Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,275 
809 
1 
10 
59 
102 
216 
421 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,630 
1,799 
2 
37 
76 
186 
448 
1,050 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,480 
1,073 
- 
38 
32 
113 
244 
646 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,916 
1,502 
6 
46 
103 
195 
405 
747 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,713 
1,012 
10 
40 
92 
162 
292 
416 
$50,000 or more 
3,348 
2,682 
20 
139 
398 
674 
764 
687 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
25,861 
10,237 
55 
282 
669 
1,431 
2,658 
5,142 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
15,446 
20,883 
24,220 
28,226 
26,423 
25,725 
23,628 
16,958 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,529 
813 
7 
11 
46 
102 
197 
450 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,589 
3,107 
13 
74 
169 
427 
778 
1,646 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,692 
2,150 
16 
54 
151 
252 
610 
1,067 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,683 
2,410 
4 
59 
154 
352 
598 
1,243 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,181 
1,051 
7 
56 
74 
159 
273 
482 
$50,000 or more 
1,187 
706 
8 
28 
75 
139 
202 
254 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
183 
163 
6 
19 
34 
48 
56 
$1,000 
28,657 
27,830 
- 
902 
2,127 
3,482 
9,233 
12,086 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
12,971 
6,298 
26 
216 
485 
978 
1,613 
2,980 
$1,000 
143,390 
83,552 
254 
3,915 
7,334 
15,257 
23,921 
32,870 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
1,495 
889 
8 
51 
115 
146 
217 
352 
$1,000 
15,889 
12,552 
43 
1,026 
974 
2,771 
4,240 
3,498 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
3,877 
1,640 
_ 
33 
72 
179 
380 
976 
$1,000 
22,442 
10,724 
- 
228 
321 
1,148 
3,038 
5,991 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
2,121 
834 
19 
37 
116 
209 
453 
$1,000 
51,732 
22,390 
- 
447 
1,251 
3,254 
5,193 
12,245 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
787 
339 
2 
10 
15 
59 
94 
159 
$1,000 
9,669 
4,657 
(D) 
(D) 
118 
1,316 
1,717 
1,403 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
4,784 
2,728 
7 
97 
243 
489 
706 
1,186 
$1,000 
7,362 
5,861 
(D) 
(D) 
972 
1,178 
1,721 
1,745 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
792 
576 
5 
32 
69 
106 
171 
193 
$1,000 
18,606 
16,545 
189 
1,630 
2,231 
3,533 
4,803 
4,159 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
262 
120 
5 
_ 
4 
21 
49 
41 
$1,000 
1,245 
907 
16 
- 
109 
137 
509 
136 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,309 
642 
19 
54 
122 
194 
253 
$1,000 
16,445 
9,915 
- 
242 
1,358 
1,920 
2,701 
3,694 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
26,707 
12,931 
61 
392 
931 
1,876 
3,373 
6,298 
acres 
2,758,521 
1,997,367 
11,901 
82,804 
210,037 
388,862 
586,990 
716,773 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
21,283 
11,137 
52 
335 
800 
1,646 
2,923 
5,381 
acres 
2,158,026 
1,700,125 
8,565 
71,683 
184,647 
343,122 
515,130 
576,978 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
14,475 
6,654 
19 
159 
388 
852 
1,698 
3,538 
50 to 99 acres 
3,099 
1,735 
12 
46 
110 
292 
441 
834 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,717 
1,126 
13 
52 
87 
165 
297 
512 
200 to 499 acres 
1,126 
832 
2 
44 
100 
170 
219 
297 
500 to 999 acres 
418 
369 
6 
15 
71 
77 
121 
79 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
301 
282 
- 
14 
32 
60 
101 
75 
2,000 acres or more 
147 
139 
- 
5 
12 
30 
46 
46 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
2,792 
1,309 
10 
44 
111 
217 
331 
596 
acres 
157,488 
99,291 
960 
2,570 
8,295 
14,677 
28,399 
44,390 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,172 
561 
9 
54 
103 
146 
249 
acres 
33,039 
19,710 
- 
65 
2,154 
2,889 
7,057 
7,545 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
6,137 
2,413 
10 
57 
138 
338 
636 
1,234 
acres 
377,759 
159,034 
2,376 
8,246 
12,897 
24,292 
31,474 
79,749 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
864 
460 
- 
7 
35 
53 
107 
258 
acres 
32,209 
19,207 
- 
240 
2,044 
3,882 
4,930 
8,111 
Total woodland 
farms 
25,493 
11,004 
30 
260 
635 
1,508 
2,929 
5,642 
acres 
3,333,046 
1,416,753 
5,746 
19,742 
83,723 
208,717 
359,271 
739,554 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1 1 ,999 
5,587 
15 
101 
320 
768 
1,458 
2,925 
acres 
496,015 
261,651 
3,126 
2,580 
15,247 
37,666 
62,461 
140,571 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
17,860 
7,439 
17 
181 
397 
1,002 
2,007 
3,835 
acres 
2,837,031 
1,155,102 
2,620 
17,162 
68,476 
171,051 
296,810 
598,983 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
196 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
