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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,033 
597 
2 
52 
96 
151 
166 
130 
number 
14,372,977 
13,257,123 
(D) 
(D) 
2,416,731 
4,348,285 
3,535,736 
2,176,001 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
257 
169 
8 
23 
50 
48 
40 
number 
13,371,144 
9,755,391 
- 
713,264 
1,104,702 
2,649,818 
2,219,498 
3,068,109 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
2,743 
2,194 
9 
90 
253 
504 
630 
708 
number 
1,369,162,943 
1,163,502,585 
3,362,000 
39,867,299 
180,122,380 
315,508,762 
337,426,730 
287,215,414 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
145 
54 
3 
6 
13 
14 
18 
2,000 to 59,999 
27 
24 
- 
6 
6 
8 
1 
3 
60,000 to 99,999 
62 
44 
- 
4 
- 
1 
9 
30 
100,000 or more 
2,509 
2,072 
9 
77 
241 
482 
606 
657 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
326 
120 
- 
- 
9 
33 
30 
48 
number 
2,661 
1,122 
- 
- 
108 
190 
244 
580 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
77 
20 
- 
3 
3 
5 
5 
4 
number 
3,110 
969 
- 
14 
40 
(D) 
410 
(D) 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
22 
14 
6 
1 
7 
acres 
646 
562 
- 
- 
162 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
32,210 
22,400 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
12,080 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
10 
- 
- 
6 
- 
4 
acres 
271 
(D) 
- 
- 
162 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
10 
2 
. 
. 
, 
. 
. 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
11 
- 
- 
6 
- 
1 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,619 
1,916 
5 
147 
205 
401 
541 
617 
acres 
311,125 
286,287 
465 
14,111 
35,294 
71,594 
84,151 
80,672 
bushels 
52,451,141 
48,842,263 
(D) 
(D) 
6,647,864 
12,214,669 
14,556,686 
12,869,806 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,207 
1,050 
1 
102 
144 
256 
325 
222 
acres 
179,983 
170,836 
(D) 
(D) 
25,651 
44,094 
51,465 
38,025 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
947 
467 
30 
38 
61 
106 
232 
25 to 99 acres 
718 
563 
4 
59 
55 
131 
155 
159 
1 00 to 249 acres 
610 
556 
- 
52 
59 
129 
182 
134 
250 to 499 acres 
230 
221 
1 
5 
38 
47 
71 
59 
500 acres or more 
114 
109 
- 
1 
15 
33 
27 
33 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
238 
188 
1 
13 
16 
51 
68 
39 
acres 
31,216 
27,947 
(D) 
(D) 
2,870 
9,533 
10,361 
4,705 
tons 
653,545 
590,058 
(D) 
(D) 
55,368 
214,425 
223,726 
87,051 
Irrigated 
farms 
103 
91 
1 
9 
13 
17 
41 
10 
acres 
17,467 
15,904 
(D) 
(D) 
2,379 
4,796 
6,175 
2,156 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
73 
53 
12 
2 
11 
12 
16 
25 to 99 acres 
64 
53 
- 
- 
9 
12 
21 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
68 
51 
1 
1 
2 
19 
21 
7 
250 to 499 acres 
19 
17 
- 
- 
1 
6 
8 
2 
500 acres or more 
14 
14 
- 
- 
2 
3 
6 
3 
Cotton, all 
farms 
2,616 
2,234 
11 
155 
276 
579 
658 
555 
acres 
1,279,400 
1,188,354 
1,468 
78,706 
142,419 
331,911 
377,356 
256,494 
bales 
2,719,600 
2,531,483 
3,188 
180,171 
308,126 
722,198 
791,638 
526,162 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,330 
1,202 
6 
113 
153 
330 
360 
240 
acres 
402,259 
379,401 
445 
37,120 
43,539 
108,358 
125,053 
64,886 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
114 
56 
2 
2 
13 
13 
26 
25 to 99 acres 
396 
259 
2 
11 
26 
62 
50 
108 
1 00 to 249 acres 
478 
406 
9 
34 
53 
89 
125 
96 
250 to 499 acres 
683 
626 
- 
58 
82 
151 
190 
145 
500 acres or more 
945 
887 
- 
50 
113 
264 
280 
180 
Oats for grain 
farms 
316 
234 
_ 
15 
15 
46 
67 
91 
acres 
20,087 
18,042 
- 
1,280 
1,154 
3,599 
6,309 
5,700 
bushels 
992,230 
891,435 
- 
48,640 
68,847 
187,040 
326,225 
260,683 
Irrigated 
farms 
54 
50 
- 
1 
3 
16 
21 
9 
acres 
2,893 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
212 
1,060 
1,154 
295 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
116 
62 
2 
2 
14 
11 
33 
25 to 99 acres 
145 
117 
- 
6 
12 
22 
37 
40 
1 00 to 249 acres 
48 
48 
- 
7 
- 
9 
17 
15 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
3 
500 acres or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
2,833 
2,422 
13 
179 
293 
589 
698 
650 
acres 
731,946 
673,680 
1,714 
34,422 
84,482 
193,692 
191,599 
167,771 
pounds 
3,236,937,533 
2,972,958,826 
7,740,003 
159,044,236 
385,552,909 
859,988,147 
854,712,017 
705,921,514 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,388 
1,224 
6 
113 
164 
333 
370 
238 
acres 
270,783 
252,185 
905 
16,033 
32,741 
79,754 
75,433 
47,319 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
219 
125 
3 
6 
5 
14 
38 
59 
25 to 99 acres 
582 
441 
4 
46 
38 
72 
126 
155 
1 00 to 249 acres 
953 
860 
2 
85 
108 
223 
240 
202 
250 to 499 acres 
768 
703 
4 
31 
111 
185 
202 
170 
500 acres or more 
311 
293 
11 
31 
95 
92 
64 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
371 
285 
4 
22 
29 
65 
83 
82 
acres 
39,082 
35,332 
88 
1,680 
3,131 
8,330 
12,308 
9,795 
bushels 
1,924,241 
1,740,909 
5,028 
107,576 
197,652 
394,618 
558,961 
477,074 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
208 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
