Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Harris 
Hart 
Heard 
Henry 
Houston 
Irwin 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Farms 
number 
252 
584 
168 
254 
226 
373 
774 
239 
Land in farms 
acres 
32,435 
68,259 
27,067 
21,681 
47,451 
148,486 
77,370 
43,819 
Average size of farm 
acres 
129 
117 
161 
85 
210 
398 
100 
183 
Median size of farm 
acres 
61 
60 
70 
33 
45 
102 
45 
62 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
618,069 
605,507 
559,561 
489,513 
650,287 
1,012,069 
553,712 
634,650 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,802 
5,181 
3,473 
5,735 
3,097 
2,542 
5,539 
3,462 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
9,918 
46,523 
9,776 
6,717 
21,463 
68,026 
53,412 
15,328 
Average per farm 
dollars 
39,358 
79,662 
58,190 
26,447 
94,971 
182,374 
69,008 
64,133 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
15 
21 
9 
23 
45 
16 
65 
7 
1 0 to 49 acres 
92 
229 
55 
121 
74 
72 
345 
87 
50 to 179 acres 
99 
240 
67 
85 
56 
139 
249 
95 
180 to 499 acres 
36 
70 
27 
18 
21 
63 
90 
33 
500 to 999 acres 
6 
19 
6 
4 
17 
42 
18 
11 
1 ,000 acres or more 
4 
5 
4 
3 
13 
41 
7 
6 
Total cropland 
farms 
155 
385 
92 
156 
161 
288 
436 
126 
acres 
6,899 
21,653 
3,443 
5,597 
23,113 
95,710 
17,684 
8,084 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
131 
327 
77 
136 
132 
223 
386 
104 
acres 
3,972 
17,362 
2,943 
3,385 
20,963 
89,404 
14,491 
5,554 
Irrigated land 
farms 
25 
29 
5 
19 
38 
113 
28 
13 
acres 
231 
1,643 
(D) 
97 
8,985 
31,629 
255 
390 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
2,314 
208,111 
36,143 
3,281 
22,525 
117,474 
189,443 
25,235 
Average per farm 
dollars 
9,184 
356,355 
215,135 
12,916 
99,670 
314,944 
244,759 
105,586 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,454 
7,781 
856 
1,922 
15,611 
101,435 
5,419 
3,465 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
860 
200,330 
35,286 
1,359 
6,914 
16,039 
184,025 
21,770 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
143 
192 
69 
135 
106 
134 
318 
95 
$2,500 to $4,999 
25 
65 
14 
32 
23 
16 
87 
36 
$5,000 to $9,999 
37 
53 
20 
26 
27 
27 
62 
41 
$10,000 to $24,999 
25 
68 
20 
42 
25 
27 
93 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
43 
10 
7 
12 
16 
35 
22 
$50,000 to $99,999 
13 
10 
6 
7 
10 
30 
18 
12 
$100,000 or more 
2 
153 
29 
5 
23 
123 
161 
10 
Government payments 
farms 
13 
133 
11 
25 
58 
265 
114 
22 
$1,000 
42 
793 
70 
70 
756 
4,677 
502 
114 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
50 
122 
38 
54 
68 
148 
168 
45 
$1,000 
472 
685 
842 
478 
704 
1,803 
1,598 
604 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
4,696 
178,469 
34,336 
5,721 
21,085 
84,112 
159,522 
19,914 
Average per farm 
dollars 
18,634 
305,598 
204,383 
22,524 
93,296 
225,500 
206,100 
83,321 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
252 
584 
168 
254 
226 
373 
774 
239 
$1,000 
-1,867 
31,121 
2,719 
-1,892 
2,900 
39,842 
32,021 
6,040 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-7,410 
53,290 
16,183 
-7,448 
12,833 
106,815 
41,371 
25,270 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
126 
344 
67 
121 
88 
189 
368 
122 
Other 
number 
126 
240 
101 
133 
138 
184 
406 
117 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
171 
307 
114 
162 
158 
193 
455 
135 
200 days or more 
number 
92 
209 
81 
82 
108 
116 
285 
101 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
110 
318 
106 
82 
61 
111 
421 
112 
number 
2,192 
22,312 
5,089 
3,211 
5,407 
8,170 
19,355 
7,803 
Beef cows 
farms 
84 
270 
89 
68 
52 
97 
386 
108 
number 
1,241 
9,599 
2,934 
1,845 
(D) 
4,664 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
7 
3 
4 
3 
- 
2 
2 
number 
- 
1,000 
45 
40 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
86 
255 
85 
72 
44 
105 
335 
97 
number 
1,067 
9,002 
3,228 
1,582 
2,512 
4,454 
9,284 
3,358 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
10 
19 
- 
4 
3 
5 
18 
5 
number 
163 
(D) 
- 
30 
7 
40 
141 
14 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
7 
12 
- 
2 
3 
1 
3 
3 
number 
66 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1 
10 
- 
2 
- 
3 
5 
8 
number 
(D) 
361 
- 
(D) 
- 
12 
22 
91 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
41 
55 
18 
35 
19 
8 
58 
39 
number 
760 
1,069,520 
(D) 
781 
488 
74 
1,772,001 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
91 
21 
6 
4 
15 
117 
2 
number 
- 
53,924,061 
12,620,000 
1,006 
(D) 
4,721,293 
44,081,649 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
10 
11 
1 
2 
11 
58 
- 
7 
acres 
216 
648 
(D) 
(D) 
1,781 
9,600 
- 
205 
bushels 
14,141 
116,560 
(D) 
(D) 
339,038 
1,703,607 
- 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
10 
5 
3 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
738 
34 
- 
310 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
11,208 
194 
- 
3,300 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5 
19 
1 
1 
16 
14 
4 
4 
acres 
230 
2,407 
(D) 
(D) 
3,661 
1,654 
302 
410 
bushels 
7,292 
103,535 
(D) 
(D) 
168,929 
86,089 
12,985 
15,000 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
5 
19 
1 
1 
16 
14 
4 
4 
acres 
230 
2,407 
(D) 
(D) 
3,661 
1,654 
302 
410 
bushels 
7,292 
103,535 
(D) 
(D) 
168,929 
86,089 
12,985 
15,000 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
236 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
