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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
17,221 
9,742 
33 
484 
739 
1,629 
2,691 
4,166 
acres treated 
3,393,219 
2,958,109 
6,928 
157,171 
328,869 
774,055 
901,546 
789,540 
Manure used 
farms 
6,562 
3,987 
24 
205 
303 
714 
1,067 
1,674 
acres treated 
633,534 
509,754 
3,811 
28,619 
56,207 
128,763 
143,217 
149,137 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
8,719 
5,686 
29 
396 
561 
1,155 
1,597 
1,948 
acres 
2,178,419 
1,986,530 
5,836 
129,606 
236,488 
542,187 
612,166 
460,247 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
15,329 
9,035 
38 
475 
759 
1,628 
2,579 
3,556 
acres 
3,395,168 
2,985,486 
8,461 
162,407 
335,085 
788,472 
909,041 
782,020 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,547 
1,913 
10 
153 
211 
407 
584 
548 
acres 
1,112,678 
1,011,996 
2,857 
71,457 
120,282 
248,595 
323,064 
245,741 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,674 
2,580 
5 
172 
271 
551 
764 
817 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
961,566 
892,511 
1,723 
41,042 
110,702 
238,598 
287,927 
212,519 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
2,562 
2,010 
10 
157 
234 
525 
590 
494 
acres on which used 
1,128,744 
1,046,688 
2,552 
77,826 
117,752 
294,631 
337,376 
216,551 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,397 
1,005 
1 
69 
91 
190 
299 
355 
acres 
107,145 
92,446 
(D) 
(D) 
12,014 
25,921 
26,850 
20,246 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,779 
1,567 
6 
74 
133 
263 
476 
615 
acres 
221,416 
173,964 
300 
7,367 
11,397 
33,723 
64,094 
57,083 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
4,966 
2,162 
3 
46 
139 
324 
594 
1,056 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
729,393 
352,627 
(D) 
(D) 
26,759 
54,660 
78,955 
188,153 
used 
farms 
2,743 
1,908 
18 
115 
176 
415 
512 
672 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
699,406 
626,117 
1,524 
38,076 
52,832 
171,759 
180,581 
181,345 
used 
farms 
2,355 
1,794 
13 
135 
213 
399 
529 
505 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
905,147 
841,006 
1,668 
45,513 
114,586 
228,979 
275,848 
174,412 
practices were used 
farms 
6,001 
3,709 
28 
260 
358 
683 
1,038 
1,342 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
1,346,435 
1,215,960 
3,082 
65,833 
145,860 
327,671 
359,126 
314,388 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,235 
1,516 
11 
107 
119 
336 
445 
498 
acres 
370,137 
335,129 
2,110 
25,911 
31,251 
94,440 
100,629 
80,788 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
343 
182 
- 
15 
13 
25 
57 
72 
Solar panels 
farms 
247 
125 
- 
12 
10 
14 
37 
52 
Wind turbines 
farms 
10 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
50 
25 
- 
3 
1 
- 
10 
11 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
13 
7 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
36 
21 
- 
- 
1 
2 
9 
9 
Ethanol 
farms 
16 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
Other 
farms 
8 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
31,544 
13,155 
30 
297 
792 
1,769 
3,431 
6,836 
Part owners 
farms 
8,660 
5,626 
14 
257 
549 
1,094 
1,619 
2,093 
Tenants 
farms 
2,053 
1,077 
40 
227 
141 
265 
215 
189 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
40,244 
18,806 
44 
554 
1,346 
2,865 
5,053 
8,944 
acres 
7,507,808 
4,347,133 
5,959 
76,698 
303,974 
781,675 
1,252,789 
1,926,038 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
40,204 
18,781 
44 
554 
1,341 
2,863 
5,050 
8,929 
acres 
6,924,984 
4,088,047 
5,839 
73,156 
292,983 
738,035 
1,195,149 
1,782,885 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
10,784 
6,739 
57 
484 
692 
1,361 
1,843 
2,302 
acres 
2,716,249 
2,293,267 
9,981 
159,353 
282,039 
634,627 
689,764 
517,503 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10,713 
6,703 
54 
484 
690 
1,359 
1,834 
2,282 
acres 
2,695,852 
2,278,192 
9,711 
159,083 
280,759 
631,917 
684,779 
511,943 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,595 
2,000 
5 
36 
103 
252 
525 
1,079 
acres 
603,221 
274,161 
390 
3,812 
12,271 
46,350 
62,625 
148,713 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
61,859 
28,629 
116 
1,153 
2,178 
4,615 
7,760 
12,807 
1 operator 
26,061 
12,592 
61 
488 
890 
1,900 
3,195 
6,058 
2 operators 
13,596 
6,105 
14 
230 
514 
1,015 
1,772 
2,560 
3 operators 
2,120 
960 
9 
54 
61 
182 
227 
427 
4 operators 
329 
135 
- 
5 
14 
22 
40 
54 
5 or more operators 
151 
66 
- 
4 
3 
9 
31 
19 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
18,065 
7,600 
22 
253 
618 
1,324 
2,088 
3,295 
1 operator 
15,988 
6,816 
22 
223 
557 
1,169 
1,874 
2,971 
2 operators 
794 
300 
- 
15 
24 
59 
72 
130 
3 operators 
136 
50 
- 
- 
3 
11 
18 
18 
4 operators 
9 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
8 
4 
- 
- 
- 
" 
2 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
