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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
13,358 
639 
659 
354 
638 
873 
$1,000 
141,628 
69,263 
34,190 
1 1 ,678 
10,946 
4,410 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,130 
57 
90 
22 
49 
173 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,868 
149 
97 
51 
125 
406 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,281 
113 
101 
100 
301 
280 
$25,000 to $49,999 
373 
37 
68 
99 
139 
12 
$50,000 or more 
706 
283 
303 
82 
24 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1 1 ,777 
1,206 
1,343 
365 
323 
542 
$1,000 
751,245 
563,752 
123,034 
17,228 
8,958 
7,681 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,605 
13 
15 
34 
77 
201 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,111 
36 
25 
67 
147 
245 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,424 
30 
834 
248 
78 
92 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
722 
453 
9 
20 
4 
$250,000 or more 
429 
405 
16 
7 
1 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,793 
390 
407 
163 
212 
426 
$1,000 
81,263 
22,342 
25,268 
3,848 
4,218 
4,892 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,491 
1,074 
1,089 
245 
142 
187 
$1,000 
669,983 
541,409 
97,766 
13,381 
4,740 
2,789 
Feed purchased 
farms 
29,985 
1,257 
1,444 
499 
580 
1,053 
$1,000 
2,195,586 
1,349,607 
592,951 
77,188 
27,896 
22,227 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,100 
8 
23 
26 
92 
254 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,144 
39 
36 
46 
155 
464 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,837 
60 
43 
123 
244 
330 
$100,000 to $249,999 
445 
32 
110 
196 
88 
5 
$250,000 or more 
2,459 
1,118 
1,232 
108 
1 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
41,638 
1,460 
1,754 
689 
945 
1,507 
$1,000 
179,640 
65,743 
33,651 
11,028 
10,548 
9,829 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,408 
142 
394 
163 
289 
825 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,690 
564 
887 
373 
579 
640 
$25,000 to $49,999 
935 
371 
323 
126 
60 
23 
$50,000 or more 
605 
383 
150 
27 
17 
19 
Utilities 
farms 
25,817 
1,462 
1,754 
684 
800 
1,218 
$1,000 
118,590 
56,337 
28,625 
6,602 
3,649 
2,771 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,238 
13 
34 
52 
156 
458 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,522 
95 
250 
196 
432 
619 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,954 
653 
1,146 
386 
199 
138 
$25,000 to $49,999 
765 
456 
255 
36 
9 
2 
$50,000 or more 
338 
245 
69 
14 
4 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
34,272 
1,462 
1,754 
689 
880 
1,373 
$1,000 
194,117 
77,431 
37,131 
10,660 
10,316 
8,557 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,047 
135 
320 
166 
272 
776 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,827 
713 
966 
393 
519 
562 
$25,000 to $49,999 
810 
283 
288 
100 
71 
23 
$50,000 or more 
588 
331 
180 
30 
18 
12 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
11,216 
1,109 
1,063 
441 
501 
657 
$1,000 
225,716 
112,977 
36,472 
1 1 ,900 
13,440 
10,077 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,876 
151 
240 
110 
125 
331 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,631 
339 
456 
192 
218 
249 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,313 
408 
283 
113 
132 
59 
$100,000 to $249,999 
261 
115 
69 
24 
22 
12 
$250,000 or more 
135 
96 
15 
2 
4 
6 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,028 
453 
393 
134 
161 
228 
$1,000 
33,643 
14,223 
5,408 
1,714 
1,672 
1,539 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,089 
16 
20 
9 
16 
46 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,715 
130 
153 
53 
59 
102 
$5,000 to $24,999 
958 
195 
161 
47 
72 
71 
$25,000 to $49,999 
159 
59 
36 
19 
8 
5 
$50,000 or more 
107 
53 
23 
6 
6 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,133 
1,167 
1,299 
393 
326 
367 
$1,000 
53,633 
28,632 
12,016 
2,835 
2,234 
1,330 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,116 
1 
21 
10 
49 
95 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,301 
30 
269 
269 
141 
194 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,322 
892 
922 
86 
121 
72 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
179 
65 
22 
12 
6 
$50,000 or more 
101 
65 
22 
6 
3 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
9,321 
649 
663 
340 
620 
846 
$1,000 
103,461 
42,755 
21,791 
7,127 
8,835 
8,265 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,808 
115 
139 
77 
233 
544 
$5,000 to $9,999 
831 
71 
61 
58 
137 
179 
$10,000 to $24,999 
785 
137 
165 
93 
193 
94 
$25,000 or more 
897 
326 
298 
112 
57 
29 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
84 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
