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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
13,358 
1 1 ,823 
910 
625 
$1,000 
141,628 
71,311 
45,798 
39,711 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,130 
7,622 
310 
184 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,868 
2,511 
202 
117 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,281 
1,030 
125 
94 
$25,000 to $49,999 
373 
284 
57 
42 
$50,000 or more 
706 
376 
216 
188 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
11,777 
10,727 
533 
338 
$1,000 
751,245 
433,346 
36,025 
30,125 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,605 
6,227 
213 
114 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,111 
1,886 
133 
74 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,424 
1,254 
81 
61 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
1,056 
64 
55 
$250,000 or more 
429 
304 
42 
34 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
6,793 
6,189 
361 
210 
$1,000 
81,263 
69,604 
6,026 
4,812 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
6,491 
5,885 
269 
180 
$1,000 
669,983 
363,743 
29,999 
25,312 
Feed purchased farms 
29,985 
27,822 
1,255 
771 
$1,000 
2,195,586 
1,806,031 
154,029 
127,079 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,100 
18,160 
575 
324 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,144 
5,601 
349 
205 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,837 
1,590 
142 
87 
$100,000 to $249,999 
445 
364 
52 
43 
$250,000 or more 
2,459 
2,107 
137 
112 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
41,638 
38,030 
2,025 
1,321 
$1,000 
179,640 
124,334 
29,350 
24,110 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,408 
33,059 
1,346 
797 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,690 
3,968 
379 
274 
$25,000 to $49,999 
935 
705 
128 
107 
$50,000 or more 
605 
298 
172 
143 
Utilities farms 
25,817 
23,109 
1,497 
1,030 
$1,000 
118,590 
83,962 
10,462 
8,809 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,238 
13,300 
571 
339 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,522 
6,608 
521 
363 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,954 
2,425 
273 
211 
$25,000 to $49,999 
765 
556 
97 
84 
$50,000 or more 
338 
220 
35 
33 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
34,272 
31,133 
1,765 
1,170 
$1,000 
194,117 
121,314 
31,672 
25,852 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,047 
26,163 
1,111 
659 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,827 
4,097 
372 
280 
$25,000 to $49,999 
810 
588 
105 
92 
$50,000 or more 
588 
285 
177 
139 
Hired farm labor farms 
11,216 
9,558 
826 
610 
$1,000 
225,716 
99,179 
36,146 
31,179 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,876 
6,318 
315 
201 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,631 
2,213 
208 
155 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,313 
901 
205 
173 
$100,000 to $249,999 
261 
97 
72 
56 
$250,000 or more 
135 
29 
26 
25 
Contract labor farms 
4,028 
3,409 
300 
229 
$1,000 
33,643 
21,213 
5,908 
5,316 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,089 
995 
49 
20 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,715 
1,499 
103 
82 
$5,000 to $24,999 
958 
758 
99 
88 
$25,000 to $49,999 
159 
98 
23 
17 
$50,000 or more 
107 
59 
26 
22 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
7,133 
6,232 
475 
357 
$1,000 
53,633 
38,381 
8,263 
7,438 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,116 
1,958 
81 
47 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,301 
2,079 
131 
92 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,322 
1,939 
189 
150 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
202 
49 
44 
$50,000 or more 
101 
54 
25 
24 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
9,321 
8,200 
715 
485 
$1,000 
103,461 
61,570 
29,311 
25,266 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,808 
6,291 
328 
187 
$5,000 to $9,999 
831 
704 
88 
55 
$10,000 to $24,999 
785 
643 
78 
62 
$25,000 or more 
897 
562 
221 
181 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
136 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
