Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
14,842 
8,646 
5,070 
1,126 
8,994 
5,848 
$1,000 
295,102 
52,881 
209,790 
32,431 
180,598 
114,504 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,325 
5,617 
1,388 
320 
4,122 
3,203 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,136 
1,929 
1,012 
195 
1,922 
1,214 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,881 
749 
867 
265 
1,252 
629 
$25,000 to $49,999 
732 
150 
464 
118 
536 
196 
$50,000 or more 
1,768 
201 
1,339 
228 
1,162 
606 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,995 
7,516 
3,025 
454 
5,968 
5,027 
$1,000 
927,465 
694,183 
222,117 
11,165 
572,716 
354,749 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,783 
4,248 
1,276 
259 
3,113 
2,670 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,632 
900 
614 
118 
934 
698 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,474 
923 
497 
54 
818 
656 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,421 
1,004 
405 
12 
756 
665 
$250,000 or more 
685 
441 
233 
11 
347 
338 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,728 
3,478 
1,963 
287 
3,177 
2,551 
$1,000 
99,642 
61,214 
34,887 
3,541 
49,515 
50,127 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,714 
4,887 
1,599 
228 
3,539 
3,175 
$1,000 
827,823 
632,969 
187,230 
7,624 
523,202 
304,622 
Feed purchased 
farms 
26,118 
19,064 
5,977 
1,077 
15,022 
11,096 
$1,000 
2,913,851 
1,968,099 
888,779 
56,973 
1,494,099 
1,419,752 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,465 
12,171 
2,637 
657 
8,931 
6,534 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,468 
3,676 
1,542 
250 
3,155 
2,313 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,779 
924 
758 
97 
1,104 
675 
$100,000 to $249,999 
390 
205 
162 
23 
231 
159 
$250,000 or more 
3,016 
2,088 
878 
50 
1,601 
1,415 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
40,396 
29,779 
8,621 
1,996 
24,761 
15,635 
$1,000 
346,738 
122,437 
194,359 
29,942 
202,714 
144,024 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31,965 
25,983 
4,667 
1,315 
19,524 
12,441 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,068 
2,737 
1,961 
370 
3,198 
1,870 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,751 
673 
900 
178 
1,103 
648 
$50,000 or more 
1,612 
386 
1,093 
133 
936 
676 
Utilities 
farms 
26,018 
18,126 
6,660 
1,232 
15,405 
10,613 
$1,000 
185,418 
88,164 
84,306 
12,949 
103,842 
81,576 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12,404 
9,877 
2,114 
413 
7,380 
5,024 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,519 
5,260 
1,869 
390 
4,492 
3,027 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,391 
2,249 
1,830 
312 
2,617 
1,774 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,065 
512 
480 
73 
583 
482 
$50,000 or more 
639 
228 
367 
44 
333 
306 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
33,039 
23,592 
7,791 
1 ,656 
19,968 
13,071 
$1,000 
340,286 
133,593 
179,602 
27,091 
191,737 
148,549 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,819 
19,807 
3,997 
1,015 
15,006 
9,813 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,440 
2,940 
2,091 
409 
3,319 
2,121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,354 
489 
737 
128 
842 
512 
$50,000 or more 
1,426 
356 
966 
104 
801 
625 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
12,258 
7,490 
4,015 
753 
7,235 
5,023 
$1,000 
447,136 
190,161 
208,160 
48,815 
217,527 
229,609 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,592 
4,045 
1,283 
264 
3,365 
2,227 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,461 
2,052 
1,186 
223 
2,069 
1,392 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,405 
1,093 
1,117 
195 
1,431 
974 
$100,000 to $249,999 
518 
182 
294 
42 
258 
260 
$250,000 or more 
282 
118 
135 
29 
112 
170 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,684 
3,029 
1,379 
276 
2,658 
2,026 
$1,000 
92,896 
38,426 
45,733 
8,737 
50,050 
42,846 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
957 
719 
191 
47 
544 
413 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,668 
1,199 
383 
86 
959 
709 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,322 
797 
449 
76 
747 
575 
$25,000 to $49,999 
333 
154 
148 
31 
190 
143 
$50,000 or more 
404 
160 
208 
36 
218 
186 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
8,246 
4,991 
2,773 
482 
4,909 
3,337 
$1,000 
109,074 
46,089 
50,904 
12,081 
62,484 
46,590 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,879 
1,391 
430 
58 
1,098 
781 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,200 
1,414 
621 
165 
1,337 
863 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,122 
1,785 
1,166 
171 
1,899 
1,223 
$25,000 to $49,999 
681 
277 
345 
59 
382 
299 
$50,000 or more 
364 
124 
211 
29 
193 
171 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
8,376 
42 
6,771 
1,563 
5,543 
2,833 
$1,000 
220,440 
250 
179,679 
40,511 
140,452 
79,988 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,383 
30 
3,549 
804 
2,827 
1,556 
$5,000 to $9,999 
933 
6 
734 
193 
617 
316 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,028 
2 
825 
201 
729 
299 
$25,000 or more 
2,032 
4 
1,663 
365 
1,370 
662 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
