Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
2,538 
80 
521 
205 
234 
312 
$1,000 
16,730 
105 
2,228 
257 
317 
398 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,534 
61 
397 
155 
165 
211 
$1,000 to $4,999 
611 
14 
100 
39 
53 
90 
$5,000 to $24,999 
255 
4 
20 
10 
15 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
66 
1 
2 
- 
1 
3 
$50,000 or more 
72 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
19,863 
786 
5,815 
1,956 
1,937 
2,024 
$1,000 
160,109 
3,093 
29,504 
10,514 
1 1 ,325 
11,104 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,840 
566 
3,813 
1,288 
1,215 
1,278 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,903 
218 
1,910 
620 
670 
699 
$25,000 to $99,999 
999 
2 
88 
47 
49 
45 
$100,000 or more 
121 
- 
4 
1 
3 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
15,669 
651 
4,895 
1,571 
1,543 
1,566 
$1,000 
122,949 
2,430 
25,207 
9,018 
9,849 
9,149 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,155 
157 
806 
222 
205 
241 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,838 
315 
2,350 
763 
700 
697 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,834 
177 
1 ,656 
546 
588 
584 
$25,000 to $49,999 
572 
- 
72 
29 
38 
40 
$50,000 or more 
270 
2 
11 
11 
12 
4 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
9,843 
357 
2,341 
900 
924 
1,018 
$1,000 
37,159 
663 
4,296 
1,495 
1,476 
1,955 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,079 
181 
1,210 
466 
472 
487 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,346 
145 
1,004 
385 
403 
450 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,177 
31 
125 
46 
48 
80 
$25,000 to $49,999 
150 
- 
- 
3 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
91 
2 
- 
- 
" 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
65,947 
2,993 
22,972 
7,448 
7,310 
7,007 
$1,000 
99,159 
2,590 
24,062 
8,246 
8,935 
9,337 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
63,694 
2,977 
22,771 
7,363 
7,201 
6,889 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,584 
12 
151 
73 
78 
97 
$10,000 to $24,999 
566 
4 
46 
10 
31 
21 
$25,000 or more 
103 
- 
4 
2 
- 
- 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
32,590 
1,355 
8,933 
3,153 
3,432 
3,613 
$1,000 
126,766 
2,653 
15,690 
5,701 
5,260 
8,095 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,465 
1,243 
8,471 
3,006 
3,255 
3,368 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,179 
100 
407 
134 
154 
219 
$25,000 to $49,999 
534 
5 
42 
9 
18 
19 
$50,000 to $99,999 
269 
6 
5 
1 
3 
2 
$100,000 or more 
143 
1 
8 
3 
2 
5 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
992 
12 
111 
41 
72 
65 
$1,000 
16,380 
20 
513 
58 
103 
145 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
27,476 
928 
7,115 
2,679 
2,862 
3,070 
$1,000 
338,142 
4,376 
41,469 
15,369 
17,808 
22,423 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
68,050 
3,230 
23,563 
7,704 
7,519 
7,261 
$1,000 
696,379 
-4,184 
-46,029 
-14,742 
-13,756 
-1,946 
Average per farm 
dollars 
10,233 
-1,295 
-1,953 
-1,914 
-1,829 
-268 
Farms with net gains 2 
.... number 
22,543 
760 
5,163 
2,123 
2,242 
2,533 
Average net gain 
dollars 
49,806 
16,900 
15,882 
13,560 
15,055 
17,251 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,715 
213 
1,673 
443 
428 
385 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,339 
251 
1,850 
846 
863 
852 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,338 
105 
673 
327 
398 
479 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,662 
95 
535 
291 
307 
473 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,987 
50 
178 
123 
143 
207 
$50,000 or more 
3,502 
46 
254 
93 
103 
137 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
45,507 
2,470 
18,400 
5,581 
5,277 
4,728 
Average net loss 
dollars 
9,370 
6,894 
6,958 
7,800 
9,003 
9,654 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,974 
299 
2,405 
656 
539 
411 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,821 
1,074 
7,897 
2,102 
1,901 
1,608 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,557 
602 
4,259 
1,418 
1,276 
1,140 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,662 
390 
3,103 
1,136 
1,197 
1,194 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,765 
92 
649 
238 
315 
331 
$50,000 or more 
728 
13 
87 
31 
49 
44 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
68,050 
3,230 
23,563 
7,704 
7,519 
7,261 
$1,000 
531,916 
-5,562 
-65,102 
-22,317 
-19,089 
-7,120 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,817 
-1,722 
-2,763 
-2,897 
-2,539 
-981 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
22,309 
757 
5,142 
2,114 
2,218 
2,514 
Average net gain 
dollars 
43,462 
15,295 
12,279 
10,181 
12,991 
15,422 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,704 
215 
1,672 
450 
414 
387 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
62 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
