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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
5,997 
408 
1,467 
446 
488 
480 
acres 
999,678 
1,135 
15,779 
10,823 
14,246 
19,094 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
13,626 
538 
3,267 
1,183 
1,365 
1,345 
acres 
1,933,831 
1,837 
48,097 
33,218 
47,472 
60,110 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,013 
56 
200 
61 
69 
42 
acres 
261,403 
165 
1,731 
1,325 
2,086 
1,443 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
1,710 
143 
364 
124 
101 
100 
acres 
395,174 
367 
2,629 
2,506 
2,123 
2,401 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
1,082 
47 
131 
47 
52 
60 
acres on which used 
322,155 
157 
1,619 
1,114 
1,213 
2,007 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
873 
40 
210 
85 
59 
41 
acres 
61,821 
124 
2,403 
1,715 
1,334 
1,034 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
4,168 
231 
1,327 
402 
436 
351 
acres 
336,939 
794 
19,910 
10,583 
16,506 
17,333 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
746 
26 
116 
46 
76 
63 
acres 
114,049 
64 
1,676 
832 
2,847 
2,212 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
2,656 
50 
403 
192 
191 
186 
acres 
709,853 
108 
5,085 
5,370 
6,886 
8,834 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,441 
62 
240 
103 
80 
100 
acres 
311,942 
126 
2,379 
1,531 
1,553 
3,197 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
3,909 
306 
999 
302 
320 
350 
acres 
379,522 
836 
7,448 
4,760 
5,348 
8,020 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
1,798 
47 
279 
132 
141 
177 
acres 
199,215 
139 
2,651 
1,984 
2,921 
3,569 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
371 
31 
99 
46 
39 
36 
Solar panels 
... farms 
235 
10 
58 
32 
29 
21 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
15 
2 
9 
- 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
43 
2 
10 
10 
3 
5 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
20 
3 
4 
7 
1 
1 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
52 
4 
28 
7 
4 
4 
Ethanol 
... farms 
42 
5 
15 
3 
1 
6 
Other 
... farms 
17 
- 
4 
5 
1 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
15 
- 
4 
- 
2 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
30,909 
2,560 
11,059 
3,199 
3,391 
2,998 
Part owners 
... farms 
10,180 
164 
1,495 
827 
1,048 
1,143 
Tenants 
... farms 
2,134 
195 
713 
209 
166 
201 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
41,146 
2,730 
12,564 
4,033 
4,448 
4,145 
acres 
7,020,166 
19,329 
368,803 
228,700 
356,808 
442,559 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
41,089 
2,724 
12,554 
4,026 
4,439 
4,141 
acres 
6,496,764 
13,042 
318,876 
208,679 
317,596 
410,085 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
12,410 
367 
2,230 
1,044 
1,226 
1,351 
acres 
2,428,815 
2,267 
44,362 
40,299 
60,958 
90,709 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
12,314 
359 
2,208 
1,036 
1,214 
1,344 
acres 
2,405,890 
1,337 
43,321 
37,667 
59,839 
89,958 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
4,137 
149 
877 
376 
432 
411 
acres 
546,327 
7,217 
50,968 
22,653 
40,331 
33,225 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
64,054 
4,518 
19,984 
6,186 
6,798 
6,232 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
25,712 
1,554 
7,409 
2,554 
2,772 
2,708 
2 operators 
14,976 
1,213 
5,182 
1,473 
1,560 
1,408 
3 operators 
2,076 
126 
568 
167 
219 
198 
4 operators 
333 
12 
87 
32 
37 
26 
5 or more operators 
126 
14 
21 
9 
17 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
18,615 
1,618 
6,626 
1,834 
1,993 
1,765 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
16,739 
1,458 
6,053 
1,700 
1,756 
1,580 
2 operators 
804 
70 
255 
56 
91 
85 
3 operators 
75 
1 
21 
6 
17 
5 
4 operators 
4 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
37,809 
2,323 
1 1 ,363 
3,724 
4,052 
3,830 
Female 
5,414 
596 
1,904 
511 
553 
512 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
19,114 
1,069 
5,133 
1,800 
1,984 
1,898 
Other 
24,109 
1,850 
8,134 
2,435 
2,621 
2,444 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
66 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
