Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
43,223 
(X) 
48,753 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,736,277 
(X) 
3,922,143 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
109,578 
(X) 
80,449 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,704 
32,178 
19,198 
46,570 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,661 
62,695 
9,907 
71,278 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,296 
162,269 
9,864 
154,120 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,362 
152,971 
3,404 
117,481 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,104 
143,698 
1,522 
105,550 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,374 
214,845 
1,227 
198,897 
$250,000 to $499,999 
985 
365,013 
1,508 
553,925 
$500,000 or more 
2,737 
3,602,608 
2,123 
2,674,323 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,534 
1,081,597 
1,190 
867,566 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,017 
1,542,051 
817 
1,155,806 
$2,500,000 or more 
186 
978,959 
116 
650,950 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
22,361 
(X) 
27,461 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
241,072 
(X) 
168,838 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.1 
(X) 
4.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,867 
1,127 
6,134 
1,470 
$500 to $999 
3,528 
2,375 
4,820 
3,282 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,959 
20,501 
11,198 
24,989 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,020 
13,708 
2,464 
16,470 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,546 
23,131 
1,619 
23,977 
$25,000 to $49,999 
557 
18,691 
570 
19,326 
$50,000 to $99,999 
372 
25,022 
371 
25,358 
$100,000 or more 
512 
136,517 
285 
53,965 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
20,270 
(X) 
19,390 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
146,534 
(X) 
84,495 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.1 
(X) 
2.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1 1 ,387 
2,170 
1 1 ,924 
2,158 
$500 to $999 
2,974 
1,897 
2,613 
1,670 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,719 
7,672 
3,085 
6,171 
$5,000 to $9,999 
655 
4,348 
561 
3,850 
$10,000 to $24,999 
584 
9,097 
488 
7,420 
$25,000 to $49,999 
330 
11,312 
300 
10,663 
$50,000 or more 
621 
110,039 
419 
52,564 
$50,000 to $99,999 
249 
17,741 
214 
14,321 
$100,000 or more 
372 
92,298 
205 
38,243 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
13,358 
(X) 
13,866 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
141,628 
(X) 
87,849 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.0 
(X) 
2.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,938 
1,197 
6,890 
1,381 
$500 to $999 
2,192 
1,451 
2,314 
1,533 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,868 
6,068 
2,841 
5,847 
$5,000 to $9,999 
638 
4,211 
538 
3,632 
$10,000 to $24,999 
643 
9,771 
563 
8,844 
$25,000 or more 
1,079 
118,931 
720 
66,612 
$25,000 to $49,999 
373 
13,049 
324 
1 1 ,008 
$50,000 or more 
706 
105,882 
396 
55,604 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
1 1 ,777 
(X) 
11,619 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
751 ,245 
(X) 
701,381 
percent of total 
(X) 
15.9 
(X) 
17.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,453 
994 
2,747 
1,216 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,152 
9,889 
4,028 
8,952 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,189 
8,205 
905 
6,009 
$10,000 to $24,999 
922 
13,912 
606 
9,342 
$25,000 to $49,999 
443 
15,750 
695 
27,601 
$50,000 to $99,999 
981 
74,224 
881 
62,623 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
185,564 
1,460 
221,731 
$250,000 or more 
429 
442,708 
297 
363,908 
$250,000 to $499,999 
329 
106,460 
212 
67,135 
$500,000 to $999,999 
57 
36,691 
41 
28,801 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
43 
299,557 
44 
267,972 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
6,793 
(X) 
5,994 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
81,263 
(X) 
56,499 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.7 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,166 
565 
1,470 
750 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,386 
8,165 
3,073 
6,735 
$5,000 to $9,999 
920 
6,311 
694 
4,638 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
696 
9,975 
384 
5,719 
$25,000 to $49,999 
195 
6,532 
126 
4,316 
$50,000 to $99,999 
199 
14,522 
83 
5,797 
$100,000 to $249,999 
216 
29,892 
147 
22,824 
$250,000 or more 
15 
5,302 
17 
5,719 
$250,000 to $499,999 
13 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,491 
(X) 
7,022 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
669,983 
(X) 
644,882 
percent of total 
(X) 
14.1 
(X) 
16.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,973 
666 
1,968 
731 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,363 
3,035 
1,495 
3,301 
$5,000 to $9,999 
405 
2,748 
290 
1,910 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Alabama 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
