Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bulloch 
Burke 
Butts 
Calhoun 
Camden 
Candler 
Carroll 
Catoosa 
Farms 
number 
544 
393 
140 
151 
69 
238 
909 
269 
Land in farms 
acres 
180,275 
161,332 
21,144 
107,544 
15,739 
53,545 
85,926 
20,631 
Average size of farm 
acres 
331 
411 
151 
712 
228 
225 
95 
77 
Median size of farm 
acres 
93 
140 
59 
192 
17 
104 
54 
48 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
802,399 
924,547 
526,171 
1,560,184 
497,348 
536,151 
419,188 
434,821 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,421 
2,252 
3,484 
2,191 
2,180 
2,383 
4,435 
5,669 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
67,476 
62,768 
6,584 
42,173 
2,270 
15,427 
47,085 
16,792 
Average per farm 
dollars 
124,037 
159,715 
47,026 
279,294 
32,903 
64,817 
51,798 
62,424 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
28 
30 
7 
2 
21 
11 
51 
24 
1 0 to 49 acres 
129 
85 
55 
36 
21 
59 
363 
111 
50 to 1 79 acres 
208 
111 
43 
33 
9 
100 
371 
112 
1 80 to 499 acres 
78 
87 
28 
24 
11 
41 
108 
19 
500 to 999 acres 
50 
35 
5 
29 
2 
17 
12 
3 
1 ,000 acres or more 
51 
45 
2 
27 
5 
10 
4 
- 
Total cropland 
farms 
443 
297 
93 
114 
25 
189 
548 
175 
acres 
108,902 
88,719 
4,853 
61,407 
1,028 
23,398 
19,371 
7,258 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
314 
220 
69 
87 
17 
122 
458 
154 
acres 
100,047 
78,748 
3,547 
56,542 
(D) 
19,509 
14,276 
6,097 
Irrigated land 
farms 
61 
80 
12 
49 
13 
42 
23 
8 
acres 
7,791 
27,458 
23 
21,054 
72 
3,017 
(D) 
313 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
105,325 
106,431 
2,400 
93,175 
455 
22,438 
192,146 
43,379 
Average per farm 
dollars 
193,613 
270,817 
17,146 
617,054 
6,588 
94,276 
211,382 
161,261 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
89,194 
71,293 
1,228 
67,489 
323 
13,588 
9,023 
4,397 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
16,131 
35,138 
1,173 
25,686 
132 
8,850 
183,124 
38,982 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
263 
183 
64 
59 
43 
120 
436 
126 
$2,500 to $4,999 
32 
33 
19 
8 
8 
16 
88 
32 
$5,000 to $9,999 
31 
23 
8 
3 
8 
21 
113 
26 
$10,000 to $24,999 
56 
36 
33 
9 
6 
28 
90 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
22 
6 
14 
3 
12 
50 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
27 
20 
5 
9 
- 
7 
14 
7 
$100,000 or more 
109 
76 
5 
49 
1 
34 
118 
39 
Government payments 
farms 
372 
205 
20 
119 
11 
117 
90 
26 
$1,000 
3,610 
3,146 
21 
2,817 
102 
832 
513 
77 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
216 
114 
44 
72 
20 
96 
189 
41 
$1,000 
2,328 
3,439 
449 
2,261 
641 
1,365 
1,248 
336 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
78,145 
73,663 
3,592 
63,211 
1,109 
21,618 
154,312 
35,565 
Average per farm 
dollars 
143,648 
187,439 
25,655 
418,617 
16,072 
90,830 
169,760 
132,213 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
544 
393 
140 
151 
69 
238 
909 
269 
$1,000 
33,119 
39,353 
-721 
35,042 
89 
3,017 
39,595 
8,227 
Average per farm 
dollars 
60,881 
100,135 
-5,152 
232,068 
1,284 
12,675 
43,559 
30,585 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
229 
170 
82 
73 
31 
113 
462 
118 
Other 
number 
315 
223 
58 
78 
38 
125 
447 
151 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
317 
231 
82 
77 
50 
140 
481 
146 
200 days or more 
number 
219 
153 
63 
52 
27 
87 
320 
104 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
101 
129 
55 
28 
20 
64 
529 
149 
number 
8,564 
24,359 
3,211 
3,812 
550 
3,590 
20,822 
4,588 
Beef cows 
farms 
87 
104 
53 
28 
20 
52 
471 
133 
number 
4,565 
6,644 
1,886 
1,625 
371 
(D) 
12,035 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
15 
- 
- 
- 
2 
11 
1 
number 
- 
6,471 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
401 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
80 
104 
41 
27 
15 
55 
413 
105 
number 
3,038 
10,239 
1,460 
1,782 
186 
1,685 
8,685 
2,635 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
7 
23 
- 
1 
5 
4 
19 
8 
number 
(D) 
461 
- 
(D) 
175 
(D) 
178 
241 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
5 
12 
- 
5 
3 
11 
4 
number 
(D) 
163 
- 
- 
106 
(D) 
100 
215 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2 
6 
4 
- 
1 
11 
15 
6 
number 
(D) 
569 
88 
- 
(D) 
94 
343 
149 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
27 
32 
15 
3 
10 
15 
100 
36 
number 
2,693 
985 
440 
120 
421 
(D) 
127,764 
176,282 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
5 
- 
1 
4 
- 
103 
24 
number 
2,006,600 
" 
(D) 
8,716,000 
- 
- 
57,066,446 
10,567,070 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
63 
53 
- 
39 
1 
14 
21 
1 
acres 
4,778 
11,620 
- 
10,404 
(D) 
376 
132 
(D) 
bushels 
698,493 
2,289,827 
- 
2,132,457 
(D) 
40,207 
8,138 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
14 
1 
- 
6 
- 
acres 
- 
2,474 
(D) 
- 
- 
78 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
58,700 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,260 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
14 
46 
5 
21 
- 
15 
- 
- 
acres 
2,062 
7,306 
300 
5,527 
- 
1,934 
- 
- 
bushels 
100,979 
339,165 
7,010 
305,640 
- 
101,435 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
14 
46 
5 
21 
- 
15 
- 
- 
acres 
2,062 
7,306 
300 
5,527 
- 
1,934 
- 
- 
bushels 
100,979 
339,165 
7,010 
305,640 
- 
101,435 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Georgia 229 
