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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms 
1,802 
1,556 
131 
101 
$1,000 
22,504 
8,511 
6,340 
6,083 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
864 
801 
29 
18 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
529 
470 
26 
19 
$5,000 to $24,999 
283 
219 
39 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
47 
35 
8 
7 
$50,000 or more 
79 
31 
29 
27 
Interest expense farms 
13,750 
12,223 
821 
587 
$1,000 
145,257 
113,210 
17,199 
12,857 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,303 
6,675 
363 
227 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,925 
4,411 
251 
189 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,429 
1,092 
180 
149 
$100,000 or more 
93 
45 
27 
22 
Secured by real estate farms 
10,635 
9,564 
547 
404 
$1,000 
116,675 
93,322 
12,050 
8,707 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,392 
1,278 
60 
37 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,831 
3,548 
156 
110 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,166 
3,787 
180 
134 
$25,000 to $49,999 
840 
667 
87 
70 
$50,000 or more 
406 
284 
64 
53 
Not secured by real estate farms 
7,310 
6,421 
510 
348 
$1,000 
28,582 
19,888 
5,150 
4,150 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,934 
2,683 
148 
85 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,170 
2,852 
170 
106 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,015 
778 
140 
113 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
81 
31 
26 
$50,000 or more 
64 
27 
21 
18 
Property taxes paid farms 
41,152 
37,621 
1,967 
1,290 
$1,000 
47,636 
38,027 
4,586 
3,374 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,957 
36,794 
1,778 
1,139 
$5,000 to $9,999 
827 
615 
115 
90 
$10,000 to $24,999 
296 
181 
60 
52 
$25,000 or more 
72 
31 
14 
9 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 
20,161 
17,983 
1,191 
833 
$1,000 
136,014 
80,026 
22,171 
18,978 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,076 
14,852 
674 
415 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,155 
2,580 
323 
254 
$25,000 to $49,999 
504 
336 
97 
78 
$50,000 to $99,999 
256 
141 
64 
58 
$100,000 or more 
170 
74 
33 
28 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ farms 
448 
338 
84 
60 
$1,000 
7,522 
(D) 
3,780 
3,346 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
18,808 
16,744 
1,098 
793 
$1,000 
298,061 
215,322 
43,791 
35,480 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 
43,223 
39,417 
2,107 
1,376 
$1,000 
1,066,431 
659,381 
169,794 
144,119 
Average per farm dollars 
24,673 
16,728 
80,586 
104,738 
Farms with net gains ^ number 
17,488 
15,491 
1,113 
754 
Average net gain dollars 
83,120 
63,000 
184,762 
227,393 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,267 
2,129 
80 
48 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,584 
4,298 
170 
109 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,416 
2,230 
122 
68 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,721 
2,435 
168 
96 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,356 
1,151 
117 
69 
$50,000 or more 
4,144 
3,248 
456 
364 
Farms with net losses number 
25,735 
23,926 
994 
622 
Average net loss dollars 
15,044 
13,230 
36,062 
43,947 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,508 
2,362 
100 
61 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,607 
8,152 
260 
157 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,660 
5,358 
172 
105 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,681 
5,272 
214 
124 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,129 
1,903 
106 
69 
$50,000 or more 
1,150 
879 
142 
106 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
43,223 
39,417 
2,107 
1,376 
$1,000 
541,570 
224,124 
131,699 
112,981 
Average per farm dollars 
12,530 
5,686 
62,505 
82,108 
Operators reporting net gains ^ farms 
17,362 
15,392 
1,092 
746 
Average net gain dollars 
54,200 
35,691 
156,179 
191,368 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
138 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
