Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
464 
640 
209 
330 
440 
$1,000 
307,345 
132,124 
85,225 
17,099 
21,154 
13,227 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
780 
190 
219 
93 
177 
101 
$1,000 
251,303 
128,722 
81,639 
16,104 
18,374 
6,464 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
17,620 
681 
541 
255 
490 
989 
$1,000 
429,349 
99,183 
60,232 
33,041 
44,450 
51,355 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,483 
244 
154 
125 
339 
621 
$1,000 
257,765 
90,995 
53,567 
30,843 
41,469 
40,891 
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 
25,933 
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 
15 
40 
$1,000 
5,675 
110 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
467 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
1,002 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,120 
25 
23 
11 
19 
71 
$1,000 
13,402 
81 
1,025 
662 
487 
2,876 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
- 
4 
2 
5 
32 
$1,000 
4,546 
- 
988 
(D) 
(D) 
2,556 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,739 
1,107 
1,242 
301 
105 
53 
$1,000 
3,624,852 
2,560,809 
930,797 
1 1 1 ,963 
16,207 
1,664 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,760 
1,107 
1,241 
299 
91 
22 
$1,000 
3,621,239 
2,560,809 
(D) 
(D) 
16,177 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
279 
34 
30 
20 
19 
14 
$1,000 
117,920 
88,614 
18,661 
6,335 
2,501 
796 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
110 
33 
30 
20 
16 
11 
$1,000 
116,880 
(D) 
18,661 
6,335 
2,481 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
847 
11 
8 
3 
10 
36 
$1,000 
3,467 
66 
(D) 
(D) 
591 
588 
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 
682 
717 
350 
656 
890 
$1,000 
88,145 
22,479 
13,965 
6,001 
7,454 
5,975 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
660 
82 
62 
34 
69 
34 
$1,000 
22,595 
13,739 
4,976 
1,560 
1,124 
356 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,196 
21 
33 
17 
46 
100 
$1,000 
9,183 
269 
514 
744 
965 
1,979 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ^ 
farms 
43,223 
1,486 
1,756 
698 
991 
1,589 
$1,000 
4,736,277 
2,719,124 
1,053,552 
200,158 
139,573 
111,107 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,578 
1 ,829,827 
599,973 
286,759 
140,841 
69,923 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,361 
735 
858 
434 
773 
1,227 
$1,000 
241,072 
106,394 
42,804 
15,674 
18,458 
14,646 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,354 
259 
298 
94 
141 
418 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,566 
114 
169 
114 
367 
679 
$25,000 to $49,999 
557 
48 
72 
101 
179 
101 
$50,000 or more 
884 
314 
319 
125 
86 
29 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
20,270 
1,062 
1,161 
510 
787 
1,220 
$1,000 
146,534 
80,531 
32,706 
10,297 
8,077 
4,319 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,080 
562 
688 
225 
357 
974 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,239 
160 
125 
148 
344 
219 
$25,000 to $49,999 
330 
44 
104 
79 
73 
22 
$50,000 or more 
621 
296 
244 
58 
13 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
108 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
