Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Elmore 
Escambia 
Etowah 
Fayette 
Franklin 
Geneva 
Greene 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
552 
454 
853 
414 
825 
1,017 
304 
2007 
626 
502 
1,004 
401 
958 
1,108 
316 
$1,000, 2012 
23,720 
32,032 
75,329 
29,179 
117,268 
142,611 
19,768 
2007 
18,997 
27,049 
58,227 
13,564 
110,633 
1 1 1 ,224 
24,314 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
42,971 
70,555 
88,311 
70,481 
142,144 
140,227 
65,026 
2007 
30,347 
53,883 
57,995 
33,826 
115,484 
100,383 
76,942 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
263 
261 
478 
222 
447 
469 
139 
2007 
328 
318 
619 
252 
555 
530 
168 
$1,000, 2012 
2,527 
5,323 
1,922 
1,535 
2,416 
7,775 
425 
2007 
2,546 
4,017 
1,522 
1,215 
1,448 
4,427 
628 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
231 
230 
448 
177 
391 
441 
119 
2007 
240 
227 
431 
164 
333 
410 
106 
$1,000, 2012 
1,302 
5,234 
672 
730 
702 
6,250 
352 
2007 
1,059 
3,981 
610 
206 
208 
3,128 
165 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
178 
211 
209 
147 
197 
326 
101 
2007 
173 
204 
240 
114 
249 
335 
84 
$1,000, 2012 
1,794 
4,002 
601 
729 
981 
5,227 
354 
2007 
1,575 
2,551 
538 
375 
192 
2,671 
292 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
119 
84 
271 
84 
255 
234 
60 
2007 
97 
95 
268 
89 
300 
249 
78 
$1,000, 2012 
1,038 
(D) 
9,898 
2,862 
30,167 
18,919 
1,177 
2007 
773 
1,096 
7,283 
1,230 
25,323 
19,609 
3,648 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
56 
51 
153 
50 
140 
118 
34 
2007 
54 
51 
142 
66 
125 
132 
32 
$1,000, 2012 
285 
207 
1,549 
238 
1,920 
1,558 
199 
2007 
327 
398 
449 
226 
804 
1,403 
299 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
73 
49 
148 
44 
148 
131 
33 
2007 
49 
57 
150 
39 
207 
158 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
752 
(D) 
8,348 
2,624 
28,247 
17,361 
978 
2007 
446 
698 
6,834 
1,005 
24,519 
18,206 
3,349 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
384 
251 
675 
238 
653 
525 
199 
2007 
416 
254 
710 
218 
704 
494 
184 
$1,000, 2012 
4,846 
1,940 
48,123 
15,188 
60,357 
70,992 
8,234 
2007 
2,224 
998 
32,065 
5,532 
58,410 
49,953 
8,405 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
533 
427 
841 
384 
803 
948 
297 
2007 
605 
490 
993 
397 
948 
1,070 
309 
$1,000, 2012 
1,813 
2,301 
2,028 
1,245 
2,731 
4,740 
1,169 
2007 
1,754 
2,312 
2,238 
780 
3,130 
4,333 
1,022 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
297 
271 
528 
211 
465 
645 
181 
2007 
300 
236 
457 
151 
421 
440 
138 
$1,000, 2012 
555 
550 
1,689 
457 
3,302 
3,234 
1,295 
2007 
611 
424 
1,435 
248 
3,069 
2,351 
1,115 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
398 
349 
678 
319 
679 
776 
247 
2007 
571 
446 
927 
374 
902 
987 
296 
$1,000, 2012 
1,594 
2,176 
2,428 
1,118 
5,237 
5,781 
1,578 
2007 
1,633 
2,453 
2,398 
1,000 
3,206 
4,396 
2,204 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
138 
118 
195 
64 
200 
281 
99 
2007 
116 
77 
171 
56 
203 
190 
78 
$1,000, 2012 
2,777 
1,818 
1,272 
1,005 
2,873 
4,533 
1,728 
2007 
2,231 
2,072 
1,018 
598 
1,777 
3,617 
2,218 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
42 
33 
76 
26 
98 
120 
39 
2007 
18 
40 
56 
15 
65 
85 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
297 
258 
277 
158 
564 
961 
219 
2007 
81 
153 
331 
103 
259 
685 
112 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
72 
57 
140 
38 
151 
234 
33 
2007 
70 
68 
73 
39 
92 
116 
37 
$1,000, 2012 
404 
483 
718 
340 
937 
1,625 
242 
2007 
304 
1,166 
121 
134 
188 
607 
164 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
115 
116 
123 
103 
159 
184 
70 
2007 
114 
121 
122 
79 
149 
157 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
855 
2,922 
310 
1,596 
1,728 
2,360 
415 
2007 
781 
2,192 
383 
327 
499 
1,604 
657 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
25 
25 
34 
15 
31 
35 
15 
2007 
33 
14 
44 
8 
34 
14 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
173 
(D) 
1,040 
35 
201 
277 
83 
2007 
138 
562 
129 
16 
309 
323 
75 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
150 
111 
279 
99 
268 
374 
105 
2007 
154 
119 
251 
60 
250 
252 
80 
$1,000, 2012 
1,164 
1,962 
2,340 
576 
2,649 
4,320 
1,101 
2007 
1,463 
1,369 
2,254 
634 
2,420 
3,681 
2,182 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
128 
80 
225 
64 
221 
314 
83 
2007 
112 
84 
201 
46 
190 
208 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
952 
1,506 
1,902 
431 
2,346 
3,269 
816 
2007 
769 
927 
1,960 
516 
2,098 
2,799 
1,895 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
65 
83 
124 
60 
133 
187 
58 
2007 
94 
90 
135 
36 
129 
144 
47 
$1,000, 2012 
211 
456 
438 
145 
302 
1,051 
285 
2007 
694 
443 
294 
118 
322 
882 
287 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
521 
429 
822 
387 
805 
982 
278 
2007 
558 
435 
933 
364 
881 
1,015 
257 
$1,000, 2012 
677 
622 
807 
314 
712 
1,203 
351 
2007 
519 
465 
764 
244 
620 
902 
392 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
248 
176 
413 
127 
398 
482 
123 
2007 
250 
207 
415 
115 
425 
439 
124 
$1,000, 2012 
1,904 
1,125 
1,204 
1,293 
1,714 
4,415 
1,046 
2007 
1,307 
1,238 
5,138 
923 
9,575 
8,935 
1,035 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
222 
157 
381 
126 
405 
503 
124 
2007 
260 
165 
447 
140 
357 
381 
128 
$1,000, 2012 
2,600 
4,380 
5,792 
2,013 
5,120 
1 1 ,598 
1,747 
2007 
2,106 
3,663 
3,826 
919 
4,160 
5,718 
1,911 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Alabama 271 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
