Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Choctaw 
Clarke 
Clay 
Cleburne 
Coffee 
Colbert 
Conecuh 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
248 
263 
401 
341 
899 
687 
346 
2007 
264 
321 
432 
380 
971 
736 
401 
$1,000, 2012 
6,606 
4,141 
49,377 
69,643 
207,202 
66,896 
15,385 
2007 
10,452 
3,798 
28,479 
54,397 
165,987 
41,167 
9,509 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
26,635 
15,743 
123,135 
204,232 
230,480 
97,375 
44,466 
2007 
39,593 
1 1 ,832 
65,924 
143,151 
170,945 
55,934 
23,714 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
144 
161 
218 
190 
458 
332 
205 
2007 
156 
211 
260 
231 
474 
371 
243 
$1,000, 2012 
333 
546 
718 
671 
6,486 
1 1 ,282 
1,594 
2007 
354 
541 
722 
647 
4,140 
3,478 
1,533 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
88 
110 
192 
197 
406 
324 
155 
2007 
68 
109 
161 
172 
364 
267 
135 
$1,000, 2012 
129 
134 
168 
221 
4,443 
5,329 
999 
2007 
119 
91 
108 
174 
2,739 
1,937 
288 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
91 
98 
132 
115 
311 
188 
147 
2007 
68 
97 
111 
105 
292 
200 
134 
$1,000, 2012 
202 
128 
173 
285 
4,079 
5,254 
1,012 
2007 
64 
137 
78 
188 
2,135 
1,544 
411 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
54 
68 
140 
130 
220 
170 
62 
2007 
46 
43 
122 
132 
226 
163 
84 
$1,000, 2012 
662 
261 
7,697 
16,329 
44,773 
3,507 
1,020 
2007 
1,265 
122 
(D) 
12,182 
35,994 
4,142 
834 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
24 
40 
92 
69 
113 
92 
43 
2007 
21 
24 
81 
60 
96 
87 
64 
$1,000, 2012 
61 
108 
608 
827 
1,944 
462 
329 
2007 
37 
74 
(D) 
605 
2,446 
429 
207 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
37 
49 
70 
80 
138 
111 
27 
2007 
32 
25 
61 
90 
155 
109 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
601 
153 
7,089 
15,502 
42,829 
3,045 
692 
2007 
1,228 
48 
3,129 
11,577 
33,548 
3,714 
627 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
177 
210 
324 
263 
479 
456 
196 
2007 
183 
203 
323 
284 
451 
425 
229 
$1,000, 2012 
3,180 
1,018 
32,696 
40,885 
105,327 
17,276 
4,928 
2007 
5,469 
741 
16,470 
29,144 
82,009 
15,919 
2,218 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
233 
255 
395 
329 
832 
668 
331 
2007 
258 
317 
428 
378 
948 
723 
395 
$1,000, 2012 
377 
387 
1,366 
1,574 
6,419 
3,520 
1,047 
2007 
395 
390 
1,127 
1,387 
4,859 
2,399 
818 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
126 
166 
228 
213 
592 
422 
202 
2007 
94 
116 
189 
172 
422 
294 
172 
$1,000, 2012 
151 
168 
852 
1,582 
4,495 
1,189 
349 
2007 
165 
134 
593 
916 
2,808 
872 
284 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
195 
213 
310 
304 
691 
540 
259 
2007 
237 
297 
409 
353 
887 
682 
380 
$1,000, 2012 
315 
344 
1,016 
1,656 
6,317 
3,692 
931 
2007 
750 
561 
986 
1,092 
4,423 
2,056 
960 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
49 
42 
100 
101 
263 
193 
81 
2007 
42 
56 
73 
91 
148 
137 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
123 
254 
756 
2,763 
6,800 
3,064 
619 
2007 
227 
105 
(D) 
2,388 
4,585 
1,856 
518 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
21 
7 
34 
36 
115 
66 
36 
2007 
16 
17 
34 
27 
91 
42 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
60 
26 
69 
137 
1,548 
736 
130 
2007 
43 
33 
95 
121 
801 
148 
77 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
12 
18 
62 
83 
224 
104 
41 
2007 
19 
20 
31 
45 
95 
55 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
42 
20 
463 
638 
2,440 
845 
203 
2007 
19 
31 
37 
69 
822 
203 
132 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
49 
64 
81 
53 
192 
158 
100 
2007 
27 
36 
57 
43 
140 
124 
73 
$1,000, 2012 
439 
178 
990 
169 
1,945 
3,142 
345 
2007 
163 
70 
225 
137 
2,086 
798 
220 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
7 
9 
17 
9 
31 
34 
18 
2007 
7 
16 
11 
17 
31 
21 
8 
$1,000, 2012 
23 
8 
10 
5 
207 
1,959 
43 
2007 
43 
51 
25 
11 
297 
176 
7 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
56 
46 
119 
127 
359 
208 
97 
2007 
51 
46 
113 
96 
262 
161 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
259 
340 
1,304 
1,083 
5,738 
2,844 
1,042 
2007 
320 
276 
1,192 
903 
3,773 
1,756 
335 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
44 
34 
88 
98 
309 
159 
70 
2007 
36 
33 
84 
80 
221 
141 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
210 
324 
1,159 
898 
4,790 
2,048 
767 
2007 
269 
224 
957 
721 
2,812 
1,239 
174 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
30 
19 
64 
68 
192 
113 
60 
2007 
32 
30 
68 
40 
146 
89 
35 
$1,000, 2012 
49 
16 
145 
185 
948 
796 
275 
2007 
51 
52 
235 
183 
961 
517 
161 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
239 
244 
389 
333 
864 
640 
328 
2007 
236 
289 
407 
361 
882 
657 
369 
$1,000, 2012 
173 
185 
365 
404 
1,235 
1,129 
378 
2007 
211 
356 
327 
373 
963 
667 
329 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
81 
80 
179 
170 
422 
314 
148 
2007 
97 
104 
182 
182 
371 
272 
158 
$1,000, 2012 
137 
143 
735 
1,241 
4,950 
2,128 
744 
2007 
846 
158 
2,546 
4,665 
13,554 
3,216 
544 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
103 
74 
191 
162 
425 
269 
126 
2007 
67 
81 
180 
158 
379 
265 
132 
$1,000, 2012 
562 
484 
3,070 
2,241 
9,709 
6,229 
1,456 
2007 
537 
372 
2,469 
1,761 
7,205 
3,714 
1,153 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Alabama 269 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
