Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Choctaw 
Clarke 
Clay 
Cleburne 
Coffee 
Colbert 
Conecuh 
Farms 
number 
248 
263 
401 
341 
899 
687 
346 
Land in farms 
acres 
68,489 
47,496 
77,871 
50,204 
202,255 
152,767 
93,709 
Average size of farm 
acres 
276 
181 
194 
147 
225 
222 
271 
Median size of farm 
acres 
75 
70 
105 
80 
98 
72 
104 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
517,086 
369,252 
480,422 
404,112 
593,148 
626,991 
539,208 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,872 
2,045 
2,474 
2,745 
2,636 
2,820 
1,991 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
13,355 
10,099 
21,741 
20,638 
81,122 
54,972 
25,083 
Average per farm 
dollars 
53,849 
38,400 
54,217 
60,523 
90,236 
80,017 
72,496 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
23 
24 
14 
17 
47 
36 
9 
1 0 to 49 acres 
69 
78 
85 
108 
204 
236 
57 
50 to 1 79 acres 
93 
96 
158 
140 
386 
245 
161 
1 80 to 499 acres 
27 
39 
113 
58 
180 
108 
90 
500 to 999 acres 
25 
19 
19 
12 
53 
31 
17 
1 ,000 acres or more 
11 
7 
12 
6 
29 
31 
12 
Total cropland 
farms 
148 
168 
217 
193 
634 
459 
242 
acres 
8,045 
7,738 
13,010 
7,720 
85,455 
65,683 
20,081 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
90 
126 
188 
172 
423 
352 
186 
acres 
5,673 
6,195 
8,633 
5,877 
60,570 
56,420 
15,143 
Irrigated land 
farms 
7 
8 
13 
10 
36 
20 
10 
acres 
8 
21 
17 
300 
3,267 
3,685 
102 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,594 
58,085 
84,285 
258,167 
67,004 
16,413 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(D) 
9,862 
144,851 
247,169 
287,172 
97,532 
47,438 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,273 
1,025 
3,273 
36,989 
36,371 
7,325 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
5,490 
1,321 
57,060 
81,012 
221,178 
30,634 
9,088 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
138 
149 
137 
112 
409 
302 
143 
$2,500 to $4,999 
30 
32 
49 
28 
62 
60 
41 
$5,000 to $9,999 
34 
18 
61 
47 
87 
103 
41 
$10,000 to $24,999 
28 
45 
77 
46 
91 
113 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
15 
27 
37 
42 
30 
41 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
2 
15 
8 
31 
19 
16 
$100,000 or more 
5 
2 
35 
63 
177 
60 
22 
Government payments 
farms 
28 
46 
78 
43 
519 
216 
142 
$1,000 
194 
153 
585 
106 
3,459 
1,996 
770 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
71 
83 
94 
54 
433 
207 
144 
$1,000 
516 
1,067 
480 
618 
5,600 
2,580 
3,136 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
6,606 
4,141 
49,377 
69,643 
207,202 
66,896 
15,385 
Average per farm 
dollars 
26,635 
15,743 
123,135 
204,232 
230,480 
97,375 
44,466 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
248 
263 
401 
341 
899 
687 
346 
$1,000 
696 
-327 
9,773 
15,365 
60,025 
4,684 
4,934 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,808 
-1,242 
24,373 
45,060 
66,769 
6,817 
14,259 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
100 
93 
159 
163 
454 
252 
155 
Other 
number 
148 
170 
242 
178 
445 
435 
191 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
136 
184 
266 
201 
511 
470 
192 
200 days or more 
number 
105 
110 
181 
137 
342 
284 
96 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
101 
124 
282 
184 
311 
332 
152 
number 
3,383 
3,877 
17,132 
9,293 
22,719 
20,706 
8,789 
Beef cows 
farms 
92 
114 
270 
178 
288 
299 
136 
number 
(D) 
2,504 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
- 
3 
1 
1 
2 
1 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
88 
95 
255 
167 
274 
278 
131 
number 
1,451 
1,735 
7,693 
4,628 
14,273 
8,801 
4,738 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
4 
2 
12 
2 
10 
4 
number 
102 
67 
(D) 
208 
(D) 
54 
25 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
5 
1 
3 
7 
7 
2 
number 
167 
(D) 
10 
175 
- 
9 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
7 
10 
5 
12 
5 
13 
9 
number 
163 
259 
39 
98 
166 
501 
289 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
27 
28 
30 
26 
38 
44 
19 
number 
1,590 
937 
(D) 
99,237 
184,039 
1,262 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
5 
1 
28 
49 
93 
31 
3 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
18,512,312 
22,314,409 
57,397,795 
8,105,066 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
3 
13 
6 
16 
44 
61 
22 
acres 
77 
78 
89 
408 
3,216 
20,972 
1,357 
bushels 
2,802 
3,903 
(D) 
32,075 
271,826 
1 ,867,249 
196,495 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
230 
- 
(D) 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,210 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
19 
34 
13 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
6,105 
15,133 
1,597 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
261,298 
1,112,828 
57,714 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
19 
34 
13 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
6,105 
15,133 
1,597 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
261,298 
1,112,828 
57,714 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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