Table 43. Selected Practices: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Received 
irrigation 
water from 
the U.S. 
Bureau of 
Reclamation 
(farms) 
Practiced 
alley 
cropping 
or 
silvopasture 
(farms) 
Harvested 
biomass 
for use 
in 
renewable 
energy 
(farms) 
Practiced 
rotational 
or 
management- 
intensive 
grazing 
(farms) 
Marketed 
products 
directly 
to 
retail 
outlets 
(farms) 
Produced 
and 
sold 
value-added 
commodities 
(farms) 
Marketed 
products 
through 
community 
supported 
agriculture 
(CSA) 
(farms) 
Raised 
or 
sold 
veal 
calves 
(farms) 
On-farm 
packing 
facility 
(farms) 
State Total 
Georgia 
- 
99 
84 
5,581 
610 
1,635 
261 
275 
283 
Counties 
Appling 
- 
3 
- 
42 
2 
9 
5 
2 
3 
Atkinson 
- 
- 
3 
14 
2 
6 
6 
2 
- 
Bacon 
- 
- 
- 
13 
2 
12 
1 
- 
8 
Baker 
- 
2 
- 
18 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Baldwin 
- 
- 
- 
12 
- 
7 
4 
1 
- 
Banks 
- 
1 
1 
74 
1 
30 
6 
3 
4 
Barrow 
- 
- 
2 
52 
- 
15 
- 
6 
1 
Bartow 
- 
- 
- 
76 
3 
31 
4 
2 
1 
Ben Hill 
- 
1 
- 
12 
2 
6 
- 
- 
1 
Berrien 
- 
1 
- 
28 
2 
4 
- 
2 
3 
Bibb 
_ 
_ 
_ 
13 
_ 
_ 
1 
1 
_ 
Bleckley 
- 
3 
- 
15 
2 
5 
- 
- 
- 
Brantley 
- 
- 
- 
32 
2 
1 
- 
- 
3 
Brooks 
- 
- 
- 
36 
14 
9 
5 
2 
8 
Bryan 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
Bulloch 
- 
2 
6 
44 
5 
8 
3 
- 
- 
Burke 
- 
- 
- 
54 
5 
9 
- 
1 
5 
Butts 
- 
- 
- 
25 
3 
8 
- 
1 
1 
Calhoun 
- 
- 
1 
23 
- 
13 
- 
- 
1 
Camden 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
2 
3 
- 
2 
Candler 
_ 
2 
1 
28 
1 
1 
_ 
_ 
1 
Carroll 
- 
3 
3 
137 
7 
40 
6 
8 
- 
Catoosa 
- 
- 
- 
49 
7 
13 
1 
- 
2 
Charlton 
- 
2 
- 
10 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Chatham 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
1 
1 
- 
1 
Chattooga 
- 
- 
- 
58 
3 
8 
- 
- 
- 
Cherokee 
- 
- 
- 
68 
12 
29 
5 
3 
8 
Clarke 
- 
- 
1 
20 
4 
5 
2 
- 
2 
Clay 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
Clayton 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Clinch 
- 
- 
- 
4 
4 
1 
- 
- 
4 
Cobb 
- 
- 
- 
20 
6 
6 
4 
3 
3 
Coffee 
- 
- 
1 
54 
2 
32 
- 
4 
2 
Colquitt 
- 
- 
- 
52 
3 
7 
5 
3 
8 
Columbia 
- 
- 
- 
26 
3 
11 
2 
2 
- 
Cook 
- 
- 
- 
25 
3 
13 
- 
- 
1 
Coweta 
- 
3 
- 
63 
- 
11 
5 
1 
1 
Crawford 
- 
- 
- 
20 
6 
6 
1 
1 
3 
Crisp 
- 
- 
- 
17 
- 
3 
- 
1 
3 
Dade 
- 
- 
- 
27 
2 
14 
- 
2 
1 
Dawson 
- 
- 
- 
31 
1 
6 
- 
- 
- 
Decatur 
- 
1 
- 
37 
5 
11 
- 
- 
5 
DeKalb 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
Dodge 
- 
- 
- 
40 
3 
10 
3 
- 
- 
Dooly 
- 
1 
4 
10 
2 
6 
- 
- 
2 
Dougherty 
- 
1 
- 
9 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Douglas 
- 
- 
- 
24 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Early 
- 
2 
- 
35 
1 
8 
2 
- 
- 
Echols 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
Effingham 
- 
- 
- 
26 
3 
4 
- 
2 
1 
Elbert 
- 
- 
- 
69 
6 
25 
3 
8 
1 
Emanuel 
- 
1 
- 
36 
11 
19 
- 
- 
7 
Evans 
- 
- 
- 
20 
7 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Fannin 
- 
- 
- 
28 
4 
5 
- 
3 
1 
Fayette 
- 
- 
- 
11 
3 
6 
3 
- 
5 
Floyd 
- 
- 
- 
114 
6 
32 
3 
9 
1 
Forsyth 
- 
- 
- 
48 
6 
16 
4 
6 
4 
Franklin 
- 
1 
5 
146 
11 
56 
7 
5 
- 
Fulton 
- 
4 
- 
34 
13 
16 
11 
- 
8 
Gilmer 
- 
- 
5 
42 
7 
11 
- 
4 
6 
Glascock 
- 
- 
- 
8 
2 
4 
- 
7 
- 
Glynn 
- 
- 
1 
11 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Gordon 
- 
- 
1 
118 
8 
32 
4 
4 
3 
Grady 
- 
2 
- 
35 
10 
3 
1 
1 
4 
Greene 
- 
- 
1 
29 
5 
12 
- 
3 
1 
Gwinnett 
- 
1 
- 
21 
5 
15 
4 
1 
1 
Habersham 
- 
- 
- 
79 
8 
34 
- 
12 
3 
Hall 
- 
- 
1 
103 
8 
25 
4 
8 
2 
Hancock 
- 
- 
- 
20 
3 
7 
6 
2 
1 
Haralson 
- 
- 
- 
45 
7 
14 
4 
5 
1 
Harris 
- 
- 
- 
41 
7 
14 
3 
2 
3 
Hart 
- 
- 
2 
111 
13 
46 
6 
4 
- 
Heard 
- 
1 
- 
33 
1 
14 
2 
3 
- 
Henry 
- 
- 
1 
34 
7 
8 
1 
- 
1 
Houston 
- 
- 
2 
19 
2 
14 
- 
- 
2 
Irwin 
- 
1 
- 
26 
2 
7 
- 
3 
2 
Jackson 
- 
- 
- 
153 
16 
28 
1 
4 
2 
Jasper 
- 
- 
2 
45 
1 
9 
2 
- 
- 
Jeff Davis 
- 
- 
1 
26 
2 
4 
- 
- 
4 
Jefferson 
- 
1 
- 
64 
3 
13 
3 
4 
1 
Jenkins 
- 
3 
2 
19 
3 
5 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
786 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
