Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,085 
5 
29 
112 
231 
330 
378 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,950 
13 
70 
150 
456 
590 
671 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,028 
5 
49 
75 
216 
307 
376 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,349 
- 
39 
113 
312 
443 
442 
$25,000 to $49,999 
730 
- 
33 
65 
170 
215 
247 
$50,000 or more 
909 
- 
30 
97 
215 
295 
272 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
15,348 
46 
658 
1,555 
3,615 
4,819 
4,655 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
13,328 
6,066 
11,399 
12,210 
13,328 
14,109 
13,238 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,398 
5 
84 
130 
273 
420 
486 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,136 
16 
200 
546 
1,150 
1,608 
1,616 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,455 
18 
182 
367 
844 
1,048 
996 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,448 
7 
111 
331 
893 
1,138 
968 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,326 
- 
61 
138 
335 
404 
388 
$50,000 or more 
585 
- 
20 
43 
120 
201 
201 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
106 
4 
18 
31 
26 
27 
$1,000 
11,190 
- 
8 
1,749 
2,345 
2,374 
4,715 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
5,716 
13 
177 
455 
1,211 
1,916 
1,944 
$1,000 
75,499 
67 
953 
3,694 
10,810 
26,525 
33,451 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
553 
6 
33 
73 
132 
179 
130 
$1,000 
4,166 
49 
80 
554 
854 
1,347 
1,284 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
2,410 
3 
55 
144 
408 
795 
1,005 
$1,000 
22,141 
5 
286 
787 
2,985 
6,379 
11,699 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
1,201 
3 
26 
92 
254 
400 
426 
$1,000 
30,399 
2 
253 
1,284 
3,979 
10,255 
14,626 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
473 
7 
33 
90 
170 
173 
$1,000 
9,027 
- 
80 
100 
740 
4,368 
3,739 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
799 
. 
49 
76 
202 
242 
230 
$1,000 
1,560 
- 
32 
101 
394 
686 
348 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
259 
4 
31 
26 
46 
95 
57 
$1,000 
1,905 
10 
140 
237 
410 
716 
392 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
157 
_ 
9 
19 
14 
47 
68 
$1,000 
333 
- 
65 
35 
26 
84 
125 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
719 
8 
80 
198 
272 
161 
$1,000 
5,968 
- 
18 
597 
1,422 
2,691 
1,239 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
14,072 
35 
519 
1,293 
3,179 
4,484 
4,562 
acres 
770,336 
945 
21,888 
74,030 
194,210 
234,098 
245,165 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
10,133 
24 
411 
968 
2,442 
3,287 
3,001 
acres 
481,501 
469 
16,380 
59,067 
121,723 
150,889 
132,973 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
8,149 
22 
314 
734 
1,973 
2,663 
2,443 
50 to 99 acres 
1,073 
2 
59 
101 
245 
320 
346 
100 to 199 acres 
520 
- 
20 
78 
106 
185 
131 
200 to 499 acres 
240 
- 
13 
30 
84 
68 
45 
500 to 999 acres 
100 
- 
5 
15 
22 
34 
24 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
39 
- 
- 
9 
9 
14 
7 
2,000 acres or more 
12 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3 
5 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,396 
7 
60 
156 
348 
431 
394 
acres 
43,332 
70 
1,302 
2,919 
10,301 
14,297 
14,443 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
663 
2 
30 
57 
185 
201 
188 
acres 
15,448 
(D) 
(D) 
634 
3,509 
4,631 
6,019 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
4,123 
3 
112 
318 
781 
1,284 
1,625 
acres 
214,520 
(D) 
(D) 
10,619 
55,237 
60,153 
85,663 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
520 
7 
28 
43 
95 
152 
195 
acres 
15,535 
183 
926 
791 
3,440 
4,128 
6,067 
Total woodland 
farms 
14,025 
32 
487 
1,212 
3,124 
4,506 
4,664 
acres 
1,702,518 
1,012 
20,811 
86,094 
272,064 
604,641 
717,896 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
5,037 
21 
228 
463 
1,231 
1,622 
1,472 
acres 
149,144 
521 
4,278 
9,151 
32,478 
49,663 
53,053 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
10,969 
16 
328 
918 
2,362 
3,546 
3,799 
acres 
1,553,374 
491 
16,533 
76,943 
239,586 
554,978 
664,843 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Georgia 197 
