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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
108 
1 
14 
31 
32 
30 
500 or more 
15 
" 
- 
4 
5 
6 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
7,303 
29 
322 
737 
1,703 
2,300 
2,212 
number 
157,704 
416 
5,452 
15,321 
36,028 
48,685 
51,802 
Beef cows 
farms 
7,268 
29 
322 
732 
1,692 
2,295 
2,198 
number 
152,702 
416 
5,452 
15,190 
34,738 
47,198 
49,708 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,922 
14 
138 
316 
687 
934 
833 
10 to 49 
3,713 
15 
166 
345 
876 
1,168 
1,143 
50 to 99 
495 
- 
16 
57 
102 
151 
169 
100 to 199 
89 
- 
2 
9 
15 
28 
35 
200 to 499 
45 
- 
- 
5 
11 
13 
16 
500 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
Milk cows 
farms 
64 
- 
- 
8 
21 
11 
24 
number 
5,002 
- 
- 
131 
1,290 
1,487 
2,094 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
42 
7 
15 
7 
13 
10 to 49 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
50 to 99 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
100 to 199 
12 
- 
- 
1 
5 
2 
4 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
6,437 
21 
302 
701 
1,538 
2,010 
1,865 
number 
108,379 
94 
4,123 
12,103 
27,004 
33,701 
31,354 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
6,284 
29 
304 
648 
1,536 
1,921 
1,846 
number 
122,242 
237 
3,969 
12,295 
31,392 
36,967 
37,382 
$1,000 
86,343 
152 
3,064 
8,270 
23,833 
26,687 
24,336 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
4,301 
19 
187 
426 
1,041 
1,306 
1,322 
number 
51,072 
150 
1,527 
5,041 
11,465 
15,010 
17,879 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
4,952 
24 
249 
522 
1,161 
1,518 
1,478 
number 
71,170 
87 
2,442 
7,254 
19,927 
21,957 
19,503 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
498 
6 
65 
100 
167 
91 
69 
number 
11,062 
28 
689 
945 
1,876 
2,025 
5,499 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
434 
6 
58 
90 
153 
74 
53 
25 to 49 
37 
- 
- 
6 
7 
12 
12 
50 to 99 
21 
- 
7 
4 
7 
3 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
500 or more 
3 
- 
" 
- 
- 
1 
2 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
303 
6 
46 
47 
101 
54 
49 
number 
1,864 
28 
266 
279 
375 
343 
573 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
400 
- 
47 
85 
142 
77 
49 
number 
9,198 
- 
423 
666 
1,501 
1,682 
4,926 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
347 
4 
38 
74 
122 
63 
46 
number 
38,545 
44 
(D) 
1,003 
(D) 
2,380 
9,974 
$1,000 
3,532 
(D) 
44 
(D) 
1,346 
(D) 
1,688 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
427 
- 
30 
70 
117 
135 
75 
number 
10,973 
- 
473 
1,533 
2,114 
4,045 
2,808 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
306 
- 
25 
43 
72 
118 
48 
number 
5,518 
- 
331 
837 
1,020 
2,653 
677 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
259 
- 
20 
54 
67 
80 
38 
number 
4,799 
- 
342 
677 
775 
1,589 
1,416 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
5,601 
14 
234 
612 
1,621 
1,866 
1,254 
number 
30,730 
81 
984 
3,045 
8,744 
10,548 
7,328 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
5,339 
14 
214 
601 
1,581 
1,776 
1,153 
number 
27,159 
65 
915 
2,748 
7,908 
9,357 
6,166 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
655 
- 
42 
107 
213 
192 
101 
number 
1,650 
- 
94 
267 
473 
512 
304 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,063 
7 
135 
329 
584 
550 
458 
number 
46,417 
144 
1,979 
5,237 
9,936 
14,982 
14,139 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,166 
2 
107 
183 
326 
301 
247 
number 
17,906 
(D) 
(D) 
2,400 
3,855 
4,747 
5,362 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,954 
- 
157 
312 
609 
548 
328 
number 
1,289,388 
- 
17,095 
139,363 
619,031 
408,673 
105,226 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,893 
156 
299 
589 
531 
318 
400 to 3,199 
14 
- 
- 
6 
- 
7 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
10 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
4 
10,000 to 19,999 
16 
- 
1 
4 
6 
2 
3 
20,000 to 49,999 
16 
- 
- 
2 
9 
3 
2 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
293 
- 
25 
51 
93 
78 
46 
number 
2,017,497 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
444,639 
896,991 
496,825 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Georgia 207 
