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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
79 
13 
52 
14 
44 
35 
acres 
6,519 
1,068 
5,090 
361 
4,325 
2,194 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
90 
34 
38 
18 
55 
35 
25 to 99 acres 
153 
29 
101 
23 
117 
36 
1 00 to 249 acres 
96 
19 
74 
3 
63 
33 
250 to 499 acres 
22 
6 
16 
- 
16 
6 
500 acres or more 
10 
- 
10 
- 
9 
1 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1,470 
389 
852 
229 
1,032 
438 
acres 
215,133 
33,443 
150,639 
31,051 
137,252 
77,881 
bushels 
7,808,576 
1,212,596 
5,522,556 
1,073,424 
4,772,761 
3,035,815 
Irrigated 
farms 
318 
69 
208 
41 
190 
128 
acres 
39,738 
6,468 
28,659 
4,611 
25,606 
14,132 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
224 
117 
75 
32 
128 
96 
25 to 99 acres 
620 
182 
343 
95 
477 
143 
1 00 to 249 acres 
397 
60 
263 
74 
296 
101 
250 to 499 acres 
138 
22 
96 
20 
79 
59 
500 acres or more 
91 
8 
75 
8 
52 
39 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
22 
13 
9 
_ 
17 
5 
acres 
1,301 
163 
1,138 
- 
1,264 
37 
pounds 
1,271,852 
197,916 
1,073,936 
- 
1,224,216 
47,636 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
19 
13 
6 
. 
14 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
1 
" 
Tobacco 
farms 
102 
22 
76 
4 
66 
36 
acres 
9,882 
1,510 
7,986 
386 
6,153 
3,729 
pounds 
22,710,058 
3,872,359 
17,788,647 
1,049,052 
14,621,770 
8,088,288 
Irrigated 
farms 
50 
10 
36 
4 
33 
17 
acres 
4,962 
860 
3,816 
286 
3,334 
1,628 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
2 
2 
2 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
10 
4 
6 
- 
4 
6 
25.0 acres or more 
86 
13 
69 
4 
57 
29 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,480 
354 
904 
222 
1,055 
425 
acres 
227,087 
31,614 
163,945 
31,528 
149,534 
77,553 
bushels 
10,870,821 
1,496,577 
7,948,807 
1 ,425,437 
6,872,031 
3,998,790 
Irrigated 
farms 
316 
62 
220 
34 
210 
106 
acres 
39,042 
6,604 
28,192 
4,246 
24,197 
14,845 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
210 
115 
64 
31 
150 
60 
25 to 99 acres 
537 
150 
314 
73 
398 
139 
1 00 to 249 acres 
454 
57 
329 
68 
335 
119 
250 to 499 acres 
209 
24 
139 
46 
135 
74 
500 acres or more 
70 
8 
58 
4 
37 
33 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
13,404 
8,442 
4,485 
477 
8,206 
5,198 
acres 
602,994 
249,405 
325,882 
27,707 
360,350 
242,644 
tons, dry 
1,486,225 
550,388 
860,846 
74,991 
876,118 
610,107 
Irrigated 
farms 
510 
268 
217 
25 
287 
223 
acres 
26,915 
11,653 
13,463 
1,799 
12,922 
13,993 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6,706 
5,194 
1,352 
160 
4,135 
2,571 
25 to 99 acres 
5,206 
2,853 
2,115 
238 
3,184 
2,022 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,191 
328 
796 
67 
714 
477 
250 to 499 acres 
242 
57 
175 
10 
139 
103 
500 acres or more 
59 
10 
47 
2 
34 
25 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
67 
45 
22 
- 
34 
33 
acres 
1,599 
684 
915 
- 
783 
816 
tons, dry 
3,429 
1,451 
1,978 
- 
1,771 
1,658 
Irrigated 
farms 
11 
5 
6 
- 
3 
8 
acres 
268 
54 
214 
- 
27 
241 
Other tame hay 
farms 
11,629 
7,202 
4,003 
424 
7,115 
4,514 
acres 
509,520 
209,527 
276,432 
23,561 
310,192 
199,328 
tons, dry 
1,281,119 
484,282 
734,592 
62,245 
767,690 
513,429 
Irrigated 
farms 
429 
226 
182 
21 
246 
183 
acres 
17,976 
9,124 
7,842 
1,010 
9,721 
8,255 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
14 
7 
5 
2 
9 
5 
acres 
3,668 
(D) 
3,406 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
2 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,562 
1,080 
379 
103 
883 
679 
acres 
92,811 
19,169 
61,020 
12,622 
43,397 
49,413 
Irrigated 
farms 
597 
372 
168 
57 
287 
310 
acres 
51,931 
7,015 
35,110 
9,806 
20,276 
31,655 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,008 
843 
124 
41 
535 
473 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Georgia 225 
