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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,997 
485 
603 
266 
481 
494 
acres 
999,678 
433,977 
261,048 
85,297 
87,009 
38,160 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,626 
743 
891 
408 
687 
962 
acres 
1,933,831 
704,376 
406,949 
143,885 
167,446 
119,776 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,013 
148 
118 
72 
118 
110 
acres 
261,403 
150,540 
55,217 
21,858 
17,415 
8,239 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,710 
198 
237 
119 
184 
176 
acres 
395,174 
190,889 
123,471 
34,909 
25,706 
1 1 ,289 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,082 
192 
176 
110 
138 
75 
acres on which used 
322,155 
178,648 
77,634 
31,917 
20,653 
5,221 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
873 
73 
85 
37 
63 
62 
acres 
61,821 
18,083 
7,189 
4,789 
4,223 
4,942 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,168 
169 
260 
87 
154 
204 
acres 
336,939 
82,805 
39,696 
21,781 
28,788 
24,803 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
746 
30 
29 
12 
22 
29 
acres 
114,049 
15,097 
4,380 
(D) 
15,602 
5,009 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
2,656 
278 
312 
168 
313 
313 
acres 
709,853 
348,606 
166,144 
59,999 
65,575 
29,448 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,441 
147 
181 
92 
135 
143 
acres 
311,942 
160,563 
74,968 
29,134 
25,187 
7,122 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
3,909 
209 
265 
148 
229 
311 
acres 
379,522 
139,965 
105,058 
38,370 
33,757 
20,639 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,798 
143 
189 
95 
119 
122 
acres 
199,215 
73,579 
61,705 
20,896 
12,367 
7,897 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
371 
7 
14 
2 
12 
6 
Solar panels 
farms 
235 
2 
9 
1 
- 
2 
Wind turbines 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
43 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
52 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
42 
1 
2 
1 
3 
- 
Other 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
15 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
30,909 
768 
1,054 
327 
287 
596 
Part owners 
farms 
10,180 
639 
626 
303 
563 
772 
Tenants 
farms 
2,134 
55 
74 
59 
97 
142 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
41,146 
1,410 
1,681 
630 
854 
1,374 
acres 
7,020,166 
529,848 
409,877 
242,095 
376,433 
484,984 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
41,089 
1,407 
1,680 
630 
850 
1,368 
acres 
6,496,764 
512,693 
388,351 
234,404 
354,524 
456,126 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
12,410 
696 
703 
363 
663 
922 
acres 
2,428,815 
661,595 
364,008 
172,619 
224,415 
203,054 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
12,314 
694 
700 
362 
660 
914 
acres 
2,405,890 
660,118 
363,078 
171,619 
223,592 
201,322 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,137 
114 
163 
55 
98 
187 
acres 
546,327 
18,632 
22,456 
8,691 
22,732 
30,590 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
64,054 
2,541 
2,752 
1,040 
1,381 
2,192 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
25,712 
681 
922 
391 
612 
947 
2 operators 
14,976 
584 
704 
254 
264 
465 
3 operators 
2,076 
142 
106 
37 
53 
83 
4 operators 
333 
36 
18 
6 
15 
12 
5 or more operators 
126 
19 
4 
1 
3 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
18,615 
639 
781 
258 
269 
471 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
16,739 
547 
733 
234 
231 
428 
2 operators 
804 
42 
24 
12 
15 
20 
3 operators 
75 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 operators 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
5 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
37,809 
1,368 
1,541 
625 
891 
1,388 
Female 
5,414 
94 
213 
64 
56 
122 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
19,114 
1,301 
1,482 
555 
715 
966 
Other 
24,109 
161 
272 
134 
232 
544 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
92 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
