Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Marion 
Marshall 
Mobile 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
Perry 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
715 
1,505 
698 
480 
603 
1,237 
389 
2007 
787 
1,731 
876 
505 
620 
1,457 
390 
$1,000, 2012 
83,621 
215,491 
61,452 
39,069 
71,292 
95,475 
29,131 
2007 
58,875 
203,489 
66,035 
22,145 
38,581 
87,725 
18,452 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
116,953 
143,183 
88,041 
81,394 
118,228 
77,183 
74,887 
2007 
74,810 
117,556 
75,382 
43,852 
62,228 
60,210 
47,312 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
356 
830 
442 
298 
236 
635 
159 
2007 
432 
1,072 
606 
343 
277 
845 
197 
$1,000, 2012 
1,137 
2,967 
7,081 
4,969 
1,889 
4,046 
1,953 
2007 
1,274 
3,068 
7,008 
3,122 
1,838 
3,196 
1,076 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
347 
847 
389 
225 
213 
614 
130 
2007 
283 
888 
429 
232 
193 
587 
132 
$1,000, 2012 
463 
1,366 
7,963 
6,494 
888 
1,526 
1,202 
2007 
317 
1,114 
3,034 
2,331 
466 
855 
407 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
183 
346 
344 
202 
149 
125 
2007 
197 
393 
336 
209 
151 
129 
$1,000, 2012 
461 
1,071 
5,255 
4,026 
1,834 
1,545 
2007 
395 
1,045 
8,254 
1,825 
479 
980 
388 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
213 
488 
166 
53 
170 
364 
84 
2007 
183 
557 
165 
75 
135 
355 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
11,637 
54,666 
760 
1,660 
20,663 
14,941 
1,182 
2007 
8,402 
53,075 
921 
966 
6,730 
16,597 
1,932 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
102 
277 
93 
34 
102 
206 
57 
2007 
82 
267 
101 
46 
77 
182 
37 
$1,000, 2012 
750 
2,561 
347 
262 
740 
1,094 
447 
2007 
897 
1,343 
295 
188 
688 
817 
659 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
138 
290 
91 
25 
79 
201 
41 
2007 
118 
351 
93 
37 
74 
225 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
10,887 
52,104 
413 
1,397 
19,923 
13,847 
735 
2007 
7,505 
51,733 
626 
778 
6,042 
15,780 
1,272 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
525 
1,202 
443 
282 
461 
946 
237 
2007 
482 
1,225 
488 
250 
423 
972 
232 
$1,000, 2012 
55,893 
113,576 
4,519 
7,262 
25,039 
48,122 
9,874 
2007 
33,984 
94,708 
2,890 
4,371 
10,255 
38,803 
4,970 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
702 
1,476 
684 
448 
574 
1,197 
357 
2007 
772 
1,698 
860 
492 
604 
1,427 
377 
$1,000, 2012 
2,001 
5,293 
3,037 
2,594 
2,526 
3,443 
1,898 
2007 
2,030 
6,719 
3,081 
1,639 
2,243 
3,291 
1,208 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
407 
958 
447 
264 
399 
729 
238 
2007 
315 
921 
422 
194 
297 
671 
184 
$1,000, 2012 
2,198 
6,121 
1,605 
602 
1,207 
2,782 
920 
2007 
1,022 
5,455 
1,781 
361 
996 
2,121 
806 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
554 
1,239 
599 
325 
482 
997 
291 
2007 
737 
1,591 
803 
460 
551 
1,322 
344 
$1,000, 2012 
2,211 
6,174 
4,457 
2,759 
2,354 
3,929 
1,843 
2007 
2,344 
6,196 
5,417 
1,796 
2,486 
5,394 
1,306 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
156 
386 
193 
128 
187 
242 
139 
2007 
116 
354 
188 
91 
178 
233 
118 
$1,000, 2012 
976 
6,581 
15,677 
1,444 
5,215 
4,189 
2,550 
2007 
797 
5,659 
19,757 
(D) 
5,383 
3,041 
1,896 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
74 
139 
97 
42 
79 
101 
49 
2007 
53 
132 
76 
43 
53 
107 
48 
$1,000, 2012 
427 
791 
1,259 
323 
660 
671 
458 
2007 
182 
852 
2,681 
129 
282 
379 
406 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
122 
309 
57 
69 
112 
203 
51 
2007 
69 
205 
68 
47 
76 
151 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
936 
2,788 
1,058 
915 
958 
896 
268 
2007 
132 
509 
434 
337 
312 
577 
296 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
121 
301 
75 
155 
175 
282 
99 
2007 
85 
316 
105 
144 
143 
257 
78 
$1,000, 2012 
602 
2,688 
1,420 
2,475 
1,744 
1,766 
1,094 
2007 
276 
1,394 
1,852 
1,291 
813 
849 
572 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
19 
64 
22 
34 
33 
33 
28 
2007 
12 
64 
37 
15 
24 
48 
14 
$1,000, 2012 
31 
110 
950 
186 
136 
61 
121 
2007 
14 
650 
669 
(D) 
129 
88 
57 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
233 
478 
208 
127 
197 
325 
155 
2007 
179 
489 
191 
107 
139 
311 
97 
$1,000, 2012 
2,525 
5,883 
2,512 
1,462 
2,425 
3,010 
1,633 
2007 
1,954 
5,089 
2,424 
1,099 
1,969 
2,932 
1,459 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
187 
411 
152 
77 
143 
223 
124 
2007 
149 
412 
155 
72 
96 
269 
77 
$1,000, 2012 
2,298 
5,217 
1,966 
1,038 
1,629 
2,637 
1,273 
2007 
1,626 
4,391 
1,636 
573 
1,122 
2,439 
1,159 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
119 
226 
125 
97 
110 
187 
77 
2007 
96 
258 
100 
68 
96 
155 
55 
$1,000, 2012 
227 
665 
546 
424 
796 
373 
360 
2007 
328 
698 
788 
526 
847 
493 
301 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
683 
1,459 
672 
441 
541 
1,163 
351 
2007 
726 
1,571 
804 
443 
530 
1,330 
346 
$1,000, 2012 
568 
1,626 
1,102 
604 
757 
1,045 
587 
2007 
467 
1,332 
1,146 
459 
894 
1,003 
567 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
303 
759 
318 
209 
321 
612 
169 
2007 
302 
825 
367 
180 
291 
660 
165 
$1,000, 2012 
1,555 
3,791 
2,796 
1,294 
2,997 
2,988 
2,003 
2007 
5,285 
16,623 
4,686 
1,311 
3,307 
7,619 
1,106 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
287 
726 
293 
174 
269 
484 
153 
2007 
297 
791 
337 
140 
246 
600 
145 
$1,000, 2012 
2,720 
10,006 
5,880 
3,915 
3,151 
5,810 
2,638 
2007 
3,026 
9,363 
5,604 
1,768 
3,646 
5,253 
1,871 
--continued 
274 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
