Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Macon 
Madison 
Marion 
Meriwether 
Miller 
Mitchell 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Farms 
number 
279 
745 
203 
295 
183 
443 
183 
229 
Land in farms 
acres 
101,126 
71,191 
47,370 
62,054 
95,761 
191,137 
34,498 
57,732 
Average size of farm 
acres 
362 
96 
233 
210 
523 
431 
189 
252 
Median size of farm 
acres 
100 
53 
93 
99 
140 
109 
71 
90 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
928,872 
536,700 
524,025 
666,930 
1,289,740 
1,233,991 
642,838 
435,651 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,563 
5,61 6 
2,246 
3,171 
2,465 
2,860 
3,410 
1,728 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
40,642 
40,573 
14,053 
18,754 
42,651 
84,021 
14,526 
17,217 
Average per farm 
dollars 
145,670 
54,461 
69,229 
63,571 
233,065 
189,664 
79,375 
75,184 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
18 
22 
5 
5 
9 
29 
24 
10 
1 0 to 49 acres 
56 
323 
44 
92 
29 
106 
51 
60 
50 to 1 79 acres 
111 
295 
88 
118 
62 
129 
67 
86 
180 to 499 acres 
46 
98 
41 
56 
28 
66 
25 
43 
500 to 999 acres 
19 
4 
15 
14 
31 
76 
11 
11 
1 ,000 acres or more 
29 
3 
10 
10 
24 
37 
5 
19 
Total cropland 
farms 
182 
462 
148 
187 
136 
307 
91 
183 
acres 
53,894 
19,514 
13,206 
16,011 
60,969 
117,354 
5,291 
18,114 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
130 
382 
116 
151 
93 
256 
70 
118 
acres 
46,706 
14,846 
9,780 
9,989 
55,996 
111,687 
3,587 
14,885 
Irrigated land 
farms 
57 
24 
19 
23 
64 
136 
11 
30 
acres 
29,335 
209 
2,085 
919 
31,721 
67,179 
28 
5,011 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
172,507 
213,302 
27,368 
12,391 
69,785 
277,848 
37,311 
14,280 
Average per farm 
dollars 
618,304 
286,311 
134,819 
42,003 
381,338 
627,196 
203,884 
62,360 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
36,161 
3,004 
5,717 
5,701 
64,012 
142,781 
819 
12,176 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
136,346 
210,298 
21,651 
6,690 
5,773 
135,067 
36,492 
2,104 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
111 
260 
101 
149 
45 
141 
90 
127 
$2,500 to $4,999 
14 
68 
20 
30 
17 
30 
18 
23 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11 
94 
14 
33 
5 
32 
24 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
15 
112 
23 
44 
25 
33 
16 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
32 
14 
11 
17 
26 
10 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6 
16 
11 
11 
7 
28 
7 
9 
$100,000 or more 
94 
163 
20 
17 
67 
153 
18 
20 
Government payments 
farms 
163 
125 
85 
49 
123 
256 
33 
141 
$1,000 
2,301 
611 
367 
287 
2,746 
4,902 
354 
795 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
98 
188 
68 
75 
72 
200 
62 
82 
$1,000 
1,378 
2,101 
981 
1,043 
2,290 
12,056 
1,082 
1,176 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
122,390 
175,647 
23,866 
13,812 
54,188 
217,408 
24,924 
12,492 
Average per farm 
dollars 
438,674 
235,767 
117,565 
46,821 
296,107 
490,763 
136,197 
54,550 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
279 
745 
203 
295 
183 
443 
183 
229 
$1,000 
53,796 
40,367 
4,851 
-92 
20,633 
77,398 
13,823 
3,760 
Average per farm 
dollars 
192,819 
54,184 
23,894 
-311 
112,750 
174,713 
75,534 
16,420 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
168 
346 
86 
132 
103 
212 
71 
83 
Other 
number 
111 
399 
117 
163 
80 
231 
112 
146 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
140 
453 
122 
183 
96 
228 
111 
144 
200 days or more 
number 
97 
332 
81 
116 
82 
149 
77 
101 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
67 
388 
63 
115 
93 
131 
75 
61 
number 
24,671 
20,053 
2,780 
7,039 
8,581 
18,698 
5,865 
1,773 
Beef cows 
farms 
35 
365 
54 
109 
86 
108 
72 
54 
number 
1,118 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,217 
1,127 
Milk cows 
farms 
17 
1 
1 
3 
1 
1 
3 
- 
number 
11,076 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
240 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
44 
322 
46 
100 
88 
117 
62 
46 
number 
8,551 
6,938 
1,202 
5,599 
4,117 
9,801 
2,413 
708 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
4 
21 
5 
8 
9 
7 
4 
8 
number 
55 
283 
80 
375 
2,515 
126 
21 
202 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
9 
4 
2 
8 
7 
3 
6 
number 
37 
222 
(D) 
(D) 
1,300 
263 
43 
194 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1 
26 
4 
6 
4 
9 
1 
- 
number 
(D) 
791 
(D) 
282 
340 
352 
(D) 
- 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
14 
64 
15 
27 
7 
16 
24 
16 
number 
(D) 
481,739 
(D) 
909 
94 
109,226 
615 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
39 
130 
8 
1 
2 
41 
16 
number 
23,629,260 
62,920,269 
7,368,610 
(D) 
(D) 
28,118,816 
7,376,937 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
30 
6 
16 
9 
28 
55 
1 
21 
acres 
5,212 
70 
1,144 
272 
7,232 
10,661 
(D) 
1,640 
bushels 
858,396 
3,920 
143,345 
32,230 
1,320,371 
2,008,340 
(D) 
302,450 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
acres 
2,970 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
75,224 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
38 
10 
15 
9 
25 
12 
2 
12 
acres 
6,322 
1,002 
476 
462 
3,417 
1,116 
(D) 
1,947 
bushels 
262,517 
38,433 
12,770 
10,962 
188,284 
50,672 
(D) 
102,150 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
38 
10 
15 
9 
25 
12 
2 
12 
acres 
6,322 
1,002 
476 
462 
3,417 
1,116 
(D) 
1,947 
bushels 
262,517 
38,433 
12,770 
10,962 
188,284 
50,672 
(D) 
102,150 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Georgia 239 
