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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
699 
591 
23 
50 
119 
208 
191 
500 or more 
238 
223 
1 
3 
33 
58 
68 
60 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
15,413 
8,110 
36 
260 
490 
1,051 
2,007 
4,266 
number 
549,434 
391,730 
1,933 
8,117 
34,889 
81,646 
113,042 
152,103 
Beef cows 
farms 
15,175 
7,907 
32 
257 
457 
994 
1,936 
4,231 
number 
469,942 
317,240 
(D) 
(D) 
23,553 
54,857 
88,971 
141,618 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,865 
1,943 
11 
82 
120 
199 
496 
1,035 
1 0 to 49 
7,891 
4,178 
13 
132 
198 
454 
962 
2,419 
50 to 99 
1,586 
1,091 
8 
35 
78 
175 
274 
521 
100 to 199 
540 
451 
- 
2 
36 
111 
122 
180 
200 to 499 
256 
211 
- 
6 
22 
48 
68 
67 
500 or more 
37 
33 
- 
- 
3 
7 
14 
9 
Milk cows 
farms 
348 
284 
7 
3 
46 
74 
93 
61 
number 
79,492 
74,490 
(D) 
(D) 
11,336 
26,789 
24,071 
10,485 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
98 
56 
3 
7 
15 
8 
23 
10 to 49 
35 
32 
3 
- 
10 
6 
7 
6 
50 to 99 
36 
32 
- 
1 
7 
11 
8 
5 
1 00 to 1 99 
104 
92 
- 
- 
10 
24 
43 
15 
200 to 499 
43 
43 
- 
2 
6 
10 
16 
9 
500 or more 
32 
29 
1 
- 
6 
8 
11 
3 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
13,963 
7,526 
34 
245 
445 
983 
1,899 
3,920 
number 
484,283 
375,904 
1,190 
12,437 
37,106 
78,544 
108,621 
138,006 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
13,982 
7,698 
35 
248 
437 
993 
1,864 
4,121 
number 
537,089 
414,847 
1,647 
15,786 
33,682 
79,385 
108,444 
175,903 
$1,000 
403,172 
316,829 
(D) 
(D) 
26,631 
56,344 
80,126 
140,047 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
9,651 
5,350 
16 
169 
289 
701 
1,227 
2,948 
number 
185,321 
134,249 
713 
2,567 
9,307 
33,839 
36,648 
51,175 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1 1 ,302 
6,350 
28 
207 
335 
805 
1,559 
3,416 
number 
351,768 
280,598 
934 
13,219 
24,375 
45,546 
71,796 
124,728 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
“ 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
866 
368 
1 
21 
52 
67 
115 
112 
number 
153,733 
142,671 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
40,063 
39,923 
56,367 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
704 
270 
1 
20 
41 
45 
80 
83 
25 to 49 
65 
28 
- 
- 
1 
2 
16 
9 
50 to 99 
38 
17 
- 
- 
- 
7 
5 
5 
100 to 199 
19 
18 
- 
- 
8 
1 
4 
5 
200 to 499 
5 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
500 or more 
35 
32 
- 
1 
1 
12 
8 
10 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
522 
219 
- 
4 
24 
38 
85 
68 
number 
21,114 
19,250 
- 
10 
350 
7,402 
7,790 
3,698 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
686 
286 
1 
19 
44 
53 
82 
87 
number 
132,619 
123,421 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
32,661 
32,133 
52,669 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
600 
253 
4 
8 
39 
52 
70 
80 
number 
696,608 
658,063 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
234,576 
215,182 
194,050 
$1,000 
56,386 
52,853 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
16,090 
(D) 
21,373 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
688 
261 
- 
6 
31 
46 
84 
94 
number 
21,798 
10,825 
- 
661 
875 
793 
5,564 
2,932 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
500 
194 
- 
4 
16 
36 
63 
75 
number 
10,492 
4,974 
- 
640 
489 
445 
1,693 
1,707 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
417 
158 
- 
4 
19 
24 
53 
58 
number 
8,591 
3,792 
- 
500 
264 
352 
1,382 
1,294 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,502 
3,901 
7 
144 
346 
688 
1,147 
1,569 
number 
69,861 
39,131 
31 
1,020 
2,808 
4,949 
19,051 
1 1 ,272 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,051 
3,712 
5 
131 
333 
675 
1,109 
1,459 
number 
51,033 
23,874 
10 
726 
1,954 
3,958 
7,564 
9,662 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,160 
505 
1 
18 
47 
112 
148 
179 
number 
3,056 
1,406 
(D) 
(D) 
155 
297 
416 
495 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,329 
1,266 
4 
80 
141 
243 
297 
501 
number 
71,709 
25,292 
58 
2,156 
2,811 
3,824 
6,642 
9,801 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,933 
767 
3 
53 
99 
144 
159 
309 
number 
30,172 
12,266 
30 
1,266 
1,331 
1,673 
3,138 
4,828 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,483 
1,529 
9 
94 
177 
348 
389 
512 
number 
17,445,067 
16,155,679 
(D) 
(D) 
2,815,904 
5,084,523 
3,865,932 
3,632,553 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,044 
1,151 
8 
60 
104 
236 
289 
454 
400 to 3,199 
24 
10 
- 
4 
- 
2 
4 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
37 
27 
- 
- 
3 
7 
9 
8 
10,000 to 19,999 
112 
96 
- 
8 
10 
29 
33 
16 
20,000 to 49,999 
229 
213 
1 
21 
56 
59 
47 
29 
50,000 to 99,999 
14 
12 
- 
1 
1 
7 
2 
1 
100,000 or more 
23 
20 
- 
- 
3 
8 
5 
4 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
613 
320 
- 
18 
47 
66 
83 
106 
number 
7,718,153 
5,700,656 
- 
404,598 
866,934 
1,495,028 
1,363,776 
1,570,320 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
