Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bullock 
Butler 
Calhoun 
Chambers 
Cherokee 
Chilton 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
273 
407 
592 
301 
561 
543 
2007 
277 
490 
735 
336 
654 
645 
$1,000, 2012 
41,030 
92,835 
75,827 
12,734 
98,664 
16,646 
2007 
33,039 
79,661 
59,991 
8,221 
54,560 
15,146 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
150,294 
228,095 
128,087 
42,305 
175,871 
30,655 
2007 
119,275 
162,574 
81,621 
24,468 
83,425 
23,481 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
120 
204 
310 
166 
305 
309 
2007 
157 
260 
449 
180 
396 
394 
$1,000, 2012 
1,637 
1,016 
1,451 
1,764 
7,367 
1,219 
2007 
1,210 
963 
1,621 
1,217 
3,677 
1,733 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
102 
156 
285 
141 
276 
273 
2007 
99 
155 
298 
122 
288 
273 
$1,000, 2012 
861 
391 
492 
308 
4,339 
426 
2007 
920 
336 
569 
144 
2,135 
567 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
86 
126 
206 
102 
188 
192 
2007 
88 
112 
245 
86 
233 
183 
$1,000, 2012 
3,634 
491 
1,176 
263 
4,869 
486 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
1,286 
261 
2,441 
479 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
78 
102 
175 
87 
129 
122 
2007 
53 
112 
149 
68 
110 
91 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
31,514 
21,891 
658 
10,420 
1,733 
2007 
1,485 
24,133 
17,693 
431 
4,450 
1,045 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
48 
51 
104 
62 
69 
87 
2007 
28 
44 
79 
48 
53 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
432 
946 
588 
472 
392 
2007 
279 
540 
359 
276 
410 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
39 
67 
95 
33 
84 
55 
2007 
30 
82 
101 
32 
63 
34 
$1,000, 2012 
1,861 
31,082 
20,945 
71 
9,948 
1,341 
2007 
1,206 
23,593 
17,333 
155 
4,040 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
186 
276 
465 
222 
366 
359 
2007 
149 
295 
481 
202 
355 
385 
$1,000, 2012 
12,106 
46,330 
33,780 
2,990 
48,911 
2,648 
2007 
6,357 
37,120 
19,573 
1,853 
20,779 
2,198 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
264 
390 
577 
300 
535 
530 
2007 
270 
477 
721 
330 
641 
631 
$1,000, 2012 
2,712 
1,932 
2,117 
934 
3,140 
1,311 
2007 
2,193 
1,913 
2,124 
729 
2,246 
1,353 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
168 
229 
376 
196 
334 
307 
2007 
142 
180 
355 
143 
252 
270 
$1,000, 2012 
1,988 
1,739 
1,637 
265 
1,571 
526 
2007 
1,968 
1,603 
1,564 
173 
1,161 
630 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
220 
307 
493 
255 
438 
453 
2007 
256 
451 
683 
312 
606 
593 
$1,000, 2012 
2,197 
1,817 
2,242 
1,004 
2,927 
1,327 
2007 
1,869 
2,256 
2,461 
960 
2,628 
1,703 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
94 
101 
128 
95 
131 
127 
2007 
76 
88 
127 
72 
100 
116 
$1,000, 2012 
5,965 
2,342 
4,931 
1,934 
6,097 
2,700 
2007 
5,298 
2,115 
4,886 
759 
4,886 
1,997 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
27 
31 
40 
32 
30 
47 
2007 
27 
28 
44 
24 
46 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
107 
(D) 
181 
204 
593 
2007 
187 
207 
239 
54 
209 
520 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
41 
81 
83 
47 
88 
51 
2007 
37 
36 
50 
33 
71 
50 
$1,000, 2012 
220 
700 
672 
82 
950 
243 
2007 
381 
67 
239 
85 
225 
130 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
80 
89 
113 
65 
120 
116 
2007 
57 
82 
87 
35 
123 
113 
$1,000, 2012 
750 
434 
659 
715 
1,574 
991 
2007 
532 
403 
600 
120 
792 
324 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
20 
14 
23 
7 
28 
18 
2007 
12 
7 
26 
7 
28 
19 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
31 
(D) 
13 
54 
38 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
324 
21 
117 
71 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
98 
112 
130 
96 
212 
172 
2007 
70 
78 
149 
74 
178 
135 
$1,000, 2012 
1,591 
1,916 
1,092 
655 
3,063 
1,135 
2007 
1,119 
1,540 
1,564 
528 
1,991 
1,300 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
83 
96 
98 
78 
171 
149 
2007 
53 
65 
124 
57 
149 
101 
$1,000, 2012 
1,189 
1,568 
806 
571 
2,586 
928 
2007 
754 
1,249 
1,192 
424 
1,520 
860 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
40 
65 
69 
48 
99 
87 
2007 
42 
44 
81 
37 
109 
88 
$1,000, 2012 
402 
348 
287 
84 
477 
207 
2007 
365 
290 
372 
104 
472 
440 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
252 
398 
569 
293 
547 
512 
2007 
255 
441 
675 
311 
596 
582 
$1,000, 2012 
834 
449 
612 
402 
959 
495 
2007 
586 
420 
663 
409 
741 
477 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
135 
174 
267 
143 
261 
239 
2007 
116 
173 
324 
122 
269 
267 
$1,000, 2012 
1,429 
1,625 
2,503 
565 
2,218 
777 
2007 
1,888 
5,879 
4,585 
479 
6,082 
617 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
106 
175 
242 
126 
261 
226 
2007 
114 
151 
264 
97 
279 
245 
$1,000, 2012 
1,633 
4,528 
3,394 
1,404 
4,325 
2,241 
2007 
1,704 
2,540 
2,569 
1,003 
3,136 
2,014 
--continued 
268 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
