Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bartow 
Ben Hill 
Berrien 
Bibb 
Bleckley 
Brantley 
Brooks 
Bryan 
Farms 
number 
458 
209 
380 
113 
219 
215 
364 
60 
Land in farms 
acres 
63,894 
57,314 
143,424 
14,722 
65,978 
23,423 
148,196 
15,223 
Average size of farm 
acres 
140 
274 
377 
130 
301 
109 
407 
254 
Median size of farm 
acres 
45 
63 
116 
68 
100 
50 
85 
36 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
618,074 
695,509 
1,001,385 
425,690 
701,357 
315,217 
1 ,344,740 
743,860 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,430 
2,536 
2,653 
3,267 
2,328 
2,893 
3,303 
2,932 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
31,381 
19,508 
70,014 
5,468 
20,079 
10,895 
52,549 
6,334 
Average per farm 
dollars 
68,518 
93,340 
184,247 
48,391 
91,683 
50,673 
144,365 
105,559 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
68 
14 
18 
12 
10 
14 
19 
4 
1 0 to 49 acres 
175 
67 
90 
31 
59 
92 
124 
35 
50 to 179 acres 
131 
76 
113 
44 
78 
72 
96 
11 
180 to 499 acres 
61 
23 
63 
24 
38 
31 
54 
3 
500 to 999 acres 
12 
16 
46 
1 
18 
5 
26 
2 
1 ,000 acres or more 
11 
13 
50 
1 
16 
1 
45 
5 
Total cropland 
farms 
276 
159 
309 
70 
180 
162 
262 
20 
acres 
25,598 
26,457 
76,368 
6,155 
33,293 
7,458 
77,047 
4,406 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
242 
114 
262 
56 
123 
140 
205 
9 
acres 
20,281 
23,360 
72,675 
4,004 
26,893 
5,260 
68,831 
3,892 
Irrigated land 
farms 
28 
45 
128 
5 
34 
37 
79 
3 
acres 
2,214 
6,935 
21,607 
257 
13,002 
774 
19,692 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
95,360 
26,967 
101,606 
11,387 
24,638 
7,733 
112,117 
(D) 
Average per farm 
dollars 
208,210 
129,027 
267,385 
100,769 
112,501 
35,966 
308,014 
(D) 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
14,809 
23,374 
81,271 
1,284 
23,127 
4,023 
74,814 
2,563 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
80,551 
3,593 
20,335 
10,103 
1,511 
3,710 
37,303 
(D) 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
191 
96 
105 
53 
104 
100 
176 
42 
$2,500 to $4,999 
53 
22 
20 
15 
14 
12 
17 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
53 
23 
45 
13 
31 
23 
30 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
50 
27 
44 
11 
10 
39 
31 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
11 
23 
7 
12 
12 
25 
1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
15 
2 
30 
2 
11 
18 
20 
1 
$100,000 or more 
78 
28 
113 
12 
37 
11 
65 
4 
Government payments 
farms 
97 
123 
215 
20 
146 
48 
196 
15 
$1,000 
1,141 
762 
2,653 
86 
1,049 
143 
3,095 
(D) 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
92 
72 
145 
26 
77 
64 
178 
23 
$1,000 
1,540 
2,369 
3,688 
176 
631 
354 
3,199 
755 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
81,222 
21,450 
81,513 
10,180 
19,542 
9,059 
80,448 
6,009 
Average per farm 
dollars 
177,340 
102,632 
214,509 
90,087 
89,235 
42,135 
221,010 
100,148 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
458 
209 
380 
113 
219 
215 
364 
60 
$1,000 
16,820 
8,647 
26,434 
1,468 
6,776 
-829 
37,964 
-543 
Average per farm 
dollars 
36,724 
41,374 
69,563 
12,995 
30,941 
-3,856 
104,297 
-9,055 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
232 
92 
244 
57 
86 
107 
189 
35 
Other 
number 
226 
117 
136 
56 
133 
108 
175 
25 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
289 
131 
171 
67 
130 
111 
198 
30 
200 days or more 
number 
210 
80 
109 
51 
77 
77 
113 
16 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
241 
51 
118 
42 
72 
82 
90 
20 
number 
21,506 
1,668 
8,121 
2,032 
3,670 
2,020 
15,956 
474 
Beef cows 
farms 
213 
37 
104 
35 
62 
78 
75 
15 
number 
5,885 
945 
(D) 
864 
(D) 
1,250 
2,665 
277 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
- 
5 
- 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
405 
(D) 
- 
6,867 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
191 
42 
101 
27 
56 
64 
74 
14 
number 
22,723 
718 
4,435 
887 
1,929 
911 
6,850 
234 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
7 
4 
3 
1 
- 
7 
13 
5 
number 
63 
48 
26 
(D) 
- 
20 
665 
60 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
5 
4 
3 
1 
- 
7 
9 
6 
number 
14 
38 
11 
(D) 
- 
61 
(D) 
38 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
9 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
number 
158 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
59 
10 
27 
11 
3 
28 
20 
12 
number 
65,884 
222 
238,138 
300 
76 
(D) 
(D) 
476 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
36 
2 
1 
4 
1 
2 
- 
number 
20,983,855 
(D) 
(D) 
3,092,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
22 
19 
63 
6 
25 
39 
31 
2 
acres 
2,306 
3,005 
4,886 
164 
4,984 
1,530 
2,695 
(D) 
bushels 
285,195 
571,980 
823,719 
11,125 
966,067 
128,090 
398,375 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
2 
- 
2 
9 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,379 
- 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
90,024 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6 
9 
9 
7 
18 
- 
21 
- 
acres 
1,493 
612 
898 
1,159 
3,396 
- 
3,336 
- 
bushels 
92,368 
29,231 
46,926 
53,192 
183,266 
- 
155,080 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
6 
9 
9 
7 
18 
- 
21 
- 
acres 
1,493 
612 
898 
1,159 
3,396 
- 
3,336 
- 
bushels 
92,368 
29,231 
46,926 
53,192 
183,266 
- 
155,080 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
228 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
