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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
17,221 
14,741 
1,192 
857 
acres treated 
3,393,219 
2,263,167 
702,045 
500,851 
Manure used 
farms 
6,562 
5,689 
434 
313 
acres treated 
633,534 
474,716 
88,706 
67,226 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
8,719 
7,068 
773 
557 
acres 
2,178,419 
1,399,384 
500,814 
356,814 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
15,329 
12,835 
1,178 
874 
acres 
3,395,168 
2,252,420 
712,058 
508,597 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,547 
1,944 
337 
259 
acres 
1,112,678 
709,301 
277,552 
193,852 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,674 
2,812 
406 
301 
acres 
961,566 
567,359 
263,872 
179,538 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
2,562 
1,945 
331 
243 
acres on which used 
1,128,744 
741,859 
261,485 
185,800 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,397 
1,101 
142 
106 
acres 
107,145 
71,546 
24,092 
19,170 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,779 
2,258 
237 
185 
acres 
221,416 
133,707 
55,141 
46,532 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
4,966 
4,189 
350 
277 
acres 
729,393 
456,349 
130,233 
114,084 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
2,743 
2,147 
322 
240 
acres 
699,406 
473,559 
155,339 
118,588 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
2,355 
1,848 
267 
204 
acres 
905,147 
583,988 
204,063 
146,806 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
6,001 
4,973 
508 
352 
acres 
1,346,435 
878,035 
285,089 
190,915 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,235 
1,749 
253 
179 
acres 
370,137 
218,613 
99,733 
74,738 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
343 
284 
24 
20 
Solar panels 
farms 
247 
200 
16 
14 
Wind turbines 
farms 
10 
8 
2 
2 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
50 
39 
6 
5 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
13 
12 
1 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
36 
33 
2 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
16 
12 
2 
2 
Other 
farms 
8 
8 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
5 
3 
2 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
31,544 
27,885 
1,667 
1,241 
Part owners 
farms 
8,660 
7,279 
697 
467 
Tenants 
farms 
2,053 
1,699 
171 
128 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
40,244 
35,197 
2,369 
1,713 
acres 
7,507,808 
5,075,278 
1,230,052 
959,857 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
40,204 
35,164 
2,364 
1,708 
acres 
6,924,984 
4,710,635 
1,143,465 
887,159 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
10,784 
9,034 
878 
601 
acres 
2,716,249 
1,913,394 
514,240 
364,705 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10,713 
8,978 
868 
595 
acres 
2,695,852 
1,899,881 
511,298 
363,271 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,595 
3,781 
413 
332 
acres 
603,221 
378,156 
89,529 
74,132 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
61,859 
52,422 
4,632 
3,358 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
26,061 
23,604 
1,003 
738 
2 operators 
13,596 
11,442 
1,111 
794 
3 operators 
2,120 
1,525 
323 
228 
4 operators 
329 
204 
70 
50 
5 or more operators 
151 
88 
28 
26 
Total women operators 
number 
18,065 
15,580 
1,143 
852 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
15,988 
14,054 
854 
630 
2 operators 
794 
598 
92 
63 
3 operators 
136 
96 
22 
19 
4 operators 
9 
5 
4 
4 
5 or more operators 
8 
4 
4 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
146 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
