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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
1,802 
74 
434 
144 
150 
154 
$1,000 
22,504 
99 
3,033 
166 
301 
270 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
864 
45 
257 
87 
87 
98 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
529 
22 
125 
50 
44 
44 
$5,000 to $24,999 
283 
7 
40 
7 
18 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
47 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
79 
- 
12 
- 
- 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
13,750 
666 
3,608 
1,290 
1,360 
1,313 
$1,000 
145,257 
2,954 
24,706 
9,456 
11,718 
1 1 ,438 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,303 
467 
2,161 
733 
785 
730 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,925 
189 
1,244 
485 
448 
461 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,429 
10 
198 
72 
124 
122 
$100,000 or more 
93 
- 
5 
- 
3 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,635 
524 
2,907 
1,073 
1,080 
1,002 
$1,000 
116,675 
2,369 
21,000 
8,395 
10,340 
9,736 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,392 
150 
469 
141 
171 
133 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,831 
210 
1,190 
433 
390 
360 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,166 
155 
1,062 
430 
410 
403 
$25,000 to $49,999 
840 
9 
152 
55 
77 
77 
$50,000 or more 
406 
- 
34 
14 
32 
29 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,310 
311 
1,720 
616 
686 
707 
$1,000 
28,582 
584 
3,706 
1,061 
1,378 
1,701 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,934 
140 
810 
325 
355 
298 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,170 
147 
746 
244 
277 
334 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,015 
24 
156 
47 
51 
68 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
- 
5 
- 
2 
3 
$50,000 or more 
64 
- 
3 
- 
1 
4 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
41,152 
2,649 
12,519 
4,048 
4,458 
4,154 
$1,000 
47,636 
1,532 
8,670 
3,272 
3,536 
3,891 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,957 
2,636 
12,400 
4,005 
4,418 
4,099 
$5,000 to $9,999 
827 
7 
96 
31 
31 
32 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
296 
5 
16 
10 
9 
21 
$25,000 or more 
72 
1 
7 
2 
- 
2 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,161 
1,134 
5,480 
1,782 
1,995 
1,987 
$1,000 
136,014 
5,479 
17,757 
6,712 
7,295 
7,603 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,076 
1,028 
4,810 
1,522 
1,703 
1,662 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,155 
87 
575 
218 
235 
281 
$25,000 to $49,999 
504 
7 
65 
27 
38 
34 
$50,000 to $99,999 
256 
3 
14 
8 
14 
4 
$100,000 or more 
170 
9 
16 
7 
5 
6 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
448 
15 
66 
32 
31 
31 
$1,000 
7,522 
24 
64 
62 
57 
41 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
18,808 
905 
4,991 
1,680 
1,873 
1,820 
$1,000 
298,061 
6,405 
51,491 
18,304 
18,837 
19,779 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
43,223 
2,919 
13,267 
4,235 
4,605 
4,342 
$1,000 
1,066,431 
18,889 
161,882 
43,904 
59,891 
69,956 
Average per farm 
dollars 
24,673 
6,471 
12,202 
10,367 
13,006 
16,112 
Farms with net gains ^ 
.... number 
17,488 
869 
4,173 
1,506 
1,814 
1,761 
Average net gain 
dollars 
83,120 
41,868 
58,192 
48,136 
50,468 
57,427 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,267 
184 
903 
275 
272 
206 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,584 
280 
1,369 
480 
614 
561 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,416 
149 
499 
226 
300 
289 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,721 
114 
450 
191 
277 
291 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,356 
50 
174 
75 
71 
116 
$50,000 or more 
4,144 
92 
778 
259 
280 
298 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
25,735 
2,050 
9,094 
2,729 
2,791 
2,581 
Average net loss 
dollars 
15,044 
8,534 
8,902 
10,476 
1 1 ,343 
12,078 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,508 
263 
975 
265 
317 
261 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,607 
881 
3,649 
955 
891 
798 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,660 
467 
2,144 
611 
608 
621 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,681 
320 
1,749 
663 
655 
587 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,129 
88 
461 
185 
253 
238 
$50,000 or more 
1,150 
31 
116 
50 
67 
76 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
43,223 
2,919 
13,267 
4,235 
4,605 
4,342 
$1,000 
541 ,570 
7,543 
44,701 
2,776 
9,232 
10,351 
Average per farm 
dollars 
12,530 
2,584 
3,369 
656 
2,005 
2,384 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
17,362 
866 
4,136 
1,499 
1,808 
1,756 
Average net gain 
dollars 
54,200 
29,213 
30,820 
21,425 
23,246 
23,752 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,275 
184 
910 
280 
274 
204 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
60 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
