 
34 
$1,000 
299,548 
137,407 
69,205 
31,335 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
236 
131 
52 
34 
$1,000 
299,340 
137,346 
69,058 
31,335 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
600 
526 
23 
19 
$1,000 
56,386 
12,442 
10,780 
10,775 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
45 
21 
6 
6 
$1,000 
55,317 
11,483 
10,709 
10,709 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,257 
2,101 
69 
45 
$1,000 
5,324 
4,552 
446 
414 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
5 
4 
4 
$1,000 
513 
313 
200 
200 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,333 
1,182 
45 
30 
$1,000 
8,310 
6,622 
(D) 
187 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
13 
2 
- 
$1,000 
3,235 
2,557 
(D) 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,129 
4,297 
286 
234 
$1,000 
4,773,837 
3,339,443 
411,449 
365,840 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,266 
2,590 
231 
195 
$1,000 
4,771,325 
3,337,299 
411,335 
365,765 
Aquaculture 
farms 
128 
96 
2 
2 
$1,000 
26,858 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29 
13 
$1,000 
26,033 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
714 
618 
32 
22 
$1,000 
11,236 
5,782 
2,878 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
29 
7 
5 
$1,000 
9,212 
4,289 
2,726 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
14,533 
12,151 
1,282 
933 
$1,000 
142,322 
100,906 
25,232 
18,924 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
458 
372 
44 
24 
$1,000 
11,962 
6,032 
4,346 
2,576 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,177 
1,886 
118 
94 
$1,000 
13,197 
7,424 
3,650 
3,417 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
42,257 
36,863 
2,535 
1,836 
$1,000 
7,488,510 
4,826,322 
1,048,281 
822,651 
Average per farm 
dollars 
177,213 
130,926 
413,523 
448,067 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,061 
19,025 
1,443 
1,032 
$1,000 
499,665 
317,767 
105,536 
76,631 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,397 
13,899 
690 
483 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,486 
2,899 
251 
181 
$25,000 to $49,999 
849 
647 
97 
60 
$50,000 or more 
2,329 
1,580 
405 
308 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
21,334 
18,135 
1,464 
1,077 
$1,000 
398,050 
239,571 
94,817 
70,142 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,838 
14,867 
865 
626 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,805 
1,389 
155 
129 
$25,000 to $49,999 
673 
497 
94 
73 
$50,000 or more 
2,018 
1,382 
350 
249 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
