Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Coosa 
Covington 
Crenshaw 
Cullman 
Dale 
Dallas 
DeKalb 
Farms 
number 
152 
1,051 
575 
2,007 
487 
506 
2,035 
Land in farms 
acres 
35,946 
208,556 
129,893 
194,083 
129,788 
255,114 
229,294 
Average size of farm 
acres 
236 
198 
226 
97 
267 
504 
113 
Median size of farm 
acres 
127 
80 
120 
51 
100 
130 
57 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
489,970 
447,435 
458,381 
403,876 
668,934 
925,310 
427,088 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,072 
2,255 
2,029 
4,176 
2,510 
1,835 
3,790 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
8,046 
71,319 
46,329 
129,200 
41,978 
53,905 
143,043 
Average per farm 
dollars 
52,936 
67,858 
80,572 
64,375 
86,197 
106,532 
70,291 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
5 
34 
18 
120 
19 
27 
116 
1 0 to 49 acres 
31 
296 
106 
835 
117 
89 
797 
50 to 1 79 acres 
64 
459 
243 
803 
183 
163 
805 
1 80 to 499 acres 
34 
191 
137 
207 
106 
97 
247 
500 to 999 acres 
13 
41 
56 
35 
37 
59 
52 
1 ,000 acres or more 
5 
30 
15 
7 
25 
71 
18 
Total cropland 
farms 
65 
658 
372 
1,206 
326 
313 
1,236 
acres 
4,309 
65,452 
29,013 
58,390 
49,579 
76,806 
72,278 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
59 
469 
253 
1,065 
225 
220 
1,072 
acres 
3,307 
49,093 
18,771 
49,623 
36,738 
49,019 
61,577 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2 
16 
15 
41 
30 
16 
27 
acres 
(D) 
1,436 
901 
454 
2,568 
1,975 
267 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
2,092 
119,840 
143,826 
417,095 
118,049 
70,233 
461,704 
Average per farm 
dollars 
13,761 
114,025 
250,133 
207,820 
242,401 
138,800 
226,882 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
31,116 
5,099 
15,920 
25,451 
27,726 
24,253 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(D) 
88,725 
138,728 
401,175 
92,599 
42,507 
437,451 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
64 
496 
263 
635 
238 
231 
690 
$2,500 to $4,999 
26 
105 
40 
207 
48 
45 
278 
$5,000 to $9,999 
16 
125 
64 
296 
42 
65 
305 
$10,000 to $24,999 
24 
110 
65 
293 
50 
51 
240 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
54 
22 
102 
25 
33 
117 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5 
25 
23 
51 
7 
19 
48 
$100,000 or more 
3 
136 
98 
423 
77 
62 
357 
Government payments 
farms 
9 
460 
293 
241 
271 
232 
491 
$1,000 
39 
2,582 
919 
567 
1,495 
2,616 
2,652 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
39 
446 
214 
406 
180 
215 
484 
$1,000 
298 
4,058 
1,502 
3,878 
1,915 
2,906 
1,892 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
2,595 
103,818 
115,545 
346,948 
91,584 
59,562 
394,777 
Average per farm 
dollars 
17,069 
98,780 
200,948 
172,869 
188,058 
117,711 
193,994 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
152 
1,051 
575 
2,007 
487 
506 
2,035 
$1,000 
-166 
22,663 
30,703 
74,591 
29,875 
16,193 
71,471 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,091 
21,563 
53,396 
37,165 
61,345 
32,002 
35,121 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
80 
424 
231 
976 
150 
231 
1,031 
Other 
number 
72 
627 
344 
1,031 
337 
275 
1,004 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
106 
613 
321 
1,156 
324 
317 
1,306 
200 days or more 
number 
55 
345 
234 
774 
236 
249 
792 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
81 
445 
286 
1,196 
149 
232 
1,222 
number 
2,803 
26,691 
27,323 
56,915 
9,775 
20,685 
55,881 
Beef cows 
farms 
77 
421 
273 
1,120 
142 
224 
1,138 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
15,337 
34,111 
5,786 
12,882 
35,501 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
4 
- 
13 
- 
9 
4 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,462 
- 
96 
282 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
64 
379 
244 
1,000 
119 
195 
1,023 
number 
1,312 
14,687 
12,165 
25,873 
4,671 
10,204 
24,845 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3 
11 
5 
13 
9 
13 
22 
number 
31 
113 
10 
115 
75 
89 
77,039 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
10 
- 
9 
5 
7 
14 
number 
- 
66 
- 
105 
50 
45 
196,514 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
13 
2 
25 
10 
2 
25 
number 
78 
722 
(D) 
329 
297 
(D) 
530 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
14 
95 
40 
147 
37 
13 
152 
number 
467 
659,237 
181,838 
1,788,944 
218,624 
221 
1,204,427 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
45 
67 
263 
43 
- 
251 
number 
(D) 
14,732,463 
42,629,189 
92,713,955 
28,355,057 
- 
96,289,355 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
5 
45 
25 
60 
30 
23 
78 
acres 
26 
3,870 
2,536 
5,221 
2,289 
4,602 
12,779 
bushels 
1,410 
530,635 
276,013 
347,480 
217,059 
427,577 
1 ,233,885 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
1 
6 
8 
1 
5 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
180 
740 
(D) 
67 
- 
tons 
- 
(D) 
1,440 
6,875 
(D) 
195 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
6 
3 
21 
6 
25 
16 
acres 
- 
566 
135 
1,142 
1,021 
7,625 
2,447 
bushels 
- 
20,600 
5,018 
63,730 
54,933 
294,058 
128,387 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
6 
3 
21 
6 
25 
16 
acres 
- 
566 
135 
1,142 
1,021 
7,625 
2,447 
bushels 
- 
20,600 
5,018 
63,730 
54,933 
294,058 
128,387 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
230 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
