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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
14,842 
12,474 
1,163 
836 
$1,000 
295,102 
177,775 
59,032 
42,529 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,325 
6,721 
306 
198 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,136 
2,602 
259 
190 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,881 
1,423 
201 
160 
$25,000 to $49,999 
732 
532 
78 
58 
$50,000 or more 
1,768 
1,196 
319 
230 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
10,995 
9,447 
691 
477 
$1,000 
927,465 
494,918 
68,570 
59,952 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,783 
5,264 
278 
169 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,632 
1,380 
134 
78 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,474 
1,166 
114 
85 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,421 
1,166 
94 
84 
$250,000 or more 
685 
471 
71 
61 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
5,728 
4,961 
419 
271 
$1,000 
99,642 
71,011 
10,603 
7,575 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
6,714 
5,676 
413 
309 
$1,000 
827,823 
423,907 
57,967 
52,377 
Feed purchased farms 
26,118 
23,230 
1,345 
899 
$1,000 
2,913,851 
2,153,915 
279,905 
239,330 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,465 
14,412 
550 
328 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,468 
4,782 
334 
215 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,779 
1,416 
171 
114 
$100,000 to $249,999 
390 
270 
64 
52 
$250,000 or more 
3,016 
2,350 
226 
190 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
40,396 
35,314 
2,393 
1,735 
$1,000 
346,738 
223,299 
62,668 
47,465 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31,965 
28,992 
1,483 
1,043 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,068 
4,014 
433 
324 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,751 
1,303 
176 
139 
$50,000 or more 
1,612 
1,005 
301 
229 
Utilities farms 
26,018 
21,969 
1,835 
1,353 
$1,000 
185,418 
112,786 
29,219 
22,560 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12,404 
11,340 
561 
374 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,519 
6,291 
566 
430 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,391 
3,284 
431 
330 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,065 
734 
138 
109 
$50,000 or more 
639 
320 
139 
110 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
33,039 
28,515 
2,103 
1,540 
$1,000 
340,286 
201,308 
64,047 
47,223 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,819 
22,408 
1,201 
846 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,440 
4,275 
481 
366 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,354 
1,024 
123 
96 
$50,000 or more 
1,426 
808 
298 
232 
Hired farm labor farms 
12,258 
9,472 
1,205 
907 
$1,000 
447,136 
183,735 
84,360 
66,579 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,592 
4,898 
360 
246 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,461 
2,671 
363 
280 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,405 
1,605 
295 
242 
$100,000 to $249,999 
518 
225 
120 
88 
$250,000 or more 
282 
73 
67 
51 
Contract labor farms 
4,684 
3,556 
492 
390 
$1,000 
92,896 
52,499 
21,615 
15,020 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
957 
826 
46 
29 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,668 
1,339 
170 
140 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,322 
951 
151 
119 
$25,000 to $49,999 
333 
203 
57 
50 
$50,000 or more 
404 
237 
68 
52 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
8,246 
6,755 
673 
533 
$1,000 
109,074 
70,324 
15,243 
11,785 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,879 
1,710 
99 
72 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,200 
1,881 
155 
119 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,122 
2,469 
230 
192 
$25,000 to $49,999 
681 
495 
102 
82 
$50,000 or more 
364 
200 
87 
68 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
8,376 
6,842 
792 
551 
$1,000 
220,440 
142,791 
49,742 
38,385 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,383 
3,846 
250 
142 
$5,000 to $9,999 
933 
735 
93 
79 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,028 
827 
105 
81 
$25,000 or more 
2,032 
1,434 
344 
249 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
138 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
