Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hale 
Henry 
Houston 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Lamar 
Lauderdale 
Farms 
number 
456 
498 
816 
1,376 
394 
353 
1,466 
Land in farms 
acres 
160,500 
169,809 
197,974 
231,845 
39,003 
82,282 
211,589 
Average size of farm 
acres 
352 
341 
243 
168 
99 
233 
144 
Median size of farm 
acres 
130 
154 
76 
68 
30 
90 
54 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
735,855 
762,196 
631,875 
440,304 
446,143 
344,325 
428,689 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,091 
2,235 
2,604 
2,613 
4,507 
1,477 
2,970 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
37,350 
54,278 
73,086 
90,030 
19,670 
15,012 
83,086 
Average per farm 
dollars 
81,908 
108,991 
89,566 
65,429 
49,925 
42,528 
56,675 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
33 
14 
58 
87 
86 
16 
106 
1 0 to 49 acres 
90 
83 
259 
465 
150 
96 
567 
50 to 1 79 acres 
150 
177 
261 
500 
121 
142 
549 
1 80 to 499 acres 
110 
139 
138 
241 
25 
69 
168 
500 to 999 acres 
35 
46 
48 
50 
8 
18 
44 
1 ,000 acres or more 
38 
39 
52 
33 
4 
12 
32 
Total cropland 
farms 
264 
317 
538 
907 
195 
257 
916 
acres 
29,891 
72,889 
97,381 
89,364 
9,086 
13,868 
99,952 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
199 
231 
402 
744 
164 
201 
731 
acres 
1 7,729 
61,909 
86,755 
75,946 
6,645 
9,455 
86,455 
Irrigated land 
farms 
7 
42 
75 
23 
19 
6 
32 
acres 
(D) 
8,142 
9,138 
437 
201 
(D) 
355 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
65,178 
75,022 
89,218 
117,209 
10,353 
7,532 
72,399 
Average per farm 
dollars 
142,934 
150,646 
109,336 
85,181 
26,276 
21,337 
49,385 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
40,145 
63,993 
35,801 
1,083 
1,557 
40,243 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(D) 
34,877 
25,224 
81,408 
9,270 
5,975 
32,156 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
183 
220 
369 
578 
216 
189 
622 
$2,500 to $4,999 
48 
43 
66 
140 
55 
51 
191 
$5,000 to $9,999 
43 
44 
127 
176 
42 
37 
203 
$10,000 to $24,999 
60 
61 
65 
210 
43 
49 
218 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
35 
33 
97 
23 
13 
77 
$50,000 to $99,999 
18 
18 
35 
57 
10 
7 
56 
$100,000 or more 
52 
77 
121 
118 
5 
7 
99 
Government payments 
farms 
146 
320 
484 
473 
32 
97 
508 
$1,000 
797 
3,315 
5,065 
1,849 
98 
203 
2,973 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
235 
186 
357 
379 
76 
73 
476 
$1,000 
1,435 
2,951 
5,424 
2,964 
1,164 
618 
4,374 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
51,693 
62,822 
81,419 
96,495 
1 1 ,932 
8,583 
69,820 
Average per farm 
dollars 
113,362 
126,148 
99,778 
70,127 
30,284 
24,315 
47,626 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
456 
498 
816 
1,376 
394 
353 
1,466 
$1,000 
15,717 
18,465 
18,288 
25,527 
-317 
-230 
9,927 
Average per farm 
dollars 
34,466 
37,078 
22,412 
18,552 
-804 
-652 
6,771 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
227 
214 
363 
514 
184 
118 
657 
Other 
number 
229 
284 
453 
862 
210 
235 
809 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
282 
300 
438 
847 
250 
206 
1,031 
200 days or more 
number 
199 
221 
331 
610 
190 
150 
632 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
251 
192 
279 
714 
158 
163 
682 
number 
23,378 
13,886 
19,249 
36,092 
4,804 
6,617 
29,439 
Beef cows 
farms 
230 
183 
270 
661 
145 
153 
619 
number 
15,652 
8,112 
12,965 
(D) 
3,100 
(D) 
17,332 
Milk cows 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
9 
number 
42 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
37 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
208 
169 
245 
584 
108 
127 
590 
number 
14,080 
6,962 
10,565 
16,797 
2,162 
2,258 
13,573 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
8 
1 
18 
9 
6 
23 
number 
(D) 
136 
(D) 
(D) 
181 
20 
138 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
8 
15 
9 
- 
8 
number 
- 
80 
- 
(D) 
93 
- 
34 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
9 
1 
5 
44 
9 
5 
35 
number 
86 
(D) 
175 
2,085 
209 
195 
1,137 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
28 
28 
50 
120 
42 
30 
130 
number 
904 
(D) 
9,693 
305,196 
1,762 
604 
204,082 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
19 
2 
49 
8 
3 
17 
number 
(D) 
9,455,608 
(D) 
17,863,761 
1,400,120 
1,210,000 
3,366,206 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
5 
39 
32 
100 
9 
15 
118 
acres 
184 
4,146 
2,069 
23,277 
156 
713 
24,690 
bushels 
7,330 
433,701 
287,890 
2,359,556 
3,360 
57,970 
1,745,961 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
7 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
204 
tons 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,712 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
9 
23 
11 
22 
1 
75 
acres 
620 
2,164 
1,369 
4,160 
(D) 
- 
13,816 
bushels 
27,288 
87,224 
49,789 
224,703 
(D) 
- 
856,751 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
9 
23 
11 
22 
1 
- 
75 
acres 
620 
2,164 
1,369 
4,160 
(D) 
- 
13,816 
bushels 
27,288 
87,224 
49,789 
224,703 
(D) 
- 
856,751 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
232 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
