Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Morgan 
Murray 
Muscogee 
Newton 
Oconee 
Oglethorpe 
Paulding 
Peach 
Farms 
number 
572 
320 
22 
285 
375 
406 
142 
190 
Land in farms 
acres 
94,513 
46,960 
4,273 
40,722 
45,285 
80,806 
8,368 
35,325 
Average size of farm 
acres 
165 
147 
194 
143 
121 
199 
59 
186 
Median size of farm 
acres 
81 
50 
88 
48 
55 
75 
38 
29 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
722,206 
629,225 
997,836 
603,570 
872,227 
644,723 
385,638 
743,529 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,371 
4,288 
5,137 
4,224 
7,223 
3,239 
6,544 
3,999 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
67,835 
26,103 
957 
13,229 
21,266 
31,783 
5,319 
19,492 
Average per farm 
dollars 
118,593 
81,572 
43,484 
46,416 
56,708 
78,284 
37,461 
102,588 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
22 
14 
4 
37 
30 
18 
23 
35 
1 0 to 49 acres 
179 
141 
5 
106 
138 
123 
71 
77 
50 to 1 79 acres 
216 
92 
10 
86 
151 
158 
39 
48 
180 to 499 acres 
120 
61 
- 
39 
37 
74 
8 
13 
500 to 999 acres 
26 
3 
2 
9 
12 
18 
1 
6 
1 ,000 acres or more 
9 
9 
1 
8 
7 
15 
- 
11 
Total cropland 
farms 
396 
216 
13 
146 
257 
272 
84 
117 
acres 
30,038 
18,755 
1,997 
8,786 
12,685 
17,225 
2,425 
22,248 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
326 
185 
8 
112 
221 
211 
82 
97 
acres 
25,038 
17,289 
(D) 
7,381 
9,829 
13,208 
1,873 
20,553 
Irrigated land 
farms 
25 
10 
- 
13 
41 
27 
4 
37 
acres 
1,401 
572 
- 
54 
2,079 
678 
8 
4,681 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
102,962 
78,743 
50 
(D) 
73,686 
180,718 
13,886 
30,992 
Average per farm 
dollars 
180,004 
246,072 
2,256 
(D) 
196,495 
445,118 
97,786 
163,117 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
7,075 
11,154 
17 
(D) 
23,589 
8,263 
502 
29,271 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
95,887 
67,589 
33 
9,881 
50,097 
172,455 
13,384 
1,721 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
257 
120 
12 
143 
155 
140 
66 
94 
$2,500 to $4,999 
34 
45 
6 
27 
52 
57 
16 
23 
$5,000 to $9,999 
66 
27 
4 
37 
38 
33 
26 
23 
$10,000 to $24,999 
71 
37 
- 
50 
47 
34 
20 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
24 
- 
11 
22 
22 
4 
8 
$50,000 to $99,999 
17 
11 
- 
10 
9 
9 
3 
4 
$100,000 or more 
92 
56 
- 
7 
52 
111 
7 
17 
Government payments 
farms 
188 
53 
5 
35 
114 
99 
12 
37 
$1,000 
858 
273 
6 
81 
336 
697 
8 
307 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
162 
68 
4 
66 
117 
102 
22 
51 
$1,000 
3,209 
638 
(D) 
481 
955 
1,593 
160 
(D) 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
91,661 
62,609 
203 
10,791 
54,375 
145,665 
11,718 
20,648 
Average per farm 
dollars 
160,247 
195,653 
9,212 
37,864 
145,000 
358,781 
82,519 
108,674 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
572 
320 
22 
285 
375 
406 
142 
190 
$1,000 
15,368 
17,045 
-135 
1,632 
20,602 
37,343 
2,336 
17,270 
Average per farm 
dollars 
26,867 
53,265 
-6,142 
5,726 
54,939 
91,977 
16,448 
90,893 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
260 
125 
10 
152 
162 
204 
50 
70 
Other 
number 
312 
195 
12 
133 
213 
202 
92 
120 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
336 
221 
11 
162 
228 
249 
69 
137 
200 days or more 
number 
196 
182 
8 
88 
151 
151 
44 
104 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
318 
180 
11 
140 
163 
197 
68 
62 
number 
24,882 
6,783 
151 
5,923 
7,524 
14,153 
1,556 
1,037 
Beef cows 
farms 
263 
169 
6 
110 
153 
179 
68 
58 
number 
7,872 
(D) 
68 
(□) 
(□) 
(D) 
1,088 
627 
Milk cows 
farms 
28 
3 
- 
2 
2 
4 
- 
- 
number 
5,833 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
252 
134 
7 
100 
140 
172 
58 
42 
number 
8,939 
2,856 
42 
2,322 
3,151 
6,816 
725 
569 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
8 
3 
- 
2 
6 
18 
- 
9 
number 
256 
71 
- 
(D) 
28 
35,834 
- 
35 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
7 
7 
- 
2 
3 
13 
- 
1 
number 
(D) 
171 
- 
(D) 
4 
295,670 
- 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
11 
4 
- 
2 
28 
8 
2 
11 
number 
225 
88 
- 
(D) 
910 
114 
(D) 
204 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
59 
14 
1 
31 
36 
41 
20 
20 
number 
214,358 
103,082 
(D) 
(D) 
779 
122,094 
367 
312 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
49 
41 
1 
35 
78 
6 
4 
number 
17,274,393 
22,093,420 
- 
(D) 
15,669,715 
49,136,315 
5,047,753 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2 
20 
- 
1 
3 
2 
1 
4 
acres 
(D) 
4,270 
- 
(D) 
24 
(D) 
(D) 
140 
bushels 
(D) 
350,216 
- 
(D) 
880 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
22 
3 
- 
13 
3 
7 
- 
8 
acres 
2,895 
(D) 
- 
1,705 
250 
1,715 
- 
6,376 
bushels 
143,088 
(D) 
- 
72,570 
10,632 
81,930 
- 
325,397 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
22 
3 
- 
13 
3 
7 
- 
8 
acres 
2,895 
(D) 
- 
1,705 
250 
1,715 
- 
6,376 
bushels 
143,088 
(D) 
- 
72,570 
10,632 
81,930 
- 
325,397 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
240 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
