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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
- Con. 
number 
16,743 
5,350 
4,512 
2,442 
1,117 
1,783 
749 
99 
691 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
157,622 
35,353 
31,694 
63,627 
268,346 
329,122 
860,898 
3,707,479 
366,307 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,582 
721 
684 
137 
2 
- 
- 
- 
38 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,269 
1,478 
1,268 
414 
7 
9 
1 
- 
92 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,775 
786 
659 
259 
19 
8 
1 
- 
43 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,524 
1,004 
844 
467 
60 
36 
1 
- 
112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,456 
522 
420 
342 
66 
42 
5 
- 
59 
$50,000 or more 
6,137 
839 
637 
823 
963 
1,688 
741 
99 
347 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,514 
10,082 
10,793 
3,349 
281 
242 
84 
8 
675 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
19,997 
12,626 
13,196 
24,122 
103,255 
148,194 
316,499 
1,778,453 
80,033 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,082 
966 
895 
154 
- 
1 
- 
- 
66 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,718 
3,223 
3,551 
751 
19 
6 
- 
- 
168 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,583 
2,316 
2,458 
698 
12 
2 
1 
- 
96 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,900 
2,303 
2,511 
858 
49 
31 
3 
- 
145 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,601 
895 
972 
541 
67 
54 
7 
- 
65 
$50,000 or more 
1,630 
379 
406 
347 
134 
148 
73 
8 
135 
Net cash farm income of operators 
... farms 
42,257 
15,432 
15,305 
5,791 
1,398 
2,025 
833 
107 
1,366 
$1,000 
1,498,097 
-27,748 
-58,641 
-22,274 
77,217 
396,978 
600,727 
350,647 
181,191 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
35,452 
-1,798 
-3,831 
-3,846 
55,234 
196,039 
721,161 
3,277,078 
132,643 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
... farms 
16,603 
5,261 
4,500 
2,397 
1,136 
1,778 
747 
99 
685 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
121,876 
19,517 
18,778 
26,220 
95,920 
243,900 
845,271 
3,685,606 
342,423 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,602 
717 
690 
152 
4 
- 
- 
- 
39 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,287 
1,489 
1,273 
415 
8 
10 
- 
- 
92 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,840 
805 
673 
289 
17 
11 
2 
- 
43 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,762 
1,062 
902 
551 
89 
42 
1 
- 
115 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,928 
611 
497 
571 
133 
47 
4 
- 
65 
$50,000 or more 
5,184 
577 
465 
419 
885 
1,668 
740 
99 
331 
Operators reporting net losses 
... farms 
25,654 
10,171 
10,805 
3,394 
262 
247 
86 
8 
681 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
20,480 
12,824 
13,248 
25,080 
121,178 
148,485 
356,864 
1,778,453 
78,369 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,080 
967 
888 
159 
- 
1 
- 
- 
65 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,739 
3,243 
3,557 
758 
11 
- 
- 
- 
170 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,597 
2,324 
2,456 
706 
12 
2 
1 
- 
96 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,972 
2,323 
2,522 
886 
46 
42 
4 
- 
149 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,568 
911 
978 
520 
49 
41 
5 
- 
64 
$50,000 or more 
1,698 
403 
404 
365 
144 
161 
76 
8 
137 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
... farms 
653 
24 
41 
36 
48 
229 
202 
15 
58 
$1,000 
117,078 
656 
1,230 
927 
3,695 
26,783 
57,831 
16,781 
9,175 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) farms 
12,069 
4,213 
3,694 
1,744 
526 
940 
448 
50 
454 
$1,000 
219,910 
49,119 
36,334 
18,854 
15,405 
38,388 
32,866 
2,956 
25,988 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
... farms 
1,782 
420 
400 
307 
128 
250 
180 
12 
85 
$1,000 
29,982 
3,086 
2,437 
2,927 
3,565 
7,892 
7,661 
900 
1,513 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
... farms 
4,369 
1,852 
1,377 
577 
112 
170 
71 
10 
200 
$1,000 
45,143 
15,942 
10,515 
3,980 
2,055 
4,558 
3,798 
315 
3,981 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
... farms 
2,233 
860 
771 
224 
65 
139 
81 
4 
89 
$1,000 
60,466 
21,064 
15,727 
3,060 
(D) 
8,178 
5,165 
(D) 
4,624 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
... farms 
944 
353 
302 
155 
27 
33 
24 
- 
50 
$1,000 
26,044 
2,281 
1,687 
1,797 
1,879 
3,413 
3,675 
- 
11,312 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
... farms 
2,356 
574 
548 
312 
192 
410 
204 
29 
87 
$1,000 
8,719 
1,083 
729 
687 
(D) 
2,768 
2,017 
(D) 
(D) 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
... farms 
956 
163 
200 
141 
64 
235 
113 
4 
36 
$1,000 
25,613 
1,163 
1,146 
900 
675 
8,739 
9,489 
520 
2,982 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments farms 
325 
135 
85 
45 
16 
27 
5 
1 
11 
$1,000 
1,900 
284 
200 
344 
695 
180 
62 
(D) 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
... farms 
1,439 
459 
533 
267 
48 
60 
40 
3 
29 
$1,000 
22,042 
4,216 
3,894 
5,160 
3,594 
2,660 
999 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
... farms 
28,360 
10,234 
9,473 
3,827 
1,086 
1,887 
805 
89 
959 
acres 
4,190,918 
437,684 
382,594 
245,749 
190,229 
1,112,889 
1,165,700 
350,037 
306,036 
Harvested cropland 
... farms 
22,347 
7,551 
7,128 
3,149 
1,011 
1,863 
803 
87 
755 
acres 
3,609,788 
256,385 
237,708 
174,944 
163,359 
1,059,160 
1,131,295 
315,264 
271,673 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 145 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
