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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Peanuts for nuts - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
101 
92 
10 
18 
13 
28 
23 
acres 
13,730 
12,747 
- 
436 
2,626 
2,195 
3,281 
4,209 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
77 
38 
2 
5 
6 
4 
21 
25 to 99 acres 
188 
142 
6 
1 
10 
32 
41 
52 
1 00 to 249 acres 
183 
162 
6 
7 
30 
24 
50 
45 
250 to 499 acres 
199 
187 
- 
9 
43 
27 
57 
51 
500 acres or more 
125 
117 
- 
6 
13 
23 
38 
37 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
101 
73 
- 
2 
17 
16 
17 
21 
acres 
7,044 
6,149 
- 
(D) 
2,310 
1,231 
1,303 
(D) 
bushels 
331,159 
294,873 
- 
(D) 
87,323 
70,340 
(D) 
63,502 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
acres 
209 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
18 
5 
. 
. 
. 
1 
1 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
57 
44 
- 
1 
7 
10 
11 
15 
1 00 to 249 acres 
25 
23 
- 
1 
9 
5 
5 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1,502 
1,043 
5 
70 
110 
195 
292 
371 
acres 
334,831 
290,904 
2,600 
18,572 
28,610 
69,534 
95,646 
75,942 
bushels 
13,786,374 
12,153,893 
112,000 
780,700 
1,102,051 
3,026,743 
3,953,618 
3,178,781 
Irrigated 
farms 
76 
62 
2 
2 
2 
17 
20 
19 
acres 
1 1 ,755 
9,418 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,551 
2,750 
3,180 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
237 
110 
9 
8 
11 
22 
60 
25 to 99 acres 
506 
293 
- 
21 
17 
55 
57 
143 
1 00 to 249 acres 
388 
305 
- 
19 
41 
54 
110 
81 
250 to 499 acres 
191 
167 
3 
11 
33 
34 
41 
45 
500 acres or more 
180 
168 
2 
10 
11 
41 
62 
42 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
9 
8 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
2 
6 
acres 
604 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
95,694 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
4 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
1 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
pounds 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
879 
680 
5 
51 
83 
140 
199 
202 
acres 
189,390 
173,200 
1,520 
14,958 
19,340 
40,855 
49,611 
46,916 
bushels 
10,434,299 
9,594,760 
66,000 
848,102 
1,027,776 
2,296,261 
2,727,007 
2,629,614 
Irrigated 
farms 
32 
27 
- 
1 
1 
8 
10 
7 
acres 
4,566 
4,369 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,240 
1,340 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
110 
60 
1 
8 
15 
14 
22 
25 to 99 acres 
273 
173 
- 
14 
12 
33 
47 
67 
1 00 to 249 acres 
252 
218 
2 
23 
37 
33 
72 
51 
250 to 499 acres 
149 
136 
3 
6 
21 
37 
36 
33 
500 acres or more 
95 
93 
- 
7 
5 
22 
30 
29 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
16,039 
8,247 
28 
226 
551 
1,173 
2,143 
4,126 
acres 
807,058 
492,939 
1,727 
14,036 
44,419 
82,653 
132,506 
217,598 
tons, dry 
1,856,452 
1,194,353 
5,454 
40,067 
128,601 
211,121 
324,398 
484,712 
Irrigated 
farms 
164 
101 
- 
5 
12 
14 
38 
32 
acres 
7,549 
5,921 
- 
90 
973 
496 
2,073 
2,289 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7,091 
3,199 
10 
101 
204 
399 
840 
1,645 
25 to 99 acres 
6,920 
3,673 
8 
87 
215 
525 
927 
1,911 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,630 
1,078 
10 
29 
91 
188 
288 
472 
250 to 499 acres 
317 
238 
- 
8 
33 
50 
65 
82 
500 acres or more 
81 
59 
- 
1 
8 
11 
23 
16 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
236 
132 
_ 
2 
13 
12 
43 
62 
acres 
4,986 
2,908 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
289 
920 
1,545 
tons, dry 
8,361 
4,572 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
545 
1,166 
2,526 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
3 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
31 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
12,906 
6,723 
27 
192 
459 
983 
1,727 
3,335 
acres 
666,134 
411,184 
1,403 
11,547 
40,031 
71,079 
108,359 
178,765 
tons, dry 
1,616,002 
1,047,345 
4,661 
34,806 
119,915 
186,881 
281,008 
420,074 
Irrigated 
farms 
139 
89 
- 
4 
10 
14 
34 
27 
acres 
6,524 
5,167 
- 
54 
961 
487 
1,714 
1,951 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
210 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
