Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Clinch 
Cobb 
Coffee 
Colquitt 
Columbia 
Cook 
Coweta 
Crawford 
Farms 
number 
80 
110 
587 
484 
145 
234 
357 
155 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,665 
5,143 
168,012 
188,527 
13,099 
68,474 
55,396 
33,921 
Average size of farm 
acres 
333 
47 
286 
390 
90 
293 
155 
219 
Median size of farm 
acres 
75 
17 
100 
101 
34 
70 
45 
82 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
903,380 
572,026 
753,704 
1,144,307 
443,579 
804,988 
766,834 
675,006 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,710 
12,235 
2,633 
2,938 
4,910 
2,751 
4,942 
3,084 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
12,221 
3,353 
78,563 
74,790 
7,400 
37,142 
18,118 
14,410 
Average per farm 
dollars 
152,765 
30,483 
133,838 
154,524 
51,035 
158,724 
50,752 
92,967 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
10 
33 
32 
28 
19 
12 
29 
14 
1 0 to 49 acres 
18 
57 
139 
118 
64 
84 
157 
46 
50 to 1 79 acres 
27 
11 
204 
149 
45 
66 
116 
50 
180 to 499 acres 
12 
9 
123 
96 
13 
29 
39 
32 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
- 
44 
33 
2 
26 
8 
7 
1 ,000 acres or more 
6 
- 
45 
60 
2 
17 
8 
6 
Total cropland 
farms 
68 
57 
413 
358 
73 
172 
202 
120 
acres 
5,397 
1,443 
86,997 
106,646 
1,975 
44,174 
11,401 
13,960 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
57 
48 
315 
266 
59 
143 
159 
96 
acres 
3,885 
726 
78,498 
97,140 
1,493 
40,725 
7,157 
10,532 
Irrigated land 
farms 
41 
17 
117 
111 
14 
66 
30 
25 
acres 
2,922 
32 
22,811 
47,456 
82 
14,816 
357 
4,665 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
23,481 
3,435 
200,192 
251,585 
2,978 
86,981 
1 1 ,474 
52,177 
Average per farm 
dollars 
293,513 
31,225 
341,042 
519,805 
20,540 
371,714 
32,140 
336,624 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
21,533 
3,045 
88,752 
163,969 
1,935 
56,103 
5,951 
26,550 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,948 
390 
111,440 
87,617 
1,043 
30,878 
5,523 
25,626 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
12 
67 
240 
171 
70 
84 
226 
65 
$2,500 to $4,999 
7 
12 
32 
32 
11 
12 
31 
17 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7 
9 
38 
35 
30 
20 
30 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3 
9 
52 
47 
23 
36 
27 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
8 
23 
35 
4 
16 
19 
5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12 
1 
27 
27 
2 
10 
13 
1 
$100,000 or more 
33 
4 
175 
137 
5 
56 
11 
31 
Government payments 
farms 
20 
16 
329 
293 
4 
130 
27 
38 
$1,000 
68 
20 
3,049 
4,920 
10 
1,661 
161 
125 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
27 
25 
220 
206 
35 
80 
56 
36 
$1,000 
656 
2,843 
3,260 
5,299 
599 
1,240 
249 
644 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
15,819 
6,462 
169,685 
211,974 
4,276 
65,516 
14,066 
37,524 
Average per farm 
dollars 
197,733 
58,748 
289,071 
437,963 
29,491 
279,982 
39,401 
242,091 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
80 
110 
587 
484 
145 
234 
357 
155 
$1,000 
8,387 
-164 
36,816 
49,830 
-689 
24,365 
-2,183 
15,422 
Average per farm 
dollars 
104,838 
-1,494 
62,718 
102,954 
-4,750 
104,126 
-6,114 
99,494 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
44 
61 
257 
293 
66 
96 
159 
83 
Other 
number 
36 
49 
330 
191 
79 
138 
198 
72 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
48 
58 
353 
242 
84 
144 
220 
90 
200 days or more 
number 
30 
37 
257 
154 
46 
72 
155 
71 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
7 
29 
191 
170 
47 
82 
111 
50 
number 
174 
383 
12,130 
11,957 
1,112 
4,340 
7,428 
2,603 
Beef cows 
farms 
7 
20 
181 
161 
44 
82 
91 
48 
number 
116 
(D) 
7,529 
(□) 
(D) 
2,326 
(D) 
1,748 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
2 
4 
1 
1 
- 
3 
- 
number 
- 
(D) 
32 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
6 
15 
162 
145 
36 
77 
86 
43 
number 
(D) 
183 
6,022 
6,344 
468 
2,474 
2,722 
1,485 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3 
15 
6 
3 
2 
5 
2 
number 
- 
12 
10,548 
22 
(D) 
(D) 
22 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2 
1 
15 
4 
5 
1 
4 
4 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
67,093 
17 
18 
(D) 
21 
23 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2 
6 
8 
6 
6 
14 
1 
number 
- 
(D) 
153 
217 
82 
159 
243 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6 
15 
20 
28 
24 
11 
51 
7 
number 
237 
1,152 
112,600 
246,513 
502 
157 
1,906 
450 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
4 
67 
25 
2 
4 
1 
19 
number 
- 
270 
28,072,682 
26,048,670 
(D) 
3,563,340 
(D) 
8,972,220 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
10 
- 
52 
23 
- 
22 
5 
1 
acres 
252 
- 
4,679 
2,494 
- 
932 
233 
(D) 
bushels 
24,154 
- 
706,241 
416,654 
- 
147,314 
16,011 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
- 
9 
17 
6 
1 
13 
9 
acres 
- 
- 
1,153 
4,435 
90 
(D) 
684 
987 
bushels 
- 
- 
58,108 
193,263 
2,515 
(D) 
38,465 
42,442 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
9 
17 
6 
1 
13 
9 
acres 
- 
- 
1,153 
4,435 
90 
(D) 
684 
987 
bushels 
- 
- 
58,108 
193,263 
2,515 
(D) 
38,465 
42,442 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Georgia 231 
