Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
67 
12 
26 
1 
6 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
45 
(D) 
(D) 
84 
33 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
52 
11 
24 
- 
6 
3 
$1,000 
476 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
84 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
15 
1 
2 
1 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
240 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,389 
85 
1,785 
790 
927 
936 
$1,000 
307,345 
104 
5,746 
4,685 
5,889 
7,850 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
780 
- 
- 
10 
7 
17 
$1,000 
251,303 
- 
- 
602 
509 
1,581 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
17,620 
429 
4,010 
1,732 
2,119 
2,082 
$1,000 
429,349 
1,853 
19,118 
12,131 
19,698 
23,116 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,483 
5 
10 
12 
19 
21 
$1,000 
257,765 
334 
1,350 
1,171 
2,546 
1,673 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
73 
- 
5 
5 
4 
3 
$1,000 
28,113 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
641 
447 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
66 
- 
4 
4 
2 
$1,000 
27,991 
- 
- 
589 
641 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
379 
76 
162 
33 
16 
32 
$1,000 
33,424 
122 
1,377 
4,274 
2,757 
3,035 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
- 
1 
6 
3 
5 
$1,000 
32,585 
- 
(D) 
4,241 
2,711 
2,975 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,120 
401 
1,046 
207 
148 
103 
$1,000 
5,675 
533 
2,934 
517 
399 
358 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,002 
- 
1,002 
- 
- 
- 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,120 
269 
917 
195 
203 
149 
$1,000 
13,402 
1,538 
5,547 
857 
1,151 
809 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
3 
23 
- 
4 
3 
$1,000 
4,546 
210 
2,001 
- 
208 
285 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,739 
516 
1,742 
470 
460 
415 
$1,000 
3,624,852 
173,713 
1,056,973 
280,249 
345,502 
373,808 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,760 
89 
873 
294 
307 
303 
$1,000 
3,621,239 
172,973 
1,055,313 
279,779 
345,328 
373,663 
Aquaculture 
farms 
279 
25 
56 
31 
20 
28 
$1,000 
117,920 
432 
614 
1,601 
267 
3,561 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
110 
4 
3 
6 
1 
12 
$1,000 
116,880 
351 
423 
1,429 
(D) 
3,482 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
847 
161 
310 
83 
67 
66 
$1,000 
3,467 
868 
1,131 
548 
107 
273 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
3 
2 
2 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1,202 
358 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
12,958 
118 
1,875 
1,032 
1,269 
1,332 
$1,000 
88,145 
336 
4,238 
2,615 
3,684 
3,978 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
660 
5 
22 
38 
67 
63 
$1,000 
22,595 
34 
25 
75 
149 
101 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,196 
415 
857 
179 
207 
149 
$1,000 
9,183 
638 
2,874 
492 
879 
629 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
43,223 
2,919 
13,267 
4,235 
4,605 
4,342 
$1,000 
4,736,277 
180,431 
994,611 
290,188 
339,876 
379,236 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,578 
61,813 
74,969 
68,521 
73,806 
87,341 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,361 
1,197 
6,105 
2,046 
2,385 
2,289 
$1,000 
241,072 
971 
7,754 
4,595 
6,255 
7,264 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,354 
1,183 
5,939 
1,900 
2,112 
1,851 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,566 
8 
153 
139 
261 
422 
$25,000 to $49,999 
557 
5 
8 
3 
6 
14 
$50,000 or more 
884 
1 
5 
4 
6 
2 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
20,270 
1,055 
5,557 
1,803 
2,075 
2,023 
$1,000 
146,534 
770 
3,473 
1,688 
1,813 
4,127 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,080 
1,041 
5,468 
1,743 
2,011 
1,935 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,239 
10 
81 
55 
60 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
330 
2 
6 
3 
4 
8 
$50,000 or more 
621 
2 
2 
2 
- 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
56 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
