Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Georgia 
Appling 
Atkinson 
Bacon 
Baker 
Baldwin 
Banks 
Barrow 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
42,257 
475 
194 
268 
150 
124 
519 
304 
2007 
47,846 
494 
195 
326 
156 
170 
530 
466 
$1,000, 2012 
7,488,510 
106,600 
53,630 
51,326 
62,076 
1,841 
149,639 
26,263 
2007 
5,982,253 
65,525 
47,935 
47,077 
39,595 
5,428 
112,373 
28,391 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
177,213 
224,422 
276,441 
191,514 
413,841 
14,846 
288,322 
86,390 
2007 
125,031 
132,642 
245,819 
144,409 
253,814 
31,931 
212,025 
60,925 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
22,061 
368 
131 
191 
95 
52 
247 
149 
2007 
26,820 
372 
134 
234 
93 
94 
259 
214 
$1,000, 2012 
499,665 
8,573 
3,122 
4,871 
7,995 
118 
561 
412 
2007 
353,104 
5,949 
2,602 
3,091 
4,405 
208 
521 
502 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
21,334 
349 
134 
195 
99 
44 
297 
137 
2007 
20,092 
308 
108 
179 
79 
62 
287 
170 
$1,000, 2012 
398,050 
8,774 
2,724 
3,098 
5,630 
21 
337 
236 
2007 
250,881 
3,454 
2,152 
1,814 
4,007 
60 
296 
408 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
14,842 
215 
98 
100 
90 
29 
127 
64 
2007 
14,517 
197 
78 
97 
74 
44 
118 
101 
$1,000, 2012 
295,102 
5,533 
3,786 
1,521 
5,527 
21 
159 
80 
2007 
184,635 
2,734 
1,274 
1,269 
2,286 
30 
156 
167 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
10,995 
120 
70 
43 
27 
37 
287 
82 
2007 
10,114 
105 
50 
40 
15 
33 
264 
92 
$1,000, 2012 
927,465 
7,782 
4,650 
2,893 
3,678 
146 
21,063 
4,356 
2007 
871,341 
7,733 
5,184 
7,356 
2,728 
492 
24,357 
4,788 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
5,728 
65 
32 
18 
15 
22 
129 
35 
2007 
4,907 
58 
19 
19 
6 
13 
88 
33 
$1,000, 2012 
99,642 
1,256 
294 
1,438 
834 
114 
3,698 
238 
2007 
43,265 
(D) 
241 
89 
56 
15 
367 
174 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
6,714 
72 
49 
27 
14 
16 
207 
58 
2007 
6,399 
63 
36 
27 
9 
27 
205 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
827,823 
6,526 
4,356 
1,455 
2,844 
32 
17,365 
4,118 
2007 
828,076 
(D) 
4,943 
7,267 
2,672 
477 
23,990 
4,614 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
26,118 
232 
119 
106 
69 
86 
468 
238 
2007 
26,287 
233 
94 
115 
64 
109 
442 
308 
$1,000, 2012 
2,913,851 
42,632 
23,396 
17,431 
12,193 
475 
107,640 
12,601 
2007 
2,121,379 
20,754 
22,826 
14,736 
6,717 
2,549 
63,556 
12,498 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
40,396 
462 
189 
264 
148 
119 
509 
293 
2007 
46,952 
490 
187 
316 
144 
167 
526 
453 
$1,000, 2012 
346,738 
5,611 
2,865 
2,743 
4,572 
178 
3,182 
1,070 
2007 
301,942 
4,077 
2,210 
2,646 
3,431 
330 
2,673 
1,324 
Utilities farms, 2012 
26,018 
322 
150 
194 
117 
66 
391 
207 
2007 
21,462 
263 
109 
167 
91 
68 
342 
190 
$1,000, 2012 
185,418 
2,079 
1,167 
1,785 
1,527 
64 
3,311 
1,030 
2007 
129,618 
1,528 
962 
922 
752 
80 
1,969 
1,086 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
33,039 
398 
160 
227 
119 
94 
445 
267 
2007 
43,940 
443 
173 
295 
140 
154 
479 
417 
