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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
17,221 
10,184 
5,851 
1,186 
10,664 
6,557 
acres treated 
3,393,219 
628,175 
2,426,458 
338,586 
2,122,400 
1,270,819 
Manure used 
farms 
6,562 
3,830 
2,416 
316 
3,628 
2,934 
acres treated 
633,534 
157,700 
422,578 
53,256 
373,410 
260,124 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
8,719 
4,291 
3,552 
876 
5,429 
3,290 
acres 
2,178,419 
292,246 
1,639,684 
246,489 
1,364,041 
814,378 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
15,329 
8,594 
5,597 
1,138 
9,197 
6,132 
acres 
3,395,168 
580,827 
2,464,106 
350,235 
2,108,995 
1,286,173 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,547 
840 
1,365 
342 
1,748 
799 
acres 
1,112,678 
142,375 
843,280 
127,023 
707,815 
404,863 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,674 
1,638 
1,625 
411 
2,386 
1,288 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
961,566 
126,233 
731,658 
103,675 
578,699 
382,867 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
2,562 
758 
1,502 
302 
1,735 
827 
acres on which used 
1,128,744 
113,552 
886,498 
128,694 
713,738 
415,006 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,397 
627 
661 
109 
858 
539 
acres 
107,145 
22,157 
68,998 
15,990 
58,119 
49,026 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,779 
1,871 
763 
145 
1,424 
1,355 
acres 
221,416 
70,365 
126,931 
24,120 
115,444 
105,972 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
4,966 
4,077 
817 
72 
2,699 
2,267 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
729,393 
542,225 
178,369 
8,799 
425,956 
303,437 
used 
farms 
2,743 
1,191 
1,316 
236 
1,765 
978 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
699,406 
108,069 
525,465 
65,872 
445,187 
254,219 
used 
farms 
2,355 
801 
1,289 
265 
1,596 
759 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
905,147 
93,548 
719,193 
92,406 
564,298 
340,849 
practices were used 
farms 
6,001 
2,938 
2,463 
600 
4,094 
1,907 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
1,346,435 
193,593 
995,116 
157,726 
871,891 
474,544 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,235 
1,074 
972 
189 
1,307 
928 
acres 
370,137 
46,353 
275,150 
48,634 
206,654 
163,483 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
343 
268 
73 
2 
146 
197 
Solar panels 
farms 
247 
198 
47 
2 
92 
155 
Wind turbines 
farms 
10 
8 
2 
- 
8 
2 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
50 
45 
5 
- 
32 
18 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
13 
11 
2 
- 
5 
8 
Biodiesel 
farms 
36 
18 
18 
- 
15 
21 
Ethanol 
farms 
16 
12 
4 
- 
8 
8 
Other 
farms 
8 
7 
1 
- 
6 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
5 
4 
1 
- 
3 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
31,544 
31,544 
_ 
_ 
19,119 
12,425 
Part owners 
farms 
8,660 
- 
8,660 
- 
5,552 
3,108 
Tenants 
farms 
2,053 
- 
- 
2,053 
1,390 
663 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
40,244 
31,544 
8,660 
40 
24,702 
15,542 
acres 
7,507,808 
5,315,092 
2,187,093 
5,623 
4,537,960 
2,969,848 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
40,204 
31,544 
8,660 
- 
24,671 
15,533 
acres 
6,924,984 
4,807,674 
2,117,310 
" 
4,194,847 
2,730,137 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
10,784 
71 
8,660 
2,053 
6,986 
3,798 
acres 
2,716,249 
5,890 
2,211,124 
499,235 
1,774,150 
942,099 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10,713 
- 
8,660 
2,053 
6,942 
3,771 
acres 
2,695,852 
- 
2,201,628 
494,224 
1,760,591 
935,261 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,595 
3,945 
575 
75 
2,987 
1,608 
acres 
603,221 
513,308 
79,279 
10,634 
356,672 
246,549 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
61,859 
46,419 
12,557 
2,883 
26,061 
35,798 
1 operator 
26,061 
19,119 
5,552 
1,390 
26,061 
- 
2 operators 
13,596 
10,549 
2,518 
529 
- 
13,596 
3 operators 
2,120 
1,527 
477 
116 
- 
2,120 
4 operators 
329 
241 
74 
14 
- 
329 
5 or more operators 
151 
108 
39 
4 
- 
151 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
18,065 
14,926 
2,508 
631 
3,545 
14,520 
1 operator 
15,988 
13,222 
2,238 
528 
3,545 
12,443 
2 operators 
794 
648 
108 
38 
- 
794 
3 operators 
136 
113 
14 
9 
- 
136 
4 operators 
9 
9 
- 
- 
- 
9 
5 or more operators 
8 
6 
2 
- 
8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
220 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
