Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lawrence 
Lee 
Limestone 
Lowndes 
Macon 
Madison 
Marengo 
Farms 
number 
1,551 
315 
1,230 
441 
352 
1,033 
499 
Land in farms 
acres 
243,840 
59,024 
246,697 
217,760 
103,317 
209,352 
165,436 
Average size of farm 
acres 
157 
187 
201 
494 
294 
203 
332 
Median size of farm 
acres 
63 
90 
64 
150 
120 
51 
130 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
480,849 
707,331 
815,962 
852,253 
721 ,325 
752,873 
591,149 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,059 
3,775 
4,068 
1,726 
2,458 
3,715 
1,783 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
126,989 
22,492 
127,565 
32,324 
28,648 
91,046 
29,935 
Average per farm 
dollars 
81,876 
71,404 
103,711 
73,463 
81,385 
88,138 
59,991 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
95 
31 
98 
24 
13 
118 
20 
1 0 to 49 acres 
549 
72 
401 
84 
80 
382 
116 
50 to 1 79 acres 
640 
112 
491 
135 
135 
337 
171 
1 80 to 499 acres 
200 
76 
155 
102 
68 
113 
108 
500 to 999 acres 
36 
15 
45 
46 
35 
36 
47 
1 ,000 acres or more 
31 
9 
40 
50 
21 
47 
37 
Total cropland 
farms 
976 
171 
798 
222 
212 
701 
293 
acres 
114,650 
12,175 
146,063 
40,040 
20,117 
125,355 
32,830 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
719 
130 
673 
173 
148 
590 
229 
acres 
94,915 
8,672 
134,083 
31,411 
12,496 
112,636 
21,288 
Irrigated land 
farms 
26 
30 
55 
14 
33 
70 
13 
acres 
4,702 
894 
13,128 
3,788 
1,850 
5,089 
402 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
192,059 
(D) 
132,733 
76,316 
15,217 
74,203 
19,443 
Average per farm 
dollars 
123,829 
(D) 
107,913 
173,051 
43,230 
71,833 
38,963 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
56,474 
(D) 
85,219 
(D) 
12,243 
63,960 
5,350 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
135,585 
(D) 
47,515 
(D) 
2,974 
10,244 
14,093 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
699 
140 
473 
146 
182 
444 
237 
$2,500 to $4,999 
158 
40 
121 
62 
31 
113 
36 
$5,000 to $9,999 
198 
33 
189 
52 
28 
156 
53 
$10,000 to $24,999 
164 
46 
151 
66 
57 
131 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
26 
110 
46 
28 
57 
39 
$50,000 to $99,999 
45 
15 
55 
25 
12 
46 
31 
$100,000 or more 
216 
15 
131 
44 
14 
86 
28 
Government payments 
farms 
626 
60 
425 
153 
117 
352 
144 
$1,000 
4,764 
692 
3,605 
880 
622 
3,156 
912 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
541 
103 
478 
128 
134 
398 
168 
$1,000 
4,982 
2,053 
4,651 
1,567 
1,864 
4,191 
3,127 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
1 73,798 
25,729 
103,734 
67,024 
18,907 
67,069 
20,348 
Average per farm 
dollars 
112,055 
81,679 
84,337 
151,981 
53,714 
64,927 
40,778 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,551 
315 
1,230 
441 
352 
1,033 
499 
$1,000 
28,008 
12,378 
37,255 
11,739 
-1,204 
14,480 
3,134 
Average per farm 
dollars 
18,058 
39,297 
30,289 
26,618 
-3,422 
14,018 
6,280 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
670 
117 
573 
214 
170 
511 
169 
Other 
number 
881 
198 
657 
227 
182 
522 
330 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
885 
219 
781 
274 
245 
616 
326 
200 days or more 
number 
596 
153 
472 
203 
150 
350 
237 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
760 
127 
564 
290 
136 
414 
258 
number 
29,327 
4,671 
26,843 
45,410 
6,742 
19,619 
20,692 
Beef cows 
farms 
723 
123 
524 
279 
128 
385 
250 
number 
18,435 
(D) 
16,381 
21,807 
(D) 
12,463 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
15 
1 
7 
4 
4 
4 
4 
number 
95 
(D) 
48 
24 
(D) 
11 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
643 
105 
476 
261 
109 
353 
226 
number 
15,443 
2,268 
12,856 
29,250 
2,987 
8,764 
1 1 ,267 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
11 
5 
37 
- 
2 
12 
15 
number 
99 
13 
1,642 
- 
(D) 
335 
91 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
1 
18 
- 
6 
13 
number 
21 
(D) 
1,383 
- 
- 
308 
91 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
16 
2 
21 
7 
4 
21 
3 
number 
428 
(D) 
460 
253 
90 
807 
17 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
80 
21 
83 
30 
37 
94 
41 
number 
134,857 
3,945 
72,457 
568 
3,952 
2,090 
1,458 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
140 
2 
30 
17 
3 
15 
1 
number 
39,717,592 
(D) 
9,658,452 
13,464,050 
150 
1,352,025 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
85 
5 
112 
12 
9 
100 
15 
acres 
32,842 
111 
27,841 
2,546 
376 
28,341 
1,356 
bushels 
2,899,578 
9,005 
2,299,778 
234,107 
74,015 
2,459,235 
92,338 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
5 
1 
- 
3 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
360 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
tons 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,720 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
49 
8 
104 
3 
2 
74 
6 
acres 
14,342 
512 
32,977 
(D) 
(D) 
18,716 
1,029 
bushels 
1,057,844 
16,176 
1,977,674 
(D) 
(D) 
1,118,941 
18,950 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
49 
8 
104 
3 
2 
74 
6 
acres 
14,342 
512 
32,977 
(D) 
(D) 
18,716 
1,029 
bushels 
1,057,844 
16,176 
1,977,674 
(D) 
(D) 
1,118,941 
18,950 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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