Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lawrence 
Lee 
Limestone 
Lowndes 
Macon 
Madison 
Marengo 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,551 
315 
1,230 
441 
352 
1,033 
499 
2007 
1,601 
356 
1,352 
405 
385 
1,187 
555 
$1,000, 2012 
173,798 
25,729 
103,734 
67,024 
18,907 
67,069 
20,348 
2007 
131,863 
31,159 
74,038 
51,164 
15,620 
44,631 
16,549 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
112,055 
81,679 
84,337 
151,981 
53,714 
64,927 
40,778 
2007 
82,363 
87,525 
54,762 
126,330 
40,571 
37,600 
29,818 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
695 
180 
612 
179 
170 
601 
245 
2007 
795 
212 
721 
200 
224 
691 
261 
$1,000, 2012 
12,367 
3,152 
15,308 
1,936 
2,105 
13,260 
1,369 
2007 
6,199 
2,778 
10,246 
1,607 
1,834 
7,557 
1,221 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
653 
167 
579 
167 
145 
561 
181 
2007 
548 
131 
521 
125 
126 
500 
140 
$1,000, 2012 
8,222 
1,738 
9,859 
1,538 
1,091 
7,918 
319 
2007 
3,572 
1,307 
4,713 
660 
962 
4,286 
621 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
387 
107 
381 
129 
126 
427 
139 
2007 
389 
103 
343 
113 
134 
403 
136 
$1,000, 2012 
8,634 
3,201 
10,282 
1,187 
1,235 
7,246 
732 
2007 
3,949 
(D) 
6,055 
632 
(D) 
3,805 
310 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
479 
71 
323 
124 
77 
222 
133 
2007 
422 
77 
261 
104 
59 
215 
96 
$1,000, 2012 
17,885 
(D) 
5,703 
13,738 
258 
1,266 
1,551 
2007 
25,346 
516 
6,333 
12,745 
324 
1,354 
(D) 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
272 
37 
214 
90 
51 
128 
84 
2007 
231 
47 
142 
59 
32 
112 
54 
$1,000, 2012 
1,928 
(D) 
1,767 
769 
165 
633 
946 
2007 
1,511 
211 
954 
521 
126 
795 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
272 
43 
141 
53 
39 
115 
71 
2007 
249 
45 
147 
60 
38 
122 
53 
$1,000, 2012 
15,956 
168 
3,936 
12,969 
93 
632 
605 
2007 
23,835 
304 
5,379 
12,224 
198 
559 
569 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,084 
220 
797 
334 
220 
669 
346 
2007 
973 
237 
757 
256 
216 
700 
327 
$1,000, 2012 
75,783 
1,863 
24,193 
29,304 
1,389 
6,585 
5,617 
2007 
56,053 
1,468 
15,560 
19,942 
(D) 
3,909 
4,084 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,484 
309 
1,192 
420 
332 
1,012 
479 
2007 
1,570 
356 
1,338 
390 
372 
1,168 
538 
$1,000, 2012 
7,417 
1,791 
5,781 
3,226 
1,481 
4,606 
1,614 
2007 
4,450 
1,745 
4,695 
2,021 
1,146 
3,532 
1,314 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
914 
186 
720 
243 
215 
629 
284 
2007 
741 
170 
543 
188 
159 
490 
212 
$1,000, 2012 
6,095 
1,496 
2,434 
1,290 
666 
992 
494 
2007 
2,898 
1,215 
1,390 
849 
545 
793 
399 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
1,216 
252 
976 
346 
274 
843 
398 
2007 
1,476 
320 
1,244 
351 
352 
1,067 
503 
$1,000, 2012 
7,595 
5,077 
5,482 
2,123 
1,791 
4,830 
1,892 
2007 
4,757 
4,941 
4,422 
1,941 
1,497 
4,723 
1,993 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
374 
86 
280 
137 
111 
271 
149 
2007 
286 
74 
257 
108 
78 
218 
129 
$1,000, 2012 
5,534 
1,743 
6,033 
3,821 
4,476 
4,753 
1,815 
2007 
3,287 
(D) 
6,712 
1,865 
3,355 
3,965 
(D) 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
103 
23 
112 
45 
39 
105 
33 
2007 
84 
19 
85 
32 
20 
88 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
773 
409 
488 
461 
430 
654 
104 
2007 
210 
75 
314 
187 
304 
444 
120 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
326 
37 
223 
67 
45 
159 
55 
2007 
144 
35 
160 
53 
48 
113 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
1,589 
99 
1,965 
1,515 
290 
1,002 
174 
2007 
684 
38 
594 
579 
127 
464 
434 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
347 
58 
285 
124 
82 
237 
132 
2007 
265 
65 
219 
112 
57 
224 
137 
$1,000, 2012 
7,454 
401 
7,033 
1,844 
1,331 
4,643 
1,366 
2007 
3,003 
167 
3,469 
1,312 
453 
2,589 
753 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
75 
8 
52 
16 
7 
74 
22 
2007 
57 
12 
64 
18 
12 
55 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
2,614 
(D) 
1,069 
47 
76 
1,056 
47 
2007 
1,314 
(D) 
852 
76 
19 
488 
46 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
489 
74 
421 
146 
121 
304 
192 
2007 
367 
77 
325 
115 
97 
233 
140 
$1,000, 2012 
4,682 
899 
3,100 
1,800 
1,008 
2,676 
1,929 
2007 
4,104 
912 
2,610 
2,088 
1,041 
2,754 
1,409 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
361 
60 
337 
116 
81 
219 
137 
2007 
283 
52 
236 
90 
72 
181 
100 
$1,000, 2012 
3,180 
824 
2,354 
1,329 
838 
1,897 
1,583 
2007 
3,145 
775 
1,690 
1,361 
837 
1,983 
975 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
285 
41 
227 
74 
69 
146 
106 
2007 
217 
49 
179 
81 
62 
111 
88 
$1,000, 2012 
1,501 
75 
746 
471 
171 
779 
346 
2007 
959 
137 
919 
727 
203 
772 
434 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,502 
302 
1,174 
407 
326 
968 
461 
2007 
1,422 
319 
1,234 
365 
347 
1,046 
481 
$1,000, 2012 
1,509 
446 
1,037 
761 
527 
1,048 
549 
2007 
1,160 
532 
1,073 
655 
445 
1,113 
518 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
763 
170 
571 
197 
162 
503 
225 
2007 
647 
167 
568 
186 
149 
508 
203 
$1,000, 2012 
5,645 
2,564 
3,967 
2,433 
751 
4,537 
776 
2007 
10,876 
2,654 
5,000 
4,006 
1,143 
2,855 
529 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
695 
142 
541 
174 
118 
465 
203 
2007 
547 
133 
609 
161 
136 
482 
213 
$1,000, 2012 
10,062 
4,226 
8,564 
3,729 
1,887 
7,602 
1,855 
2007 
7,468 
3,941 
6,731 
3,258 
1,915 
5,031 
2,040 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Alabama 273 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
