Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ^ - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
529 
467 
464 
62 
53 
96 
$1,000 
23,194 
19,431 
(D) 
3,763 
3,728 
1,325 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
162 
142 
141 
20 
16 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
128 
114 
114 
14 
11 
27 
$5,000 to $24,999 
108 
95 
94 
13 
11 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
28 
28 
3 
3 
1 
$50,000 or more 
100 
88 
87 
12 
12 
14 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
452 
412 
405 
40 
28 
65 
$1,000 
278,467 
133,236 
88,800 
145,231 
54,490 
3,407 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
119 
109 
108 
10 
10 
46 
$5,000 to $24,999 
82 
76 
74 
6 
6 
10 
$25,000 to $99,999 
87 
82 
82 
5 
3 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
84 
83 
83 
1 
1 
4 
$250,000 or more 
80 
62 
58 
18 
8 
3 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
206 
192 
189 
14 
13 
37 
$1,000 
5,285 
4,571 
4,540 
715 
(D) 
348 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
296 
268 
264 
28 
17 
41 
$1,000 
273,182 
128,666 
84,261 
144,516 
(D) 
3,059 
Feed purchased 
farms 
755 
695 
691 
60 
56 
153 
$1,000 
222,561 
207,720 
207,412 
14,841 
13,340 
12,964 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
263 
242 
240 
21 
21 
102 
$5,000 to $24,999 
165 
153 
153 
12 
12 
29 
$25,000 to $99,999 
95 
80 
80 
15 
13 
10 
$100,000 to $249,999 
24 
20 
18 
4 
4 
5 
$250,000 or more 
208 
200 
200 
8 
6 
7 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,261 
1,128 
1,110 
133 
115 
322 
$1,000 
23,915 
19,716 
18,995 
4,199 
3,017 
2,042 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
742 
665 
656 
77 
71 
261 
$5,000 to $24,999 
303 
280 
276 
23 
22 
40 
$25,000 to $49,999 
91 
81 
80 
10 
10 
11 
$50,000 or more 
125 
102 
98 
23 
12 
10 
Utilities 
farms 
1,040 
936 
918 
104 
87 
171 
$1,000 
22,943 
17,280 
15,924 
5,663 
2,940 
1,224 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
304 
267 
262 
37 
32 
63 
$1,000 to $4,999 
318 
296 
292 
22 
22 
75 
$5,000 to $24,999 
236 
217 
215 
19 
18 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
104 
98 
97 
6 
5 
8 
$50,000 or more 
78 
58 
52 
20 
10 
5 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1,111 
997 
980 
114 
97 
263 
$1,000 
38,794 
29,640 
26,950 
9,154 
3,349 
2,337 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
567 
509 
502 
58 
53 
206 
$5,000 to $24,999 
321 
296 
292 
25 
23 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
114 
103 
103 
11 
11 
3 
$50,000 or more 
109 
89 
83 
20 
10 
17 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
701 
621 
607 
80 
68 
131 
$1,000 
81,409 
61,184 
56,226 
20,226 
10,994 
8,982 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
183 
155 
154 
28 
28 
60 
$5,000 to $24,999 
186 
175 
172 
11 
10 
24 
$25,000 to $99,999 
185 
170 
169 
15 
14 
22 
$100,000 to $249,999 
79 
69 
67 
10 
9 
13 
$250,000 or more 
68 
52 
45 
16 
7 
12 
Contract labor 
farms 
265 
239 
236 
26 
19 
54 
$1,000 
6,051 
4,243 
(D) 
1,808 
540 
471 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
34 
32 
32 
2 
2 
11 
$1,000 to $4,999 
88 
77 
75 
11 
8 
25 
$5,000 to $24,999 
86 
81 
81 
5 
5 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
37 
35 
35 
2 
2 
1 
$50,000 or more 
20 
14 
13 
6 
2 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
374 
358 
357 
16 
13 
52 
$1,000 
6,685 
6,287 
(D) 
398 
(D) 
304 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
55 
50 
49 
5 
3 
22 
$1,000 to $4,999 
76 
73 
73 
3 
3 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
180 
177 
177 
3 
3 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
40 
40 
2 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
21 
18 
18 
3 
2 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
358 
319 
315 
39 
39 
48 
$1,000 
11,794 
11,028 
1 1 ,025 
767 
767 
785 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
156 
136 
132 
20 
20 
33 
$5,000 to $9,999 
38 
34 
34 
4 
4 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
57 
54 
54 
3 
3 
7 
$25,000 or more 
107 
95 
95 
12 
12 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -centinued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Alabama 137 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
