Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,167 
1,037 
1,021 
130 
123 
121 
acres treated 
406,195 
378,954 
369,121 
27,241 
25,389 
21,812 
Manure used 
farms 
414 
389 
387 
25 
23 
25 
acres treated 
67,891 
65,152 
(D) 
2,739 
(D) 
2,221 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
809 
728 
712 
81 
74 
69 
acres 
270,634 
249,673 
240,988 
20,961 
19,220 
7,587 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,199 
1,075 
1,058 
124 
117 
117 
acres 
410,234 
381,695 
371,630 
28,539 
26,585 
20,456 
Nematodes 
farms 
244 
221 
211 
23 
21 
22 
acres 
120,494 
110,125 
108,972 
10,369 
(D) 
5,331 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
431 
378 
365 
53 
48 
25 
acres 
126,989 
111,140 
106,163 
15,849 
(D) 
3,346 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
268 
251 
247 
17 
12 
18 
acres on which used 
116,925 
111,128 
(D) 
5,797 
(D) 
8,475 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
141 
132 
130 
9 
7 
13 
acres 
10,980 
9,911 
(D) 
1,069 
(D) 
527 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
251 
224 
222 
27 
23 
33 
acres 
30,943 
28,408 
(D) 
2,535 
2,435 
1,625 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
378 
340 
338 
38 
38 
49 
acres 
137,297 
102,890 
(D) 
34,407 
34,407 
5,514 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
242 
225 
221 
17 
16 
32 
acres 
68,888 
67,430 
66,827 
1,458 
(D) 
1,620 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
228 
212 
206 
16 
16 
12 
acres 
110,291 
106,070 
103,110 
4,221 
4,221 
6,805 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
469 
423 
409 
46 
44 
51 
acres 
174,765 
158,286 
154,936 
16,479 
(D) 
8,546 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
198 
183 
181 
15 
13 
35 
acres 
49,363 
48,393 
(D) 
970 
(D) 
2,428 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
30 
27 
27 
3 
3 
5 
Solar panels 
farms 
26 
23 
23 
3 
3 
5 
Wind turbines 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
3 
3 
3 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,603 
651 
1,416 
606 
1,372 
601 
187 
168 
389 
Part owners 
farms 
45 
44 
33 
Tenants 
farms 
156 
130 
125 
26 
25 
27 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,256 
2,024 
1,975 
232 
212 
422 
acres 
1,037,161 
939,495 
854,278 
97,666 
92,666 
165,317 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,254 
2,022 
1,973 
232 
212 
422 
acres 
921,680 
828,884 
785,784 
92,796 
(D) 
149,204 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
812 
741 
731 
71 
69 
60 
acres 
274,295 
254,974 
250,123 
19,321 
(D) 
14,320 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
807 
736 
726 
71 
69 
60 
acres 
270,397 
251,081 
246,330 
19,316 
(D) 
14,276 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
323 
297 
283 
26 
26 
78 
acres 
119,379 
114,504 
(D) 
4,875 
4,875 
16,157 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
4,078 
3,640 
3,541 
438 
392 
727 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,186 
1,061 
1,033 
125 
114 
268 
2 operators 
918 
817 
798 
101 
96 
125 
3 operators 
239 
214 
212 
25 
23 
33 
4 operators 
42 
39 
37 
3 
3 
13 
5 or more operators 
25 
21 
18 
4 
1 
10 
Total women operators 
number 
1,112 
1,007 
989 
105 
98 
230 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
907 
811 
795 
96 
92 
173 
2 operators 
89 
86 
85 
3 
3 
15 
3 operators 
9 
8 
8 
1 
- 
9 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Georgia 147 
