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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
79 
61 
2 
10 
8 
29 
12 
acres 
6,519 
5,778 
- 
(D) 
1,300 
1,372 
2,469 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
90 
44 
4 
2 
8 
7 
16 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
153 
125 
- 
12 
11 
24 
29 
49 
1 00 to 249 acres 
96 
86 
- 
7 
6 
28 
28 
17 
250 to 499 acres 
22 
20 
- 
1 
3 
5 
3 
8 
500 acres or more 
10 
10 
- 
- 
1 
1 
7 
1 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1,470 
1,134 
11 
85 
98 
234 
302 
404 
acres 
215,133 
187,190 
1,104 
9,660 
12,850 
49,441 
49,278 
64,857 
bushels 
7,808,576 
6,781,411 
24,671 
309,855 
499,413 
1,845,812 
1,803,713 
2,297,947 
Irrigated 
farms 
318 
279 
1 
20 
36 
57 
88 
77 
acres 
39,738 
34,849 
(D) 
(D) 
4,556 
6,288 
10,464 
9,726 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
224 
125 
15 
19 
19 
28 
44 
25 to 99 acres 
620 
458 
6 
32 
31 
86 
110 
193 
1 00 to 249 acres 
397 
342 
5 
31 
31 
68 
106 
101 
250 to 499 acres 
138 
129 
- 
2 
16 
38 
38 
35 
500 acres or more 
91 
80 
- 
5 
1 
23 
20 
31 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
22 
17 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
10 
acres 
1,301 
1,168 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
1,271,852 
1,156,616 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
139,608 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
19 
15 
5 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
" 
- 
1 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
102 
94 
_ 
7 
17 
28 
27 
15 
acres 
9,882 
9,700 
- 
660 
1,282 
3,435 
3,108 
1,215 
pounds 
22,710,058 
22,289,962 
- 
1,462,324 
3,139,669 
8,241,160 
6,835,611 
2,611,198 
Irrigated 
farms 
50 
49 
- 
3 
6 
16 
18 
6 
acres 
4,962 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
598 
2,108 
1,709 
361 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
2 
2 
2 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
10 
7 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
3 
25.0 acres or more 
86 
84 
7 
16 
25 
26 
10 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,480 
1,127 
20 
106 
113 
257 
289 
342 
acres 
227,087 
199,659 
2,445 
11,858 
19,336 
48,547 
56,022 
61,451 
bushels 
10,870,821 
9,639,646 
105,743 
492,848 
918,296 
2,420,994 
2,748,561 
2,953,204 
Irrigated 
farms 
316 
276 
1 
39 
46 
59 
78 
53 
acres 
39,042 
36,278 
(D) 
(D) 
5,485 
8,077 
9,437 
8,139 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
210 
101 
17 
9 
13 
20 
42 
25 to 99 acres 
537 
369 
10 
47 
29 
80 
69 
134 
1 00 to 249 acres 
454 
395 
6 
30 
47 
110 
116 
86 
250 to 499 acres 
209 
200 
4 
9 
24 
35 
66 
62 
500 acres or more 
70 
62 
" 
3 
4 
19 
18 
18 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
13,404 
7,113 
20 
223 
435 
978 
1,824 
3,633 
acres 
602,994 
398,390 
1,454 
14,348 
33,801 
69,512 
116,417 
162,858 
tons, dry 
1,486,225 
1,031,061 
5,130 
35,747 
97,968 
192,722 
309,528 
389,966 
Irrigated 
farms 
510 
349 
1 
14 
35 
57 
127 
115 
acres 
26,915 
22,742 
(D) 
(D) 
2,495 
4,134 
6,983 
7,187 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6,706 
3,026 
9 
74 
171 
335 
708 
1,729 
25 to 99 acres 
5,206 
2,974 
10 
99 
170 
422 
785 
1,488 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,191 
869 
- 
42 
66 
166 
242 
353 
250 to 499 acres 
242 
195 
- 
6 
20 
45 
69 
55 
500 acres or more 
59 
49 
1 
2 
8 
10 
20 
8 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
67 
37 
_ 
1 
3 
3 
8 
22 
acres 
1,599 
865 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
121 
335 
tons, dry 
3,429 
2,012 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
860 
Irrigated 
farms 
11 
7 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
3 
acres 
268 
86 
- 
(D) 
" 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
11,629 
6,220 
17 
168 
368 
860 
1,614 
3,193 
acres 
509,520 
334,044 
679 
10,914 
26,520 
59,061 
98,494 
138,376 
tons, dry 
1,281,119 
878,047 
2,345 
29,463 
76,261 
164,023 
266,008 
339,947 
Irrigated 
farms 
429 
297 
- 
13 
31 
45 
106 
102 
acres 
17,976 
14,578 
" 
938 
810 
2,668 
5,108 
5,054 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
14 
9 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
4 
acres 
3,668 
3,639 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,562 
861 
3 
45 
78 
163 
290 
282 
acres 
92,811 
87,562 
18 
3,440 
8,528 
21,779 
35,213 
18,584 
Irrigated 
farms 
597 
373 
- 
31 
35 
81 
125 
101 
acres 
51,931 
50,736 
- 
2,149 
5,452 
13,856 
20,289 
8,990 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,008 
448 
- 
14 
37 
83 
133 
181 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
