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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
17,100 
618 
728 
395 
715 
1,113 
acres treated 
2,065,552 
658,541 
376,621 
138,926 
170,322 
148,176 
Manure used 
farms 
5,840 
500 
566 
163 
245 
383 
acres treated 
588,142 
160,736 
1 1 1 ,244 
28,110 
49,996 
61,117 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,997 
507 
599 
268 
483 
521 
acres 
999,678 
455,773 
250,076 
79,961 
84,215 
39,879 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,626 
767 
891 
415 
707 
1,008 
acres 
1,933,831 
734,199 
391,362 
141,162 
163,642 
124,534 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,013 
148 
123 
71 
122 
115 
acres 
261,403 
150,540 
56,818 
20,754 
17,654 
8,199 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,710 
206 
236 
122 
183 
179 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
395,174 
196,994 
120,741 
34,285 
23,953 
10,882 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,082 
202 
180 
105 
133 
82 
acres on which used 
322,155 
185,800 
74,774 
29,100 
19,400 
5,492 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
873 
76 
84 
40 
65 
58 
acres 
61,821 
18,173 
7,459 
4,781 
4,482 
4,651 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,168 
180 
252 
86 
164 
201 
acres 
336,939 
87,775 
34,930 
23,677 
29,064 
23,287 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
746 
34 
26 
13 
24 
33 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
114,049 
15,632 
3,848 
1,655 
14,949 
9,882 
used 
farms 
2,656 
294 
302 
183 
310 
305 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
709,853 
362,308 
155,430 
63,260 
61,299 
28,174 
used 
farms 
1,441 
156 
182 
90 
134 
147 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
311,942 
170,806 
68,920 
26,576 
24,289 
7,556 
practices were used 
farms 
3,909 
215 
273 
144 
241 
308 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
379,522 
144,635 
106,129 
35,070 
32,732 
20,823 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,798 
156 
186 
91 
120 
126 
acres 
199,215 
84,019 
53,515 
19,473 
12,235 
8,442 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
371 
7 
14 
2 
12 
7 
Solar panels 
farms 
235 
2 
9 
1 
- 
3 
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 
- 
- 
- 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
30,909 
768 
1,058 
324 
314 
660 
Part owners 
farms 
10,180 
663 
620 
312 
576 
796 
Tenants 
farms 
2,134 
55 
78 
62 
101 
133 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
41,146 
1,434 
1,679 
636 
894 
1,462 
acres 
7,020,166 
551,176 
397,804 
251 ,933 
416,573 
614,743 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
41,089 
1,431 
1,678 
636 
890 
1,456 
acres 
6,496,764 
531,370 
378,929 
243,792 
389,289 
584,221 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
12,410 
720 
702 
374 
682 
935 
acres 
2,428,815 
685,779 
357,825 
171,660 
225,195 
201,399 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
12,314 
718 
698 
374 
677 
929 
acres 
2,405,890 
684,302 
356,795 
170,760 
223,502 
199,022 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,137 
119 
159 
56 
114 
200 
acres 
546,327 
21,283 
19,905 
9,041 
28,977 
32,899 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
64,054 
2,582 
2,744 
1,055 
1,445 
2,303 
1 operator 
25,712 
695 
927 
394 
638 
1,011 
2 operators 
14,976 
592 
703 
260 
280 
473 
3 operators 
2,076 
143 
105 
37 
55 
87 
4 operators 
333 
36 
18 
6 
15 
14 
5 or more operators 
126 
20 
3 
1 
3 
4 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
18,615 
645 
779 
265 
282 
490 
1 operator 
16,739 
553 
731 
241 
244 
437 
2 operators 
804 
42 
24 
12 
15 
23 
3 operators 
75 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 operators 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
5 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
118 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
