Table 2. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Alabama: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
557 
82 
97 
86 
120 
118 
25 
1 
28 
$50,000 or more 
884 
20 
39 
37 
84 
360 
238 
12 
94 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
20,270 
6,656 
7,919 
3,245 
851 
776 
303 
20 
500 
$1,000 
146,534 
7,018 
8,227 
5,982 
8,474 
36,369 
52,589 
10,232 
17,643 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,080 
6,424 
7,605 
2,971 
500 
205 
23 
1 
351 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,239 
201 
278 
249 
252 
166 
36 
2 
55 
$25,000 to $49,999 
330 
23 
27 
23 
73 
134 
24 
2 
24 
$50,000 or more 
621 
8 
9 
2 
26 
271 
220 
15 
70 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
13,358 
4,259 
5,087 
2,109 
531 
695 
292 
14 
371 
$1,000 
141,628 
7,645 
8,459 
6,175 
9,257 
38,041 
46,892 
9,742 
15,418 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,130 
3,046 
3,695 
1,167 
69 
21 
4 
- 
128 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,868 
896 
1,032 
632 
133 
78 
13 
- 
84 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,281 
276 
306 
271 
173 
154 
32 
2 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
373 
31 
48 
28 
122 
101 
18 
1 
24 
$50,000 or more 
706 
10 
6 
11 
34 
341 
225 
11 
68 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
11,777 
3,287 
4,575 
2,294 
833 
385 
126 
24 
253 
$1,000 
751,245 
53,627 
59,342 
82,924 
134,681 
88,443 
40,767 
189,656 
101,806 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,605 
2,203 
3,191 
1,040 
36 
31 
11 
- 
93 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,111 
638 
914 
374 
41 
55 
31 
1 
57 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,424 
270 
301 
584 
146 
50 
26 
1 
46 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
160 
147 
289 
481 
80 
19 
- 
32 
$250,000 or more 
429 
16 
22 
7 
129 
169 
39 
22 
25 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
6,793 
2,031 
2,876 
1,160 
304 
181 
78 
3 
160 
$1,000 
81,263 
12,502 
20,431 
18,705 
16,510 
6,256 
3,693 
127 
3,038 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
6,491 
1,587 
2,295 
1,409 
688 
288 
72 
22 
130 
$1,000 
669,983 
41,124 
38,912 
64,219 
118,170 
82,187 
37,074 
189,529 
98,767 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
29,985 
10,264 
12,652 
4,827 
976 
511 
184 
12 
559 
$1,000 
2,195,586 
257,704 
260,325 
408,758 
672,811 
391,471 
107,773 
20,489 
76,255 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,100 
7,100 
9,201 
2,456 
39 
41 
8 
- 
255 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,144 
2,171 
2,564 
1,096 
66 
58 
33 
2 
154 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,837 
603 
532 
433 
91 
68 
52 
1 
57 
$100,000 to $249,999 
445 
74 
62 
125 
64 
77 
22 
- 
21 
$250,000 or more 
2,459 
316 
293 
717 
716 
267 
69 
9 
72 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
41,638 
15,101 
17,081 
6,062 
1,182 
895 
329 
35 
953 
$1,000 
179,640 
28,997 
28,829 
24,129 
21,781 
28,453 
26,442 
9,427 
11,581 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,408 
13,867 
15,919 
4,663 
210 
53 
8 
- 
688 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,690 
1,154 
1,071 
1,273 
672 
344 
42 
2 
132 
$25,000 to $49,999 
935 
57 
75 
110 
239 
322 
70 
1 
61 
$50,000 or more 
605 
23 
16 
16 
61 
176 
209 
32 
72 
Utilities 
...farms 
25,817 
8,906 
9,681 
4,175 
1,139 
896 
329 
36 
655 
$1,000 
118,590 
15,740 
17,143 
20,205 
22,596 
15,393 
8,072 
1 1 ,673 
7,768 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,238 
5,739 
6,311 
1,792 
95 
36 
7 
- 
258 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,522 
2,591 
2,793 
1,366 
217 
279 
71 
- 
205 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,954 
507 
484 
871 
458 
379 
143 
- 
112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
765 
50 
76 
107 
286 
127 
63 
3 
53 
$50,000 or more 
338 
19 
17 
39 
83 
75 
45 
33 
27 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
34,272 
12,191 
13,600 
5,247 
1,164 
898 
329 
36 
807 
$1,000 
194,117 
28,339 
31,054 
23,129 
18,555 
29,519 
26,964 
19,214 
17,345 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,047 
10,964 
12,353 
3,929 
201 
67 
12 
- 
521 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,827 
1,148 
1,153 
1,185 
718 
399 
63 
1 
160 
$25,000 to $49,999 
810 
60 
67 
99 
214 
251 
66 
- 
53 
$50,000 or more 
588 
19 
27 
34 
31 
181 
188 
35 
73 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
11,216 
3,456 
3,655 
1,974 
726 
679 
307 
36 
383 
$1,000 
225,716 
19,478 
24,557 
18,824 
14,667 
36,746 
44,261 
29,537 
37,647 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,876 
2,612 
2,697 
1,185 
170 
54 
10 
- 
148 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,631 
650 
726 
588 
326 
237 
34 
1 
69 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,313 
180 
216 
185 
218 
296 
128 
1 
89 
$100,000 to $249,999 
261 
12 
12 
13 
12 
78 
90 
4 
40 
$250,000 or more 
135 
2 
4 
3 
- 
14 
45 
30 
37 
Contract labor 
...farms 
4,028 
1,195 
1,372 
635 
313 
235 
123 
15 
140 
$1,000 
33,643 
4,412 
5,791 
3,644 
2,921 
4,489 
6,260 
3,542 
2,584 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,089 
411 
478 
150 
17 
9 
3 
- 
21 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,715 
530 
622 
299 
130 
68 
20 
1 
45 
$5,000 to $24,999 
958 
240 
228 
162 
135 
98 
47 
2 
46 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
18 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
