Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Alabama 
Autauga 
Baldwin 
Barbour 
Bibb 
Blount 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
43,223 
389 
989 
571 
189 
1,241 
2007 
48,753 
415 
1,139 
623 
211 
1,414 
$1,000, 2012 
4,736,277 
18,315 
108,005 
86,281 
4,078 
150,528 
2007 
3,922,143 
16,602 
87,337 
64,186 
2,308 
135,684 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
109,578 
47,083 
109,206 
151,105 
21,576 
121,296 
2007 
80,449 
40,006 
76,678 
103,028 
10,939 
95,958 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
22,361 
221 
596 
244 
80 
673 
2007 
27,461 
257 
767 
308 
103 
799 
$1,000, 2012 
241,072 
2,237 
15,520 
2,325 
547 
2,451 
2007 
168,838 
1,472 
9,046 
2,378 
241 
2,438 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
20,270 
192 
581 
204 
54 
663 
2007 
19,390 
190 
560 
199 
59 
658 
$1,000, 2012 
146,534 
1,250 
12,690 
1,560 
170 
1,197 
2007 
84,495 
599 
9,144 
1,096 
19 
915 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
13,358 
154 
461 
145 
41 
286 
2007 
13,866 
175 
450 
167 
51 
375 
$1,000, 2012 
141,628 
1,246 
8,912 
1,571 
131 
747 
2007 
87,849 
564 
4,827 
792 
37 
631 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
1 1 ,777 
78 
191 
108 
33 
405 
2007 
11,619 
67 
169 
90 
24 
443 
$1,000, 2012 
751,245 
610 
3,949 
19,139 
496 
20,999 
2007 
701,381 
333 
2,874 
15,694 
64 
18,508 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
6,793 
46 
98 
58 
23 
213 
2007 
5,994 
42 
97 
40 
15 
206 
$1,000, 2012 
81,263 
225 
638 
1,258 
(D) 
1,811 
2007 
56,499 
165 
646 
1,331 
50 
2,260 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
6,491 
41 
110 
71 
14 
257 
2007 
7,022 
33 
91 
55 
11 
291 
$1,000, 2012 
669,983 
385 
3,311 
17,881 
(D) 
19,188 
2007 
644,882 
168 
2,228 
14,363 
14 
16,248 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
29,985 
203 
518 
311 
138 
957 
2007 
30,051 
220 
571 
271 
134 
1,005 
$1,000, 2012 
2,195,586 
3,174 
6,687 
42,490 
1,121 
95,472 
2007 
1,611,020 
1,667 
7,619 
25,308 
538 
77,703 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
41,638 
378 
950 
501 
189 
1,197 
2007 
47,750 
410 
1,108 
586 
205 
1,401 
$1,000, 2012 
179,640 
1,547 
6,703 
2,810 
386 
4,543 
2007 
163,784 
1,298 
5,361 
2,466 
231 
4,782 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
25,817 
213 
651 
344 
91 
696 
2007 
21,735 
204 
509 
242 
81 
688 
$1,000, 2012 
118,590 
609 
2,337 
1,858 
89 
4,554 
2007 
94,692 
525 
1,781 
1,637 
57 
3,551 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
34,272 
295 
780 
415 
145 
978 
2007 
44,622 
386 
1,039 
548 
192 
1,303 
$1,000, 2012 
194,117 
1,537 
9,473 
2,579 
340 
4,206 
2007 
188,980 
1,811 
7,449 
2,972 
340 
4,297 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
11,216 
118 
257 
179 
27 
295 
2007 
9,541 
111 
225 
113 
29 
308 
$1,000, 2012 
225,716 
2,042 
13,867 
3,847 
151 
4,493 
2007 
208,023 
3,618 
16,550 
2,709 
161 
3,429 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
4,028 
36 
129 
67 
12 
106 
2007 
3,557 
42 
116 
72 
12 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
33,643 
244 
3,129 
644 
55 
724 
2007 
24,373 
333 
1,010 
461 
57 
439 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
7,133 
33 
111 
97 
6 
193 
2007 
4,715 
34 
126 
51 
12 
131 
$1,000, 2012 
53,633 
203 
2,158 
905 
10 
1,514 
2007 
20,956 
172 
883 
244 
23 
200 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
9,321 
96 
195 
103 
35 
283 
2007 
8,172 
75 
193 
79 
23 
208 
$1,000, 2012 
103,461 
1,121 
5,204 
1,130 
70 
1,223 
2007 
67,370 
782 
5,336 
671 
49 
878 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
1,802 
21 
34 
17 
5 
42 
2007 
1,738 
20 
61 
19 
- 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
22,504 
343 
1,250 
760 
9 
107 
2007 
17,709 
331 
1,239 
309 
- 
89 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
13,750 
99 
290 
192 
32 
376 
2007 
11,714 
103 
267 
157 
38 
362 
$1,000, 2012 
145,257 
892 
4,182 
2,249 
157 
4,175 
2007 
130,780 
1,100 
3,128 
2,494 
230 
4,103 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
10,635 
68 
196 
147 
22 
288 
2007 
9,272 
73 
201 
126 
24 
303 
$1,000, 2012 
116,675 
723 
2,962 
1,979 
139 
3,441 
2007 
101,681 
819 
2,352 
1,932 
199 
3,536 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
7,310 
56 
179 
115 
16 
227 
2007 
6,707 
72 
141 
95 
24 
191 
$1,000, 2012 
28,582 
169 
1,220 
269 
18 
734 
2007 
29,099 
281 
777 
561 
31 
567 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
41,152 
343 
949 
557 
181 
1,172 
2007 
44,234 
371 
1,043 
562 
193 
1,312 
$1,000, 2012 
47,636 
418 
963 
856 
180 
1,213 
2007 
43,059 
375 
1,050 
689 
108 
1,063 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
20,161 
143 
455 
206 
70 
628 
2007 
20,733 
172 
466 
225 
80 
687 
$1,000, 2012 
136,014 
842 
10,981 
1,559 
165 
2,910 
2007 
308,835 
1,623 
10,040 
4,267 
152 
12,658 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
18,808 
168 
403 
259 
75 
547 
2007 
18,883 
180 
407 
236 
72 
652 
$1,000, 2012 
298,061 
2,074 
8,033 
4,792 
687 
9,942 
2007 
249,083 
1,849 
12,298 
4,077 
491 
7,378 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Alabama 267 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
