Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Douglas 
Early 
Echols 
Effingham 
Elbert 
Emanuel 
Evans 
Fannin 
Farms 
number 
117 
334 
40 
186 
411 
438 
202 
198 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,342 
169,335 
13,311 
40,439 
56,992 
151,723 
36,039 
13,872 
Average size of farm 
acres 
71 
507 
333 
217 
139 
346 
178 
70 
Median size of farm 
acres 
27 
160 
96 
54 
75 
112 
82 
35 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
469,938 
1,089,147 
878,028 
604,255 
490,495 
738,585 
461,464 
455,724 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,591 
2,148 
2,639 
2,779 
3,537 
2,132 
2,587 
6,505 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,548 
47,987 
6,082 
19,720 
22,180 
40,342 
15,224 
9,330 
Average per farm 
dollars 
30,326 
143,674 
152,046 
106,021 
53,966 
92,105 
75,366 
47,122 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
26 
12 
1 
17 
4 
25 
15 
15 
1 0 to 49 acres 
53 
72 
6 
74 
141 
84 
50 
109 
50 to 1 79 acres 
26 
94 
20 
42 
183 
167 
94 
61 
180 to 499 acres 
9 
63 
6 
36 
64 
76 
26 
11 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
57 
3 
6 
14 
27 
9 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
36 
4 
11 
5 
59 
8 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
55 
239 
25 
133 
277 
303 
170 
139 
acres 
2,179 
93,765 
4,796 
17,363 
13,634 
65,097 
14,663 
3,651 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
53 
174 
22 
100 
220 
218 
121 
122 
acres 
1,838 
81,297 
4,077 
15,733 
10,709 
58,666 
10,918 
2,959 
Irrigated land 
farms 
7 
79 
11 
17 
12 
52 
35 
11 
acres 
(D) 
32,700 
2,343 
1,073 
84 
3,657 
3,038 
202 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
1,167 
86,484 
8,325 
13,771 
79,220 
57,310 
39,805 
16,096 
Average per farm 
dollars 
9,976 
258,934 
208,136 
74,039 
192,750 
130,845 
197,055 
81,294 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
814 
78,832 
7,391 
12,468 
2,953 
53,194 
16,225 
1,289 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
353 
7,652 
934 
1,303 
76,267 
4,116 
23,580 
14,807 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
76 
149 
14 
84 
137 
208 
80 
96 
$2,500 to $4,999 
12 
18 
9 
21 
55 
32 
16 
26 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9 
23 
- 
14 
66 
34 
27 
29 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7 
20 
4 
20 
58 
56 
22 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
14 
1 
17 
14 
20 
9 
8 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1 
22 
4 
11 
10 
13 
12 
7 
$100,000 or more 
3 
88 
8 
19 
71 
75 
36 
14 
Government payments 
farms 
11 
243 
19 
53 
134 
255 
68 
11 
$1,000 
55 
4,347 
80 
255 
362 
2,136 
429 
16 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
20 
146 
8 
65 
73 
131 
77 
26 
$1,000 
98 
5,051 
32 
955 
718 
2,706 
781 
402 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
2,190 
63,962 
7,507 
13,958 
69,683 
43,091 
30,669 
16,541 
Average per farm 
dollars 
18,716 
191,502 
187,669 
75,044 
169,544 
98,382 
151,828 
83,540 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
117 
334 
40 
186 
411 
438 
202 
198 
$1,000 
-869 
31,919 
931 
1,023 
10,618 
19,060 
10,346 
-27 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-7,431 
95,567 
23,265 
5,501 
25,834 
43,517 
51,218 
-136 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
51 
158 
16 
66 
227 
172 
92 
82 
Other 
number 
66 
176 
24 
120 
184 
266 
110 
116 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
85 
203 
20 
129 
195 
277 
86 
94 
200 days or more 
number 
60 
125 
12 
73 
111 
217 
54 
60 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
29 
125 
18 
71 
259 
150 
44 
80 
number 
871 
15,411 
1,720 
3,919 
11,208 
7,172 
3,646 
2,220 
Beef cows 
farms 
26 
98 
15 
67 
238 
131 
40 
69 
number 
626 
(D) 
765 
2,374 
(D) 
(D) 
2,013 
1,324 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
number 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
26 
108 
14 
59 
214 
124 
39 
67 
number 
348 
7,128 
306 
1,529 
5,270 
3,814 
1,700 
929 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
6 
7 
6 
4 
4 
number 
- 
(D) 
- 
26 
157 
13 
67 
93 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
3 
7 
4 
- 
4 
number 
- 
(D) 
- 
20 
189 
53 
- 
84 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
6 
2 
- 
8 
5 
5 
1 
2 
number 
41 
(D) 
- 
271 
71 
260 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
13 
6 
- 
27 
31 
29 
12 
23 
number 
154 
(D) 
- 
1,085 
284,580 
585 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
44 
1 
20 
5 
number 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
21,993,100 
(D) 
7,794,200 
3,655,239 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4 
60 
7 
24 
5 
33 
24 
11 
acres 
323 
8,577 
902 
1,588 
660 
2,155 
1,435 
488 
bushels 
30,200 
1 ,497,446 
184,255 
178,765 
23,467 
267,857 
208,397 
47,028 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
25 
- 
7 
6 
24 
10 
- 
acres 
- 
4,432 
- 
1,500 
1,123 
3,055 
327 
- 
bushels 
- 
240,176 
- 
50,000 
59,817 
145,702 
16,722 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
25 
- 
7 
6 
24 
10 
- 
acres 
- 
4,432 
- 
1,500 
1,123 
3,055 
327 
- 
bushels 
- 
240,176 
- 
50,000 
59,817 
145,702 
16,722 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Georgia 233 
