Item

Unit

Rank

Production or Number

Percent of U.S. Amount

Alabama

United States

Thousand

Corn for grain

Bushels

27

24,960

10,103,030

0.2

Cotton lint

Bales

10

726

19,662

3.7

Cottonseed

Tons

10

268

7,669

3.5

Hay

Tons

29

2,025

150,124

1.3

Oats

Bushels

22

1,815

229,857

0.8

Peanuts for nuts

Pounds

4

446,220

4,247,455

10.5

Irish potatoes

Cwt.

22

1,628

459,342

0.4

Sorghum grain

Bushels

17

900

655,021

0.1

Soybeans for beans

Bushels

25

9,145

2,558,317

0.4

Sweet potatoes

Cwt.

5

798

13,081

6.1

Wheat

Bushels

35

4,560

2,320,610

0.2

Tomatoes, fresh market

Cwt.

10

462

35,577

1.3

Sweet corn, fresh market

Cwt.

18

204

21,110

1.0

Watermelons, fresh market

Cwt.

12

570

39,986

1.4

Peaches

Pounds

10

17,000

2,506,500

0.7

Pecans

Pounds

6

4,000

175,000

2.3

Blueberries

Pounds

11

325

135,605

0.2

All cattle and calves, Jan 1, 1995

Head

19

1,780

103,265

1.7

Beef cows, Jan 1, 1995

Head

14

934

36,051

2.6

Milk cows, Jan 1, 1995

Head

37

36

9,532

0.4

Milk production

Pounds

38

500

153,622

0.3

Hogs and pigs, Dec 1, 1994

Head

23

280

59,612

0.5

All sheep and lambs, Jan 1, 1995

Head

39

7

8,895

0.1

All chickens, Dec 1, 1994 1/

Head

10

16,351

383,779

4.3

Eggs produced

Number

10

2,732,000

73,866,000

3.7

Broilers produced 2/

Number

3

909,600

7,017,540

13.0

Catfish, annual sales

Dollars

2

41,058

397,403

10

1/ Excluding commercial broilers. 2/ U.S. excludes states producing less than 500,000 birds.