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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
986 
743 
231 
12 
332 
654 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
7,948,547 
5,692,024 
(D) 
(D) 
3,090,747 
4,857,800 
sold 
farms 
284 
179 
100 
5 
132 
152 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
10,871,077 
6,441,061 
4,270,016 
160,000 
5,934,912 
4,936,165 
sold 
farms 
2,356 
1,702 
629 
25 
1,163 
1,193 
Farms with- 
number 
1,001,776,907 
669,697,991 
322,194,733 
9,884,183 
501,984,536 
499,792,371 
1 to 1 ,999 
176 
134 
40 
2 
65 
111 
2,000 to 59,999 
30 
19 
11 
- 
18 
12 
60,000 to 99,999 
58 
49 
9 
- 
28 
30 
100,000 or more 
2,092 
1,500 
569 
23 
1,052 
1,040 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
340 
270 
62 
8 
134 
206 
number 
7,354 
2,250 
(D) 
(D) 
5,364 
1,990 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
88 
72 
15 
1 
29 
59 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
6,623 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,895 
728 
Barley for grain 
farms 
8 
5 
1 
2 
6 
2 
acres 
653 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
12,304 
624 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
■ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
5 
- 
- 
4 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,983 
773 
1,013 
197 
1,297 
686 
acres 
285,328 
31,699 
205,390 
48,239 
144,905 
140,423 
bushels 
25,998,347 
2,706,110 
19,020,158 
4,272,079 
12,045,960 
13,952,387 
Irrigated 
farms 
167 
43 
98 
26 
78 
89 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
26,084 
2,336 
16,794 
6,954 
7,439 
18,645 
1 to 24 acres 
828 
519 
271 
38 
548 
280 
25 to 99 acres 
570 
194 
295 
81 
402 
168 
1 00 to 249 acres 
282 
40 
205 
37 
190 
92 
250 to 499 acres 
153 
12 
127 
14 
90 
63 
500 acres or more 
150 
8 
115 
27 
67 
83 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
129 
52 
71 
6 
75 
54 
acres 
8,371 
3,475 
4,708 
188 
4,809 
3,562 
tons 
103,506 
46,076 
56,342 
1,088 
60,153 
43,353 
Irrigated 
farms 
11 
5 
6 
- 
10 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
487 
48 
439 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
64 
32 
29 
3 
41 
23 
25 to 99 acres 
40 
11 
26 
3 
19 
21 
1 00 to 249 acres 
16 
3 
13 
- 
9 
7 
250 to 499 acres 
7 
5 
2 
- 
6 
1 
500 acres or more 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
Cotton, all 
farms 
925 
175 
615 
135 
587 
338 
acres 
376,464 
26,616 
288,220 
61,628 
178,169 
198,295 
bales 
710,958 
48,440 
542,226 
120,292 
326,312 
384,646 
Irrigated 
farms 
117 
20 
77 
20 
51 
66 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
22,206 
1,202 
15,363 
5,641 
6,263 
15,943 
1 to 24 acres 
76 
48 
22 
6 
55 
21 
25 to 99 acres 
171 
64 
91 
16 
116 
55 
1 00 to 249 acres 
236 
36 
167 
33 
171 
65 
250 to 499 acres 
194 
10 
149 
35 
131 
63 
500 acres or more 
248 
17 
186 
45 
114 
134 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
cwt 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
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 
48 
162 
23 
130 
103 
acres 
15,069 
2,263 
11,258 
1,548 
8,727 
6,342 
bushels 
750,562 
124,505 
548,182 
77,875 
407,846 
342,716 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
3 
1 
- 
3 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
76 
26 
41 
9 
41 
35 
25 to 99 acres 
104 
17 
81 
6 
60 
44 
1 00 to 249 acres 
47 
4 
35 
8 
24 
23 
250 to 499 acres 
6 
1 
5 
- 
5 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
772 
137 
542 
93 
518 
254 
acres 
217,940 
18,491 
167,318 
32,131 
114,818 
103,122 
pounds 
834,701,569 
75,371,588 
643,537,186 
115,792,795 
433,114,240 
401,587,329 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
224 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
