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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
986 
533 
27 
64 
171 
161 
110 
number 
7,948,547 
6,425,124 
- 
297,101 
1,039,100 
2,367,292 
1,806,178 
915,453 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
284 
192 
17 
35 
46 
50 
44 
number 
10,871,077 
8,039,438 
- 
774,260 
1,777,640 
1,617,701 
1,917,170 
1,952,667 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
2,356 
1,925 
9 
89 
268 
551 
576 
432 
number 
1,001,776,907 
865,387,191 
3,039,000 
39,570,609 
151,019,238 
256,033,678 
255,052,375 
160,672,291 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
176 
76 
5 
6 
17 
31 
17 
2,000 to 59,999 
30 
27 
- 
- 
5 
5 
7 
10 
60,000 to 99,999 
58 
42 
- 
2 
3 
16 
8 
13 
100,000 or more 
2,092 
1,780 
9 
82 
254 
513 
530 
392 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
340 
132 
- 
9 
10 
38 
35 
40 
number 
7,354 
4,308 
- 
89 
50 
190 
(D) 
(D) 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
88 
42 
- 
10 
1 
11 
11 
9 
number 
6,623 
4,861 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
179 
(D) 
108 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
8 
7 
7 
acres 
653 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
12,304 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
5 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,983 
1,304 
5 
61 
149 
253 
346 
490 
acres 
285,328 
256,189 
1,900 
13,513 
27,466 
62,191 
73,120 
77,999 
bushels 
25,998,347 
23,883,054 
107,500 
1,034,977 
2,542,139 
5,757,244 
7,197,879 
7,243,315 
Irrigated 
farms 
167 
144 
- 
6 
11 
33 
49 
45 
acres 
26,084 
25,657 
- 
408 
2,497 
6,114 
8,077 
8,561 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
828 
397 
8 
38 
68 
90 
193 
25 to 99 acres 
570 
396 
- 
31 
32 
79 
107 
147 
1 00 to 249 acres 
282 
230 
2 
7 
38 
40 
70 
73 
250 to 499 acres 
153 
136 
- 
4 
27 
30 
38 
37 
500 acres or more 
150 
145 
3 
11 
14 
36 
41 
40 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
129 
88 
- 
9 
12 
14 
24 
29 
acres 
8,371 
7,679 
- 
280 
680 
1,547 
3,198 
1,974 
tons 
103,506 
96,196 
- 
1,710 
6,745 
18,386 
45,281 
24,074 
Irrigated 
farms 
11 
10 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
5 
acres 
487 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
48 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
64 
27 
. 
5 
3 
3 
5 
11 
25 to 99 acres 
40 
37 
- 
4 
8 
5 
9 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
16 
15 
- 
- 
1 
5 
3 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
500 acres or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Cotton, all 
farms 
925 
764 
3 
24 
113 
155 
245 
224 
acres 
376,464 
347,956 
653 
13,043 
42,419 
72,120 
117,189 
102,532 
bales 
710,958 
661,548 
(D) 
(D) 
83,682 
136,863 
226,420 
188,995 
Irrigated 
farms 
117 
109 
3 
15 
22 
35 
34 
acres 
22,206 
21,485 
- 
85 
2,762 
4,039 
6,540 
8,059 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
76 
36 
8 
9 
10 
9 
25 to 99 acres 
171 
113 
1 
- 
18 
19 
28 
47 
1 00 to 249 acres 
236 
203 
1 
9 
24 
37 
62 
70 
250 to 499 acres 
194 
176 
1 
10 
42 
32 
66 
25 
500 acres or more 
248 
236 
- 
5 
21 
58 
79 
73 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
cwt 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
233 
182 
_ 
1 
23 
34 
56 
68 
acres 
15,069 
13,828 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,865 
5,378 
3,894 
bushels 
750,562 
694,923 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
149,045 
227,212 
208,029 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
76 
46 
. 
7 
9 
7 
23 
25 to 99 acres 
104 
85 
- 
- 
10 
13 
28 
34 
1 00 to 249 acres 
47 
45 
- 
- 
6 
9 
20 
10 
250 to 499 acres 
6 
6 
- 
1 
- 
3 
1 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
772 
646 
12 
25 
101 
112 
190 
206 
acres 
217,940 
201,909 
1,436 
8,536 
29,920 
33,236 
62,582 
66,199 
pounds 
834,701,569 
774,965,519 
3,184,500 
32,692,634 
108,638,796 
137,273,391 
239,937,686 
253,238,512 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
208 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
