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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ farms 
448 
(X) 
353 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
7,522 
(X) 
5,542 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.2 
(X) 
0.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
55 
12 
33 
9 
$500 to $999 
42 
30 
45 
34 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
193 
419 
94 
260 
$5,000 to $9,999 
41 
282 
50 
361 
$10,000 to $24,999 
60 
934 
74 
1,199 
$25,000 or more 
57 
5,845 
57 
3,680 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25 
880 
31 
1,067 
$50,000 to $99,999 
15 
1,001 
19 
1,378 
$100,000 or more 
17 
3,964 
7 
1,235 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
18,808 
(X) 
18,883 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
298,061 
(X) 
249,083 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.3 
(X) 
6.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,079 
283 
1,297 
346 
$500 to $999 
1,190 
775 
1,573 
1,105 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,054 
18,100 
7,412 
18,537 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,331 
22,184 
3,400 
23,056 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,251 
49,112 
2,858 
43,384 
$25,000 or more 
2,903 
207,607 
2,343 
162,656 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,595 
55,267 
1,237 
41,812 
$50,000 to $99,999 
794 
53,218 
737 
49,396 
$100,000 or more 
514 
99,122 
369 
71,447 
' Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
43,223 
1,066,431 
48,753 
737,898 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
24,673 
(X) 
15,135 
Farms with net gains ^ 
17,488 
1,453,596 
21,176 
1,011,081 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
83,120 
(X) 
47,747 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,267 
1,074 
3,120 
1,487 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,584 
12,407 
6,214 
16,221 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,416 
17,428 
3,129 
22,495 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,721 
43,741 
3,110 
49,298 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,356 
47,631 
1,536 
54,656 
$50,000 or more 
4,144 
1,331,314 
4,067 
866,924 
Farms with net losses 
25,735 
387,165 
27,577 
273,184 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
15,044 
(X) 
9,906 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,508 
1,262 
4,154 
2,118 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,607 
24,393 
11,137 
29,999 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,660 
40,743 
5,519 
39,293 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,681 
88,223 
4,634 
70,784 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,129 
74,179 
1,372 
46,958 
$50,000 or more 
1,150 
158,366 
761 
84,032 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
43,223 
541,570 
48,753 
314,063 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
12,530 
(X) 
6,442 
Farm operators reporting net gains ' 
17,362 
941,012 
20,791 
603,070 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
54,200 
(X) 
29,006 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,275 
1,080 
3,124 
1,485 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,630 
12,582 
6,288 
16,450 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,480 
17,916 
3,152 
22,696 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,916 
47,065 
3,447 
55,152 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,713 
61,164 
2,007 
71,598 
$50,000 or more 
3,348 
801,206 
2,773 
435,687 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
25,861 
399,443 
27,962 
289,007 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
15,446 
(X) 
10,336 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,529 
1,271 
4,155 
2,109 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,589 
24,313 
1 1 ,205 
30,181 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,692 
40,910 
5,571 
39,692 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,683 
88,255 
4,719 
72,269 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,181 
76,118 
1,453 
49,822 
$50,000 or more 
1,187 
168,575 
859 
94,935 
' Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
