Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
24,360 
11,785 
40 
383 
751 
1,752 
3,027 
5,832 
acres 
1,373,836 
830,315 
3,507 
22,331 
57,288 
139,541 
229,509 
378,139 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
27,744 
13,390 
37 
459 
964 
2,096 
3,605 
6,229 
acres 
580,228 
342,006 
279 
11,929 
23,750 
62,900 
98,727 
144,421 
Irrigated land 
farms 
5,230 
3,507 
11 
256 
378 
769 
1,144 
949 
acres 
1,125,355 
1,039,311 
2,483 
75,183 
131,471 
290,965 
336,655 
202,554 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,990 
3,409 
11 
245 
369 
755 
1,113 
916 
acres 
1,112,359 
1,029,028 
2,483 
74,677 
130,732 
288,708 
332,214 
200,214 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
386 
194 
- 
12 
19 
38 
70 
55 
acres 
12,996 
10,283 
" 
506 
739 
2,257 
4,441 
2,340 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
4,878 
1,635 
2 
10 
75 
175 
380 
993 
acres 
301,635 
107,010 
(D) 
(D) 
4,154 
13,247 
24,539 
63,149 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
4,909 
3,720 
26 
254 
372 
823 
1,073 
1,172 
acres 
2,466,702 
2,233,924 
4,736 
124,190 
257,744 
625,672 
678,082 
543,500 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
90 
57 
- 
4 
4 
9 
26 
14 
$1,000 
5,725 
5,174 
- 
463 
(D) 
3,024 
446 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
42,257 
19,858 
84 
781 
1,482 
3,128 
5,265 
9,118 
$1,000 
29,676,310 
19,464,977 
41,357 
713,773 
1,783,877 
4,133,395 
5,688,219 
7,104,356 
Average per farm 
dollars 
702,282 
980,208 
492,343 
913,922 
1,203,695 
1,321,418 
1,080,384 
779,157 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,085 
3,058 
2,660 
3,073 
3,109 
3,017 
3,026 
3,096 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,202 
1,165 
19 
42 
57 
193 
296 
558 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,690 
1,379 
6 
57 
106 
217 
320 
673 
$100,000 to $199,999 
7,692 
2,927 
17 
124 
178 
402 
755 
1,451 
$200,000 to $499,999 
13,801 
5,813 
16 
196 
412 
696 
1,497 
2,996 
$500,000 to $999,999 
7,221 
3,836 
13 
146 
264 
600 
1,020 
1,793 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,636 
2,382 
11 
123 
220 
464 
657 
907 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,238 
1,731 
1 
77 
185 
408 
505 
555 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
563 
446 
1 
13 
41 
103 
156 
132 
$10,000,000 or more 
214 
179 
" 
3 
19 
45 
59 
53 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
42,256 
19,858 
84 
781 
1,482 
3,128 
5,265 
9,118 
$1,000 
3,935,960 
2,924,535 
7,971 
185,227 
338,635 
660,466 
875,168 
857,069 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,937 
1,309 
13 
29 
51 
173 
307 
736 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,190 
1,435 
3 
31 
65 
170 
319 
847 
$10,000 to $19,999 
6,899 
2,479 
23 
60 
131 
303 
654 
1,308 
$20,000 to $49,999 
12,089 
5,163 
12 
148 
363 
674 
1,307 
2,659 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,934 
3,553 
12 
176 
238 
499 
946 
1,682 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,840 
2,390 
3 
111 
201 
429 
651 
995 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,836 
2,128 
15 
114 
241 
529 
629 
600 
$500,000 or more 
1,531 
1,401 
3 
112 
192 
351 
452 
291 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
32,908 
17,220 
66 
708 
1,325 
2,695 
4,643 
7,783 
number 
64,831 
40,118 
136 
1,621 
3,370 
7,627 
11,457 
15,907 
Tractors, all 
farms 
35,583 
17,737 
55 
680 
1,286 
2,773 
4,736 
8,207 
number 
75,010 
44,663 
130 
1,674 
3,487 
7,919 
12,280 
19,173 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
15,242 
7,221 
19 
200 
479 
971 
1,862 
3,690 
number 
19,481 
9,598 
19 
260 
669 
1,252 
2,432 
4,966 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
25,360 
12,989 
42 
478 
858 
2,014 
3,422 
6,175 
number 
39,887 
22,787 
76 
765 
1,568 
3,787 
6,079 
10,512 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
7,472 
5,115 
22 
329 
509 
1,099 
1,449 
1,707 
number 
15,642 
12,278 
35 
649 
1,250 
2,880 
3,769 
3,695 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
2,410 
1,870 
19 
143 
171 
376 
542 
619 
number 
2,762 
2,170 
19 
157 
188 
442 
617 
747 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
1,989 
1,727 
10 
101 
210 
468 
530 
408 
number 
2,392 
2,112 
16 
111 
231 
587 
639 
528 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
349 
213 
1 
5 
31 
41 
60 
75 
number 
397 
236 
(D) 
(D) 
36 
48 
64 
81 
Hay balers 
farms 
8,936 
5,176 
10 
191 
312 
775 
1,355 
2,533 
number 
11,099 
6,542 
10 
235 
397 
986 
1,703 
3,211 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
