Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Webster 
Wheeler 
White 
Whitfield 
Wilcox 
Wilkes 
Wilkinson 
Worth 
Farms 
number 
102 
136 
299 
378 
365 
317 
487 
Land in farms 
acres 
48,056 
50,653 
23,475 
39,107 
115,451 
93,729 
229,384 
Average size of farm 
acres 
471 
372 
79 
103 
316 
296 
140 
471 
Median size of farm 
acres 
131 
110 
31 
51 
120 
110 
95 
118 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
834,665 
556,203 
539,098 
501,404 
771,349 
820,962 
297,854 
1,216,889 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,772 
1,493 
6,866 
4,846 
2,439 
2,777 
2,134 
2,584 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
6,066 
8,232 
15,004 
25,166 
53,354 
19,783 
4,667 
86,491 
Average per farm 
dollars 
59,474 
60,530 
50,179 
66,576 
146,176 
62,407 
40,939 
177,600 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
5 
6 
40 
40 
7 
9 
7 
27 
1 0 to 49 acres 
15 
15 
152 
131 
72 
67 
27 
106 
50 to 179 acres 
41 
64 
86 
148 
144 
120 
50 
155 
180 to 499 acres 
18 
27 
13 
49 
56 
79 
25 
60 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
11 
4 
7 
63 
26 
4 
42 
1 ,000 acres or more 
16 
13 
4 
3 
23 
16 
1 
97 
Total cropland 
farms 
80 
97 
167 
241 
275 
212 
61 
355 
acres 
22,216 
11,554 
5,861 
10,554 
75,190 
19,715 
4,795 
137,404 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
50 
57 
141 
219 
186 
176 
39 
280 
acres 
19,813 
8,166 
5,227 
9,303 
69,104 
14,618 
2,637 
129,512 
Irrigated land 
farms 
20 
17 
11 
11 
80 
11 
15 
130 
acres 
4,806 
2,541 
60 
37 
28,416 
132 
463 
47,180 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
17,184 
8,120 
77,428 
144,155 
104,942 
58,742 
4,516 
153,496 
Average per farm 
dollars 
168,472 
59,704 
258,957 
381,361 
287,514 
185,306 
39,616 
315,187 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
15,243 
7,753 
2,249 
1,693 
67,716 
3,311 
1,325 
139,049 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,941 
367 
75,180 
142,461 
37,226 
55,431 
3,191 
14,447 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
63 
87 
85 
135 
171 
113 
54 
211 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3 
5 
51 
53 
21 
30 
16 
29 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3 
5 
28 
54 
20 
31 
16 
40 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9 
17 
35 
43 
35 
53 
13 
29 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
3 
11 
15 
9 
32 
3 
25 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
10 
8 
13 
13 
5 
2 
13 
$100,000 or more 
17 
9 
81 
65 
96 
53 
10 
140 
Government payments 
farms 
76 
91 
29 
28 
293 
105 
27 
330 
$1,000 
619 
473 
129 
85 
2,491 
662 
42 
5,342 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
43 
54 
93 
76 
119 
92 
24 
193 
$1,000 
610 
2,394 
1,947 
416 
1,883 
1,416 
252 
5,265 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
10,025 
7,624 
66,009 
123,062 
76,036 
52,497 
4,085 
110,889 
Average per farm 
dollars 
98,287 
56,060 
220,767 
325,560 
208,319 
165,607 
35,836 
227,698 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
102 
136 
299 
378 
365 
317 
114 
487 
$1,000 
8,388 
3,362 
13,496 
21,593 
33,280 
8,323 
725 
53,214 
Average per farm 
dollars 
82,232 
24,722 
45,136 
57,125 
91,177 
26,256 
6,359 
109,270 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
40 
35 
161 
186 
175 
149 
45 
249 
Other 
number 
62 
101 
138 
192 
190 
168 
69 
238 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
46 
85 
178 
223 
193 
189 
70 
279 
200 days or more 
number 
33 
44 
112 
138 
136 
136 
51 
197 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
19 
39 
169 
214 
109 
208 
50 
143 
number 
2,214 
1,252 
9,695 
7,729 
5,478 
21,140 
1,494 
9,013 
Beef cows 
farms 
18 
36 
157 
197 
100 
187 
41 
129 
number 
1,130 
787 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
8,052 
871 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
13 
- 
2 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,930 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
16 
27 
157 
182 
89 
187 
30 
125 
number 
2,529 
552 
4,717 
3,781 
1,980 
9,746 
769 
4,316 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
9 
8 
11 
4 
13 
10 
6 
number 
- 
97 
130 
26 
90 
(D) 
60 
61 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
6 
10 
5 
3 
8 
2 
1 
number 
- 
63 
133 
13 
35 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
- 
- 
17 
3 
- 
7 
1 
2 
number 
- 
- 
1,089 
(D) 
- 
129 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4 
7 
26 
33 
5 
30 
20 
22 
number 
100 
52 
225,603 
259,886 
(D) 
354 
1,065 
309 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
64 
52 
9 
30 
3 
5 
number 
- 
- 
19,755,504 
28,315,999 
12,667,900 
15,034,000 
(D) 
4,091,200 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
10 
14 
20 
17 
27 
1 
5 
47 
acres 
463 
1,634 
719 
876 
1,999 
(D) 
91 
7,811 
bushels 
35,649 
271,000 
88,700 
70,508 
387,504 
(D) 
18,560 
1,591,364 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
- 
5 
- 
1 
3 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
859 
- 
(D) 
330 
- 
(D) 
tons 
(D) 
- 
17,628 
- 
(D) 
4,260 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
10 
9 
- 
3 
27 
3 
9 
25 
acres 
1,202 
2,285 
- 
90 
2,070 
(D) 
1,066 
4,317 
bushels 
42,422 
124,450 
- 
5,484 
98,484 
(D) 
57,224 
231,322 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
10 
9 
- 
3 
27 
3 
9 
25 
acres 
1,202 
2,285 
- 
90 
2,070 
(D) 
1,066 
4,317 
bushels 
42,422 
124,450 
- 
5,484 
98,484 
(D) 
57,224 
231,322 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
246 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
