Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share and Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Total sales (see text) 
farms 
43,223 
100.0 
48,753 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
5,571,173 
100.0 
4,415,550 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
128,894 
(X) 
90,570 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
14,007 
32.4 
17,042 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
$1,000 
1,611 
(Z) 
2,040 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
655 
1.5 
675 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,246 
9.8 
5,540 
$1,000 
242,589 
4.4 
264,807 
$1,000 
7,132 
0.1 
9,198 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,782 
11.1 
5,458 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
17,105 
0.3 
19,369 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
67 
0.2 
59 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
1,036 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,591 
12.9 
5,702 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
52 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
39,907 
0.7 
40,413 
$1,000 
476 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,380 
10.1 
5,217 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
15 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
61,332 
1.1 
72,543 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,193 
2.8 
1,240 
$1,000 
26,348 
0.5 
27,238 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
8,389 
19.4 
8,976 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,943 
4.5 
1,895 
$1,000 
307,345 
5.5 
124,344 
$1,000 
60,449 
1.1 
58,808 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
719 
1.7 
643 
$1,000 
31,950 
0.6 
28,145 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,510 
3.5 
1,287 
their products 
.. farms 
24,441 
56.5 
28,121 
$1,000 
105,945 
1.9 
89,616 
$1,000 
4,256,202 
76.4 
3,738,563 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
947 
2.2 
1,003 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
4,739 
11.0 
4,884 
$1,000 
153,426 
2.8 
164,905 
$1,000 
3,624,852 
65.1 
3,113,194 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
17,620 
40.8 
21,356 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
689 
1.6 
1,386 
$1,000 
429,349 
7.7 
408,276 
$1,000 
255,456 
4.6 
536,916 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
73 
0.2 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,754 
4.1 
1,048 
$1,000 
28,113 
0.5 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,314,135 
23.6 
754,593 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
379 
0.9 
547 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,462 
3.4 
1,292 
$1,000 
33,424 
0.6 
54,618 
$1,000 
3,496,379 
62.8 
2,611,767 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
1,118 
2.6 
1,109 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
1,813,690 
32.6 
1,644,556 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
2,120 
4.9 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
270 
0.6 
135 
$1,000 
5,675 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
889,056 
16.0 
434,063 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
74 
0.2 
48 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
2,120 
4.9 
3,039 
$1,000 
793,632 
14.2 
533,149 
$1,000 
13,402 
0.2 
13,434 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
279 
0.6 
313 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
117,920 
2.1 
99,504 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
13,264 
30.7 
13,681 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
1,314,971 
23.6 
676,987 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
847 
2.0 
586 
$1,000 
3,467 
0.1 
8,140 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans. 
and dry peas 
farms 
3,095 
7.2 
2,359 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
435,465 
7.8 
120,656 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
660 
1.5 
636 
Corn 
farms 
2,052 
4.7 
1,856 
$1,000 
22,595 
0.4 
12,193 
$1,000 
176,920 
3.2 
74,138 
Wheat 
farms 
879 
2.0 
518 
$1,000 
67,538 
1.2 
13,680 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,502 
3.5 
924 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
183,808 
3.3 
29,511 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
2,196 
5.1 
2,175 
Sorghum 
farms 
129 
0.3 
88 
$1,000 
9,183 
0.2 
8,325 
$1,000 
3,094 
0.1 
801 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
4,182 
(X) 
3,828 
Barley 
farms 
8 
(Z) 
- 
$1,000 
73 
(Z) 
- 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
746 
1.7 
666 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
$1,000 
146 
(Z) 
141 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
308 
0.7 
275 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
362 
0.8 
351 
$1,000 
4,032 
0.1 
2,526 
$1,000 
241 
(Z) 
228 
Tobacco 
farms 
1 
(Z) 
_ 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
707 
1.6 
786 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
$1,000 
1,507 
(Z) 
1,773 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
925 
2.1 
918 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
181 
0.4 
189 
$1,000 
254,506 
4.6 
104,632 
$1,000 
1,224 
(Z) 
1,231 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
120 
0.3 
126 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,394 
3.2 
1,602 
$1,000 
1,680 
(Z) 
1,748 
$1,000 
50,332 
0.9 
33,902 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
41 
0.1 
37 
$1,000 
1,266 
(Z) 
1,264 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
1,261 
2.9 
1,708 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
39 
0.1 
20 
$1,000 
23,872 
0.4 
27,610 
$1,000 
3,118 
0.1 
1,941 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,021 
2.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
19,766 
0.4 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
321 
0.7 
(NA) 
$1,000 
4,106 
0.1 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Alabama 9 
