Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Crisp 
Dade 
Dawson 
Decatur 
DeKalb 
Dodge 
Dooly 
Dougherty 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
244 
192 
182 
358 
25 
401 
290 
121 
2007 
229 
266 
208 
351 
38 
427 
329 
129 
$1,000, 2012 
62,617 
26,360 
45,441 
127,296 
603 
31,134 
59,212 
22,982 
2007 
27,572 
13,038 
55,169 
77,037 
860 
23,450 
63,741 
22,285 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
256,627 
137,294 
249,673 
355,577 
24,122 
77,640 
204,179 
189,932 
2007 
120,402 
49,017 
265,237 
219,479 
22,620 
54,917 
193,743 
172,754 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
115 
83 
61 
192 
16 
187 
144 
70 
2007 
124 
143 
86 
215 
19 
258 
203 
83 
$1,000, 2012 
8,584 
168 
184 
19,490 
16 
3,896 
8,109 
2,651 
2007 
4,203 
312 
265 
12,182 
(D) 
3,251 
6,886 
3,365 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
121 
71 
67 
184 
10 
173 
148 
64 
2007 
103 
102 
79 
170 
15 
173 
183 
66 
$1,000, 2012 
12,612 
61 
99 
17,378 
(D) 
1,969 
8,663 
3,748 
2007 
3,251 
60 
76 
9,194 
(D) 
2,118 
7,256 
3,402 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
104 
40 
41 
175 
10 
121 
110 
52 
2007 
82 
57 
43 
150 
15 
142 
149 
48 
$1,000, 2012 
6,040 
39 
115 
9,906 
29 
1,269 
6,226 
586 
2007 
2,421 
64 
136 
5,090 
89 
1,423 
4,484 
793 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
23 
44 
65 
60 
4 
91 
15 
14 
2007 
20 
66 
76 
50 
5 
59 
20 
12 
$1,000, 2012 
734 
3,406 
6,427 
3,136 
4 
2,163 
2,363 
305 
2007 
439 
1,521 
8,000 
1,671 
22 
593 
2,683 
350 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
13 
22 
31 
27 
- 
55 
7 
4 
2007 
13 
40 
23 
32 
5 
36 
5 
5 
$1,000, 2012 
175 
427 
604 
283 
- 
351 
16 
(D) 
2007 
75 
66 
297 
361 
12 
88 
43 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
11 
28 
46 
40 
4 
52 
9 
12 
2007 
12 
35 
58 
25 
3 
28 
16 
8 
$1,000, 2012 
559 
2,979 
5,824 
2,854 
4 
1,812 
2,347 
(D) 
2007 
364 
1,455 
7,704 
1,309 
11 
504 
2,639 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
82 
160 
151 
144 
9 
205 
56 
53 
2007 
72 
179 
140 
123 
16 
177 
88 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
3,817 
18,199 
31,961 
10,593 
86 
9,836 
5,818 
1,030 
2007 
2,104 
6,255 
35,121 
4,681 
50 
2,818 
13,011 
857 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
213 
188 
175 
347 
25 
376 
269 
117 
2007 
223 
261 
208 
348 
38 
418 
319 
119 
$1,000, 2012 
4,568 
660 
1,003 
8,863 
46 
2,155 
4,687 
1,870 
2007 
2,158 
476 
1,959 
5,932 
82 
1,994 
4,723 
2,128 
Utilities farms, 2012 
146 
104 
104 
249 
19 
232 
187 
82 
2007 
97 
102 
101 
173 
22 
193 
174 
72 
$1,000, 2012 
2,062 
471 
724 
4,559 
46 
960 
1,958 
997 
2007 
820 
277 
790 
2,078 
90 
669 
1,314 
651 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
167 
141 
138 
297 
19 
285 
212 
94 
2007 
201 
244 
196 
321 
35 
401 
305 
119 
$1,000, 2012 
3,386 
401 
838 
10,172 
56 
1,711 
4,295 
2,058 
2007 
2,044 
554 
1,174 
8,319 
68 
2,098 
3,558 
1,279 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
87 
43 
53 
121 
9 
128 
101 
28 
2007 
46 
44 
44 
93 
10 
88 
102 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
4,701 
572 
859 
10,690 
163 
1,743 
3,767 
4,481 
2007 
2,253 
307 
535 
8,294 
47 
1,550 
3,374 
3,946 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
37 
14 
20 
45 
6 
26 
41 
18 
2007 
22 
23 
18 
35 
- 
24 
31 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
1,145 
65 
290 
2,916 
4 
777 
1,011 
1,183 
2007 
578 
78 
82 
2,054 
- 
(D) 
1,103 
319 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
48 
29 
47 
65 
4 
41 
71 
19 
2007 
33 
20 
12 
49 
2 
42 
42 
23 
$1,000, 2012 
870 
272 
464 
3,031 
7 
527 
1,199 
426 
2007 
359 
32 
(D) 
1,000 
(D) 
1,119 
1,497 
506 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
61 
21 
15 
104 
2 
66 
93 
12 
2007 
52 
27 
21 
94 
5 
65 
112 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
5,944 
25 
57 
9,069 
(D) 
1,007 
4,520 
495 
2007 
2,504 
73 
51 
5,460 
14 
1,129 
3,971 
564 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
21 
10 
10 
36 
5 
3 
27 
5 
2007 
12 
9 
2 
11 
9 
2 
19 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
476 
326 
4 
1,504 
19 
37 
599 
14 
2007 
148 
16 
(D) 
438 
70 
(D) 
482 
257 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
110 
69 
71 
150 
3 
115 
135 
35 
2007 
54 
67 
49 
102 
9 
106 
110 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
2,228 
816 
872 
4,915 
5 
1,117 
2,130 
622 
2007 
1,406 
951 
881 
2,854 
44 
1,585 
3,077 
849 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
93 
58 
56 
111 
_ 
96 
106 
22 
2007 
44 
58 
44 
73 
6 
86 
89 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
1,609 
766 
757 
3,510 
- 
849 
1,441 
514 
2007 
1,010 
848 
739 
2,112 
15 
1,229 
2,075 
309 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
50 
28 
41 
88 
3 
58 
75 
22 
2007 
30 
30 
19 
54 
9 
56 
68 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
619 
49 
115 
1,405 
5 
268 
689 
109 
2007 
395 
103 
142 
742 
29 
356 
1,002 
540 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
233 
186 
178 
338 
24 
384 
265 
111 
2007 
208 
252 
195 
305 
30 
384 
307 
115 
$1,000, 2012 
1,228 
436 
452 
2,164 
53 
757 
1,053 
912 
2007 
997 
608 
630 
1,453 
198 
954 
1,450 
1,017 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
98 
94 
117 
187 
10 
155 
113 
62 
2007 
94 
122 
108 
162 
22 
162 
177 
69 
$1,000, 2012 
4,222 
443 
1,092 
8,909 
60 
1,210 
2,813 
1,604 
2007 
1,887 
1,452 
5,451 
6,337 
28 
1,637 
4,875 
2,002 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
120 
68 
77 
179 
11 
150 
156 
34 
2007 
90 
78 
81 
158 
19 
125 
177 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
5,689 
984 
1,085 
12,319 
39 
2,465 
6,964 
2,231 
2007 
2,440 
1,194 
2,169 
6,327 
135 
2,163 
5,860 
3,289 
-continued 
312 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
