Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
14,842 
8,476 
41 
470 
688 
1,534 
2,384 
3,359 
$1,000 
295,102 
265,071 
465 
14,622 
35,492 
75,718 
78,542 
60,233 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,325 
3,143 
14 
102 
160 
408 
841 
1,618 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,136 
1,762 
- 
77 
107 
275 
508 
795 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,881 
1,301 
21 
129 
117 
227 
362 
445 
$25,000 to $49,999 
732 
634 
4 
45 
90 
161 
180 
154 
$50,000 or more 
1,768 
1,636 
2 
117 
214 
463 
493 
347 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,995 
6,373 
33 
279 
662 
1,246 
1,767 
2,386 
$1,000 
927,465 
800,124 
1,278 
26,102 
106,548 
201,570 
198,990 
265,635 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,783 
2,542 
18 
105 
201 
395 
668 
1,155 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,632 
926 
5 
42 
88 
151 
267 
373 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,474 
1,080 
6 
29 
68 
218 
322 
437 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,421 
1,216 
2 
70 
199 
317 
334 
294 
$250,000 or more 
685 
609 
2 
33 
106 
165 
176 
127 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,728 
3,159 
14 
139 
329 
556 
892 
1,229 
$1,000 
99,642 
81,087 
182 
6,254 
15,154 
24,124 
20,084 
15,289 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,714 
4,067 
20 
178 
463 
882 
1,105 
1,419 
$1,000 
827,823 
719,037 
1,096 
19,849 
91,394 
177,446 
178,906 
250,346 
Feed purchased 
farms 
26,118 
13,167 
47 
464 
999 
2,103 
3,503 
6,051 
$1,000 
2,913,851 
2,466,054 
6,657 
95,531 
377,930 
696,535 
690,717 
598,684 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,465 
6,240 
23 
210 
322 
832 
1,590 
3,263 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,468 
2,874 
13 
100 
213 
404 
714 
1,430 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,779 
1,209 
- 
26 
103 
175 
360 
545 
$100,000 to $249,999 
390 
320 
- 
22 
29 
54 
103 
112 
$250,000 or more 
3,016 
2,524 
11 
106 
332 
638 
736 
701 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
40,396 
19,467 
80 
768 
1,461 
3,067 
5,187 
8,904 
$1,000 
346,738 
293,123 
556 
14,230 
35,856 
78,153 
89,017 
75,311 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31,965 
12,798 
54 
389 
694 
1,532 
3,204 
6,925 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,068 
3,671 
18 
189 
341 
751 
1,067 
1,305 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,751 
1,524 
7 
113 
224 
367 
452 
361 
$50,000 or more 
1,612 
1,474 
1 
77 
202 
417 
464 
313 
Utilities 
farms 
26,018 
14,428 
46 
604 
1,198 
2,514 
4,017 
6,049 
$1,000 
185,418 
155,204 
438 
6,493 
24,302 
40,394 
44,446 
39,131 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12,404 
5,157 
23 
129 
243 
586 
1,321 
2,855 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,519 
4,150 
11 
180 
272 
669 
1,154 
1,864 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,391 
3,597 
5 
220 
437 
865 
1,054 
1,016 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,065 
945 
5 
51 
143 
231 
326 
189 
$50,000 or more 
639 
579 
2 
24 
103 
163 
162 
125 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
33,039 
16,944 
60 
704 
1,320 
2,793 
4,580 
7,487 
$1,000 
340,286 
287,519 
452 
10,331 
30,886 
77,643 
89,997 
78,210 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,819 
10,538 
43 
345 
574 
1,363 
2,671 
5,542 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,440 
3,959 
10 
248 
416 
786 
1,106 
1,393 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,354 
1,140 
6 
67 
177 
285 
346 
259 
$50,000 or more 
1,426 
1,307 
1 
44 
153 
359 
457 
293 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
12,258 
7,728 
32 
369 
727 
1,491 
2,190 
2,919 
$1,000 
447,136 
376,414 
529 
14,424 
44,085 
105,120 
122,387 
89,869 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,592 
2,805 
20 
108 
156 
405 
672 
1,444 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,461 
2,361 
8 
128 
244 
489 
714 
778 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,405 
1,868 
3 
103 
224 
428 
566 
544 
$100,000 to $249,999 
518 
440 
1 
19 
68 
102 
157 
93 
$250,000 or more 
282 
254 
- 
11 
35 
67 
81 
60 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,684 
2,712 
15 
108 
267 
543 
826 
953 
$1,000 
92,896 
75,580 
103 
4,420 
8,425 
21,958 
23,645 
17,028 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
957 
403 
- 
12 
17 
45 
129 
200 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,668 
878 
5 
25 
89 
137 
252 
370 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,322 
841 
10 
36 
92 
216 
260 
227 
$25,000 to $49,999 
333 
265 
- 
11 
22 
72 
77 
83 
$50,000 or more 
404 
325 
- 
24 
47 
73 
108 
73 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
8,246 
5,466 
16 
281 
582 
1,090 
1,474 
2,023 
$1,000 
109,074 
92,714 
96 
3,598 
13,681 
27,701 
24,156 
23,481 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,879 
859 
5 
26 
39 
88 
224 
477 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,200 
1,286 
2 
90 
103 
198 
303 
590 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,122 
2,423 
9 
121 
290 
560 
689 
754 
$25,000 to $49,999 
681 
584 
- 
34 
96 
156 
178 
120 
$50,000 or more 
364 
314 
- 
10 
54 
88 
80 
82 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
8,376 
5,613 
34 
402 
594 
1,179 
1,560 
1,844 
$1,000 
220,440 
197,692 
1,029 
16,580 
26,375 
55,306 
59,786 
38,615 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,383 
2,276 
8 
122 
168 
344 
619 
1,015 
$5,000 to $9,999 
933 
659 
6 
62 
90 
118 
155 
228 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,028 
836 
9 
70 
106 
182 
236 
233 
$25,000 or more 
2,032 
1,842 
11 
148 
230 
535 
550 
368 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
