Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
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 
- 
- 
- 
4 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
52 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
476 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
165 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
240 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,389 
451 
639 
215 
313 
413 
$1,000 
307,345 
127,620 
87,157 
18,924 
21,078 
13,076 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
780 
178 
220 
99 
174 
109 
$1,000 
251,303 
124,237 
83,608 
18,003 
18,466 
6,988 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
17,620 
673 
539 
249 
460 
932 
$1,000 
429,349 
98,034 
58,994 
33,380 
43,368 
50,568 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,483 
240 
150 
122 
316 
655 
$1,000 
257,765 
89,986 
52,248 
31,228 
40,624 
43,679 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
73 
17 
5 
15 
18 
13 
$1,000 
28,113 
15,563 
3,514 
5,271 
2,902 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
66 
17 
5 
15 
18 
11 
$1,000 
27,991 
15,563 
3,514 
5,271 
2,902 
740 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
379 
16 
8 
1 
11 
17 
$1,000 
33,424 
(D) 
5,840 
(D) 
296 
367 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
14 
8 
1 
1 
3 
$1,000 
32,585 
(D) 
5,840 
(D) 
(D) 
275 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,120 
12 
23 
12 
11 
37 
$1,000 
5,675 
110 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
444 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
1,002 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,120 
25 
23 
11 
15 
73 
$1,000 
13,402 
81 
1,025 
662 
460 
2,897 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
- 
4 
2 
5 
32 
$1,000 
4,546 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,556 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,739 
1,102 
1,247 
301 
105 
51 
$1,000 
3,624,852 
2,558,033 
933,573 
1 1 1 ,963 
16,207 
1,664 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,760 
1,102 
1,246 
299 
91 
22 
$1,000 
3,621,239 
2,558,033 
(D) 
(D) 
16,177 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
279 
33 
29 
22 
16 
16 
$1,000 
117,920 
87,917 
18,554 
7,140 
2,220 
1,077 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
110 
32 
29 
22 
13 
14 
$1,000 
116,880 
(D) 
18,554 
7,140 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
847 
11 
8 
3 
10 
35 
$1,000 
3,467 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
591 
582 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
1 
3 
5 
$1,000 
1,202 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
12,958 
658 
715 
341 
612 
811 
$1,000 
88,145 
21,326 
13,957 
6,168 
5,954 
4,878 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
660 
74 
65 
38 
59 
45 
$1,000 
22,595 
13,493 
4,584 
2,169 
1,048 
462 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,196 
21 
31 
17 
46 
97 
$1,000 
9,183 
269 
474 
772 
951 
1,943 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
43,223 
1,462 
1,754 
689 
947 
1,510 
$1,000 
4,736,277 
2,698,501 
1,064,109 
202,878 
139,468 
108,187 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,578 
1,845,760 
606,675 
294,453 
147,274 
71,647 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,361 
711 
857 
427 
737 
1,176 
$1,000 
241,072 
102,776 
44,573 
16,238 
18,824 
14,327 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,354 
257 
298 
95 
127 
384 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,566 
112 
168 
106 
332 
670 
$25,000 to $49,999 
557 
45 
72 
93 
185 
91 
$50,000 or more 
884 
297 
319 
133 
93 
31 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
20,270 
1,038 
1,161 
503 
765 
1,157 
$1,000 
146,534 
77,146 
35,016 
10,640 
8,518 
4,179 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,080 
561 
687 
224 
320 
920 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,239 
159 
120 
134 
351 
213 
$25,000 to $49,999 
330 
40 
102 
80 
78 
20 
$50,000 or more 
621 
278 
252 
65 
16 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
82 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
