Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
7,133 
(X) 
4,715 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
53,633 
(X) 
20,956 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
0.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,116 
844 
2,413 
885 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,301 
5,790 
1,489 
3,325 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,262 
8,753 
409 
2,736 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,060 
16,497 
252 
3,738 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
9,692 
84 
2,897 
$50,000 or more 
101 
12,056 
68 
7,377 
$50,000 to $99,999 
68 
4,590 
43 
2,788 
$100,000 or more 
33 
7,467 
25 
4,589 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
9,321 
(X) 
8,172 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
103,461 
(X) 
67,370 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.2 
(X) 
1.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,600 
415 
1,753 
452 
$500 to $999 
1,523 
1,010 
1,482 
979 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,685 
8,356 
2,863 
6,332 
$5,000 to $9,999 
831 
5,735 
713 
4,937 
$10,000 to $24,999 
785 
12,535 
718 
1 1 ,309 
$25,000 to $49,999 
473 
16,154 
358 
12,604 
$50,000 or more 
424 
59,256 
285 
30,756 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
1,802 
(X) 
1,738 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
22,504 
(X) 
17,709 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.5 
(X) 
0.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
510 
108 
666 
143 
$500 to $999 
354 
238 
237 
157 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
529 
1,083 
472 
1,060 
$5,000 to $9,999 
174 
1,083 
150 
1,019 
$10,000 to $24,999 
109 
1,615 
115 
1,794 
$25,000 to $49,999 
47 
1,563 
42 
1,385 
$50,000 or more 
79 
16,813 
56 
12,151 
Interest expense farms 
13,750 
(X) 
11,714 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
145,257 
(X) 
130,780 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.1 
(X) 
3.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,378 
1,157 
1,962 
920 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,925 
12,772 
4,182 
1 1 ,008 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,738 
19,469 
2,190 
15,264 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
2,187 
32,715 
1,983 
30,217 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,008 
34,587 
904 
31,096 
$50,000 to $99,999 
421 
27,236 
391 
25,725 
$100,000 or more 
93 
17,320 
102 
16,550 
Secured by real estate farms 
10,635 
(X) 
9,272 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
116,675 
(X) 
101,681 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.5 
(X) 
2.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,392 
709 
1,315 
630 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,831 
10,061 
3,437 
9,118 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,276 
15,860 
1,846 
12,759 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
1,890 
28,400 
1,593 
24,059 
$25,000 to $49,999 
840 
28,377 
716 
24,528 
$50,000 to $99,999 
339 
21,305 
298 
19,465 
$100,000 or more 
67 
11,964 
67 
11,121 
Not secured by real estate farms 
7,310 
(X) 
6,707 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
28,582 
(X) 
29,099 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,934 
1,251 
2,637 
1,093 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,170 
7,335 
2,724 
6,347 
$5,000 to $9,999 
642 
4,106 
717 
4,741 
$10,000 to $24,999 
373 
5,416 
424 
6,473 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
4,292 
141 
4,790 
$50,000 to $99,999 
51 
3,346 
43 
2,766 
$100,000 or more 
13 
2,835 
21 
2,890 
Property taxes paid farms 
41,152 
(X) 
44,234 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
47,636 
(X) 
43,059 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
17,258 
4,315 
22,595 
5,333 
$500 to $999 
1 1 ,295 
7,896 
1 1 ,245 
7,820 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1 1 ,404 
21,600 
9,263 
1 7,435 
$5,000 to $9,999 
827 
5,485 
755 
5,033 
$10,000 to $24,999 
296 
4,308 
315 
4,491 
$25,000 or more 
72 
4,031 
61 
2,947 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
20,161 
(X) 
20,733 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
136,014 
(X) 
308,835 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.9 
(X) 
7.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,723 
3,800 
10,330 
3,836 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,353 
14,230 
5,331 
1 1 ,252 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,613 
11,307 
1,025 
6,996 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,542 
23,320 
984 
15,816 
$25,000 to $49,999 
504 
17,391 
1,175 
42,799 
$50,000 to $99,999 
256 
16,783 
1,029 
75,669 
$100,000 or more 
170 
49,184 
859 
152,467 
$100,000 to $249,999 
113 
17,312 
766 
109,132 
$250,000 or more 
57 
31,872 
93 
43,335 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Alabama 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
