Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Thomas 
Tift 
Toombs 
Towns 
Treutlen 
Troup 
Turner 
Twiggs 
Farms 
number 
407 
285 
268 
109 
149 
212 
262 
108 
Land in farms 
acres 
173,208 
84,443 
73,223 
8,416 
35,138 
32,416 
86,954 
38,690 
Average size of farm 
acres 
426 
296 
273 
77 
236 
153 
332 
358 
Median size of farm 
acres 
93 
70 
89 
40 
88 
57 
90 
84 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,423,002 
941,073 
647,822 
456,587 
423,062 
608,768 
791,314 
895,909 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,344 
3,176 
2,371 
5,913 
1,794 
3,981 
2,384 
2,501 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
64,847 
38,669 
22,545 
5,544 
9,552 
11,076 
37,076 
10,086 
Average per farm 
dollars 
159,330 
135,682 
84,122 
50,862 
64,106 
52,243 
141,513 
93,388 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
23 
22 
22 
9 
7 
10 
18 
5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
121 
91 
77 
55 
40 
92 
73 
34 
50 to 179 acres 
121 
95 
90 
30 
58 
67 
76 
44 
180 to 499 acres 
56 
33 
45 
15 
27 
28 
42 
12 
500 to 999 acres 
34 
24 
18 
- 
8 
11 
32 
2 
1 ,000 acres or more 
52 
20 
16 
- 
9 
4 
21 
11 
Total cropland 
farms 
326 
207 
204 
78 
99 
119 
190 
68 
acres 
81,625 
50,043 
30,553 
2,137 
9,657 
5,236 
47,504 
14,276 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
252 
174 
144 
72 
49 
94 
136 
46 
acres 
72,406 
45,368 
25,241 
1,964 
6,295 
3,990 
43,816 
12,283 
Irrigated land 
farms 
71 
85 
49 
7 
10 
17 
74 
13 
acres 
11,549 
20,578 
9,869 
7 
(D) 
184 
19,105 
5,116 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
83,460 
70,581 
58,892 
3,201 
8,251 
4,168 
58,439 
9,254 
Average per farm 
dollars 
205,061 
247,651 
219,747 
29,364 
55,375 
19,659 
223,050 
85,681 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
64,950 
66,353 
46,087 
1,170 
7,840 
985 
50,706 
8,651 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
18,510 
4,228 
12,805 
2,031 
411 
3,182 
7,733 
603 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
170 
100 
144 
48 
97 
102 
122 
56 
$2,500 to $4,999 
36 
18 
16 
18 
16 
28 
8 
8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
23 
43 
24 
10 
6 
27 
28 
19 
$10,000 to $24,999 
38 
31 
23 
7 
19 
19 
26 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
30 
17 
20 
5 
3 
21 
13 
6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
18 
9 
11 
12 
3 
10 
13 
1 
$100,000 or more 
92 
67 
30 
9 
5 
5 
52 
8 
Government payments 
farms 
229 
144 
130 
5 
90 
17 
189 
33 
$1,000 
2,676 
1,695 
745 
35 
259 
94 
2,000 
738 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
146 
104 
72 
10 
45 
21 
92 
24 
$1,000 
3,148 
2,061 
813 
89 
696 
562 
2,053 
370 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
77,929 
49,668 
45,349 
4,769 
5,367 
5,269 
41,772 
7,642 
Average per farm 
dollars 
191,473 
174,274 
169,214 
43,756 
36,018 
24,854 
159,436 
70,763 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
407 
285 
268 
109 
149 
212 
262 
108 
$1,000 
11,354 
24,669 
15,101 
-1,444 
3,839 
-445 
20,720 
2,718 
Average per farm 
dollars 
27,898 
86,557 
56,346 
-13,251 
25,767 
-2,100 
79,086 
25,171 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
221 
123 
80 
54 
41 
107 
107 
40 
Other 
number 
186 
162 
188 
55 
108 
105 
155 
68 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
189 
164 
176 
72 
82 
124 
159 
59 
200 days or more 
number 
121 
119 
145 
40 
39 
69 
99 
50 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
104 
96 
86 
53 
33 
130 
92 
49 
number 
12,043 
7,253 
8,980 
3,676 
994 
5,391 
4,819 
1,997 
Beef cows 
farms 
81 
85 
73 
53 
28 
109 
89 
49 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
2,804 
1,053 
572 
2,606 
3,244 
1,292 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
544 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
81 
86 
64 
47 
30 
96 
76 
32 
number 
7,586 
3,158 
6,646 
2,776 
623 
2,026 
2,447 
890 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
4 
1 
2 
- 
1 
5 
- 
6 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
33 
- 
206 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
1 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
6 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
146 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1 
8 
1 
- 
- 
15 
- 
3 
number 
(D) 
211 
(D) 
- 
- 
321 
- 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
19 
9 
16 
9 
13 
30 
13 
4 
number 
(D) 
84 
100,755 
106 
624 
535 
210 
57 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
2 
3 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
number 
2,345,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
2,389,200 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
50 
32 
28 
2 
5 
2 
24 
7 
acres 
5,499 
1,929 
3,285 
(D) 
1,039 
(D) 
1,937 
613 
bushels 
799,005 
317,610 
614,562 
(D) 
214,896 
(D) 
391,580 
124,830 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
12 
13 
14 
- 
3 
1 
15 
6 
acres 
3,186 
1,520 
1,505 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,279 
353 
bushels 
149,740 
94,460 
82,466 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
100,677 
16,450 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
12 
13 
14 
- 
3 
1 
15 
6 
acres 
3,186 
1,520 
1,505 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,279 
353 
bushels 
149,740 
94,460 
82,466 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
100,677 
16,450 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
244 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
