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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
992 
(X) 
840 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
16,380 
(X) 
10,275 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.5 
(X) 
0.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
135 
35 
87 
19 
$500 to $999 
99 
64 
76 
52 
$1,000 to $4,999 
349 
882 
293 
784 
$5,000 to $9,999 
82 
560 
110 
760 
$10,000 to $24,999 
168 
2,655 
161 
2,568 
$25,000 or more 
159 
12,184 
113 
6,092 
$25,000 to $49,999 
82 
2,794 
68 
2,300 
$50,000 to $99,999 
48 
3,241 
34 
2,322 
$100,000 or more 
29 
6,150 
11 
1,469 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
27,476 
(X) 
31,582 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
338,142 
(X) 
297,137 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.7 
(X) 
11.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,868 
506 
2,661 
681 
$500 to $999 
2,134 
1,476 
2,748 
1,934 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,807 
27,246 
13,481 
34,302 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,198 
35,232 
5,621 
38,568 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,638 
70,096 
4,593 
69,650 
$25,000 or more 
2,831 
203,587 
2,478 
152,002 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,543 
52,231 
1,559 
52,673 
$50,000 to $99,999 
767 
50,004 
593 
39,134 
$100,000 or more 
521 
101,352 
326 
60,196 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
68,050 
696,379 
79,280 
243,778 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
10,233 
(X) 
3,075 
Farms with net gains 1 
22,543 
1,122,788 
28,835 
673,913 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
49,806 
(X) 
23,371 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
3,715 
1,695 
5,172 
2,477 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,339 
16,635 
10,006 
26,328 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,338 
23,945 
4,609 
32,963 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,662 
57,948 
4,328 
68,849 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,987 
69,996 
1,876 
66,713 
$50,000 or more 
3,502 
952,568 
2,844 
476,582 
Farms with net losses 
45,507 
426,409 
50,445 
430,135 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
9,370 
(X) 
8,527 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
4,974 
2,566 
7,154 
3,690 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,821 
46,991 
21,439 
57,803 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,557 
75,590 
10,426 
74,436 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,662 
148,277 
8,361 
127,160 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,765 
92,941 
2,068 
69,792 
$50,000 or more 
728 
60,044 
997 
97,253 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
68,050 
531,916 
79,280 
129,610 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,817 
(X) 
1,635 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
22,309 
969,588 
28,486 
576,275 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
43,462 
(X) 
20,230 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
3,704 
1,694 
5,183 
2,483 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,340 
16,639 
26,298 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,334 
23,899 
32,746 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,665 
58,146 
69,025 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,023 
71,438 
1,958 
69,367 
$50,000 or more 
3,243 
797,772 
2,436 
376,357 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
45,741 
437,672 
50,794 
446,665 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
9,568 
(X) 
8,794 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
4,982 
2,559 
7,136 
3,669 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,846 
47,119 
21,545 
58,084 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,613 
75,979 
10,499 
74,983 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,729 
149,439 
8,433 
128,474 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,790 
93,673 
2,104 
71,191 
$50,000 or more 
781 
68,903 
1,077 
110,264 
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. 
14 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
