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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
13,358 
661 
660 
361 
655 
909 
$1,000 
141,628 
71,881 
33,152 
10,932 
10,400 
4,515 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,130 
57 
91 
21 
54 
186 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,868 
149 
98 
52 
149 
423 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,281 
116 
102 
107 
306 
282 
$25,000 to $49,999 
373 
37 
72 
111 
123 
16 
$50,000 or more 
706 
302 
297 
70 
23 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1 1 ,777 
1,212 
1,344 
364 
343 
568 
$1,000 
751,245 
564,106 
122,795 
17,265 
9,653 
7,359 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,605 
13 
18 
32 
81 
227 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,111 
36 
28 
67 
157 
249 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,424 
36 
829 
249 
80 
92 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
722 
453 
9 
24 
- 
$250,000 or more 
429 
405 
16 
7 
1 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,793 
391 
413 
161 
228 
447 
$1,000 
81,263 
22,416 
25,308 
3,865 
4,718 
4,744 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,491 
1,079 
1,084 
246 
152 
187 
$1,000 
669,983 
541,689 
97,486 
13,400 
4,936 
2,615 
Feed purchased 
farms 
29,985 
1,269 
1,444 
508 
610 
1,112 
$1,000 
2,195,586 
1,351,694 
592,333 
76,652 
28,292 
23,082 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,100 
8 
25 
34 
91 
271 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,144 
42 
34 
47 
176 
489 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,837 
63 
43 
125 
257 
347 
$100,000 to $249,999 
445 
33 
114 
195 
85 
5 
$250,000 or more 
2,459 
1,123 
1,228 
107 
1 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
41,638 
1,484 
1,756 
698 
986 
1,583 
$1,000 
179,640 
67,068 
33,008 
10,872 
10,614 
10,147 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,408 
142 
394 
170 
305 
889 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,690 
570 
890 
387 
607 
651 
$25,000 to $49,999 
935 
378 
331 
115 
58 
23 
$50,000 or more 
605 
394 
141 
26 
16 
20 
Utilities 
farms 
25,817 
1,486 
1,756 
693 
828 
1,281 
$1,000 
118,590 
56,627 
28,492 
6,646 
3,622 
2,887 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,238 
13 
35 
63 
165 
492 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,522 
109 
249 
198 
451 
642 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,954 
659 
1,151 
381 
201 
144 
$25,000 to $49,999 
765 
459 
253 
36 
8 
2 
$50,000 or more 
338 
246 
68 
15 
3 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
34,272 
1,486 
1,756 
698 
917 
1,446 
$1,000 
194,117 
78,569 
36,693 
10,431 
10,709 
8,581 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,047 
135 
322 
172 
295 
825 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,827 
722 
968 
404 
530 
590 
$25,000 to $49,999 
810 
290 
290 
96 
69 
24 
$50,000 or more 
588 
339 
176 
26 
23 
7 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
11,216 
1,132 
1,060 
434 
538 
684 
$1,000 
225,716 
114,247 
35,797 
11,636 
13,595 
10,586 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,876 
154 
241 
107 
152 
346 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,631 
346 
456 
192 
229 
258 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,313 
417 
283 
109 
131 
59 
$100,000 to $249,999 
261 
118 
66 
24 
22 
15 
$250,000 or more 
135 
97 
14 
2 
4 
6 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,028 
457 
393 
139 
159 
251 
$1,000 
33,643 
14,351 
5,378 
1,713 
1,628 
1,841 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,089 
16 
20 
9 
18 
47 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,715 
131 
153 
53 
60 
115 
$5,000 to $24,999 
958 
195 
163 
53 
67 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
159 
60 
35 
19 
8 
7 
$50,000 or more 
107 
55 
22 
5 
6 
7 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,133 
1,186 
1,287 
399 
343 
371 
$1,000 
53,633 
28,844 
1 1 ,849 
2,984 
2,217 
1,279 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,116 
1 
22 
12 
52 
101 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,301 
40 
261 
271 
148 
199 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,322 
898 
920 
86 
128 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
182 
62 
23 
13 
4 
$50,000 or more 
101 
65 
22 
7 
2 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
9,321 
673 
660 
353 
635 
857 
$1,000 
103,461 
44,863 
20,476 
6,781 
8,841 
8,265 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,808 
116 
141 
83 
249 
550 
$5,000 to $9,999 
831 
71 
61 
64 
144 
183 
$10,000 to $24,999 
785 
140 
167 
104 
184 
92 
$25,000 or more 
897 
346 
291 
102 
58 
32 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
110 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
