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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,602 
1,337 
200 
65 
1,049 
553 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,287 
2,703 
446 
138 
2,207 
1,080 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,840 
1,406 
331 
103 
1,196 
644 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,762 
2,014 
591 
157 
1,772 
990 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,928 
1,283 
525 
120 
1,259 
669 
$50,000 or more 
5,184 
2,292 
2,456 
436 
3,185 
1,999 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
25,654 
20,509 
4,111 
1,034 
15,393 
10,261 
Average net loss 
dollars 
20,480 
15,651 
41,600 
32,307 
19,916 
21,328 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,080 
1,801 
209 
70 
1,426 
654 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,739 
6,634 
855 
250 
4,915 
2,824 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,597 
4,649 
722 
226 
3,152 
2,445 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,972 
4,658 
1,102 
212 
3,343 
2,629 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,568 
1,823 
623 
122 
1,541 
1,027 
$50,000 or more 
1,698 
944 
600 
154 
1,016 
682 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
653 
83 
485 
85 
434 
219 
$1,000 
117,078 
8,554 
98,519 
10,005 
61,874 
55,203 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
12,069 
8,489 
3,102 
478 
7,601 
4,468 
$1,000 
219,910 
128,954 
80,536 
10,420 
121,090 
98,821 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
1,782 
710 
922 
150 
1,119 
663 
$1,000 
29,982 
7,537 
19,370 
3,075 
18,184 
11,798 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
4,369 
3,724 
570 
75 
2,845 
1,524 
$1,000 
45,143 
37,828 
6,425 
891 
28,730 
16,413 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
2,233 
1,747 
469 
17 
1,361 
872 
$1,000 
60,466 
49,769 
10,610 
87 
35,153 
25,313 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
944 
720 
180 
44 
605 
339 
$1,000 
26,044 
13,164 
9,662 
3,218 
6,570 
19,474 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
2,356 
1,281 
975 
100 
1,429 
927 
$1,000 
8,719 
3,196 
5,314 
210 
4,987 
3,732 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
956 
301 
564 
91 
650 
306 
$1,000 
25,613 
2,474 
21,894 
1,245 
16,349 
9,264 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
325 
223 
87 
15 
185 
140 
$1,000 
1,900 
664 
1,120 
117 
723 
1,177 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,439 
1,075 
292 
72 
799 
640 
$1,000 
22,042 
14,322 
6,142 
1,578 
10,393 
11,650 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
28,360 
19,371 
7,475 
1,514 
17,894 
10,466 
acres 
4,190,918 
1,089,010 
2,729,773 
372,135 
2,652,234 
1,538,684 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
22,347 
13,915 
7,088 
1,344 
14,055 
8,292 
acres 
3,609,788 
688,878 
2,568,404 
352,506 
2,252,641 
1,357,147 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
14,754 
11,604 
2,603 
547 
8,991 
5,763 
50 to 99 acres 
2,512 
1,243 
1,056 
213 
1,621 
891 
100 to 199 acres 
1,637 
545 
934 
158 
1,118 
519 
200 to 499 acres 
1,263 
302 
787 
174 
861 
402 
500 to 999 acres 
1,275 
125 
971 
179 
908 
367 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
620 
59 
506 
55 
422 
198 
2,000 acres or more 
286 
37 
231 
18 
134 
152 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
2,704 
1,919 
680 
105 
1,563 
1,141 
acres 
130,564 
69,028 
56,061 
5,475 
86,989 
43,575 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,258 
892 
303 
63 
743 
515 
acres 
40,490 
21,687 
16,748 
2,055 
23,461 
17,029 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
6,867 
5,738 
942 
187 
4,455 
2,412 
acres 
359,889 
288,381 
61,223 
10,285 
254,359 
105,530 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,121 
746 
331 
44 
767 
354 
acres 
50,187 
21,036 
27,337 
1,814 
34,784 
15,403 
Total woodland 
farms 
26,154 
20,375 
5,296 
483 
15,844 
10,310 
acres 
3,475,854 
2,591,259 
845,088 
39,507 
2,126,412 
1,349,442 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
10,336 
7,508 
2,561 
267 
6,048 
4,288 
acres 
370,185 
233,362 
127,621 
9,202 
228,828 
141,357 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
19,886 
15,774 
3,842 
270 
12,093 
7,793 
acres 
3,105,669 
2,357,897 
717,467 
30,305 
1,897,584 
1,208,085 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
218 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
