Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Elmore 
Escambia 
Etowah 
Fayette 
Franklin 
Geneva 
Greene 
Farms 
number 
552 
454 
853 
414 
825 
1,017 
304 
Land in farms 
acres 
90,346 
107,369 
86,137 
81,087 
150,496 
218,805 
120,390 
Average size of farm 
acres 
164 
236 
101 
196 
182 
215 
396 
Median size of farm 
acres 
57 
60 
45 
98 
100 
87 
150 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
519,685 
537,069 
359,368 
415,916 
383,861 
465,026 
803,933 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,175 
2,271 
3,559 
2,124 
2,104 
2,161 
2,030 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
35,767 
42,230 
44,045 
34,451 
47,682 
91,036 
17,829 
Average per farm 
dollars 
64,796 
93,017 
51,635 
83,216 
57,797 
89,514 
58,647 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
52 
50 
71 
29 
27 
40 
17 
1 0 to 49 acres 
204 
150 
365 
73 
185 
281 
62 
50 to 1 79 acres 
168 
140 
282 
186 
379 
416 
98 
1 80 to 499 acres 
85 
51 
110 
93 
170 
180 
54 
500 to 999 acres 
32 
40 
22 
20 
43 
65 
40 
1 ,000 acres or more 
11 
23 
3 
13 
21 
35 
33 
Total cropland 
farms 
309 
284 
480 
297 
483 
628 
207 
acres 
30,244 
47,671 
19,480 
27,578 
35,004 
93,119 
21,842 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
264 
219 
410 
229 
401 
427 
134 
acres 
26,763 
41,843 
17,118 
22,343 
28,302 
67,510 
10,558 
Irrigated land 
farms 
42 
22 
14 
5 
15 
57 
12 
acres 
3,066 
836 
70 
(D) 
795 
2,735 
334 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
26,488 
40,856 
83,731 
36,329 
132,666 
178,482 
22,392 
Average per farm 
dollars 
47,985 
89,991 
98,160 
87,751 
160,808 
175,498 
73,659 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
17,366 
36,149 
5,404 
(D) 
7,491 
47,133 
1,733 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
9,122 
4,707 
78,327 
(D) 
125,175 
131,349 
20,659 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
280 
242 
359 
174 
290 
483 
151 
$2,500 to $4,999 
62 
38 
125 
73 
93 
88 
33 
$5,000 to $9,999 
48 
45 
132 
42 
118 
80 
35 
$10,000 to $24,999 
83 
41 
97 
39 
123 
91 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
24 
39 
41 
58 
67 
17 
$50,000 to $99,999 
29 
12 
31 
16 
29 
49 
13 
$100,000 or more 
24 
52 
70 
29 
114 
159 
28 
Government payments 
farms 
88 
222 
101 
155 
180 
602 
108 
$1,000 
959 
2,602 
450 
903 
782 
4,741 
790 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
146 
146 
152 
99 
183 
423 
161 
$1,000 
1,160 
1,102 
1,297 
423 
1,271 
4,992 
1,868 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
23,720 
32,032 
75,329 
29,179 
117,268 
142,611 
19,768 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,971 
70,555 
88,311 
70,481 
142,144 
140,227 
65,026 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
552 
454 
853 
414 
825 
1,017 
304 
$1,000 
4,887 
12,527 
10,149 
8,475 
17,450 
45,604 
5,282 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,853 
27,593 
1 1 ,898 
20,472 
21,152 
44,842 
17,374 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
226 
180 
344 
161 
392 
438 
153 
Other 
number 
326 
274 
509 
253 
433 
579 
151 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
339 
248 
514 
255 
528 
618 
185 
200 days or more 
number 
254 
140 
350 
178 
381 
422 
129 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
233 
178 
479 
135 
484 
375 
146 
number 
9,453 
12,840 
18,952 
7,297 
27,445 
27,557 
10,019 
Beef cows 
farms 
219 
163 
431 
120 
452 
343 
131 
number 
6,612 
6,562 
10,647 
3,555 
17,401 
14,643 
6,426 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
5 
4 
10 
5 
8 
4 
number 
21 
22 
240 
1,085 
146 
471 
12 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
197 
143 
385 
113 
432 
329 
100 
number 
4,482 
5,642 
7,689 
3,419 
11,144 
18,163 
4,850 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
10 
8 
19 
9 
6 
14 
11 
number 
306 
30 
74 
167 
103 
101 
51 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
3 
4 
7 
5 
4 
9 
number 
419 
36 
(D) 
(D) 
90 
27 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
9 
9 
18 
3 
19 
20 
2 
number 
133 
165 
330 
23 
904 
376 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
70 
42 
62 
42 
38 
64 
31 
number 
1,983 
2,508 
141,709 
2,175 
231,376 
115,073 
796 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
5 
1 
52 
5 
71 
84 
8 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
23,617,666 
7,566,200 
29,008,081 
36,787,837 
195 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
27 
35 
26 
41 
29 
62 
7 
acres 
2,517 
2,199 
1,866 
1,913 
5,146 
3,912 
(D) 
bushels 
364,479 
275,726 
132,942 
153,492 
404,755 
409,733 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
7 
1 
3 
4 
7 
2 
acres 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
384 
278 
(D) 
- 
tons 
91 
(D) 
(D) 
5,731 
2,007 
(D) 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
15 
27 
1 
- 
10 
15 
3 
acres 
1,706 
4,238 
(D) 
- 
1,745 
2,366 
320 
bushels 
67,507 
214,672 
(D) 
- 
45,218 
129,050 
12,400 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
15 
27 
1 
- 
10 
15 
3 
acres 
1,706 
4,238 
(D) 
- 
1,745 
2,366 
320 
bushels 
67,507 
214,672 
(D) 
- 
45,218 
129,050 
12,400 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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