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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
29 
13 
16 
16 
13 
acres 
3,922 
262 
3,660 
- 
3,072 
850 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,388 
982 
308 
98 
780 
608 
acres 
15,060 
3,862 
9,905 
1,294 
7,351 
7,709 
Irrigated 
farms 
353 
244 
87 
22 
174 
179 
acres 
4,316 
694 
3,489 
134 
2,037 
2,279 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
926 
760 
122 
44 
506 
420 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
383 
212 
124 
47 
233 
150 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
49 
7 
38 
4 
27 
22 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
22 
2 
17 
3 
12 
10 
250.0 acres or more 
8 
1 
7 
- 
2 
6 
Beans, snap 
farms 
587 
435 
116 
36 
330 
257 
acres 
580 
377 
169 
34 
313 
268 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
89 
62 
23 
4 
56 
33 
acres 
52 
19 
31 
2 
34 
18 
Peas, green 
farms 
115 
74 
28 
13 
62 
53 
acres 
357 
168 
143 
46 
143 
214 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
10 
3 
6 
1 
7 
3 
acres 
52 
(D) 
43 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Potatoes 
farms 
368 
283 
64 
21 
204 
164 
acres 
808 
161 
637 
11 
554 
254 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
37 
26 
11 
- 
22 
15 
acres 
159 
11 
148 
- 
150 
9 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
356 
281 
54 
21 
197 
159 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
8 
2 
6 
- 
4 
4 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
4 
- 
4 
- 
3 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
693 
525 
124 
44 
402 
291 
acres 
1,557 
756 
714 
86 
754 
803 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
100 
72 
21 
7 
66 
34 
acres 
120 
68 
34 
19 
73 
47 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
67 
34 
24 
9 
37 
30 
acres 
1,768 
(D) 
1,587 
(D) 
633 
1,135 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
1 
5 
3 
3 
acres 
290 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
719 
531 
144 
44 
391 
328 
acres 
1,266 
382 
787 
97 
655 
611 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
57 
40 
13 
4 
29 
28 
acres 
23 
10 
12 
1 
14 
9 
Land in orchards 
farms 
1,522 
1,309 
190 
23 
835 
687 
acres 
19,675 
13,180 
5,865 
630 
10,373 
9,302 
Irrigated 
farms 
268 
232 
26 
10 
130 
138 
acres 
2,606 
1,382 
1,086 
138 
1,320 
1,286 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
685 
616 
62 
7 
348 
337 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
643 
561 
76 
6 
374 
269 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
175 
124 
41 
10 
107 
68 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
17 
8 
9 
- 
6 
11 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
Apples 
farms 
185 
175 
8 
2 
79 
106 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
241 
235 
(D) 
(D) 
164 
78 
Grapes 
farms 
241 
216 
19 
6 
90 
151 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
519 
398 
75 
46 
203 
316 
Peaches, all 
farms 
257 
218 
34 
5 
123 
134 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
2,012 
851 
1,141 
21 
949 
1,063 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
81 
76 
3 
2 
38 
43 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
231 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
126 
106 
Almonds 
farms 
1 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Pecans 
farms 
1,081 
924 
144 
13 
620 
461 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
16,340 
1 1 ,230 
4,547 
563 
8,787 
7,553 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
461 
389 
55 
17 
205 
256 
acres 
1,154 
790 
332 
32 
597 
558 
' Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
^ Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
226 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
