Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
111 
10 
56 
10 
15 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
21 
352 
47 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
697 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
108 
8 
55 
10 
15 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
344 
47 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
697 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
5 
2 
3 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
12,119 
168 
5,299 
1,472 
1,347 
1,193 
$1,000 
46,215 
162 
7,187 
3,194 
3,495 
4,617 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
92 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
8,779 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
32,852 
807 
7,585 
3,505 
4,033 
4,250 
$1,000 
735,511 
4,168 
43,940 
29,624 
42,977 
61,410 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,398 
5 
49 
43 
67 
113 
$1,000 
401,569 
603 
6,108 
4,806 
8,418 
16,161 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
469 
2 
42 
13 
17 
26 
$1,000 
145,445 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,271 
2,336 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
378 
3 
4 
10 
16 
$1,000 
143,943 
- 
440 
(D) 
1,193 
1,977 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
812 
63 
282 
101 
89 
63 
$1,000 
48,245 
(D) 
13,372 
(D) 
(D) 
144 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
46 
11 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
46,257 
- 
13,052 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
3,502 
436 
1,444 
360 
388 
248 
$1,000 
8,906 
618 
2,742 
972 
833 
614 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
- 
2 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,264 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,737 
315 
1,673 
438 
378 
271 
$1,000 
21,326 
2,082 
7,580 
1,921 
1,925 
2,408 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
52 
5 
10 
1 
6 
8 
$1,000 
6,032 
757 
847 
(D) 
602 
1,225 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,889 
402 
1,643 
470 
368 
329 
$1,000 
552,015 
10,328 
181,527 
40,263 
38,507 
36,254 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
457 
22 
151 
47 
32 
31 
$1,000 
549,360 
(D) 
180,360 
39,990 
38,305 
36,051 
Aquaculture 
farms 
66 
8 
35 
2 
8 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
2,973 
(D) 
1,001 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
3 
6 
4 
1 
$1,000 
6,885 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,488 
187 
607 
156 
175 
121 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
275 
292 
240 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
1 
11 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
3,124 
(D) 
1,729 
- 
- 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
16,173 
219 
2,927 
1,428 
1,766 
2,058 
$1,000 
67,665 
352 
3,581 
2,186 
2,907 
4,310 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,182 
9 
99 
87 
199 
237 
$1,000 
110,198 
31 
334 
246 
524 
1,002 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,679 
422 
1,473 
334 
373 
301 
$1,000 
19,182 
684 
4,672 
1,315 
1,589 
1,927 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
68,050 
3,230 
23,563 
7,704 
7,519 
7,261 
$1,000 
3,174,788 
42,565 
429,179 
128,416 
143,262 
181,777 
Average per farm 
dollars 
46,654 
13,178 
18,214 
16,669 
19,053 
25,035 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
32,670 
1,036 
8,737 
3,271 
3,599 
3,890 
$1,000 
411,915 
804 
15,614 
5,797 
8,793 
15,649 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,417 
1,011 
8,531 
3,095 
3,244 
3,179 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,047 
25 
192 
172 
340 
677 
$25,000 to $49,999 
749 
- 
10 
3 
14 
31 
$50,000 or more 
1,457 
- 
4 
1 
1 
3 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
28,305 
980 
7,681 
2,845 
2,943 
3,151 
$1,000 
196,390 
370 
3,374 
1,566 
1,784 
3,553 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,479 
972 
7,609 
2,794 
2,885 
3,034 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,530 
7 
67 
48 
55 
108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
452 
- 
3 
1 
2 
8 
$50,000 or more 
844 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
58 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
