Ala. Code § 35-11-93

An agricultural laborer or superintendent of a plantation may sue out an attachment, whether his demand is due or not; but, in either event, he shall in addition to the affidavit required under the general provisions of this chapter, make affidavit that such demand is or will be due, as the case may be, and that the defendant, without the consent of, and contrary to his agreement with the plaintiff, is about to remove the crop from the premises without paying such demand, or that the defendant has so removed such crop or some portion thereof.