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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
1,802 
217 
168 
48 
68 
76 
$1,000 
22,504 
15,662 
3,774 
296 
692 
250 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
864 
38 
33 
7 
12 
27 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
529 
53 
31 
18 
15 
34 
$5,000 to $24,999 
283 
45 
75 
21 
30 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
47 
21 
15 
- 
11 
- 
$50,000 or more 
79 
60 
14 
2 
- 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
13,750 
1,163 
1,248 
459 
525 
697 
$1,000 
145,257 
46,059 
26,025 
6,815 
5,572 
5,903 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,303 
131 
258 
150 
234 
386 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,925 
411 
586 
230 
240 
260 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,429 
548 
394 
75 
50 
50 
$100,000 or more 
93 
73 
10 
4 
1 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,635 
1,009 
1,049 
328 
372 
436 
$1,000 
116,675 
35,680 
20,802 
4,760 
4,025 
4,434 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,392 
15 
41 
16 
32 
50 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,831 
110 
188 
90 
135 
160 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,166 
392 
490 
168 
167 
183 
$25,000 to $49,999 
840 
275 
257 
36 
25 
30 
$50,000 or more 
406 
217 
73 
18 
13 
13 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,310 
627 
646 
305 
330 
464 
$1,000 
28,582 
10,379 
5,223 
2,054 
1,547 
1,470 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,934 
67 
87 
70 
55 
148 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,170 
204 
305 
115 
191 
234 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,015 
246 
205 
106 
76 
78 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
64 
34 
11 
8 
4 
$50,000 or more 
64 
46 
15 
3 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
41,152 
1,423 
1,701 
645 
869 
1,393 
$1,000 
47,636 
7,072 
4,019 
1,653 
2,155 
2,423 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,957 
1,144 
1,565 
568 
778 
1,299 
$5,000 to $9,999 
827 
160 
76 
55 
63 
73 
$10,000 to $24,999 
296 
90 
50 
19 
23 
17 
$25,000 or more 
72 
29 
10 
3 
5 
4 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,161 
1,460 
1,749 
689 
669 
966 
$1,000 
136,014 
69,068 
25,434 
9,277 
5,213 
4,417 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,076 
192 
725 
284 
345 
736 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,155 
793 
783 
314 
291 
202 
$25,000 to $49,999 
504 
202 
138 
67 
27 
22 
$50,000 to $99,999 
256 
142 
76 
15 
5 
6 
$100,000 or more 
170 
131 
27 
9 
1 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
448 
78 
49 
34 
35 
24 
$1,000 
7,522 
5,364 
1,103 
380 
182 
136 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
18,808 
1,460 
1,751 
688 
627 
879 
$1,000 
298,061 
115,252 
62,648 
18,210 
12,839 
1 1 ,390 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
43,223 
1,462 
1,754 
689 
947 
1,510 
$1,000 
1,066,431 
837,823 
280,137 
64,208 
27,004 
10,234 
Average per farm 
dollars 
24,673 
573,067 
159,713 
93,190 
28,515 
6,777 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
17,488 
1,375 
1,493 
575 
665 
1,014 
Average net gain 
dollars 
83,120 
632,955 
201,881 
133,125 
70,932 
37,057 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,267 
1 
6 
2 
1 
12 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,584 
4 
6 
4 
9 
53 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,416 
9 
11 
3 
19 
60 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,721 
10 
53 
31 
85 
252 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,356 
23 
40 
54 
129 
367 
$50,000 or more 
4,144 
1,328 
1,377 
481 
422 
270 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,735 
87 
261 
114 
282 
496 
Average net loss 
dollars 
15,044 
373,451 
81,498 
108,239 
71,511 
55,124 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,508 
- 
1 
3 
4 
9 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,607 
6 
18 
6 
21 
52 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,660 
5 
20 
2 
29 
53 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,681 
5 
82 
18 
43 
108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,129 
15 
42 
20 
65 
140 
$50,000 or more 
1,150 
56 
98 
65 
120 
134 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
43,223 
1,462 
1,754 
689 
947 
1,510 
$1,000 
541,570 
469,384 
152,601 
39,068 
24,251 
9,736 
Average per farm 
dollars 
12,530 
321,056 
87,002 
56,702 
25,608 
6,448 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
17,362 
1,320 
1,476 
557 
636 
1,011 
Average net gain 
dollars 
54,200 
385,288 
120,286 
94,128 
71,047 
36,634 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,275 
1 
1 
2 
- 
12 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
