Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
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 
61 
4 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
52 
49 
2 
- 
$1,000 
476 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
15 
12 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
240 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,389 
7,575 
489 
319 
$1,000 
307,345 
193,591 
79,738 
64,119 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
780 
557 
137 
106 
$1,000 
251,303 
143,569 
76,067 
61,614 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
17,620 
16,268 
893 
523 
$1,000 
429,349 
319,239 
56,209 
42,453 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,483 
1,116 
233 
169 
$1,000 
257,765 
162,384 
46,629 
37,147 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
73 
62 
8 
8 
$1,000 
28,113 
18,347 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
66 
55 
8 
8 
$1,000 
27,991 
18,225 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
379 
349 
9 
6 
$1,000 
33,424 
28,857 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
22 
3 
3 
$1,000 
32,585 
28,083 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,120 
2,029 
61 
42 
$1,000 
5,675 
5,303 
161 
117 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,002 
1,002 
- 
- 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,120 
1,983 
77 
44 
$1,000 
13,402 
12,531 
335 
235 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
41 
1 
1 
$1,000 
4,546 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,739 
4,297 
184 
129 
$1,000 
3,624,852 
2,755,423 
206,389 
171,118 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,760 
2,413 
132 
106 
$1,000 
3,621,239 
2,751,964 
206,290 
171,041 
Aquaculture 
farms 
279 
219 
22 
21 
$1,000 
117,920 
38,657 
15,556 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
110 
60 
17 
17 
$1,000 
116,880 
37,693 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
847 
781 
33 
20 
$1,000 
3,467 
2,562 
441 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
5 
2 
1 
$1,000 
1,202 
598 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
12,958 
11,241 
1,028 
739 
$1,000 
88,145 
60,908 
19,871 
17,098 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
660 
540 
103 
78 
$1,000 
22,595 
9,479 
11,718 
10,280 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,196 
2,031 
84 
43 
$1,000 
9,183 
7,005 
1,167 
812 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
43,223 
39,417 
2,107 
1,376 
$1,000 
4,736,277 
3,309,928 
558,532 
468,988 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,578 
83,972 
265,084 
340,834 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,361 
20,253 
1,250 
809 
$1,000 
241,072 
136,411 
71,406 
60,841 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,354 
16,198 
676 
386 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,566 
3,127 
257 
166 
$25,000 to $49,999 
557 
427 
69 
52 
$50,000 or more 
884 
501 
248 
205 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
20,270 
18,223 
1,173 
781 
$1,000 
146,534 
73,101 
49,866 
41,970 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,080 
16,682 
789 
467 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,239 
974 
131 
107 
$25,000 to $49,999 
330 
229 
55 
42 
$50,000 or more 
621 
338 
198 
165 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
134 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
