Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Gordon 
Grady 
Greene 
Gwinnett 
Habersham 
Hall 
Hancock 
Haralson 
Farms 
number 
671 
471 
193 
179 
422 
622 
133 
299 
Land in farms 
acres 
84,936 
130,258 
48,569 
10,468 
37,927 
51,989 
31,963 
26,815 
Average size of farm 
acres 
127 
277 
252 
58 
90 
84 
240 
90 
Median size of farm 
acres 
50 
84 
80 
28 
40 
39 
114 
50 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
607,226 
850,864 
811,706 
604,372 
516,375 
686,417 
822,804 
377,764 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,797 
3,077 
3,226 
10,335 
5,746 
8,212 
3,424 
4,212 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
44,637 
49,305 
13,085 
9,489 
27,868 
42,413 
8,202 
13,764 
Average per farm 
dollars 
66,522 
104,682 
67,799 
53,011 
66,038 
68,188 
61,669 
46,034 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
37 
23 
15 
40 
34 
79 
8 
24 
1 0 to 49 acres 
282 
138 
52 
81 
213 
288 
33 
121 
50 to 1 79 acres 
261 
172 
72 
49 
117 
198 
44 
122 
1 80 to 499 acres 
63 
76 
31 
7 
48 
43 
33 
27 
500 to 999 acres 
14 
31 
16 
1 
10 
5 
10 
5 
1 ,000 acres or more 
14 
31 
7 
1 
- 
9 
5 
- 
Total cropland 
farms 
396 
345 
128 
112 
221 
337 
88 
163 
acres 
32,810 
54,392 
8,274 
2,080 
9,564 
12,250 
4,830 
5,396 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
353 
263 
119 
95 
180 
277 
66 
136 
acres 
30,875 
46,384 
7,512 
1,572 
8,758 
10,292 
3,112 
4,064 
Irrigated land 
farms 
19 
78 
7 
25 
12 
29 
16 
8 
acres 
1,828 
9,230 
195 
78 
49 
137 
245 
47 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
261,200 
99,235 
47,831 
12,069 
125,792 
166,344 
4,523 
42,619 
Average per farm 
dollars 
389,270 
210,690 
247,830 
67,425 
298,086 
267,435 
34,006 
142,539 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
12,691 
63,578 
2,138 
11,167 
1,675 
3,451 
1,620 
345 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
248,509 
35,657 
45,693 
902 
124,118 
162,893 
2,903 
42,274 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
213 
193 
68 
99 
135 
254 
55 
144 
$2,500 to $4,999 
69 
36 
22 
12 
42 
73 
9 
49 
$5,000 to $9,999 
84 
39 
20 
19 
42 
78 
25 
36 
$10,000 to $24,999 
96 
69 
24 
28 
31 
63 
24 
33 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25 
20 
19 
13 
25 
19 
7 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
29 
32 
9 
- 
15 
12 
4 
2 
$100,000 or more 
155 
82 
31 
8 
132 
123 
9 
23 
Government payments 
farms 
111 
247 
26 
18 
39 
51 
24 
29 
$1,000 
1,200 
2,083 
215 
33 
142 
115 
165 
172 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
165 
178 
48 
41 
103 
113 
24 
41 
$1,000 
1,701 
2,971 
787 
368 
1,582 
2,267 
203 
425 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
211,294 
79,289 
37,582 
11,049 
109,713 
159,921 
4,515 
35,077 
Average per farm 
dollars 
314,894 
168,342 
194,726 
61,725 
259,984 
257,109 
33,949 
117,313 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
671 
471 
193 
179 
422 
622 
133 
299 
$1,000 
52,807 
25,000 
11,251 
1,421 
17,803 
8,805 
376 
8,140 
Average per farm 
dollars 
78,699 
53,078 
58,295 
7,938 
42,188 
14,156 
2,826 
27,223 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
356 
166 
113 
67 
227 
319 
54 
115 
Other 
number 
315 
305 
80 
112 
195 
303 
79 
184 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
346 
283 
106 
96 
217 
348 
87 
195 
200 days or more 
number 
264 
181 
51 
49 
150 
238 
46 
132 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
400 
134 
114 
61 
239 
365 
58 
179 
number 
18,583 
13,017 
8,563 
1,179 
14,986 
18,119 
2,532 
4,945 
Beef cows 
farms 
356 
119 
85 
53 
209 
321 
51 
169 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
2,800 
785 
5,817 
8,555 
(D) 
3,074 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
4 
11 
- 
- 
9 
2 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
2,367 
- 
- 
803 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
361 
113 
100 
41 
192 
280 
44 
144 
number 
11,796 
5,577 
3,482 
570 
9,301 
7,697 
1,085 
2,103 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
19 
9 
- 
1 
3 
11 
4 
13 
number 
101 
601 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
212 
59 
78 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
8 
7 
- 
1 
8 
3 
6 
number 
120 
1,503 
- 
- 
(D) 
730 
24 
71 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
19 
1 
9 
1 
6 
3 
- 
6 
number 
313 
(D) 
199 
(D) 
90 
82 
- 
44 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
54 
28 
14 
16 
44 
53 
14 
38 
number 
345,273 
844 
(D) 
206 
383,883 
1,603,172 
569 
524 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
107 
8 
10 
1 
88 
66 
- 
22 
number 
75,253,215 
10,008,722 
5,807,000 
(D) 
31,559,733 
21,891,394 
- 
14,795,988 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
29 
71 
12 
2 
3 
20 
- 
15 
acres 
7,800 
7,967 
368 
(D) 
(D) 
941 
- 
44 
bushels 
919,304 
1,076,709 
48,454 
(D) 
(D) 
105,836 
- 
2,260 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3 
6 
- 
2 
12 
7 
- 
- 
acres 
230 
255 
- 
(D) 
1,115 
840 
- 
- 
tons 
2,910 
6,210 
- 
(D) 
18,300 
16,781 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
8 
7 
2 
- 
6 
2 
- 
acres 
733 
1,059 
(D) 
- 
- 
578 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
26,092 
40,132 
(D) 
- 
- 
22,698 
(D) 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
8 
7 
2 
- 
- 
6 
2 
- 
acres 
733 
1,059 
(D) 
- 
- 
578 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
26,092 
40,132 
(D) 
- 
- 
22,698 
(D) 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Georgia 235 
