Table 43. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Tennessee: 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 
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 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
209 
16 
27 
24 
39 
53 
41 
1 
$50,000 or more 
174 
3 
7 
8 
15 
61 
63 
6 
Customwork and custom hauling 
.. farms 
8,730 
3,079 
3,035 
1,378 
323 
477 
211 
8 
$1,000 
38,401 
4,987 
5,604 
3,648 
2,668 
8,310 
9,385 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,388 
1,851 
1,738 
639 
33 
27 
5 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,878 
1,010 
1,059 
535 
103 
102 
17 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,176 
209 
219 
193 
174 
257 
79 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
182 
7 
16 
8 
12 
67 
54 
1 
$50,000 or more 
106 
2 
3 
3 
1 
24 
56 
7 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
.. farms 
13,327 
3,440 
5,216 
2,504 
530 
844 
414 
19 
$1,000 
141,734 
8,305 
13,174 
8,534 
7,212 
30,179 
51,934 
9,244 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,242 
3,060 
4,606 
2,071 
155 
106 
22 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,200 
234 
386 
263 
144 
117 
19 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
891 
124 
180 
133 
162 
231 
38 
- 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
994 
22 
44 
37 
69 
390 
335 
18 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
. farms 
2,538 
701 
907 
433 
83 
188 
137 
17 
$1,000 
16,730 
741 
942 
659 
676 
2,791 
5,708 
3,692 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,534 
548 
671 
244 
16 
20 
3 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
611 
126 
195 
157 
32 
69 
17 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
255 
25 
40 
31 
27 
65 
53 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
66 
2 
1 
1 
6 
22 
26 
4 
$50,000 or more 
72 
- 
- 
- 
2 
12 
38 
10 
Interest expense 
.. farms 
19,863 
5,341 
9,006 
3,153 
566 
864 
453 
20 
$1,000 
160,109 
27,910 
49,617 
18,602 
8,634 
19,308 
24,353 
6,191 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,840 
3,568 
5,619 
1,940 
206 
201 
38 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,903 
1,655 
3,194 
1,109 
270 
412 
131 
2 
$25,000 to $99,999 
999 
118 
193 
103 
81 
230 
216 
1 
$100,000 or more 
121 
- 
- 
1 
9 
21 
68 
17 
Secured by real estate 
.. farms 
15,669 
4,087 
7,335 
2,448 
426 
661 
354 
18 
$1,000 
122,949 
23,109 
42,383 
15,128 
6,364 
13,845 
14,973 
3,481 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,155 
648 
1,015 
379 
24 
20 
9 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,838 
1,944 
3,400 
1,059 
132 
125 
40 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,834 
1,387 
2,749 
923 
203 
351 
115 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
572 
88 
146 
71 
42 
109 
95 
1 
$50,000 or more 
270 
20 
25 
16 
25 
56 
95 
15 
Not secured by real estate 
.. farms 
9,843 
2,650 
4,063 
1,579 
361 
581 
337 
14 
$1,000 
37,159 
4,801 
7,234 
3,473 
2,270 
5,463 
9,380 
2,710 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,079 
1,353 
1,912 
623 
54 
42 
9 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,346 
1,132 
1,878 
780 
180 
222 
46 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,177 
160 
269 
174 
113 
273 
148 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
150 
1 
3 
2 
8 
34 
82 
2 
$50,000 or more 
91 
4 
1 
- 
6 
10 
52 
12 
Property taxes paid 
.. farms 
65,947 
23,943 
28,784 
9,300 
794 
1,132 
528 
26 
$1,000 
99,159 
31,986 
35,936 
13,383 
2,695 
5,615 
5,522 
1,207 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
63,694 
23,454 
28,257 
9,038 
634 
763 
206 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,584 
372 
414 
213 
125 
238 
158 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
566 
113 
106 
45 
31 
116 
112 
9 
$25,000 or more 
103 
4 
7 
4 
4 
15 
52 
13 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
.. farms 
32,590 
11,012 
13,217 
5,244 
719 
1,130 
518 
25 
$1,000 
126,766 
17,170 
20,573 
13,053 
7,006 
23,220 
33,409 
5,047 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,465 
10,367 
12,382 
4,614 
291 
249 
32 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,179 
607 
782 
579 
380 
576 
123 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
534 
32 
46 
44 
34 
212 
130 
3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
269 
5 
7 
5 
11 
74 
141 
2 
$100,000 or more 
143 
1 
- 
2 
3 
19 
92 
14 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
.. farms 
992 
196 
206 
140 
80 
167 
140 
6 
$1,000 
16,380 
433 
473 
724 
1,083 
4,178 
6,353 
1,034 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
.. farms 
27,476 
9,431 
10,735 
4,206 
695 
1,185 
547 
27 
$1,000 
338,142 
61,494 
71,508 
38,211 
19,135 
54,695 
63,985 
14,617 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
.. farms 
68,050 
24,430 
29,761 
9,705 
839 
1,188 
547 
27 
$1,000 
696,379 
-27,115 
-95,614 
5,259 
72,894 
259,377 
358,189 
55,584 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
10,233 
-1,110 
-3,213 
542 
86,882 
218,331 
654,824 
2,058,667 
Non-family 
farms 
8 
11 
219 
(D) 
95 
52 
45 
17 
10 
360 
13,153 
222 
36 
23 
79 
72 
1,522 
32 
13 
13 
4 
10 
460 
5,494 
268 
130 
57 
5 
340 
3,666 
60 
138 
104 
20 
18 
258 
1,828 
86 
108 
40 
18 
6 
1,440 
2,816 
1,341 
61 
34 
4 
725 
7,287 
530 
126 
33 
24 
12 
57 
2,102 
650 
14,498 
1,553 
67,806 
43,661 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 589 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
