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.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
291 
93 
61 
92 
11 
14 
8 
- 
12 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
45 
3 
2 
6 
18 
14 
1 
- 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
15 
1 
1 
1 
- 
6 
4 
- 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
17 
- 
- 
- 
4 
8 
2 
3 
Beans, snap 
farms 
554 
177 
180 
143 
9 
18 
7 
- 
20 
acres 
11,005 
267 
159 
84 
38 
(D) 
5,852 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
5 
1 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
" 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
29 
7 
3 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
12 
(D) 
28 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Potatoes 
farms 
450 
147 
131 
133 
9 
10 
- 
- 
20 
acres 
359 
105 
71 
113 
24 
39 
- 
- 
9 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
438 
145 
131 
128 
7 
7 
- 
- 
20 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
12 
2 
- 
5 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
650 
206 
214 
161 
21 
17 
8 
_ 
23 
acres 
2,326 
406 
344 
283 
146 
(D) 
137 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
59 
22 
9 
16 
4 
3 
- 
- 
5 
acres 
161 
33 
3 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
6 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
709 
218 
207 
219 
17 
20 
4 
2 
22 
acres 
3,876 
173 
(D) 
238 
228 
582 
502 
(D) 
1,010 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in orchards 
farms 
719 
259 
300 
120 
8 
6 
3 
- 
23 
acres 
3,036 
781 
926 
598 
(D) 
403 
(D) 
- 
138 
Irrigated 
farms 
130 
45 
55 
18 
1 
3 
2 
- 
6 
acres 
572 
116 
115 
37 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
66 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
544 
203 
230 
89 
4 
- 
1 
- 
17 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
159 
56 
68 
24 
4 
3 
1 
- 
3 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
12 
- 
2 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
“ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Apples 
farms 
399 
136 
174 
71 
4 
4 
1 
- 
9 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
1,017 
224 
293 
261 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
13 
Grapes 
farms 
343 
127 
143 
53 
3 
1 
2 
- 
14 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
905 
263 
287 
198 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
118 
Peaches, all 
farms 
269 
106 
105 
40 
4 
4 
1 
- 
9 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
672 
141 
137 
65 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
5 
Almonds 
farms 
6 
- 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
1 
- 
(Z) 
(Z) 
- 
- 
- 
Pecans 
farms 
117 
48 
47 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
184 
57 
91 
36 
- 
- 
- 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
9 
4 
1 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
648 
217 
251 
125 
19 
11 
5 
- 
20 
acres 
990 
305 
321 
155 
63 
66 
33 
- 
47 
1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 599 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
