Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bulloch 
Burke 
Butts 
Calhoun 
Camden 
Candler 
Carroll 
Catoosa 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
544 
393 
140 
151 
69 
238 
909 
269 
2007 
669 
468 
146 
141 
57 
283 
1,054 
261 
$1,000, 2012 
78,145 
73,663 
3,592 
63,211 
1,109 
21,618 
154,312 
35,565 
2007 
64,573 
41,596 
3,910 
50,672 
831 
19,178 
127,690 
25,117 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
143,648 
187,439 
25,655 
418,617 
16,072 
90,830 
169,760 
132,213 
2007 
96,521 
88,881 
26,781 
359,378 
14,578 
67,767 
121,148 
96,234 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
305 
221 
79 
89 
24 
143 
473 
102 
2007 
421 
278 
86 
93 
33 
172 
573 
129 
$1,000, 2012 
13,018 
11,043 
368 
7,774 
52 
2,604 
2,043 
291 
2007 
11,377 
6,345 
328 
6,080 
108 
2,310 
1,554 
241 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
302 
215 
57 
80 
26 
146 
435 
111 
2007 
334 
228 
53 
83 
13 
112 
396 
92 
$1,000, 2012 
9,914 
7,400 
76 
6,011 
24 
1,692 
855 
95 
2007 
7,199 
5,007 
(D) 
4,576 
9 
1,409 
632 
75 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
233 
192 
43 
87 
25 
112 
225 
67 
2007 
260 
214 
35 
82 
17 
84 
227 
69 
$1,000, 2012 
8,642 
6,434 
142 
3,906 
37 
1,327 
383 
378 
2007 
5,867 
3,053 
98 
2,588 
13 
1,334 
207 
224 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
70 
85 
21 
30 
16 
36 
318 
73 
2007 
86 
81 
23 
17 
7 
39 
305 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
1,304 
1,519 
(D) 
3,251 
(D) 
872 
29,615 
5,200 
2007 
1,146 
1,365 
401 
2,715 
19 
653 
24,289 
3,782 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
39 
44 
15 
16 
9 
22 
141 
39 
2007 
54 
64 
16 
8 
6 
24 
157 
43 
$1,000, 2012 
538 
1,335 
(D) 
136 
13 
(D) 
1,444 
984 
2007 
149 
1,220 
(D) 
77 
11 
75 
875 
177 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
38 
47 
10 
16 
7 
17 
223 
45 
2007 
38 
25 
7 
11 
3 
25 
181 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
766 
184 
(D) 
3,114 
(D) 
(D) 
28,171 
4,216 
2007 
997 
145 
(D) 
2,639 
8 
578 
23,414 
3,605 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
165 
210 
97 
52 
49 
110 
766 
201 
2007 
227 
169 
99 
39 
27 
92 
724 
189 
$1,000, 2012 
10,388 
8,686 
570 
14,736 
218 
5,728 
97,206 
23,184 
2007 
8,237 
1,994 
575 
13,397 
131 
2,535 
71,816 
13,091 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
508 
375 
131 
137 
64 
228 
891 
265 
2007 
651 
452 
145 
139 
51 
280 
1,047 
258 
$1,000, 2012 
6,118 
5,541 
271 
3,664 
81 
1,359 
3,950 
915 
2007 
4,357 
3,471 
229 
3,193 
87 
1,686 
3,733 
827 
Utilities farms, 2012 
309 
255 
81 
91 
41 
154 
536 
136 
2007 
257 
194 
72 
79 
19 
103 
420 
125 
$1,000, 2012 
1,766 
2,572 
73 
1,623 
37 
766 
2,716 
598 
2007 
942 
1,094 
164 
1,397 
26 
432 
2,118 
468 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
417 
306 
93 
112 
56 
189 
733 
208 
2007 
607 
413 
135 
133 
50 
257 
962 
254 
$1,000, 2012 
4,840 
6,034 
209 
3,439 
164 
1,483 
3,581 
812 
2007 
4,825 
4,059 
337 
3,312 
148 
2,438 
3,748 
1,014 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
158 
128 
35 
59 
14 
71 
245 
55 
2007 
156 
106 
23 
55 
4 
49 
172 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
4,114 
5,752 
544 
3,589 
104 
1,563 
4,866 
1,320 
2007 
4,663 
3,454 
258 
2,904 
(D) 
1,214 
1,898 
828 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
60 
34 
12 
33 
3 
33 
77 
23 
2007 
64 
35 
8 
32 
4 
28 
54 
23 
$1,000, 2012 
535 
375 
52 
580 
(D) 
169 
466 
112 
2007 
1,272 
496 
70 
(D) 
10 
598 
275 
171 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
126 
96 
11 
58 
10 
37 
161 
48 
2007 
81 
61 
7 
29 
6 
42 
70 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
1,207 
2,810 
19 
2,727 
29 
199 
1,475 
260 
2007 
689 
1,762 
(D) 
366 
3 
163 
180 
52 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
159 
105 
19 
61 
1 
35 
138 
46 
2007 
158 
120 
14 
59 
1 
47 
140 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
5,871 
3,911 
40 
4,930 
(D) 
638 
767 
317 
2007 
3,852 
2,295 
249 
3,985 
(D) 
881 
412 
865 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
58 
37 
1 
8 
- 
22 
26 
12 
2007 
37 
20 
3 
3 
- 
10 
20 
8 
$1,000, 2012 
670 
979 
(D) 
70 
- 
69 
72 
47 
2007 
1,617 
381 
9 
(D) 
- 
48 
20 
16 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
152 
160 
30 
79 
12 
109 
254 
71 
2007 
173 
128 
40 
67 
11 
78 
259 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
3,677 
4,545 
193 
2,782 
58 
929 
2,783 
792 
2007 
4,156 
3,091 
466 
2,059 
67 
1,732 
4,710 
1,090 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
106 
114 
23 
57 
10 
68 
215 
60 
2007 
115 
104 
37 
43 
8 
65 
222 
54 
$1,000, 2012 
2,320 
3,410 
179 
1,583 
45 
556 
2,527 
714 
2007 
2,558 
2,632 
427 
1,299 
67 
1,556 
4,040 
1,018 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
103 
104 
12 
47 
9 
63 
117 
33 
2007 
105 
75 
13 
47 
3 
32 
136 
28 
$1,000, 2012 
1,357 
1,135 
14 
1,198 
13 
373 
256 
78 
2007 
1,597 
459 
39 
760 
(Z) 
176 
670 
72 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
486 
363 
135 
129 
68 
226 
889 
249 
2007 
606 
419 
139 
120 
50 
268 
963 
232 
$1,000, 2012 
1,390 
1,427 
320 
798 
194 
672 
1,707 
512 
2007 
1,315 
1,492 
336 
1,076 
137 
889 
1,829 
473 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
225 
221 
60 
89 
39 
104 
476 
126 
2007 
250 
190 
63 
74 
13 
130 
490 
119 
$1,000, 2012 
4,691 
4,633 
140 
3,332 
41 
1,550 
1,826 
731 
2007 
3,060 
2,237 
310 
2,683 
(D) 
854 
10,270 
1,899 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
218 
200 
56 
77 
18 
106 
363 
126 
2007 
241 
207 
54 
83 
22 
97 
326 
113 
$1,000, 2012 
7,223 
7,968 
247 
4,834 
130 
1,794 
5,726 
1,318 
2007 
6,656 
4,913 
354 
3,095 
132 
1,356 
5,231 
1,233 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Georgia 309 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
