Table 1 1 . Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Georgia: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
849 
121 
105 
97 
185 
257 
37 
2 
45 
$50,000 or more 
2,329 
44 
46 
22 
111 
1,135 
678 
82 
211 
Chemicals purchased 
... farms 
21,334 
6,584 
6,927 
3,283 
1,027 
1,867 
799 
88 
759 
$1,000 
398,050 
10,323 
10,912 
9,556 
14,348 
113,832 
143,950 
59,186 
35,944 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,838 
6,206 
6,472 
2,849 
538 
277 
47 
- 
449 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,805 
314 
389 
368 
295 
277 
57 
11 
94 
$25,000 to $49,999 
673 
49 
44 
45 
109 
327 
53 
3 
43 
$50,000 or more 
2,018 
15 
22 
21 
85 
986 
642 
74 
173 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
... farms 
14,842 
4,357 
4,580 
2,091 
694 
1,694 
748 
86 
592 
$1,000 
295,102 
9,245 
9,097 
7,304 
12,599 
93,578 
101,120 
32,665 
29,494 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,325 
2,922 
3,082 
1,024 
77 
58 
7 
- 
155 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,136 
1,037 
1,030 
646 
169 
113 
12 
3 
126 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,881 
338 
418 
386 
264 
292 
73 
3 
107 
$25,000 to $49,999 
732 
42 
43 
31 
130 
353 
76 
5 
52 
$50,000 or more 
1,768 
18 
7 
4 
54 
878 
580 
75 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
10,995 
3,132 
3,576 
2,140 
939 
622 
218 
39 
329 
$1,000 
927,465 
77,813 
54,608 
87,611 
158,251 
144,264 
54,483 
166,599 
183,837 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,783 
2,007 
2,547 
935 
40 
83 
28 
1 
142 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,632 
490 
553 
320 
78 
94 
35 
1 
61 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,474 
355 
316 
516 
106 
59 
63 
7 
52 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,421 
239 
135 
362 
512 
105 
28 
4 
36 
$250,000 or more 
685 
41 
25 
7 
203 
281 
64 
26 
38 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
5,728 
1,752 
1,985 
990 
359 
299 
152 
20 
171 
$1,000 
99,642 
11,591 
12,679 
18,803 
21,912 
10,325 
15,594 
3,708 
5,032 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
... farms 
6,714 
1,744 
2,031 
1,415 
739 
435 
115 
25 
210 
$1,000 
827,823 
66,221 
41,929 
68,808 
136,339 
133,939 
38,889 
162,891 
178,805 
Feed purchased 
... farms 
26,118 
9,215 
9,673 
4,228 
1,067 
901 
342 
43 
649 
$1,000 
2,913,851 
383,773 
263,335 
437,107 
782,156 
655,614 
201,060 
65,609 
125,197 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,465 
6,013 
6,958 
2,036 
47 
82 
21 
- 
308 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,468 
2,071 
1,946 
1,018 
86 
145 
69 
2 
131 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,779 
550 
388 
335 
130 
181 
101 
9 
85 
$100,000 to $249,999 
390 
59 
47 
101 
40 
85 
30 
6 
22 
$250,000 or more 
3,016 
522 
334 
738 
764 
408 
121 
26 
103 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
... farms 
40,396 
14,671 
14,458 
5,650 
1,395 
2,021 
832 
107 
1,262 
$1,000 
346,738 
31,394 
28,147 
27,259 
29,910 
79,884 
84,940 
34,527 
30,677 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31,965 
13,352 
13,292 
4,220 
205 
98 
19 
- 
779 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,068 
1,152 
1,015 
1,220 
733 
627 
83 
2 
236 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,751 
145 
126 
178 
360 
729 
125 
2 
86 
$50,000 or more 
1,612 
22 
25 
32 
97 
567 
605 
103 
161 
Utilities 
... farms 
26,018 
8,560 
8,112 
4,109 
1,349 
2,021 
830 
107 
930 
$1,000 
185,418 
16,717 
14,395 
17,937 
21,386 
33,826 
38,216 
23,726 
19,217 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12,404 
5,235 
5,137 
1,587 
47 
70 
20 
- 
308 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,519 
2,579 
2,410 
1,530 
288 
404 
49 
2 
257 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,391 
666 
503 
890 
747 
1,101 
273 
5 
206 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,065 
72 
54 
81 
223 
326 
232 
6 
71 
$50,000 or more 
639 
8 
8 
21 
44 
120 
256 
94 
88 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
... farms 
33,039 
11,621 
11,142 
4,860 
1,372 
2,025 
833 
107 
1,079 
$1,000 
340,286 
32,071 
26,537 
22,980 
26,950 
68,610 
76,019 
47,496 
39,622 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,819 
10,254 
9,973 
3,567 
226 
171 
24 
1 
603 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,440 
1,207 
1,048 
1,164 
822 
837 
130 
- 
232 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,354 
127 
102 
100 
218 
575 
147 
3 
82 
$50,000 or more 
1,426 
33 
19 
29 
106 
442 
532 
103 
162 
Hired farm labor 
... farms 
12,258 
3,369 
3,019 
1,896 
913 
1,516 
777 
107 
661 
$1,000 
447,136 
29,069 
28,383 
24,758 
26,760 
65,300 
106,494 
83,014 
83,358 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,592 
2,181 
1,955 
942 
165 
148 
12 
4 
185 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,461 
840 
755 
687 
407 
543 
83 
2 
144 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,405 
334 
280 
236 
310 
712 
332 
15 
186 
$100,000 to $249,999 
518 
11 
28 
28 
25 
85 
244 
24 
73 
$250,000 or more 
282 
3 
1 
3 
6 
28 
106 
62 
73 
Contract labor 
... farms 
4,684 
1,220 
1,355 
679 
346 
479 
307 
56 
242 
$1,000 
92,896 
7,423 
9,077 
6,452 
7,272 
11,590 
25,752 
16,452 
8,879 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
957 
370 
380 
114 
32 
35 
4 
- 
22 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,668 
532 
554 
285 
96 
116 
22 
- 
63 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,322 
251 
344 
209 
139 
194 
93 
6 
86 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 143 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
