Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Talladega 
Tallapoosa 
Tuscaloosa 
Walker 
Washington 
Wilcox 
Winston 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
519 
345 
497 
482 
371 
316 
520 
2007 
625 
377 
613 
629 
473 
368 
626 
$1,000, 2012 
33,682 
10,626 
25,284 
28,914 
26,914 
8,821 
45,234 
2007 
29,232 
7,945 
24,880 
44,835 
27,642 
9,427 
55,048 
Average per farm 
doilars, 2012 
64,898 
30,801 
50,874 
59,987 
72,544 
27,915 
86,989 
2007 
46,771 
21,074 
40,587 
71,279 
58,440 
25,617 
87,936 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
286 
187 
253 
248 
240 
152 
278 
2007 
322 
198 
360 
334 
331 
190 
408 
$1,000, 2012 
3,520 
659 
1,791 
666 
1,319 
744 
834 
2007 
2,838 
551 
1,544 
632 
1,070 
1,003 
971 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
250 
152 
220 
231 
174 
117 
266 
2007 
213 
104 
225 
224 
206 
106 
285 
$1,000, 2012 
1,324 
365 
527 
219 
934 
239 
175 
2007 
984 
179 
417 
136 
416 
299 
143 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
164 
105 
175 
142 
167 
131 
116 
2007 
180 
85 
190 
148 
204 
122 
135 
$1,000, 2012 
1,649 
492 
1,141 
214 
593 
316 
130 
2007 
1,302 
158 
872 
121 
250 
407 
89 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
124 
79 
124 
129 
101 
72 
176 
2007 
143 
69 
136 
197 
147 
71 
232 
$1,000, 2012 
4,045 
880 
2,363 
3,657 
3,098 
479 
6,273 
2007 
6,435 
562 
2,130 
8,443 
5,551 
787 
8,480 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
86 
47 
61 
59 
62 
48 
89 
2007 
86 
31 
79 
77 
95 
40 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
467 
180 
703 
484 
961 
222 
1,074 
2007 
620 
182 
405 
386 
1,115 
150 
984 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
54 
42 
77 
89 
64 
31 
109 
2007 
66 
43 
75 
146 
71 
38 
175 
$1,000, 2012 
3,578 
700 
1,661 
3,173 
2,137 
257 
5,199 
2007 
5,814 
381 
1,725 
8,056 
4,436 
637 
7,495 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
401 
252 
324 
382 
272 
214 
436 
2007 
423 
260 
365 
455 
314 
196 
495 
$1,000, 2012 
10,933 
4,199 
11,287 
17,860 
12,088 
1,634 
29,283 
2007 
6,778 
2,695 
9,120 
23,500 
11,481 
1,526 
30,659 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
510 
330 
491 
478 
359 
299 
515 
2007 
617 
366 
605 
621 
457 
356 
616 
$1,000, 2012 
1,619 
690 
1,326 
1,011 
1,188 
925 
1,535 
2007 
1,678 
598 
1,828 
1,925 
1,064 
1,018 
2,375 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
311 
201 
305 
252 
235 
182 
298 
2007 
288 
162 
284 
290 
227 
143 
325 
$1,000, 2012 
853 
328 
743 
728 
1,651 
314 
1,071 
2007 
633 
224 
731 
1,167 
854 
183 
1,610 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
412 
279 
416 
356 
272 
248 
440 
2007 
582 
344 
565 
577 
428 
329 
569 
$1,000, 2012 
1,717 
592 
1,211 
873 
2,234 
863 
1,315 
2007 
2,131 
835 
1,865 
1,680 
1,652 
1,182 
2,781 
Flired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
130 
80 
114 
75 
77 
117 
87 
2007 
127 
58 
111 
95 
78 
88 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
2,601 
376 
1,666 
680 
417 
966 
1,015 
2007 
1,971 
330 
1,594 
1,493 
1,284 
586 
1,110 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
39 
28 
24 
27 
36 
18 
42 
2007 
53 
35 
35 
32 
39 
39 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
294 
129 
109 
228 
275 
48 
181 
2007 
268 
129 
210 
153 
153 
108 
188 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
49 
30 
40 
60 
47 
49 
106 
2007 
75 
24 
47 
41 
47 
42 
54 
$1,000, 2012 
477 
239 
208 
340 
273 
121 
416 
2007 
181 
116 
127 
100 
56 
161 
63 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
124 
47 
88 
77 
48 
70 
84 
2007 
94 
34 
89 
63 
75 
61 
83 
$1,000, 2012 
933 
263 
615 
195 
450 
297 
214 
2007 
498 
110 
771 
159 
356 
378 
309 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
23 
7 
18 
25 
5 
17 
23 
2007 
25 
11 
27 
19 
12 
16 
14 
$1,000, 2012 
563 
8 
77 
32 
36 
30 
24 
2007 
228 
12 
94 
70 
38 
28 
15 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
125 
86 
120 
107 
103 
84 
193 
2007 
140 
75 
127 
124 
96 
60 
169 
$1,000, 2012 
1,187 
765 
926 
621 
977 
892 
1,077 
2007 
1,160 
566 
1,324 
919 
1,007 
842 
1,145 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
95 
71 
101 
77 
83 
53 
153 
2007 
114 
53 
93 
91 
71 
45 
130 
$1,000, 2012 
868 
683 
807 
491 
790 
791 
931 
2007 
988 
468 
1,107 
722 
903 
668 
895 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
76 
40 
54 
57 
47 
56 
87 
2007 
73 
44 
73 
73 
52 
40 
97 
$1,000, 2012 
320 
82 
119 
130 
188 
101 
146 
2007 
172 
98 
217 
196 
104 
174 
251 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
494 
336 
468 
463 
365 
303 
489 
2007 
577 
359 
539 
575 
455 
338 
577 
$1,000, 2012 
489 
307 
423 
338 
361 
425 
303 
2007 
629 
291 
490 
395 
317 
501 
304 
Ali other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
236 
152 
219 
216 
150 
143 
272 
2007 
252 
161 
245 
274 
210 
129 
319 
$1,000, 2012 
1,480 
334 
871 
1,254 
1,019 
527 
1,388 
2007 
1,519 
589 
1,764 
3,943 
2,091 
418 
4,805 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
229 
140 
207 
190 
169 
111 
235 
2007 
254 
155 
263 
325 
197 
100 
240 
$1,000, 2012 
2,795 
1,171 
1,700 
2,130 
1,994 
1,196 
1,640 
2007 
2,782 
1,504 
2,452 
2,186 
2,025 
1,734 
2,351 
276 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