$1,000, 2012 
340,286 
5,715 
2,447 
2,825 
3,244 
175 
2,400 
1,436 
2007 
306,086 
3,463 
1,625 
3,323 
2,434 
446 
2,353 
1,773 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
12,258 
165 
96 
86 
95 
17 
172 
69 
2007 
10,225 
128 
64 
95 
55 
28 
146 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
447,136 
5,638 
1,991 
5,358 
4,049 
52 
2,092 
1,812 
2007 
361,419 
3,702 
1,177 
4,348 
2,665 
39 
1,402 
1,289 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
4,684 
66 
38 
64 
31 
2 
64 
11 
2007 
3,949 
50 
35 
48 
22 
4 
43 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
92,896 
1,683 
696 
1,737 
640 
(D) 
609 
109 
2007 
64,557 
809 
559 
728 
390 
(D) 
277 
287 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
8,246 
126 
60 
47 
50 
8 
213 
54 
2007 
4,879 
82 
30 
24 
35 
7 
66 
37 
$1,000, 2012 
109,074 
1,734 
877 
511 
1,356 
5 
1,604 
280 
2007 
41,766 
662 
556 
351 
611 
9 
206 
38 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
8,376 
115 
54 
53 
74 
13 
89 
59 
2007 
7,715 
128 
49 
49 
53 
20 
64 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
220,440 
3,218 
1,459 
1,286 
5,581 
101 
734 
263 
2007 
154,249 
2,067 
828 
736 
3,365 
244 
328 
147 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
2,131 
15 
8 
15 
15 
1 
25 
7 
2007 
1,705 
18 
10 
9 
7 
3 
12 
11 
$1,000, 2012 
41,086 
257 
44 
255 
239 
(D) 
96 
19 
2007 
20,169 
162 
72 
38 
65 
(D) 
23 
79 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
13,507 
157 
72 
109 
69 
24 
182 
69 
2007 
12,375 
121 
60 
98 
59 
46 
185 
91 
$1,000, 2012 
228,123 
2,728 
2,060 
2,064 
1,895 
174 
2,405 
411 
2007 
225,086 
2,380 
1,212 
1,818 
1,582 
368 
2,963 
699 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
10,810 
135 
55 
89 
46 
20 
163 
50 
2007 
10,081 
90 
45 
82 
34 
33 
163 
72 
$1,000, 2012 
180,110 
2,031 
1,811 
1,812 
1,211 
154 
2,127 
362 
2007 
173,911 
1,664 
964 
1,451 
749 
297 
2,687 
598 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
6,844 
91 
32 
53 
49 
14 
84 
37 
2007 
6,613 
70 
35 
53 
43 
33 
92 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
48,013 
697 
249 
251 
684 
20 
277 
49 
2007 
51,176 
715 
248 
367 
833 
72 
276 
100 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
40,365 
447 
186 
250 
127 
121 
512 
291 
2007 
44,054 
462 
182 
316 
142 
156 
505 
442 
$1,000, 2012 
131,712 
1,295 
1,037 
885 
1,297 
232 
1,260 
936 
2007 
139,812 
1,370 
693 
879 
1,074 
326 
1,129 
1,209 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
21,095 
220 
102 
111 
86 
47 
348 
169 
2007 
21,301 
214 
94 
128 
86 
69 
355 
213 
$1,000, 2012 
311,466 
3,349 
1,308 
2,064 
2,654 
77 
2,187 
1,212 
2007 
456,207 
4,682 
4,003 
3,022 
3,084 
231 
10,165 
2,096 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
18,534 
247 
115 
135 
93 
48 
296 
140 
2007 
17,862 
242 
101 
143 
86 
49 
254 
157 
$1,000, 2012 
475,999 
5,808 
3,636 
3,233 
5,737 
179 
5,922 
1,270 
2007 
374,338 
9,303 
2,383 
4,416 
2,050 
388 
4,117 
1,904 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Georgia 307 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
