Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Crisp 
Dade 
Dawson 
Decatur 
DeKalb 
Dodge 
Dooly 
Dougherty 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
244 
192 
182 
358 
25 
401 
290 
121 
2007 
229 
266 
208 
351 
38 
427 
329 
129 
acres, 2012 
117,251 
32,482 
12,709 
198,954 
2,939 
90,101 
126,856 
65,406 
2007 
83,271 
35,255 
16,905 
179,916 
963 
127,418 
155,600 
87,819 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
128 
105 
71 
185 
15 
176 
151 
59 
2007 
120 
128 
77 
176 
16 
190 
197 
65 
acres, 2012 
76,916 
3,868 
1,757 
115,315 
25 
22,677 
76,456 
16,036 
TENURE 
2007 
42,330 
4,965 
2,636 
94,053 
68 
34,285 
95,239 
25,258 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
173 
159 
142 
243 
24 
313 
191 
108 
2007 
172 
206 
176 
241 
33 
325 
220 
110 
acres, 2012 
30,744 
28,059 
8,663 
81,960 
(D) 
57,163 
45,079 
60,072 
2007 
33,466 
20,877 
12,964 
104,909 
880 
80,557 
65,195 
74,892 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
67 
78 
53 
82 
14 
112 
62 
47 
2007 
68 
91 
62 
87 
15 
120 
100 
49 
acres, 2012 
5,948 
2,331 
1,167 
23,559 
(D) 
4,400 
5,933 
12,830 
2007 
5,946 
2,893 
1,880 
34,653 
(D) 
8,177 
24,946 
15,545 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
55 
25 
37 
93 
_ 
74 
73 
3 
2007 
44 
55 
25 
70 
- 
80 
75 
10 
acres, 2012 
77,433 
(D) 
2,972 
106,797 
- 
31,082 
69,048 
1,698 
2007 
45,342 
13,616 
(D) 
53,074 
- 
43,072 
78,304 
8,165 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
29,749 
1,960 
1,231 
53,354 
- 
18,180 
33,983 
(D) 
2007 
20,563 
10,412 
2,051 
28,425 
- 
25,354 
39,129 
7,124 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
47,684 
(D) 
1,741 
53,443 
- 
12,902 
35,065 
(D) 
2007 
24,779 
3,204 
(D) 
24,649 
- 
17,718 
39,175 
1,041 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
52 
25 
17 
87 
- 
57 
67 
3 
2007 
40 
35 
12 
61 
- 
59 
71 
7 
acres, 2012 
62,074 
(D) 
(D) 
82,224 
- 
17,624 
59,718 
(D) 
2007 
32,849 
(D) 
(D) 
41,006 
- 
23,232 
59,834 
5,601 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
16 
8 
3 
22 
1 
14 
26 
10 
2007 
13 
5 
7 
40 
5 
22 
34 
9 
acres, 2012 
9,074 
(D) 
1,074 
10,197 
(D) 
1,856 
12,729 
3,636 
2007 
4,463 
762 
(D) 
21,933 
83 
3,789 
12,101 
4,762 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
9 
2 
1 
16 
1 
7 
22 
9 
2007 
12 
2 
3 
28 
1 
11 
26 
9 
acres, 2012 
8,894 
(D) 
(D) 
9,532 
(D) 
653 
10,805 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
3,535 
(D) 
(D) 
18,394 
(□) 
2,876 
10,459 
4,112 
Total operators 
number 
356 
290 
289 
538 
41 
546 
393 
170 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
163 
109 
97 
216 
9 
281 
203 
82 
2 operators 
62 
72 
68 
130 
16 
97 
71 
31 
3 operators 
7 
7 
14 
5 
- 
22 
16 
6 
4 operators 
12 
4 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
“ 
2 
5 
" 
1 
" 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
116 
89 
100 
105 
14 
166 
59 
48 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
68 
77 
94 
93 
14 
150 
53 
42 
2 operators 
6 
6 
- 
3 
- 
8 
3 
3 
3 operators 
12 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
313 
399 
323 
482 
70 
577 
426 
177 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
163 
150 
121 
253 
14 
302 
247 
88 
2 operators 
53 
103 
71 
87 
20 
105 
68 
34 
3 operators 
12 
9 
4 
6 
- 
17 
13 
7 
4 operators 
4 
12 
2 
4 
1 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
“ 
- 
3 
- 
2 
" 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
70 
125 
115 
104 
41 
154 
70 
56 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
54 
111 
97 
81 
29 
141 
70 
50 
2 operators 
8 
4 
9 
1 
- 
5 
- 
3 
3 operators 
- 
2 
- 
1 
4 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
192 
168 
158 
312 
25 
300 
263 
95 
2007 
199 
237 
170 
320 
17 
354 
295 
93 
acres, 2012 
112,357 
26,192 
10,862 
184,436 
2,939 
72,091 
123,518 
62,678 
2007 
80,167 
32,280 
14,487 
169,170 
568 
115,158 
153,913 
84,892 
Female 
farms, 2012 
52 
24 
24 
46 
_ 
101 
27 
26 
2007 
30 
29 
38 
31 
21 
73 
34 
36 
acres, 2012 
4,894 
6,290 
1,847 
14,518 
- 
18,010 
3,338 
2,728 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
3,104 
2,975 
2,418 
10,746 
395 
12,260 
1,687 
2,927 
Farming 
2012 
125 
74 
75 
197 
9 
214 
170 
62 
2007 
100 
91 
94 
163 
19 
164 
171 
64 
Other 
2012 
119 
118 
107 
161 
16 
187 
120 
59 
Place of residence: 
2007 
129 
175 
114 
188 
19 
263 
158 
65 
On farm operated 
2012 
136 
171 
138 
246 
18 
256 
155 
85 
2007 
149 
240 
182 
248 
25 
281 
229 
95 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
108 
21 
44 
112 
7 
145 
135 
36 
2007 
80 
26 
26 
103 
13 
146 
100 
34 
-continued 
798 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
