Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jeff Davis 
Jefferson 
Jenkins 
Johnson 
Jones 
Lamar 
Lanier 
Laurens 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
192 
358 
224 
255 
175 
252 
86 
694 
2007 
224 
315 
247 
281 
206 
271 
107 
664 
$1,000, 2012 
42,984 
49,860 
27,790 
7,022 
9,977 
44,999 
19,695 
38,347 
2007 
21,005 
27,005 
13,512 
6,205 
8,718 
32,523 
15,663 
18,353 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
223,873 
139,273 
124,064 
27,538 
57,009 
178,568 
229,014 
55,255 
2007 
93,775 
85,731 
54,706 
22,082 
42,320 
120,011 
146,385 
27,640 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
129 
219 
122 
118 
97 
123 
57 
324 
2007 
149 
204 
130 
154 
97 
155 
69 
347 
$1,000, 2012 
8,715 
7,018 
5,755 
1,135 
926 
1,031 
3,035 
6,034 
2007 
3,541 
4,707 
2,124 
1,090 
501 
621 
1,763 
2,933 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
120 
198 
107 
101 
89 
125 
60 
280 
2007 
124 
157 
86 
76 
82 
111 
50 
213 
$1,000, 2012 
5,899 
4,103 
3,683 
545 
68 
608 
3,107 
3,318 
2007 
2,267 
2,561 
1,145 
269 
82 
201 
2,434 
867 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
96 
169 
99 
82 
78 
95 
46 
225 
2007 
81 
153 
83 
71 
55 
71 
52 
204 
$1,000, 2012 
3,017 
4,210 
3,128 
535 
62 
757 
1,470 
4,452 
2007 
1,571 
2,121 
813 
381 
76 
604 
478 
1,472 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
33 
68 
33 
59 
49 
86 
12 
117 
2007 
42 
54 
29 
51 
42 
47 
18 
82 
$1,000, 2012 
1,481 
4,912 
343 
308 
736 
6,764 
45 
405 
2007 
798 
2,510 
285 
254 
548 
4,200 
349 
469 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
16 
48 
18 
32 
29 
41 
8 
72 
2007 
15 
27 
18 
31 
33 
23 
9 
58 
$1,000, 2012 
282 
829 
44 
170 
45 
451 
9 
263 
2007 
39 
93 
107 
143 
161 
98 
(D) 
387 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
21 
30 
16 
33 
29 
62 
9 
53 
2007 
27 
37 
14 
29 
14 
33 
9 
43 
$1,000, 2012 
1,199 
4,083 
299 
138 
691 
6,313 
35 
142 
2007 
759 
2,417 
178 
111 
387 
4,102 
(D) 
82 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
100 
173 
97 
143 
141 
183 
33 
300 
2007 
122 
140 
100 
122 
143 
162 
46 
267 
$1,000, 2012 
6,839 
5,623 
1,946 
787 
4,795 
25,452 
166 
3,467 
2007 
3,147 
1,613 
1,170 
468 
3,020 
18,285 
397 
1,512 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
190 
339 
201 
246 
171 
246 
79 
622 
2007 
222 
305 
242 
277 
204 
263 
105 
656 
$1,000, 2012 
3,444 
3,417 
1,811 
655 
479 
1,150 
1,855 
3,891 
2007 
1,745 
2,555 
1,004 
822 
509 
1,295 
1,566 
2,050 
Utilities farms, 2012 
130 
208 
157 
172 
112 
143 
52 
348 
2007 
112 
145 
97 
109 
98 
100 
57 
240 
$1,000, 2012 
1,111 
1,802 
603 
407 
210 
787 
646 
1,586 
2007 
427 
694 
304 
113 
311 
698 
386 
509 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
159 
262 
187 
199 
142 
208 
73 
453 
2007 
211 
291 
226 
270 
198 
245 
96 
605 
$1,000, 2012 
2,520 
4,298 
1,362 
582 
445 
1,882 
2,127 
3,511 
2007 
1,873 
2,445 
1,541 
710 
649 
1,614 
2,782 
2,149 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
52 
112 
78 
41 
40 
48 
34 
145 
2007 
47 
79 
56 
30 
25 
47 
29 
86 
$1,000, 2012 
1,454 
3,351 
2,462 
419 
757 
1,659 
2,199 
2,160 
2007 
973 
2,190 
723 
126 
842 
1,105 
2,783 
1,451 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
30 
52 
22 
12 
14 
35 
9 
56 
2007 
18 
32 
23 
13 
6 
14 
17 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
1,799 
593 
137 
21 
101 
293 
1,316 
869 
2007 
(D) 
158 
216 
(D) 
59 
142 
422 
(D) 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 201 2 
38 
81 
53 
31 
14 
60 
18 
81 
2007 
30 
53 
34 
12 
28 
25 
7 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
819 
975 
919 
136 
21 
494 
91 
720 
2007 
265 
682 
381 
30 
35 
(D) 
37 
314 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
66 
108 
57 
33 
28 
40 
23 
157 
2007 
50 
78 
45 
23 
36 
19 
25 
95 
$1,000, 2012 
2,371 
2,913 
2,185 
285 
289 
272 
1,244 
2,588 
2007 
907 
1,021 
657 
277 
306 
458 
597 
734 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
11 
32 
14 
15 
4 
11 
5 
29 
2007 
9 
20 
14 
4 
9 
6 
8 
7 
$1,000, 2012 
250 
183 
434 
27 
14 
65 
20 
69 
2007 
(D) 
225 
210 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
23 
(D) 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
83 
126 
100 
78 
38 
70 
34 
176 
2007 
63 
105 
66 
48 
51 
46 
25 
123 
$1,000, 2012 
1,157 
3,187 
1,108 
436 
289 
831 
817 
2,445 
2007 
874 
1,442 
1,576 
670 
505 
588 
333 
1,521 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
60 
100 
76 
71 
27 
52 
26 
129 
2007 
55 
79 
50 
31 
48 
43 
18 
96 
$1,000, 2012 
682 
2,181 
757 
271 
202 
727 
698 
1,959 
2007 
721 
743 
1,297 
422 
449 
492 
289 
1,274 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
37 
76 
51 
25 
24 
40 
19 
80 
2007 
35 
65 
42 
29 
23 
19 
19 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
475 
1,007 
351 
165 
87 
104 
120 
486 
2007 
154 
699 
279 
248 
55 
96 
44 
247 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
179 
329 
214 
250 
172 
244 
85 
653 
2007 
212 
270 
217 
264 
190 
258 
97 
598 
$1,000, 2012 
613 
1,096 
732 
489 
360 
731 
946 
1,457 
2007 
949 
1,033 
832 
523 
725 
643 
944 
1,369 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
101 
155 
95 
110 
88 
118 
38 
215 
2007 
100 
143 
86 
69 
78 
110 
41 
216 
$1,000, 2012 
1,495 
2,179 
1,184 
255 
425 
2,225 
610 
1,375 
2007 
1,488 
1,051 
531 
436 
536 
1,934 
368 
788 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
98 
169 
104 
79 
54 
101 
37 
247 
2007 
89 
139 
83 
73 
75 
91 
30 
190 
$1,000, 2012 
4,620 
5,713 
2,398 
845 
561 
2,315 
2,266 
3,948 
2007 
1,008 
3,152 
1,181 
815 
664 
1,457 
1,842 
2,155 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Georgia 317 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
