Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Macon 
Madison 
Marion 
Meriwether 
Miller 
Mitchell 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
279 
745 
203 
295 
183 
443 
183 
229 
2007 
336 
771 
185 
437 
213 
441 
204 
228 
$1,000, 2012 
122,390 
175,647 
23,866 
13,812 
54,188 
217,408 
24,924 
12,492 
2007 
121,723 
116,574 
27,043 
13,012 
44,742 
196,528 
26,937 
8,773 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
438,674 
235,767 
117,565 
46,821 
296,107 
490,763 
136,197 
54,550 
2007 
362,269 
151,198 
146,176 
29,776 
210,058 
445,641 
132,046 
38,478 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
117 
340 
114 
145 
116 
250 
90 
107 
2007 
187 
351 
117 
228 
148 
266 
114 
123 
$1,000, 2012 
4,198 
1,042 
856 
952 
8,671 
19,684 
377 
2,242 
2007 
4,011 
871 
802 
1,317 
9,020 
14,480 
481 
1,359 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
140 
389 
105 
124 
103 
250 
103 
106 
2007 
143 
309 
83 
144 
108 
236 
94 
84 
$1,000, 2012 
2,811 
760 
326 
476 
6,786 
20,534 
328 
1,322 
2007 
2,689 
338 
311 
243 
5,883 
1 1 ,238 
118 
704 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
107 
189 
77 
76 
92 
180 
74 
100 
2007 
122 
187 
64 
96 
99 
187 
60 
72 
$1,000, 2012 
2,271 
330 
567 
471 
5,108 
8,759 
(D) 
1,119 
2007 
3,044 
182 
315 
727 
3,082 
5,722 
128 
581 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
73 
291 
51 
53 
56 
112 
60 
26 
2007 
78 
202 
44 
65 
43 
105 
55 
25 
$1,000, 2012 
24,290 
23,980 
2,491 
524 
903 
23,525 
2,768 
169 
2007 
26,497 
18,390 
3,268 
582 
1,309 
35,302 
4,225 
92 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
22 
132 
31 
26 
39 
49 
26 
21 
2007 
26 
84 
14 
41 
27 
47 
26 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
1,983 
3,278 
154 
369 
249 
803 
172 
(D) 
2007 
4,010 
406 
77 
120 
561 
(D) 
250 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
55 
187 
29 
35 
25 
70 
45 
8 
2007 
57 
146 
32 
36 
20 
70 
37 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
22,307 
20,702 
2,338 
155 
654 
22,723 
2,597 
(D) 
2007 
22,486 
17,984 
3,191 
461 
749 
(D) 
3,975 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
127 
606 
116 
201 
108 
213 
131 
90 
2007 
163 
508 
105 
234 
95 
208 
152 
89 
$1,000, 2012 
55,295 
123,665 
12,943 
1,703 
3,326 
55,162 
13,206 
1,345 
2007 
46,954 
68,230 
14,277 
1,580 
3,883 
63,221 
12,512 
1,151 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
262 
730 
195 
280 
171 
419 
180 
209 
2007 
322 
769 
182 
422 
207 
440 
202 
225 
$1,000, 2012 
4,965 
3,512 
964 
932 
4,987 
10,743 
802 
756 
2007 
4,304 
3,291 
1,128 
934 
4,466 
9,142 
918 
678 
Utilities farms, 2012 
180 
435 
104 
180 
114 
309 
128 
108 
2007 
218 
319 
83 
150 
125 
262 
111 
80 
$1,000, 2012 
2,805 
3,084 
476 
482 
1,745 
6,406 
703 
322 
2007 
3,025 
2,088 
350 
323 
726 
4,252 
860 
211 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
224 
588 
148 
233 
145 
372 
150 
162 
2007 
313 
717 
166 
377 
198 
421 
197 
215 
$1,000, 2012 
6,752 
3,287 
738 
1,052 
4,028 
13,041 
1,162 
620 
2007 
5,105 
3,609 
1,786 
1,382 
2,884 
7,881 
1,534 
775 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
99 
197 
59 
84 
73 
178 
56 
50 
2007 
116 
151 
29 
77 
78 
160 
57 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
6,699 
2,048 
933 
2,556 
3,248 
11,280 
1,577 
890 
2007 
6,196 
1,785 
424 
1,945 
1,877 
10,642 
1,358 
771 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
33 
50 
16 
17 
21 
92 
22 
21 
2007 
29 
39 
13 
33 
14 
76 
28 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
556 
561 
493 
343 
598 
2,224 
385 
189 
2007 
(D) 
442 
249 
183 
148 
1,476 
565 
136 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
91 
195 
23 
42 
50 
142 
33 
20 
2007 
52 
75 
24 
24 
37 
70 
23 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
3,599 
2,006 
223 
76 
1,120 
2,534 
541 
106 
2007 
1,947 
385 
(D) 
139 
431 
1,025 
(D) 
95 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
49 
124 
40 
49 
72 
127 
34 
35 
2007 
55 
110 
32 
43 
57 
129 
32 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
2,003 
585 
166 
545 
5,350 
8,607 
127 
562 
2007 
2,292 
715 
133 
430 
4,005 
6,831 
88 
381 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 201 2 
13 
18 
8 
7 
13 
63 
3 
13 
2007 
11 
24 
1 
19 
14 
32 
4 
6 
$1,000, 2012 
187 
41 
409 
22 
707 
3,742 
(D) 
1,100 
2007 
(D) 
55 
(D) 
40 
139 
983 
(D) 
111 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
116 
273 
82 
79 
106 
174 
56 
70 
2007 
102 
216 
60 
78 
100 
178 
60 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
2,286 
4,906 
1,316 
741 
2,885 
8,090 
598 
696 
2007 
3,703 
3,633 
843 
1,226 
2,514 
6,114 
765 
764 
Secured by real estate farms, 201 2 
97 
234 
74 
62 
86 
132 
39 
58 
2007 
87 
185 
45 
69 
74 
135 
54 
54 
$1,000, 2012 
1,957 
4,431 
1,242 
660 
1,815 
5,357 
561 
496 
2007 
3,027 
3,286 
738 
1,040 
1,586 
3,720 
719 
655 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
57 
138 
25 
40 
68 
138 
30 
30 
2007 
62 
99 
26 
33 
63 
108 
26 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
329 
475 
74 
81 
1,070 
2,733 
38 
200 
2007 
676 
346 
106 
186 
928 
2,394 
46 
110 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
269 
727 
197 
285 
163 
415 
176 
225 
2007 
304 
743 
165 
413 
189 
396 
191 
211 
$1,000, 2012 
1,211 
1,873 
589 
983 
1,038 
3,110 
638 
759 
2007 
1,732 
1,739 
526 
1,051 
1,039 
2,980 
627 
692 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
138 
452 
92 
145 
105 
274 
108 
59 
2007 
185 
360 
97 
166 
118 
272 
112 
74 
$1,000, 2012 
2,462 
3,966 
376 
1,954 
3,686 
19,967 
1,439 
296 
2007 
8,766 
10,822 
2,525 
910 
3,335 
15,238 
2,722 
271 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
163 
364 
80 
115 
100 
273 
75 
76 
2007 
162 
285 
74 
126 
106 
210 
90 
72 
$1,000, 2012 
6,943 
11,262 
1,198 
1,424 
4,534 
13,668 
1,753 
1,661 
2007 
8,533 
5,483 
1,426 
1,941 
2,409 
8,573 
1,589 
743 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Georgia 319 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
