Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Georgia 
Appling 
Atkinson 
Bacon 
Baker 
Baldwin 
Banks 
Barrow 
Farms 
number 
42,257 
475 
194 
268 
124 
519 
304 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,620,836 
122,879 
86,876 
57,750 
18,672 
59,680 
29,806 
Average size of farm 
acres 
228 
259 
448 
215 
977 
151 
115 
98 
Median size of farm 
acres 
70 
80 
134 
74 
179 
75 
69 
45 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
702,282 
605,707 
1,195,006 
624,136 
2,680,722 
368,589 
631,779 
538,575 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,085 
2,341 
2,669 
2,896 
2,745 
2,448 
5,494 
5,493 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,935,960 
68,339 
26,543 
29,080 
39,964 
7,493 
36,526 
14,253 
Average per farm 
dollars 
93,146 
143,872 
136,821 
108,508 
266,428 
60,429 
70,378 
46,885 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
3,025 
46 
6 
14 
3 
5 
15 
25 
1 0 to 49 acres 
13,834 
137 
49 
80 
23 
43 
196 
134 
50 to 1 79 acres 
14,671 
148 
65 
99 
49 
50 
213 
114 
180 to 499 acres 
6,334 
78 
34 
41 
26 
17 
85 
21 
500 to 999 acres 
2,284 
36 
16 
21 
18 
7 
9 
8 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2,109 
30 
24 
13 
31 
2 
1 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
28,360 
395 
172 
221 
126 
79 
310 
193 
acres 
4,190,918 
73,838 
35,131 
30,339 
60,575 
4,453 
14,320 
6,543 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
22,347 
351 
146 
193 
98 
56 
252 
170 
acres 
3,609,788 
66,779 
31,989 
27,023 
49,766 
2,679 
9,242 
4,817 
Irrigated land 
farms 
5,230 
113 
51 
78 
55 
7 
16 
16 
acres 
1,125,355 
7,498 
6,606 
4,395 
30,495 
15 
149 
59 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
9,255,125 
139,597 
70,003 
65,158 
84,393 
1,232 
179,517 
39,917 
Average per farm 
dollars 
219,020 
293,889 
360,838 
243,129 
562,622 
9,932 
345,891 
131,307 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
3,670,455 
63,898 
30,099 
31,649 
62,467 
522 
1,754 
570 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
5,584,670 
75,699 
39,904 
33,510 
21,926 
710 
177,764 
39,347 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
18,372 
151 
58 
83 
39 
60 
125 
140 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,951 
44 
13 
24 
13 
17 
45 
43 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,139 
48 
6 
11 
13 
14 
58 
30 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,704 
57 
22 
34 
2 
14 
57 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,232 
21 
17 
28 
9 
15 
13 
11 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,552 
17 
7 
25 
16 
3 
13 
5 
$100,000 or more 
7,307 
137 
71 
63 
58 
1 
208 
33 
Government payments 
farms 
14,533 
213 
96 
92 
112 
9 
87 
32 
$1,000 
142,322 
2,049 
961 
624 
3,011 
10 
247 
123 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
12,069 
187 
79 
84 
61 
16 
109 
60 
$1,000 
219,910 
2,656 
1,798 
3,973 
4,564 
106 
714 
267 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
7,488,510 
106,600 
53,630 
51,326 
62,076 
1,841 
149,639 
26,263 
Average per farm 
dollars 
177,213 
224,422 
276,441 
191,514 
413,841 
14,846 
288,322 
86,390 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
42,257 
475 
194 
268 
150 
124 
519 
304 
$1,000 
2,128,848 
37,701 
19,132 
18,430 
29,892 
-493 
30,839 
14,045 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,379 
79,371 
98,619 
68,768 
199,281 
-3,977 
59,421 
46,200 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
19,858 
205 
136 
129 
109 
53 
309 
109 
Other 
number 
22,399 
270 
58 
139 
41 
71 
210 
195 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
24,459 
310 
87 
178 
64 
73 
267 
187 
200 days or more 
number 
16,199 
197 
67 
114 
45 
29 
151 
104 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
17,188 
177 
77 
60 
47 
56 
312 
175 
number 
1,033,717 
9,659 
7,954 
4,893 
7,000 
1,778 
15,018 
7,102 
Beef cows 
farms 
15,175 
162 
73 
48 
40 
56 
280 
164 
number 
469,942 
3,128 
4,324 
1,096 
3,136 
(D) 
8,710 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
348 
4 
- 
3 
- 
1 
9 
1 
number 
79,492 
3,122 
- 
1,543 
- 
(D) 
363 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
13,982 
131 
59 
40 
44 
44 
252 
137 
number 
537,089 
3,798 
2,962 
1,822 
4,926 
1,108 
5,466 
2,996 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
866 
10 
4 
4 
6 
4 
12 
1 
number 
153,733 
36 
24 
13 
101 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
600 
8 
4 
4 
4 
2 
7 
2 
number 
696,608 
29 
44 
17 
59 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
688 
1 
1 
2 
- 
1 
22 
4 
number 
21,798 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
212 
36 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,483 
27 
12 
15 
12 
11 
70 
19 
number 
17,445,067 
188,497 
152 
780,195 
133,600 
128 
635,916 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2,743 
44 
35 
10 
6 
- 
146 
26 
number 
1,369,162,943 
19,245,108 
13,854,000 
5,409,000 
4,249,025 
- 
50,724,051 
6,323,966 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,619 
17 
28 
28 
34 
- 
11 
9 
acres 
311,125 
839 
3,756 
752 
8,388 
- 
197 
63 
bushels 
52,451,141 
113,688 
644,588 
74,100 
1,792,331 
- 
21,427 
1,890 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
238 
8 
- 
3 
2 
- 
3 
- 
acres 
31,216 
1,687 
- 
1,023 
(D) 
- 
50 
- 
tons 
653,545 
24,888 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
780 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,480 
12 
2 
2 
7 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
227,087 
1,459 
(D) 
(D) 
1,752 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
10,870,821 
67,529 
(D) 
(D) 
93,954 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,480 
12 
2 
2 
7 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
227,087 
1,459 
(D) 
(D) 
1,752 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
10,870,821 
67,529 
(D) 
(□) 
93,954 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Georgia 227 
