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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
2,131 
1,391 
7 
118 
178 
306 
408 
374 
$1,000 
41,086 
37,655 
85 
1,907 
6,995 
9,083 
1 1 ,892 
7,693 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
703 
316 
- 
10 
17 
50 
117 
122 
$1,000 to $4,999 
643 
392 
1 
41 
51 
83 
106 
110 
$5,000 to $24,999 
467 
389 
6 
41 
64 
93 
92 
93 
$25,000 to $49,999 
138 
126 
- 
16 
17 
37 
37 
19 
$50,000 or more 
180 
168 
" 
10 
29 
43 
56 
30 
Interest expense 
farms 
13,507 
7,621 
14 
398 
780 
1,549 
2,334 
2,546 
$1,000 
228,123 
169,845 
407 
6,433 
24,705 
41,285 
55,770 
41,245 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,784 
2,734 
5 
155 
192 
459 
775 
1,148 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,405 
3,039 
4 
165 
315 
626 
943 
986 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,999 
1,564 
4 
69 
223 
392 
517 
359 
$100,000 or more 
319 
284 
1 
9 
50 
72 
99 
53 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,810 
6,091 
6 
263 
647 
1,216 
1,904 
2,055 
$1,000 
180,110 
130,468 
355 
4,562 
19,188 
29,550 
43,849 
32,964 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
984 
486 
- 
32 
22 
61 
159 
212 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,297 
1,584 
- 
44 
137 
270 
445 
688 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,663 
2,557 
1 
129 
261 
532 
821 
813 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,112 
825 
3 
40 
113 
206 
248 
215 
$50,000 or more 
754 
639 
2 
18 
114 
147 
231 
127 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
6,844 
4,162 
13 
264 
435 
843 
1,281 
1,326 
$1,000 
48,013 
39,378 
52 
1,872 
5,518 
11,736 
11,921 
8,280 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,117 
995 
5 
42 
66 
148 
298 
436 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,673 
3 
137 
182 
294 
511 
546 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,130 
5 
73 
138 
298 
349 
267 
$25,000 to $49,999 
213 
- 
7 
30 
53 
79 
44 
$50,000 or more 
160 
151 
- 
5 
19 
50 
44 
33 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
40,365 
18,888 
49 
606 
1,378 
2,928 
5,052 
8,875 
$1,000 
131,712 
78,791 
103 
2,152 
7,322 
15,665 
23,082 
30,467 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,643 
15,180 
47 
514 
990 
2,131 
3,925 
7,573 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,597 
2,183 
- 
48 
226 
452 
657 
800 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,649 
1,164 
2 
34 
119 
265 
350 
394 
$25,000 or more 
476 
361 
- 
10 
43 
80 
120 
108 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
21,095 
12,176 
29 
516 
1,093 
2,228 
3,434 
4,876 
$1,000 
311,466 
266,744 
302 
10,885 
33,695 
74,204 
83,233 
64,425 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,565 
7,007 
12 
243 
462 
985 
1,850 
3,455 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,542 
3,454 
14 
190 
419 
822 
1,030 
979 
$25,000 to $49,999 
889 
748 
2 
33 
83 
183 
224 
223 
$50,000 to $99,999 
555 
487 
1 
25 
59 
113 
185 
104 
$100,000 or more 
544 
480 
- 
25 
70 
125 
145 
115 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
788 
588 
- 
16 
66 
96 
191 
219 
$1,000 
6,359 
5,844 
- 
129 
670 
1,617 
2,069 
1,358 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
18,534 
10,928 
28 
470 
987 
1,996 
3,064 
4,383 
$1,000 
475,999 
395,595 
1,307 
17,910 
55,439 
101,119 
118,468 
101,351 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
42,257 
19,858 
84 
781 
1,482 
3,128 
5,265 
9,118 
$1,000 
2,128,848 
1,950,540 
6,698 
73,943 
251,983 
547,263 
612,689 
457,965 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,379 
98,224 
79,741 
94,677 
170,029 
174,956 
116,370 
50,226 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
16,743 
9,655 
46 
471 
791 
1,784 
2,554 
4,009 
Average net gain 
dollars 
157,622 
234,050 
158,637 
191,538 
365,830 
344,744 
272,992 
139,842 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,582 
506 
- 
19 
22 
47 
114 
304 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,269 
1,327 
5 
45 
51 
131 
288 
807 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,775 
769 
10 
20 
36 
85 
170 
448 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,524 
1,244 
5 
58 
61 
180 
290 
650 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,456 
827 
1 
40 
43 
120 
220 
403 
$50,000 or more 
6,137 
4,982 
25 
289 
578 
1,221 
1,472 
1,397 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,514 
10,203 
38 
310 
691 
1,344 
2,711 
5,109 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,997 
30,306 
15,766 
52,489 
54,108 
50,417 
31,182 
20,094 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,082 
673 
5 
15 
22 
71 
137 
423 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,718 
2,596 
18 
63 
129 
302 
640 
1,444 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,583 
2,126 
4 
48 
125 
290 
567 
1,092 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,900 
2,469 
6 
73 
173 
315 
673 
1,229 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,601 
1,285 
1 
41 
105 
182 
375 
581 
$50,000 or more 
1,630 
1,054 
4 
70 
137 
184 
319 
340 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
42,257 
19,858 
84 
781 
1,482 
3,128 
5,265 
9,118 
$1,000 
1,498,097 
1,418,190 
5,283 
61,180 
173,877 
410,788 
447,162 
319,901 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,452 
71,417 
62,891 
78,335 
117,326 
131,326 
84,931 
35,085 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
16,603 
9,552 
47 
482 
814 
1,779 
2,500 
3,930 
Average net gain 
dollars 
121,876 
182,060 
124,240 
160,721 
258,891 
269,760 
214,874 
108,882 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
