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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
699 
463 
121 
85 
500 or more 
238 
113 
69 
56 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
15,413 
13,746 
936 
598 
number 
549,434 
403,307 
77,841 
52,992 
Beef cows 
farms 
15,175 
13,599 
886 
566 
number 
469,942 
367,006 
59,616 
43,865 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,865 
4,559 
188 
101 
1 0 to 49 
7,891 
7,154 
393 
243 
50 to 99 
1,586 
1,329 
153 
110 
100 to 199 
540 
386 
86 
60 
200 to 499 
256 
154 
53 
41 
500 or more 
37 
17 
13 
11 
Milk cows 
farms 
348 
234 
59 
37 
number 
79,492 
36,301 
18,225 
9,127 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
98 
95 
2 
2 
1 0 to 49 
35 
24 
9 
4 
50 to 99 
36 
34 
1 
1 
100 to 199 
104 
49 
25 
17 
200 to 499 
43 
24 
11 
7 
500 or more 
32 
8 
11 
6 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
13,963 
12,434 
834 
537 
number 
484,283 
337,234 
72,572 
53,007 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
13,982 
12,415 
872 
562 
number 
537,089 
382,372 
71,558 
54,115 
$1,000 
403,172 
282,478 
50,638 
39,176 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
9,651 
8,598 
583 
377 
number 
185,321 
139,527 
27,097 
19,876 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
11,302 
9,993 
718 
460 
number 
351,768 
242,845 
44,461 
34,239 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
866 
773 
29 
24 
number 
153,733 
38,213 
45,289 
45,230 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
704 
644 
16 
13 
25 to 49 
65 
58 
6 
4 
50 to 99 
38 
38 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
19 
17 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
5 
4 
- 
- 
500 or more 
35 
12 
6 
6 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
522 
482 
11 
9 
number 
21,114 
3,926 
(D) 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
686 
603 
28 
23 
number 
132,619 
34,287 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
600 
526 
23 
19 
number 
696,608 
102,880 
126,239 
126,174 
$1,000 
56,386 
12,442 
10,780 
10,775 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
688 
592 
38 
26 
number 
21,798 
18,211 
2,015 
1,652 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
500 
426 
31 
23 
number 
10,492 
8,175 
1,446 
1,203 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
417 
356 
23 
13 
number 
8,591 
7,090 
1,067 
979 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,502 
8,553 
383 
252 
number 
69,861 
59,645 
3,334 
2,517 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,051 
8,170 
345 
232 
number 
51,033 
43,640 
2,406 
1,789 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,160 
1,016 
43 
29 
number 
3,056 
2,507 
108 
64 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,329 
3,102 
104 
73 
number 
71,709 
61,238 
1,966 
1,405 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,933 
1,828 
49 
32 
number 
30,172 
28,068 
557 
346 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,483 
3,180 
127 
87 
number 
17,445,067 
8,580,979 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,044 
2,833 
88 
50 
400 to 3,199 
24 
16 
8 
8 
3,200 to 9,999 
37 
33 
2 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
112 
102 
4 
3 
20,000 to 49,999 
229 
181 
20 
20 
50,000 to 99,999 
14 
8 
1 
1 
100,000 or more 
23 
7 
4 
4 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
613 
528 
29 
21 
number 
7,718,153 
4,980,160 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
152 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
