Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Union 
Upson 
Walker 
Walton 
Ware 
Warren 
Washington 
Wayne 
Farms 
number 
249 
296 
528 
477 
280 
134 
408 
287 
Land in farms 
acres 
20,701 
44,783 
79,706 
52,459 
34,423 
99,902 
62,268 
Average size of farm 
acres 
83 
151 
151 
110 
203 
257 
245 
217 
Median size of farm 
acres 
44 
56 
84 
49 
57 
109 
125 
75 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
500,078 
478,045 
589,797 
590,239 
499,897 
518,625 
506,212 
595,854 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,015 
3,160 
3,907 
5,367 
2,468 
2,019 
2,067 
2,746 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
16,291 
15,129 
38,001 
18,936 
20,391 
7,334 
35,979 
33,088 
Average per farm 
dollars 
65,425 
51,113 
71,971 
39,697 
72,825 
54,729 
88,183 
115,288 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
12 
16 
33 
58 
25 
4 
25 
23 
1 0 to 49 acres 
117 
113 
180 
182 
99 
31 
67 
84 
50 to 1 79 acres 
94 
113 
177 
163 
98 
58 
159 
94 
180 to 499 acres 
19 
39 
105 
58 
33 
23 
104 
46 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
8 
27 
13 
16 
8 
36 
22 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
7 
6 
3 
9 
10 
17 
18 
Total cropland 
farms 
177 
189 
376 
311 
217 
73 
314 
217 
acres 
6,119 
8,204 
28,498 
14,253 
18,506 
9,155 
42,768 
35,555 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
168 
155 
335 
257 
172 
56 
223 
181 
acres 
5,563 
6,041 
24,951 
10,882 
17,219 
6,959 
31,182 
32,335 
Irrigated land 
farms 
6 
15 
22 
55 
42 
5 
49 
46 
acres 
21 
(D) 
264 
923 
4,867 
102 
7,793 
6,630 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
19,360 
23,020 
108,204 
29,412 
30,552 
5,587 
27,543 
44,329 
Average per farm 
dollars 
77,751 
77,772 
204,931 
61,660 
109,114 
41,697 
67,507 
154,457 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
4,550 
1,956 
8,719 
6,222 
20,041 
3,239 
20,320 
26,494 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
14,810 
21,065 
99,484 
23,190 
10,511 
2,348 
7,223 
17,835 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
90 
165 
176 
217 
116 
65 
192 
105 
$2,500 to $4,999 
25 
41 
60 
55 
29 
14 
27 
28 
$5,000 to $9,999 
35 
28 
66 
52 
22 
18 
55 
32 
$10,000 to $24,999 
47 
32 
81 
76 
40 
14 
55 
33 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
10 
53 
27 
19 
7 
22 
26 
$50,000 to $99,999 
18 
3 
20 
14 
25 
5 
17 
7 
$100,000 or more 
14 
17 
72 
36 
29 
11 
40 
56 
Government payments 
farms 
39 
43 
86 
100 
92 
31 
212 
122 
$1,000 
221 
193 
1,049 
371 
339 
225 
1,104 
748 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
46 
73 
120 
82 
104 
31 
133 
89 
$1,000 
594 
(D) 
1,898 
849 
1,014 
267 
1,865 
1,351 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
13,474 
23,089 
93,750 
29,790 
27,863 
5,511 
25,062 
33,167 
Average per farm 
dollars 
54,113 
78,002 
177,558 
62,452 
99,511 
41,129 
61,428 
115,565 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
249 
296 
528 
477 
280 
134 
408 
287 
$1,000 
6,701 
1,301 
17,400 
842 
4,042 
569 
5,450 
13,260 
Average per farm 
dollars 
26,910 
4,394 
32,955 
1,764 
14,435 
4,243 
13,357 
46,204 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
106 
118 
282 
259 
123 
51 
150 
119 
Other 
number 
143 
178 
246 
218 
157 
83 
258 
168 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
163 
210 
276 
262 
162 
75 
281 
175 
200 days or more 
number 
107 
164 
204 
160 
85 
48 
207 
101 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
146 
155 
301 
196 
100 
53 
132 
92 
number 
5,407 
5,574 
18,833 
11,412 
4,508 
3,169 
7,552 
5,299 
Beef cows 
farms 
110 
130 
283 
164 
77 
47 
115 
81 
number 
2,306 
(D) 
8,760 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
4 
6 
1 
2 
2 
2 
1 
number 
111 
(D) 
154 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
129 
127 
245 
166 
72 
47 
110 
67 
number 
4,121 
2,673 
7,494 
8,163 
1,875 
1,200 
3,751 
2,815 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6 
7 
18 
9 
12 
- 
14 
9 
number 
129 
25 
92 
70 
(D) 
- 
506 
28 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
8 
1 
9 
5 
10 
- 
9 
4 
number 
147 
(D) 
382 
89 
(D) 
- 
30 
32 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2 
3 
16 
18 
5 
4 
3 
6 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
303 
344 
43 
183 
120 
93 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
20 
35 
60 
43 
20 
17 
34 
34 
number 
450 
727 
150,948 
280,706 
(D) 
454 
401 
706,530 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
11 
48 
8 
7 
2 
1 
6 
number 
(D) 
6,661,464 
32,255,534 
3,340,600 
270,000 
(D) 
(D) 
1,608,000 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
17 
11 
22 
2 
36 
3 
50 
39 
acres 
445 
123 
4,774 
(D) 
2,993 
190 
5,463 
2,630 
bushels 
58,080 
13,779 
551,820 
(D) 
498,090 
9,315 
882,332 
372,020 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
7 
1 
3 
2 
3 
1 
7 
- 
acres 
94 
(D) 
119 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
281 
- 
tons 
818 
(D) 
1,998 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,096 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
1 
11 
11 
8 
7 
41 
13 
acres 
- 
(D) 
2,272 
948 
256 
790 
7,111 
2,235 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
120,630 
39,966 
9,545 
36,265 
309,249 
119,760 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
11 
11 
8 
7 
41 
13 
acres 
- 
(D) 
2,272 
948 
256 
790 
7,111 
2,235 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
120,630 
39,966 
9,545 
36,265 
309,249 
119,760 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Georgia 245 
