Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bullock 
Butler 
Calhoun 
Chambers 
Cherokee 
Chilton 
Farms 
number 
273 
407 
592 
561 
543 
Land in farms 
acres 
164,600 
88,398 
81,265 
124,241 
91,373 
Average size of farm 
acres 
603 
217 
137 
221 
168 
Median size of farm 
acres 
195 
101 
56 
150 
90 
76 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,312,890 
527,471 
418,129 
832,784 
757,134 
493,578 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,178 
2,429 
3,046 
2,602 
3,419 
2,933 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
29,433 
26,654 
36,485 
18,590 
47,477 
29,891 
Average per farm 
dollars 
107,815 
65,488 
61,631 
61,760 
84,628 
55,048 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
6 
26 
52 
11 
28 
27 
1 0 to 49 acres 
41 
76 
217 
57 
152 
179 
50 to 1 79 acres 
82 
181 
215 
112 
203 
208 
1 80 to 499 acres 
61 
89 
87 
74 
113 
91 
500 to 999 acres 
50 
21 
13 
24 
40 
30 
1 ,000 acres or more 
33 
14 
8 
23 
25 
8 
Total cropland 
farms 
162 
247 
349 
168 
363 
337 
acres 
26,119 
21,305 
21,357 
15,285 
58,801 
23,718 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
120 
210 
301 
134 
294 
290 
acres 
13,229 
13,448 
18,519 
9,916 
53,001 
15,315 
Irrigated land 
farms 
9 
7 
32 
21 
17 
36 
acres 
1,399 
18 
922 
73 
1,316 
484 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
54,549 
110,148 
92,383 
8,340 
120,005 
16,039 
Average per farm 
dollars 
199,813 
270,633 
156,052 
27,706 
213,913 
29,537 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
33,803 
(D) 
10,901 
2,026 
36,030 
10,235 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
20,746 
(D) 
81,482 
6,313 
83,975 
5,803 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
120 
172 
242 
125 
230 
218 
$2,500 to $4,999 
19 
52 
82 
31 
60 
68 
$5,000 to $9,999 
28 
66 
90 
39 
67 
57 
$10,000 to $24,999 
31 
42 
83 
48 
63 
106 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
24 
33 
21 
24 
40 
$50,000 to $99,999 
17 
7 
19 
21 
20 
25 
$100,000 or more 
37 
44 
43 
16 
97 
29 
Government payments 
farms 
86 
107 
103 
47 
214 
56 
$1 ,000 
721 
355 
406 
397 
1,985 
296 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
81 
113 
134 
102 
147 
123 
$1,000 
1,904 
1,855 
1,382 
3,145 
1,294 
890 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
41,030 
92,835 
75,827 
12,734 
98,664 
16,646 
Average per farm 
dollars 
150,294 
228,095 
128,087 
42,305 
175,871 
30,655 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
273 
407 
592 
301 
561 
543 
$1,000 
16,144 
19,523 
18,344 
-852 
24,620 
579 
Average per farm 
dollars 
59,136 
47,967 
30,987 
-2,832 
43,886 
1,065 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
111 
184 
273 
117 
256 
223 
Other 
number 
162 
223 
319 
184 
305 
320 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
190 
238 
373 
201 
343 
367 
200 days or more 
number 
112 
177 
234 
141 
270 
236 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
124 
201 
308 
164 
264 
250 
number 
8,688 
8,261 
12,932 
17,003 
13,316 
12,121 
Beef cows 
farms 
111 
192 
289 
149 
250 
235 
number 
6,129 
(D) 
7,840 
8,920 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
2 
3 
5 
2 
1 
number 
- 
(D) 
135 
121 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
106 
170 
254 
137 
231 
212 
number 
4,232 
3,927 
5,333 
6,960 
5,486 
7,864 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
4 
13 
16 
14 
10 
5 
number 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
250 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
5 
13 
8 
9 
5 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
206 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2 
2 
6 
6 
12 
14 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
75 
69 
1,113 
388 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
14 
41 
59 
30 
63 
50 
number 
90,381 
52,000 
2,503 
1,358 
(D) 
3,825 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
14 
34 
27 
1 
26 
4 
number 
4,831,041 
26,740,672 
18,345,628 
(D) 
25,172,517 
400 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
13 
13 
14 
13 
43 
19 
acres 
637 
1,317 
1,315 
592 
4,676 
313 
bushels 
42,558 
(D) 
135,919 
37,980 
400,140 
12,669 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
1 
3 
1 
2 
1 
acres 
- 
(D) 
55 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
tons 
- 
(D) 
253 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3 
- 
7 
4 
48 
7 
acres 
1,030 
- 
665 
203 
6,023 
528 
bushels 
41,747 
- 
34,600 
5,950 
340,717 
20,813 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
3 
- 
7 
4 
48 
7 
acres 
1,030 
- 
665 
203 
6,023 
528 
bushels 
41,747 
- 
34,600 
5,950 
340,717 
20,813 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
228 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
