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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
13,358 
862 
3,231 
972 
1,247 
1,272 
$1,000 
141,628 
1,814 
5,086 
2,700 
1,808 
3,012 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,130 
720 
2,695 
717 
942 
880 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,868 
88 
431 
203 
241 
284 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,281 
40 
72 
43 
55 
105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
373 
8 
15 
1 
4 
1 
$50,000 or more 
706 
6 
18 
8 
5 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
11,777 
792 
3,508 
1,159 
1,191 
1,080 
$1,000 
751 ,245 
84,714 
277,127 
41,010 
43,574 
48,147 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,605 
642 
2,323 
665 
674 
597 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,111 
66 
378 
204 
217 
170 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,424 
47 
398 
163 
145 
116 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
25 
346 
106 
121 
159 
$250,000 or more 
429 
12 
63 
21 
34 
38 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,793 
312 
1,612 
660 
713 
654 
$1,000 
81,263 
1,449 
17,054 
7,465 
7,063 
8,301 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,491 
578 
2,293 
613 
618 
572 
$1,000 
669,983 
83,266 
260,072 
33,546 
36,511 
39,846 
Feed purchased 
farms 
29,985 
2,113 
9,754 
3,021 
3,265 
2,987 
$1,000 
2,195,586 
46,670 
505,114 
178,780 
218,487 
239,827 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,100 
1,728 
7,287 
2,061 
2,181 
1,855 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,144 
275 
1,398 
565 
619 
668 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,837 
37 
259 
109 
175 
166 
$100,000 to $249,999 
445 
16 
102 
31 
35 
31 
$250,000 or more 
2,459 
57 
708 
255 
255 
267 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
41,638 
2,750 
12,853 
4,094 
4,445 
4,187 
$1,000 
179,640 
5,117 
25,248 
9,188 
9,866 
10,881 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,408 
2,627 
11,974 
3,748 
4,079 
3,764 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,690 
99 
739 
285 
302 
351 
$25,000 to $49,999 
935 
10 
101 
47 
52 
60 
$50,000 or more 
605 
14 
39 
14 
12 
12 
Utilities 
farms 
25,817 
1,668 
7,170 
2,336 
2,605 
2,550 
$1,000 
118,590 
6,428 
28,223 
8,283 
9,221 
10,354 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,238 
1,122 
4,561 
1,406 
1,610 
1,484 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,522 
418 
1,675 
592 
641 
695 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,954 
93 
712 
256 
253 
267 
$25,000 to $49,999 
765 
17 
154 
68 
71 
71 
$50,000 or more 
338 
18 
68 
14 
30 
33 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs .. 
farms 
34,272 
2,116 
10,038 
3,272 
3,634 
3,470 
$1,000 
194,117 
8,207 
31,738 
8,700 
9,853 
1 1 ,408 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,047 
2,010 
9,153 
2,928 
3,256 
3,016 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,827 
82 
755 
294 
324 
387 
$25,000 to $49,999 
810 
12 
89 
36 
45 
54 
$50,000 or more 
588 
12 
41 
14 
9 
13 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
11,216 
527 
2,511 
918 
1,046 
1,086 
$1,000 
225,716 
12,332 
41,374 
9,575 
8,991 
11,816 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,876 
353 
1,802 
636 
744 
777 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,631 
105 
494 
194 
211 
220 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,313 
51 
159 
74 
79 
84 
$100,000 to $249,999 
261 
7 
29 
9 
8 
3 
$250,000 or more 
135 
11 
27 
5 
4 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,028 
191 
935 
342 
372 
387 
$1,000 
33,643 
1,585 
5,938 
2,044 
1,828 
2,129 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,089 
73 
319 
105 
102 
130 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,715 
80 
387 
160 
181 
172 
$5,000 to $24,999 
958 
26 
190 
62 
76 
65 
$25,000 to $49,999 
159 
11 
23 
7 
8 
9 
$50,000 or more 
107 
1 
16 
8 
5 
11 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,133 
221 
1,646 
629 
701 
730 
$1,000 
53,633 
1,517 
8,280 
2,886 
3,518 
4,584 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,116 
79 
617 
201 
254 
220 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,301 
86 
452 
214 
237 
286 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,322 
53 
547 
203 
189 
198 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
1 
25 
10 
19 
20 
$50,000 or more 
101 
2 
5 
1 
2 
6 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
9,321 
145 
949 
617 
883 
1,083 
$1,000 
103,461 
242 
1,090 
1,132 
1,812 
2,486 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,808 
136 
932 
581 
815 
996 
$5,000 to $9,999 
831 
7 
7 
21 
40 
47 
$10,000 to $24,999 
785 
- 
5 
8 
21 
27 
$25,000 or more 
897 
2 
5 
7 
7 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
58 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
