Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Marion 
Marshall 
Mobile 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
Perry 
Farms 
number 
715 
1,505 
698 
480 
603 
1,237 
389 
Land in farms 
acres 
113,773 
162,980 
88,789 
140,597 
220,066 
152,567 
157,250 
Average size of farm 
acres 
159 
108 
127 
293 
365 
123 
404 
Median size of farm 
acres 
80 
44 
30 
83 
122 
58 
101 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
353,441 
410,550 
516,701 
576,181 
957,657 
460,337 
709,425 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,221 
3,791 
4,062 
1,967 
2,624 
3,732 
1,755 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
33,955 
92,841 
54,691 
49,556 
46,297 
65,124 
26,557 
Average per farm 
dollars 
47,490 
61,689 
78,354 
103,242 
76,779 
52,647 
68,271 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
18 
117 
157 
37 
28 
76 
19 
1 0 to 49 acres 
213 
683 
268 
141 
141 
471 
83 
50 to 1 79 acres 
321 
491 
166 
161 
190 
476 
146 
1 80 to 499 acres 
136 
168 
76 
83 
128 
168 
67 
500 to 999 acres 
14 
32 
16 
33 
61 
32 
32 
1 ,000 acres or more 
13 
14 
15 
25 
55 
14 
42 
Total cropland 
farms 
409 
913 
449 
336 
341 
815 
251 
acres 
21,799 
46,730 
36,600 
53,898 
61,164 
52,633 
39,485 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
298 
781 
390 
275 
263 
692 
171 
acres 
12,993 
35,349 
31,637 
45,651 
34,182 
44,430 
27,258 
Irrigated land 
farms 
4 
20 
138 
9 
32 
32 
13 
acres 
46 
166 
2,754 
215 
1,707 
325 
338 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
100,063 
256,501 
84,660 
44,478 
77,438 
109,270 
29,633 
Average per farm 
dollars 
139,948 
170,433 
121,289 
92,662 
128,422 
88,335 
76,178 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
3,184 
7,445 
76,821 
32,057 
16,616 
13,881 
9,650 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
96,879 
249,056 
7,838 
12,421 
60,823 
95,389 
19,984 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
365 
551 
318 
224 
231 
491 
191 
$2,500 to $4,999 
58 
202 
76 
53 
65 
146 
47 
$5,000 to $9,999 
95 
237 
72 
37 
62 
196 
30 
$10,000 to $24,999 
79 
211 
79 
64 
89 
183 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
81 
58 
31 
47 
79 
26 
$50,000 to $99,999 
16 
38 
36 
23 
38 
29 
8 
$100,000 or more 
80 
185 
59 
48 
71 
113 
46 
Government payments 
farms 
207 
357 
85 
284 
143 
243 
208 
$1,000 
599 
2,102 
796 
2,925 
927 
1,462 
1,428 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
189 
319 
178 
163 
210 
280 
143 
$1,000 
1,208 
2,268 
1,515 
2,413 
2,420 
1,288 
2,099 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
83,621 
215,491 
61,452 
39,069 
71,292 
95,475 
29,131 
Average per farm 
dollars 
116,953 
143,183 
88,041 
81,394 
118,228 
77,183 
74,887 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
715 
1,505 
698 
480 
603 
1,237 
389 
$1,000 
18,248 
45,380 
25,519 
10,747 
9,493 
16,545 
4,030 
Average per farm 
dollars 
25,522 
30,153 
36,560 
22,390 
15,744 
13,375 
10,360 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
268 
631 
339 
214 
304 
521 
155 
Other 
number 
447 
874 
359 
266 
299 
716 
234 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
477 
900 
379 
249 
362 
790 
264 
200 days or more 
number 
367 
668 
225 
145 
238 
544 
169 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
345 
888 
252 
234 
325 
667 
198 
number 
13,103 
38,777 
16,534 
11,869 
69,331 
35,786 
25,963 
Beef cows 
farms 
303 
822 
231 
211 
306 
635 
183 
number 
8,351 
24,693 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
21,016 
13,785 
Milk cows 
farms 
8 
- 
4 
2 
2 
6 
6 
number 
46 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,210 
510 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
277 
759 
176 
190 
280 
558 
148 
number 
6,124 
15,551 
8,108 
5,691 
52,049 
15,376 
9,399 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
25 
30 
19 
1 
5 
30 
3 
number 
230 
5,169 
58 
(D) 
14 
617 
6 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
11 
16 
9 
1 
2 
16 
- 
number 
181 
49,144 
42 
(D) 
(D) 
219 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
7 
28 
14 
8 
41 
5 
number 
65 
454 
501 
- 
143 
2,019 
78 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
51 
96 
111 
15 
36 
77 
35 
number 
(D) 
689,228 
3,600 
533 
704 
12,042 
888 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
72 
153 
3 
2 
17 
72 
2 
number 
33,088,869 
60,327,790 
43 
(D) 
6,274,840 
24,842,794 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
19 
39 
10 
41 
12 
55 
23 
acres 
911 
3,474 
(D) 
2,268 
2,320 
6,687 
3,318 
bushels 
78,666 
256,851 
(D) 
213,180 
287,879 
393,373 
300,792 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
3 
2 
9 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
41 
- 
(D) 
2,065 
(D) 
- 
tons 
(D) 
40 
- 
(D) 
31,015 
(D) 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2 
8 
4 
7 
7 
21 
13 
acres 
(D) 
564 
2,052 
1,009 
1,124 
3,859 
4,883 
bushels 
(D) 
24,308 
91,808 
47,246 
42,807 
230,490 
168,280 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
8 
4 
7 
7 
21 
13 
acres 
(D) 
564 
2,052 
1,009 
1,124 
3,859 
4,883 
bushels 
(D) 
24,308 
91,808 
47,246 
42,807 
230,490 
168,280 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
234 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
