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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
2,131 
1,639 
241 
176 
$1,000 
41,086 
19,923 
11,031 
9,074 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
703 
633 
24 
18 
$1,000 to $4,999 
643 
502 
88 
69 
$5,000 to $24,999 
467 
323 
55 
39 
$25,000 to $49,999 
138 
89 
22 
11 
$50,000 or more 
180 
92 
52 
39 
Interest expense 
farms 
13,507 
1 1 ,244 
1,052 
789 
$1,000 
228,123 
159,290 
35,513 
26,373 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,784 
5,042 
373 
253 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,405 
4,554 
376 
288 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,999 
1,466 
222 
191 
$100,000 or more 
319 
182 
81 
57 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,810 
9,061 
780 
591 
$1,000 
180,110 
126,305 
27,002 
19,859 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
984 
886 
55 
39 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,297 
2,908 
177 
121 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,663 
3,939 
313 
241 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,112 
833 
101 
92 
$50,000 or more 
754 
495 
134 
98 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
6,844 
5,572 
642 
488 
$1,000 
48,013 
32,985 
8,511 
6,514 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,117 
1,825 
141 
104 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,803 
2,323 
241 
179 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,534 
1,194 
162 
130 
$25,000 to $49,999 
230 
137 
47 
37 
$50,000 or more 
160 
93 
51 
38 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
40,365 
35,327 
2,412 
1,746 
$1,000 
131,712 
98,267 
15,621 
12,395 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,643 
31,175 
1,697 
1,170 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,597 
2,817 
341 
277 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,649 
1,094 
258 
204 
$25,000 or more 
476 
241 
116 
95 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
21,095 
17,729 
1,513 
1,119 
$1,000 
311,466 
178,153 
51,363 
37,208 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,565 
13,021 
766 
546 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,542 
3,421 
441 
343 
$25,000 to $49,999 
889 
634 
98 
75 
$50,000 to $99,999 
555 
347 
104 
74 
$100,000 or more 
544 
306 
104 
81 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
788 
642 
69 
43 
$1,000 
6,359 
4,237 
1,648 
744 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
18,534 
15,378 
1,455 
1,084 
$1,000 
475,999 
311,646 
79,886 
58,308 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
42,257 
36,863 
2,535 
1,836 
$1,000 
2,128,848 
1,251,166 
432,962 
310,885 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,379 
33,941 
170,794 
169,327 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
16,743 
13,844 
1,355 
995 
Average net gain 
dollars 
157,622 
116,819 
350,210 
343,650 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,582 
1,474 
58 
35 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,269 
2,960 
154 
109 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,775 
1,570 
100 
72 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,524 
2,145 
195 
137 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,456 
1,240 
101 
74 
$50,000 or more 
6,137 
4,455 
747 
568 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,514 
23,019 
1,180 
841 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,997 
15,903 
35,231 
36,916 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,082 
1,931 
78 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,718 
7,229 
260 
160 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,583 
5,179 
222 
163 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,900 
5,303 
300 
205 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,601 
2,204 
158 
126 
$50,000 or more 
1,630 
1,173 
162 
133 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
42,257 
36,863 
2,535 
1,836 
$1,000 
1,498,097 
767,369 
378,239 
264,958 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,452 
20,817 
149,207 
144,313 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
16,603 
13,757 
1,341 
987 
Average net gain 
dollars 
121,876 
83,455 
313,571 
300,381 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
140 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
