Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bullock 
Butler 
Calhoun 
Chambers 
Cherokee 
Chilton 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
273 
407 
592 
301 
561 
543 
2007 
277 
490 
735 
336 
654 
645 
acres, 2012 
164,600 
88,398 
81,265 
96,341 
124,241 
91,373 
2007 
133,951 
92,581 
76,201 
104,973 
132,918 
100,217 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
120 
210 
301 
134 
294 
290 
2007 
138 
229 
355 
144 
341 
308 
acres, 2012 
13,229 
13,448 
18,519 
9,916 
53,001 
15,315 
TENURE 
2007 
10,231 
14,626 
17,567 
8,051 
44,402 
14,957 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
178 
298 
437 
225 
393 
376 
2007 
201 
373 
562 
280 
457 
446 
acres, 2012 
104,224 
49,113 
42,504 
48,028 
58,789 
48,413 
2007 
89,331 
59,926 
38,652 
67,748 
70,815 
55,517 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
60 
128 
183 
86 
158 
157 
2007 
91 
138 
231 
104 
197 
174 
acres, 2012 
2,717 
4,299 
5,259 
2,837 
1 1 ,592 
4,231 
2007 
3,534 
(D) 
5,277 
(D) 
9,203 
4,837 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
71 
102 
127 
68 
154 
134 
2007 
58 
96 
143 
53 
157 
178 
acres, 2012 
48,523 
38,136 
37,267 
46,873 
61,960 
40,702 
2007 
31,871 
26,644 
34,771 
(D) 
54,763 
43,792 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
30,531 
21,114 
18,788 
27,297 
24,423 
24,027 
2007 
20,397 
15,131 
18,634 
(D) 
22,039 
26,300 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
17,992 
17,022 
18,479 
19,576 
37,537 
16,675 
2007 
1 1 ,474 
11,513 
16,137 
19,232 
32,724 
17,492 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
46 
79 
99 
48 
127 
115 
2007 
40 
83 
108 
38 
123 
126 
acres, 2012 
8,989 
8,844 
12,763 
7,079 
38,600 
9,779 
2007 
5,756 
7,149 
11,181 
4,271 
30,969 
9,839 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
24 
7 
28 
8 
14 
33 
2007 
18 
21 
30 
3 
40 
21 
acres, 2012 
1 1 ,853 
1,149 
1,494 
1,440 
3,492 
2,258 
2007 
12,749 
6,011 
2,778 
(D) 
7,340 
908 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
14 
3 
19 
9 
18 
2007 
7 
8 
16 
2 
21 
8 
acres, 2012 
1,523 
305 
497 
- 
2,809 
1,305 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
941 
(D) 
1,109 
(D) 
4,230 
281 
Total operators 
number 
372 
582 
888 
445 
843 
809 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
197 
250 
315 
168 
323 
322 
2 operators 
63 
141 
259 
122 
204 
178 
3 operators 
9 
15 
17 
11 
26 
42 
4 operators 
3 
- 
1 
- 
7 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
93 
165 
297 
135 
232 
246 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
87 
151 
272 
117 
202 
225 
2 operators 
3 
7 
11 
9 
15 
9 
3 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
391 
670 
1,067 
490 
956 
948 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
189 
327 
439 
195 
406 
384 
2 operators 
68 
146 
264 
128 
205 
225 
3 operators 
16 
17 
28 
13 
35 
30 
4 operators 
2 
- 
4 
- 
5 
6 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
104 
182 
305 
151 
251 
291 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
92 
169 
279 
147 
228 
271 
2 operators 
6 
5 
10 
2 
10 
10 
3 operators 
- 
1 
2 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
235 
362 
506 
258 
514 
459 
2007 
241 
423 
667 
288 
587 
541 
acres, 2012 
143,201 
81,941 
67,700 
90,092 
117,531 
83,094 
2007 
124,105 
83,665 
72,237 
96,228 
124,417 
91,865 
Female 
farms, 2012 
38 
45 
86 
43 
47 
84 
2007 
36 
67 
68 
48 
67 
104 
acres, 2012 
21,399 
6,457 
13,565 
6,249 
6,710 
8,279 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
9,846 
8,916 
3,964 
8,745 
8,501 
8,352 
Farming 
2012 
111 
184 
273 
117 
256 
223 
2007 
135 
219 
299 
126 
216 
297 
Other 
2012 
162 
223 
319 
184 
305 
320 
Place of residence: 
2007 
142 
271 
436 
210 
438 
348 
On farm operated 
2012 
178 
322 
489 
221 
447 
445 
2007 
186 
393 
606 
255 
524 
533 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
95 
85 
103 
80 
114 
98 
2007 
91 
97 
129 
81 
130 
112 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Alabama 533 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
