Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pickens 
Pike 
Randolph 
Russell 
St. Clair 
Shelby 
Sumter 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
433 
600 
611 
280 
428 
2007 
503 
709 
610 
303 
431 
$1,000, 2012 
97,833 
108,050 
96,555 
21,927 
32,276 
2007 
94,516 
96,124 
64,481 
12,266 
49,896 
17,829 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
225,943 
180,084 
158,028 
78,311 
98,501 
75,411 
2007 
187,904 
135,577 
105,706 
40,481 
80,348 
27,380 
41,367 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
214 
303 
346 
139 
257 
177 
201 
2007 
269 
394 
369 
173 
349 
239 
181 
$1,000, 2012 
1,511 
2,535 
1,842 
1,995 
1,228 
1,222 
1,071 
2007 
843 
2,440 
1,425 
1,178 
1,159 
1,015 
799 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
172 
254 
317 
117 
246 
166 
170 
2007 
178 
274 
256 
111 
259 
164 
110 
$1,000, 2012 
706 
1,003 
443 
1,662 
889 
765 
385 
2007 
350 
999 
245 
938 
696 
395 
151 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
116 
185 
195 
104 
152 
94 
128 
2007 
149 
221 
149 
81 
186 
121 
109 
$1,000, 2012 
552 
1,040 
248 
1,100 
1,154 
585 
410 
2007 
278 
843 
164 
403 
434 
674 
139 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
148 
192 
227 
77 
152 
96 
99 
2007 
156 
177 
191 
55 
148 
109 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
24,797 
24,366 
12,990 
1,144 
6,249 
(D) 
4,393 
2007 
29,037 
23,610 
12,197 
212 
6,248 
390 
4,337 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
62 
125 
147 
39 
81 
51 
61 
2007 
50 
98 
110 
31 
67 
67 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
1,329 
2,145 
3,351 
169 
311 
(D) 
998 
2007 
805 
792 
3,064 
72 
309 
235 
564 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
101 
105 
107 
47 
94 
56 
50 
2007 
126 
114 
97 
31 
94 
47 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
23,469 
22,221 
9,639 
974 
5,938 
(D) 
3,395 
2007 
28,231 
22,818 
9,133 
140 
5,940 
155 
3,772 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
321 
399 
500 
186 
415 
311 
288 
2007 
328 
366 
440 
191 
433 
311 
249 
$1,000, 2012 
54,639 
57,637 
65,718 
4,869 
30,819 
1,916 
13,151 
2007 
44,839 
42,773 
34,724 
687 
26,709 
1,766 
5,537 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
415 
558 
606 
274 
531 
392 
407 
2007 
496 
699 
602 
292 
610 
468 
413 
$1,000, 2012 
2,602 
2,832 
2,646 
1,957 
1,676 
935 
1,545 
2007 
2,207 
3,328 
1,955 
1,163 
1,956 
1,099 
1,011 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
283 
389 
357 
171 
325 
261 
244 
2007 
259 
319 
280 
141 
300 
242 
152 
$1,000, 2012 
2,475 
2,362 
1,969 
533 
1,107 
559 
725 
2007 
1,947 
2,247 
1,412 
428 
1,160 
398 
501 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
342 
500 
479 
227 
431 
326 
343 
2007 
475 
648 
570 
281 
559 
438 
384 
$1,000, 2012 
2,640 
3,155 
2,497 
2,057 
1,460 
1,060 
2,133 
2007 
2,264 
3,340 
1,838 
1,399 
2,672 
1,459 
1,311 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
140 
189 
149 
96 
141 
98 
188 
2007 
107 
148 
139 
70 
111 
98 
134 
$1,000, 2012 
2,671 
3,892 
1,627 
3,093 
2,656 
2,586 
2,425 
2007 
2,547 
2,820 
825 
3,176 
1,573 
2,539 
1,149 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
29 
54 
43 
23 
62 
36 
49 
2007 
33 
49 
41 
19 
49 
47 
33 
$1,000, 2012 
390 
993 
257 
113 
1,451 
198 
291 
2007 
289 
749 
226 
188 
590 
168 
65 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
117 
156 
108 
40 
77 
46 
84 
2007 
51 
89 
62 
27 
30 
40 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
812 
1,004 
801 
421 
647 
152 
264 
2007 
172 
390 
135 
122 
63 
52 
177 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
78 
126 
138 
46 
85 
57 
118 
2007 
74 
109 
89 
51 
72 
74 
93 
$1,000, 2012 
429 
1,290 
766 
518 
399 
476 
2,209 
2007 
715 
1,176 
481 
199 
380 
423 
326 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
18 
31 
15 
17 
19 
25 
19 
2007 
13 
35 
15 
13 
31 
24 
17 
$1,000, 2012 
23 
514 
20 
227 
16 
(D) 
23 
2007 
182 
152 
19 
385 
59 
125 
32 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
128 
242 
212 
98 
153 
74 
137 
2007 
167 
202 
176 
57 
138 
108 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
1,588 
2,943 
2,740 
1,066 
1,321 
881 
1,097 
2007 
1,836 
2,844 
2,837 
725 
1,340 
974 
1,026 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
118 
184 
175 
79 
109 
47 
96 
2007 
142 
167 
151 
40 
112 
81 
70 
$1,000, 2012 
1,388 
2,506 
2,471 
869 
925 
528 
924 
2007 
1,519 
2,366 
2,337 
547 
1,113 
754 
767 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
55 
123 
102 
40 
78 
44 
68 
2007 
100 
103 
92 
36 
76 
63 
72 
$1,000, 2012 
200 
437 
268 
197 
396 
353 
172 
2007 
317 
478 
500 
179 
227 
220 
258 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
427 
569 
587 
269 
519 
382 
395 
2007 
472 
639 
560 
278 
568 
422 
381 
$1,000, 2012 
484 
711 
729 
467 
673 
466 
799 
2007 
553 
652 
634 
379 
581 
436 
401 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
213 
271 
304 
126 
265 
195 
184 
2007 
218 
311 
279 
109 
309 
200 
146 
$1,000, 2012 
1,512 
1,774 
1,262 
705 
1,446 
890 
1,355 
2007 
6,457 
7,760 
5,364 
681 
4,276 
1,066 
868 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
200 
278 
242 
115 
228 
158 
164 
2007 
211 
281 
273 
100 
243 
205 
161 
$1,000, 2012 
3,603 
5,433 
4,029 
1,882 
3,649 
1,956 
2,310 
2007 
4,058 
4,361 
4,082 
1,241 
3,061 
1,468 
1,669 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Alabama 275 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
