Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
8,730 
(X) 
8,662 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
38,401 
(X) 
27,353 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.2 
(X) 
1.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,388 
1,614 
5,267 
1,786 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,878 
6,1 65 
2,385 
4,983 
$5,000 to $9,999 
637 
4,300 
480 
3,238 
$10,000 to $24,999 
539 
7,947 
353 
5,267 
$25,000 to $49,999 
182 
6,281 
95 
3,236 
$50,000 or more 
106 
12,094 
82 
8,842 
$50,000 to $99,999 
71 
4,677 
51 
3,370 
$100,000 or more 
35 
7,417 
31 
5,472 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
13,327 
(X) 
11,522 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
141,734 
(X) 
105,705 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.5 
(X) 
4.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,128 
577 
2,248 
595 
$500 to $999 
2,271 
1,540 
1,991 
1,296 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,843 
12,761 
4,670 
9,921 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,200 
8,198 
1,002 
6,942 
$10,000 to $24,999 
891 
13,614 
775 
12,039 
$25,000 to $49,999 
423 
14,822 
359 
12,576 
$50,000 or more 
571 
90,222 
477 
62,337 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
2,538 
(X) 
2,559 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
16,730 
(X) 
14,261 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.5 
(X) 
0.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,193 
230 
1,318 
248 
$500 to $999 
341 
230 
375 
244 
$1,000 to $4,999 
611 
1,265 
523 
1,182 
$5,000 to $9,999 
145 
973 
131 
861 
$10,000 to $24,999 
110 
1,750 
121 
1,884 
$25,000 to $49,999 
66 
2,172 
50 
1,655 
$50,000 or more 
72 
10,111 
41 
8,186 
Interest expense farms 
19,863 
(X) 
19,067 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
160,109 
(X) 
158,689 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.0 
(X) 
6.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,670 
1,746 
3,214 
1,535 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,170 
21,541 
7,375 
19,802 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,904 
27,325 
4,141 
28,865 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,999 
43,484 
3,155 
46,478 
$25,000 to $49,999 
708 
23,535 
803 
27,161 
$50,000 to $99,999 
291 
19,593 
296 
19,935 
$100,000 or more 
121 
22,884 
83 
14,914 
Secured by real estate farms 
15,669 
(X) 
15,374 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
122,949 
(X) 
120,778 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.9 
(X) 
4.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,155 
1,071 
2,282 
1,073 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,838 
18,260 
6,240 
16,850 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,422 
23,953 
3,526 
24,397 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,412 
34,693 
2,489 
36,166 
$25,000 to $49,999 
572 
18,943 
596 
20,156 
$50,000 to $99,999 
192 
12,514 
191 
12,746 
$100,000 or more 
78 
13,516 
50 
9,389 
Not secured by real estate farms 
9,843 
(X) 
10,756 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
37,159 
(X) 
37,912 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.2 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,079 
1,801 
4,474 
1,992 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,346 
9,679 
4,552 
10,199 
$5,000 to $9,999 
692 
4,560 
907 
6,069 
$10,000 to $24,999 
485 
6,912 
607 
9,036 
$25,000 to $49,999 
150 
5,009 
151 
4,841 
$50,000 to $99,999 
60 
3,891 
50 
3,310 
$100,000 or more 
31 
5,309 
15 
2,465 
Property taxes paid farms 
65,947 
(X) 
73,873 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
99,159 
(X) 
97,014 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.1 
(X) 
3.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
13,210 
3,817 
18,849 
5,323 
$500 to $999 
18,738 
13,753 
23,415 
16,928 
$1,000 to $4,999 
31,746 
58,700 
29,616 
53,221 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,584 
10,371 
1,362 
8,896 
$10,000 to $24,999 
566 
7,876 
507 
7,476 
$25,000 or more 
103 
4,642 
124 
5,170 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
32,590 
(X) 
36,296 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
126,766 
(X) 
165,974 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.0 
(X) 
6.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17,403 
6,720 
21,030 
8,216 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,062 
22,989 
10,866 
22,334 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,842 
12,359 
1,776 
12,044 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,337 
19,897 
1,321 
20,195 
$25,000 to $49,999 
534 
18,122 
633 
22,181 
$50,000 to $99,999 
269 
17,930 
469 
32,155 
$100,000 or more 
143 
28,748 
201 
48,849 
$100,000 to $249,999 
117 
17,142 
156 
22,407 
$250,000 or more 
26 
11,605 
45 
26,442 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Tennessee 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
