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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
28,422 
12,943 
67 
377 
856 
1,896 
3,452 
6,295 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads. 
acres 
2,269,315 
1 ,352,304 
8,133 
47,993 
102,220 
236,769 
379,836 
577,353 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
26,605 
12,161 
42 
343 
848 
1,847 
3,295 
5,786 
acres 
541,772 
269,817 
598 
5,983 
21,412 
46,771 
64,097 
130,956 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,747 
1,033 
2 
42 
97 
195 
350 
347 
acres 
113,008 
100,152 
(D) 
2,915 
(D) 
21,915 
31,115 
33,645 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,584 
963 
2 
40 
88 
178 
329 
326 
acres 
109,717 
98,693 
(D) 
(D) 
10,230 
21,698 
30,656 
32,942 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
199 
92 
2 
9 
24 
28 
29 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
3,291 
1,459 
(D) 
(D) 
217 
459 
703 
Programs 
farms 
5,094 
1,505 
- 
22 
75 
181 
329 
898 
acres 
388,848 
126,572 
- 
2,356 
7,102 
14,815 
27,091 
75,208 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
2,719 
2,000 
14 
102 
242 
327 
587 
728 
acres 
1,278,617 
1,145,984 
7,709 
53,771 
138,910 
232,267 
364,732 
348,595 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
27 
11 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
4 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
16 
8 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
43,223 
19,114 
94 
592 
1,429 
2,863 
5,027 
9,109 
$1,000 
23,665,643 
13,744,950 
68,343 
445,228 
1,193,256 
2,591,783 
3,869,199 
5,577,140 
Average per farm 
dollars 
547,524 
719,104 
727,055 
752,075 
835,029 
905,268 
769,684 
612,267 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,658 
2,729 
2,591 
2,845 
2,859 
2,941 
2,783 
2,576 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,899 
1,356 
15 
60 
118 
253 
332 
578 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,612 
1,706 
2 
47 
151 
299 
470 
737 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,442 
3,275 
14 
113 
219 
384 
837 
1,708 
$200,000 to $499,999 
14,660 
6,229 
17 
169 
366 
780 
1,595 
3,302 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,549 
3,367 
20 
77 
242 
545 
926 
1,557 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,082 
1,836 
16 
81 
193 
321 
484 
741 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,522 
996 
10 
35 
117 
206 
269 
359 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
305 
234 
- 
3 
10 
48 
83 
90 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
152 
115 
7 
13 
27 
31 
37 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
43,222 
19,114 
94 
592 
1,429 
2,863 
5,027 
9,109 
$1,000 
3,077,900 
1,935,175 
15,788 
74,486 
196,374 
418,346 
540,622 
689,559 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,969 
1,010 
10 
39 
69 
156 
209 
527 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,558 
1,237 
12 
33 
62 
184 
322 
624 
$10,000 to $19,999 
7,054 
2,553 
10 
57 
127 
304 
640 
1,415 
$20,000 to $49,999 
13,948 
5,739 
10 
149 
401 
725 
1,501 
2,953 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,323 
3,948 
15 
143 
297 
535 
1,050 
1,908 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,464 
2,519 
17 
80 
219 
446 
724 
1,033 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,129 
1,426 
9 
60 
161 
349 
397 
450 
$500,000 or more 
777 
682 
11 
31 
93 
164 
184 
199 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
34,809 
16,759 
77 
524 
1,236 
2,534 
4,485 
7,903 
number 
65,779 
36,410 
178 
1,125 
2,951 
6,415 
10,244 
15,497 
Tractors, all 
farms 
36,938 
17,276 
75 
513 
1,252 
2,575 
4,614 
8,247 
number 
73,803 
39,484 
161 
1,071 
3,042 
6,322 
10,877 
18,011 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
15,270 
6,846 
24 
163 
440 
940 
1,861 
3,418 
number 
19,173 
9,024 
27 
215 
571 
1,260 
2,435 
4,516 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
27,731 
13,323 
51 
383 
930 
1,975 
3,555 
6,429 
number 
44,075 
23,155 
75 
579 
1,727 
3,638 
6,272 
10,864 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
5,989 
3,584 
30 
142 
354 
653 
972 
1,433 
number 
10,555 
7,305 
59 
277 
744 
1,424 
2,170 
2,631 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,768 
1,286 
12 
64 
159 
234 
356 
461 
number 
2,094 
1,559 
16 
75 
204 
281 
446 
537 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
788 
651 
3 
21 
99 
142 
205 
181 
number 
1,064 
899 
4 
31 
113 
199 
305 
247 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
348 
182 
- 
10 
25 
26 
52 
69 
number 
404 
214 
- 
13 
30 
32 
60 
79 
Hay balers 
farms 
11,281 
6,082 
30 
154 
409 
913 
1,619 
2,957 
number 
13,947 
7,558 
32 
179 
491 
1,117 
2,032 
3,707 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
198 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
