Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
13,358 
7,897 
4,626 
835 
7,661 
5,697 
$1,000 
141,628 
30,029 
92,660 
18,939 
66,657 
74,971 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,130 
5,762 
2,011 
357 
4,467 
3,663 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,868 
1,538 
1,140 
190 
1,760 
1,108 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,281 
445 
711 
125 
830 
451 
$25,000 to $49,999 
373 
55 
259 
59 
248 
125 
$50,000 or more 
706 
97 
505 
104 
356 
350 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1 1 ,777 
7,427 
3,779 
571 
6,263 
5,514 
$1,000 
751,245 
548,722 
190,097 
12,426 
458,656 
292,589 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,605 
4,387 
1,853 
365 
3,523 
3,082 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,111 
1,048 
923 
140 
1,185 
926 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,424 
911 
475 
38 
740 
684 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
829 
360 
19 
593 
615 
$250,000 or more 
429 
252 
168 
9 
222 
207 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,793 
3,758 
2,641 
394 
3,804 
2,989 
$1,000 
81,263 
44,615 
33,721 
2,927 
38,768 
42,495 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,491 
4,455 
1,795 
241 
3,163 
3,328 
$1,000 
669,983 
504,108 
156,376 
9,499 
419,888 
250,094 
Feed purchased 
farms 
29,985 
20,276 
8,218 
1,491 
16,980 
13,005 
$1,000 
2,195,586 
1,410,076 
744,233 
41,276 
1,085,475 
1,110,110 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,100 
13,762 
4,359 
979 
10,742 
8,358 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,144 
3,671 
2,146 
327 
3,641 
2,503 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,837 
884 
819 
134 
1,151 
686 
$100,000 to $249,999 
445 
240 
183 
22 
253 
192 
$250,000 or more 
2,459 
1,719 
711 
29 
1,193 
1,266 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
41,638 
29,437 
10,135 
2,066 
24,693 
16,945 
$1,000 
179,640 
80,176 
85,904 
13,560 
92,756 
86,884 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,408 
26,628 
7,107 
1,673 
21,165 
14,243 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,690 
2,262 
2,164 
264 
2,742 
1,948 
$25,000 to $49,999 
935 
381 
487 
67 
505 
430 
$50,000 or more 
605 
166 
377 
62 
281 
324 
Utilities 
farms 
25,817 
17,680 
7,089 
1,048 
14,522 
1 1 ,295 
$1,000 
118,590 
76,116 
38,079 
4,395 
61,356 
57,234 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,238 
10,410 
3,265 
563 
8,251 
5,987 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,522 
4,839 
2,368 
315 
4,265 
3,257 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,954 
1,758 
1,055 
141 
1,443 
1,511 
$25,000 to $49,999 
765 
462 
285 
18 
380 
385 
$50,000 or more 
338 
211 
116 
11 
183 
155 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
34,272 
23,545 
9,050 
1,677 
19,996 
14,276 
$1,000 
194,117 
95,023 
85,680 
13,415 
99,426 
94,691 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,047 
20,547 
6,194 
1,306 
16,539 
11,508 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,827 
2,478 
2,074 
275 
2,747 
2,080 
$25,000 to $49,999 
810 
350 
418 
42 
442 
368 
$50,000 or more 
588 
170 
364 
54 
268 
320 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
11,216 
6,896 
3,727 
593 
6,392 
4,824 
$1 ,000 
225,716 
120,256 
86,234 
19,226 
109,490 
116,227 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,876 
4,536 
2,003 
337 
4,043 
2,833 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,631 
1,546 
957 
128 
1,486 
1,145 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,313 
643 
586 
84 
705 
608 
$100,000 to $249,999 
261 
90 
141 
30 
107 
154 
$250,000 or more 
135 
81 
40 
14 
51 
84 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,028 
2,639 
1,192 
197 
2,279 
1,749 
$1,000 
33,643 
17,800 
12,571 
3,273 
17,119 
16,524 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,089 
781 
259 
49 
631 
458 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,715 
1,176 
463 
76 
983 
732 
$5,000 to $24,999 
958 
553 
361 
44 
544 
414 
$25,000 to $49,999 
159 
82 
68 
9 
70 
89 
$50,000 or more 
107 
47 
41 
19 
51 
56 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,133 
4,382 
2,412 
339 
4,052 
3,081 
$1,000 
53,633 
25,332 
25,556 
2,745 
26,689 
26,944 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,116 
1,454 
570 
92 
1,257 
859 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,301 
1,392 
792 
117 
1,400 
901 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,322 
1,409 
817 
96 
1,204 
1,118 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
103 
164 
26 
143 
150 
$50,000 or more 
101 
24 
69 
8 
48 
53 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
9,321 
54 
7,739 
1,528 
5,811 
3,510 
$1,000 
103,461 
147 
83,888 
19,427 
51,149 
52,313 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,808 
45 
5,660 
1,103 
4,292 
2,516 
$5,000 to $9,999 
831 
7 
686 
138 
522 
309 
$10,000 to $24,999 
785 
2 
653 
130 
516 
269 
$25,000 or more 
897 
- 
740 
157 
481 
416 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
216 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
