Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Alabama 
Autauga 
Baldwin 
Barbour 
Bibb 
Blount 
Farms 
number 
43,223 
389 
989 
571 
189 
1,241 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,902,654 
1 1 1 ,504 
192,320 
204,258 
56,276 
146,189 
Average size of farm 
acres 
206 
287 
194 
358 
298 
118 
Median size of farm 
acres 
75 
100 
41 
186 
100 
65 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
547,524 
655,056 
773,980 
808,759 
624,810 
427,880 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,658 
2,285 
3,980 
2,261 
2,098 
3,632 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,077,900 
28,653 
106,718 
45,892 
12,504 
72,614 
Average per farm 
dollars 
71,211 
73,658 
107,905 
80,372 
66,160 
58,513 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,919 
24 
141 
14 
13 
81 
1 0 to 49 acres 
13,267 
99 
379 
65 
43 
423 
50 to 1 79 acres 
16,079 
123 
270 
197 
66 
521 
1 80 to 499 acres 
7,238 
87 
119 
196 
41 
177 
500 to 999 acres 
2,230 
30 
47 
70 
16 
26 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1,490 
26 
33 
29 
10 
13 
Total cropland 
farms 
26,707 
258 
664 
355 
111 
751 
acres 
2,758,521 
41,293 
100,901 
41,301 
12,608 
37,147 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
21,283 
204 
564 
227 
85 
641 
acres 
2,158,026 
29,676 
91,571 
22,915 
7,872 
27,598 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,747 
34 
125 
19 
12 
45 
acres 
113,008 
1,555 
7,678 
2,301 
55 
516 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
5,571,173 
19,811 
135,562 
104,356 
(D) 
178,191 
Average per farm 
dollars 
128,894 
50,929 
137,069 
182,761 
(D) 
143,586 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,314,971 
(D) 
115,652 
14,760 
(D) 
12,428 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
4,256,202 
(D) 
19,910 
89,596 
2,045 
165,762 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
18,253 
151 
421 
302 
85 
470 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,782 
53 
80 
32 
27 
135 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,591 
54 
140 
50 
32 
172 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,573 
53 
138 
61 
22 
182 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,662 
29 
44 
45 
13 
77 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,510 
22 
50 
26 
7 
48 
$100,000 or more 
4,852 
27 
116 
55 
3 
157 
Government payments 
farms 
12,958 
124 
264 
357 
27 
237 
$1,000 
88,145 
1,245 
2,649 
1,806 
138 
897 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
12,971 
118 
326 
193 
26 
238 
$1,000 
143,390 
1,712 
3,579 
4,809 
539 
1,768 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
4,736,277 
18,315 
108,005 
86,281 
4,078 
150,528 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,578 
47,083 
109,206 
151,105 
21,576 
121,296 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
43,223 
389 
989 
571 
189 
1,241 
$1,000 
1,066,431 
4,453 
33,785 
24,690 
218 
30,328 
Average per farm 
dollars 
24,673 
1 1 ,448 
34,161 
43,240 
1,155 
24,439 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
19,114 
199 
453 
263 
73 
605 
Other 
number 
24,109 
190 
536 
308 
116 
636 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
26,448 
232 
619 
348 
117 
733 
200 days or more 
number 
17,692 
141 
424 
182 
82 
511 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
21,149 
147 
330 
249 
87 
708 
number 
1,236,467 
14,996 
19,758 
17,369 
5,493 
33,675 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,685 
130 
282 
241 
85 
652 
number 
722,787 
8,102 
9,870 
(D) 
3,655 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
219 
3 
6 
2 
- 
2 
number 
9,116 
24 
66 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
17,620 
120 
266 
202 
68 
599 
number 
612,863 
7,586 
10,602 
8,108 
2,854 
17,112 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
689 
6 
15 
3 
10 
19 
number 
142,555 
38 
166 
(D) 
89 
172 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
379 
5 
7 
1 
13 
number 
446,448 
39 
49 
- 
(D) 
159 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
712 
7 
11 
8 
9 
18 
number 
21,114 
298 
145 
168 
97 
295 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,469 
30 
135 
25 
34 
96 
number 
9,435,605 
763 
(D) 
324,540 
959 
250,208 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2,356 
1 
33 
- 
127 
number 
1,001,776,907 
(D) 
- 
21,659,105 
- 
52,842,711 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,983 
15 
41 
16 
6 
31 
acres 
285,328 
525 
4,146 
1,247 
(D) 
1,360 
bushels 
25,998,347 
34,810 
592,305 
183,932 
(D) 
115,564 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
129 
8 
7 
- 
1 
9 
acres 
8,371 
617 
183 
- 
(D) 
162 
tons 
103,506 
7,436 
320 
- 
(D) 
2,650 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
879 
19 
56 
2 
3 
acres 
189,390 
2,917 
12,876 
(D) 
- 
130 
bushels 
10,434,299 
113,862 
583,370 
(D) 
- 
7,400 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
879 
19 
56 
2 
- 
3 
acres 
189,390 
2,917 
12,876 
(D) 
- 
130 
bushels 
10,434,299 
113,862 
583,370 
(D) 
- 
7,400 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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