Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Talladega 
Tallapoosa 
Tuscaloosa 
Walker 
Washington 
Wilcox 
Winston 
Farms 
number 
519 
497 
482 
371 
316 
520 
Land in farms 
acres 
99,836 
85,985 
54,518 
95,567 
119,620 
57,959 
Average size of farm 
acres 
192 
177 
173 
113 
258 
379 
111 
Median size of farm 
acres 
78 
86 
65 
57 
88 
113 
70 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
559,619 
426,408 
512,952 
291,613 
435,149 
636,840 
289,905 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,909 
2,414 
2,965 
2,578 
1,689 
1,682 
2,601 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
32,816 
18,620 
29,831 
24,789 
23,204 
16,394 
26,999 
Average per farm 
dollars 
63,229 
53,971 
60,021 
51,430 
62,545 
51,879 
51,922 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
49 
27 
60 
50 
14 
27 
37 
1 0 to 49 acres 
149 
94 
157 
176 
102 
70 
131 
50 to 1 79 acres 
175 
123 
162 
181 
157 
100 
268 
1 80 to 499 acres 
102 
82 
71 
57 
75 
43 
67 
500 to 999 acres 
31 
13 
34 
14 
11 
47 
15 
1 ,000 acres or more 
13 
6 
13 
4 
12 
29 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
332 
163 
303 
247 
246 
192 
312 
acres 
39,713 
8,438 
25,298 
13,131 
12,634 
22,316 
13,459 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
289 
133 
237 
219 
208 
138 
258 
acres 
33,323 
6,039 
21,423 
1 1 ,874 
9,576 
12,351 
9,900 
Irrigated land 
farms 
24 
20 
35 
12 
9 
3 
2 
acres 
4,771 
1,134 
1,118 
24 
35 
(D) 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
40,704 
10,569 
27,674 
33,105 
31,657 
(D) 
57,608 
Average per farm 
dollars 
78,428 
30,635 
55,682 
68,682 
85,330 
(D) 
110,785 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
16,999 
3,406 
9,342 
3,782 
4,831 
(D) 
824 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
23,706 
7,163 
18,332 
29,323 
26,826 
3,555 
56,784 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
229 
181 
238 
220 
151 
154 
157 
$2,500 to $4,999 
68 
36 
62 
66 
57 
47 
83 
$5,000 to $9,999 
75 
43 
63 
79 
64 
33 
89 
$10,000 to $24,999 
70 
54 
53 
62 
38 
45 
89 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
12 
36 
20 
28 
10 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9 
8 
15 
8 
7 
17 
7 
$100,000 or more 
30 
11 
30 
27 
26 
10 
72 
Government payments 
farms 
89 
36 
85 
23 
65 
142 
38 
$1,000 
717 
266 
493 
105 
373 
1,142 
135 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
135 
78 
110 
127 
97 
131 
101 
$1,000 
962 
684 
1,227 
678 
2,026 
2,330 
266 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
33,682 
10,626 
25,284 
28,914 
26,914 
8,821 
45,234 
Average per farm 
dollars 
64,898 
30,801 
50,874 
59,987 
72,544 
27,915 
86,989 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
519 
345 
497 
482 
371 
316 
520 
$1,000 
8,701 
893 
4,109 
4,974 
7,142 
1,499 
12,775 
Average per farm 
dollars 
16,764 
2,589 
8,268 
10,320 
19,250 
4,744 
24,567 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
261 
145 
184 
163 
161 
142 
265 
Other 
number 
258 
200 
313 
319 
210 
174 
255 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
288 
187 
295 
331 
210 
191 
309 
200 days or more 
number 
201 
129 
192 
209 
119 
123 
200 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
287 
173 
182 
240 
207 
155 
344 
number 
13,566 
5,287 
7,051 
8,725 
8,205 
1 1 ,730 
13,031 
Beef cows 
farms 
277 
157 
166 
223 
186 
147 
328 
number 
8,570 
(D) 
(D) 
5,118 
4,815 
7,602 
8,873 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
- 
3 
- 
4 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
27 
- 
12 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
221 
133 
150 
187 
172 
Ill 
289 
number 
5,573 
2,400 
2,915 
3,859 
3,622 
5,387 
5,563 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
8 
7 
20 
8 
10 
10 
number 
19 
196 
43 
116 
158 
82 
26 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
5 
6 
4 
9 
5 
2 
9 
number 
9 
86 
30 
19 
163 
(D) 
24 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
16 
11 
4 
14 
8 
4 
4 
number 
472 
130 
18 
192 
84 
34 
161 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
66 
27 
67 
69 
41 
35 
22 
number 
16,297 
605 
90,177 
13,514 
127,597 
1,531 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
7 
3 
10 
23 
8 
12 
62 
number 
4,640,149 
1,920,000 
4,379,780 
8,963,045 
3,969,200 
270 
13,822,498 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
30 
7 
16 
10 
23 
24 
5 
acres 
8,348 
334 
3,190 
662 
465 
797 
131 
bushels 
945,777 
47,758 
294,885 
59,540 
49,607 
(D) 
5,317 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
38 
- 
tons 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
188 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5 
1 
6 
2 
4 
2 
2 
acres 
882 
(D) 
1,606 
(D) 
128 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
40,560 
(D) 
75,626 
(D) 
5,804 
(D) 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
5 
1 
6 
2 
4 
2 
2 
acres 
882 
(D) 
1,606 
(D) 
128 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
40,560 
(D) 
75,626 
(D) 
5,804 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
236 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
