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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
42,203 
18,639 
90 
580 
1,390 
2,759 
4,895 
8,925 
acres 
8,209,594 
4,628,768 
26,229 
138,955 
382,890 
751,450 
1,290,243 
2,039,001 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
1,651 
868 
2 
30 
81 
179 
262 
314 
acres 
920,093 
491,752 
(D) 
(D) 
38,190 
90,306 
160,946 
182,597 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
39,417 
17,200 
82 
527 
1,252 
2,468 
4,482 
8,389 
acres 
6,542,453 
3,574,460 
21,803 
96,211 
285,320 
549,259 
962,037 
1,659,830 
Partnership 
farms 
2,107 
1,107 
11 
30 
98 
190 
318 
460 
acres 
1,415,100 
941,619 
(D) 
(D) 
79,424 
169,186 
290,298 
365,392 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,376 
764 
10 
25 
71 
131 
231 
296 
acres 
1,103,761 
767,888 
4,458 
25,002 
66,155 
144,453 
240,115 
287,705 
Corporation 
farms 
1,316 
686 
1 
29 
63 
179 
200 
214 
acres 
742,289 
448,186 
(D) 
(D) 
42,857 
129,164 
124,268 
126,427 
Family held 
farms 
1,177 
629 
1 
29 
58 
159 
187 
195 
acres 
690,184 
424,088 
(D) 
(D) 
42,595 
113,799 
120,348 
121,876 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
23 
11 
1 
- 
2 
5 
3 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
1,154 
618 
1 
28 
58 
157 
182 
192 
Other than family held 
farms 
139 
57 
_ 
_ 
5 
20 
13 
19 
acres 
52,105 
24,098 
- 
- 
262 
15,365 
3,920 
4,551 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
19 
10 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
120 
47 
- 
- 
4 
17 
11 
15 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
383 
121 
6 
16 
26 
27 
46 
acres 
202,812 
71,976 
- 
2,097 
9,791 
33,510 
13,591 
12,987 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
11,216 
6,256 
32 
208 
584 
1,098 
1,754 
2,580 
workers 
32,948 
20,486 
59 
526 
1,821 
4,395 
6,002 
7,683 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
4,174 
2,723 
15 
114 
286 
562 
788 
958 
workers 
10,311 
7,339 
20 
226 
709 
1,756 
2,266 
2,362 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
8,625 
4,580 
17 
130 
415 
772 
1,287 
1,959 
workers 
22,637 
13,147 
39 
300 
1,112 
2,639 
3,736 
5,321 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
170 
125 
4 
12 
30 
42 
37 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
41 
19 
- 
1 
3 
4 
3 
8 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
19,008 
7,962 
37 
259 
669 
1,246 
2,120 
3,631 
workers 
42,969 
17,650 
124 
618 
1,585 
3,042 
4,591 
7,690 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
2,919 
1,069 
2 
46 
104 
205 
314 
398 
1 0 to 49 acres 
13,267 
5,133 
27 
166 
461 
769 
1,443 
2,267 
50 to 69 acres 
4,235 
1,800 
17 
59 
127 
258 
455 
884 
70 to 99 acres 
4,605 
1,984 
5 
64 
97 
300 
447 
1,071 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
4,342 
1,898 
12 
46 
117 
257 
475 
991 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
2,897 
1,423 
3 
34 
82 
164 
348 
792 
180 to 219 acres 
2,041 
906 
- 
33 
55 
127 
213 
478 
220 to 259 acres 
1,382 
672 
4 
15 
34 
106 
179 
334 
260 to 499 acres 
3,815 
1,895 
4 
37 
140 
284 
461 
969 
500 to 999 acres 
2,230 
1,315 
15 
48 
122 
205 
377 
548 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
911 
609 
5 
33 
57 
101 
189 
224 
2,000 acres or more 
579 
410 
- 
11 
33 
87 
126 
153 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
1,836 
1,045 
5 
68 
86 
170 
258 
458 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1,083 
544 
- 
24 
33 
88 
161 
238 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1,282 
545 
7 
7 
14 
50 
129 
338 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
653 
365 
. 
9 
30 
79 
128 
119 
Other crop farming (1119) 
10,375 
3,599 
14 
83 
263 
423 
892 
1,924 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
368 
284 
1 
16 
33 
52 
101 
81 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and ali 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1199) 
10,007 
3,315 
13 
67 
230 
371 
791 
1,843 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
17,698 
8,050 
49 
200 
434 
910 
1,920 
4,537 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
87 
61 
- 
- 
9 
10 
25 
17 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
177 
74 
- 
2 
18 
16 
24 
14 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
3,815 
2,696 
15 
120 
369 
779 
774 
639 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,904 
642 
- 
31 
47 
103 
196 
265 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,313 
1,493 
4 
48 
126 
235 
520 
560 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
21,149 
10,339 
58 
281 
702 
1,391 
2,588 
5,319 
number 
1,236,467 
822,843 
6,177 
20,558 
67,931 
144,945 
225,525 
357,707 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,815 
1,358 
12 
43 
108 
208 
331 
656 
1 0 to 49 
11,415 
5,232 
29 
144 
304 
588 
1,272 
2,895 
50 to 99 
3,211 
1,830 
3 
47 
134 
224 
460 
962 
100 to 199 
1,654 
1,124 
3 
20 
83 
213 
304 
501 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
204 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
