Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Stewart 
Sumter 
Talbot 
Taliaferro 
Tattnall 
Taylor 
Telfair 
Terrell 
Farms 
number 
108 
369 
55 
565 
224 
300 
248 
Land in farms 
acres 
59,254 
160,353 
13,798 
107,505 
61,501 
66,619 
120,677 
Average size of farm 
acres 
549 
435 
251 
190 
275 
222 
487 
Median size of farm 
acres 
277 
125 
163 
105 
75 
138 
98 
180 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,076,822 
983,651 
784,579 
552,350 
528,523 
556,027 
422,642 
1,150,534 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,963 
2,264 
2,084 
2,202 
2,778 
2,025 
1,903 
2,364 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
13,780 
61,885 
3,792 
3,671 
55,209 
14,702 
14,066 
40,612 
Average per farm 
dollars 
127,597 
167,709 
42,134 
66,738 
97,716 
65,634 
46,886 
163,760 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
- 
16 
2 
- 
36 
3 
8 
9 
1 0 to 49 acres 
8 
55 
18 
9 
165 
44 
80 
44 
50 to 1 79 acres 
30 
150 
28 
22 
231 
83 
128 
70 
180 to 499 acres 
31 
78 
21 
18 
86 
60 
57 
65 
500 to 999 acres 
23 
21 
12 
5 
28 
24 
14 
26 
1 ,000 acres or more 
16 
49 
9 
1 
19 
10 
13 
34 
Total cropland 
farms 
82 
251 
64 
34 
454 
176 
209 
180 
acres 
19,678 
90,442 
4,855 
3,599 
49,194 
21,664 
13,784 
73,208 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
46 
148 
39 
26 
366 
107 
142 
109 
acres 
12,699 
79,141 
2,040 
2,679 
38,693 
16,404 
9,162 
65,127 
Irrigated land 
farms 
16 
53 
6 
9 
118 
27 
43 
55 
acres 
4,403 
44,318 
(D) 
52 
13,840 
5,970 
4,030 
25,829 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
14,625 
123,333 
738 
8,454 
236,226 
22,737 
6,117 
68,161 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,416 
334,235 
8,203 
153,702 
418,098 
101,504 
20,389 
274,844 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
11,783 
84,350 
273 
422 
86,699 
12,615 
4,818 
65,928 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
2,842 
38,983 
466 
8,032 
149,527 
10,122 
1,299 
2,233 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
69 
205 
48 
17 
195 
121 
184 
148 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2 
10 
17 
12 
52 
24 
13 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4 
20 
8 
4 
39 
14 
26 
12 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6 
20 
10 
8 
74 
26 
32 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
31 
3 
2 
33 
7 
16 
8 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1 
15 
2 
2 
19 
17 
15 
- 
$100,000 or more 
19 
68 
2 
10 
153 
15 
14 
65 
Government payments 
farms 
74 
253 
19 
13 
206 
115 
172 
202 
$1,000 
917 
3,044 
266 
75 
1,594 
510 
581 
3,795 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
48 
137 
29 
16 
204 
75 
85 
105 
$1,000 
827 
4,509 
276 
234 
3,830 
583 
1,460 
3,634 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
11,135 
103,522 
2,238 
6,419 
184,118 
20,805 
7,304 
47,036 
Average per farm 
dollars 
103,102 
280,547 
24,869 
116,716 
325,873 
92,878 
24,348 
189,660 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
108 
369 
90 
55 
565 
224 
300 
248 
$1,000 
5,234 
27,364 
-958 
2,343 
57,532 
3,025 
854 
28,554 
Average per farm 
dollars 
48,463 
74,157 
-10,649 
42,603 
101,826 
13,505 
2,846 
115,136 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
39 
141 
39 
24 
334 
105 
110 
105 
Other 
number 
69 
228 
51 
31 
231 
119 
190 
143 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
79 
201 
49 
32 
315 
148 
206 
121 
200 days or more 
number 
50 
118 
33 
15 
217 
89 
147 
82 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
24 
87 
50 
28 
155 
64 
104 
31 
number 
958 
14,605 
2,158 
2,735 
12,235 
2,697 
4,493 
2,255 
Beef cows 
farms 
24 
61 
47 
23 
143 
59 
88 
28 
number 
571 
(D) 
1,499 
825 
(D) 
(D) 
2,020 
1,295 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
5 
2 
1 
- 
- 
number 
- 
(D) 
- 
896 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
18 
71 
41 
23 
129 
45 
86 
21 
number 
296 
10,709 
894 
1,005 
12,024 
1,359 
2,168 
2,410 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
2 
13 
6 
7 
- 
number 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
11,966 
59 
366 
- 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
- 
12 
5 
5 
- 
number 
24 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
143 
252 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
1 
- 
3 
number 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
115 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4 
10 
7 
5 
29 
21 
20 
10 
number 
72 
330 
70 
112 
345,404 
675 
638 
127 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
10 
- 
2 
94 
5 
- 
- 
number 
(D) 
5,754,170 
- 
(D) 
44,975,116 
3,405,110 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
3 
39 
2 
- 
42 
17 
20 
45 
acres 
152 
10,626 
(D) 
- 
3,809 
843 
1,732 
12,484 
bushels 
8,266 
1,757,503 
(D) 
- 
721,002 
65,029 
223,384 
2,236,929 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
310 
- 
- 
(D) 
tons 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
7,564 
- 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
12 
62 
- 
- 
19 
24 
11 
34 
acres 
872 
11,133 
- 
- 
1,757 
3,381 
553 
7,837 
bushels 
26,360 
525,270 
- 
- 
78,787 
139,683 
30,789 
397,753 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
12 
62 
- 
- 
19 
24 
11 
34 
acres 
872 
11,133 
- 
- 
1,757 
3,381 
553 
7,837 
bushels 
26,360 
525,270 
- 
- 
78,787 
139,683 
30,789 
397,753 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Georgia 243 
