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 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
5,918 
337 
1,457 
444 
427 
499 
acres 
1,336,922 
926 
12,992 
8,515 
10,588 
19,408 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
18,310 
477 
4,371 
1,659 
1,822 
2,063 
acres 
2,893,835 
1,706 
58,605 
40,100 
57,731 
88,841 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,006 
65 
291 
91 
80 
66 
acres 
135,351 
195 
2,405 
1,333 
1,255 
2,023 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
1,770 
120 
441 
130 
111 
116 
acres 
421,438 
272 
3,054 
1,605 
2,280 
2,505 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
1,548 
64 
305 
90 
87 
97 
acres on which used 
356,975 
198 
2,097 
999 
1,628 
2,157 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
1,895 
53 
499 
180 
172 
195 
acres 
87,001 
151 
4,881 
2,831 
3,324 
4,946 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
5,368 
193 
1,736 
609 
559 
574 
acres 
542,958 
713 
24,393 
15,337 
19,447 
27,602 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
1,077 
15 
208 
123 
136 
119 
acres 
77,156 
44 
3,607 
3,099 
4,995 
4,759 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
6,059 
91 
867 
393 
407 
503 
acres 
2,107,159 
224 
10,504 
9,036 
13,068 
20,829 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
2,136 
24 
291 
134 
116 
167 
acres 
376,757 
62 
2,292 
1,929 
2,303 
5,316 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
5,447 
253 
1,308 
477 
494 
543 
acres 
396,725 
717 
7,921 
5,859 
6,993 
1 1 ,022 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
3,385 
78 
679 
256 
335 
348 
acres 
183,638 
193 
5,270 
3,471 
4,507 
7,320 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
997 
52 
326 
119 
119 
106 
Solar panels 
... farms 
606 
33 
202 
73 
77 
56 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
80 
2 
27 
16 
9 
10 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
53 
1 
20 
10 
8 
5 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
213 
5 
73 
30 
26 
18 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
101 
5 
32 
14 
14 
10 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
162 
10 
50 
14 
21 
20 
Ethanol 
... farms 
135 
2 
39 
25 
13 
13 
Other 
... farms 
17 
- 
7 
3 
3 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
11 
- 
2 
3 
- 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
48,734 
2,921 
20,514 
6,015 
5,478 
4,822 
Part owners 
... farms 
17,045 
126 
2,474 
1,399 
1,796 
2,149 
Tenants 
... farms 
2,271 
183 
575 
290 
245 
290 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
65,873 
3,049 
23,028 
7,431 
7,283 
6,983 
acres 
7,588,744 
30,712 
680,162 
428,488 
568,560 
729,604 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
65,779 
3,047 
22,988 
7,414 
7,274 
6,971 
acres 
7,052,031 
15,473 
587,388 
383,898 
522,759 
676,209 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
19,405 
313 
3,073 
1,705 
2,053 
2,447 
acres 
3,827,807 
1,350 
59,514 
63,647 
100,221 
167,433 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
19,316 
309 
3,049 
1,689 
2,041 
2,439 
acres 
3,815,781 
1,279 
58,676 
62,447 
99,296 
165,976 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
6,630 
290 
1,877 
712 
737 
722 
acres 
548,739 
15,310 
93,612 
45,790 
46,726 
54,852 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
101,603 
5,014 
34,986 
11,420 
11,073 
10,809 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
39,688 
1,663 
13,443 
4,507 
4,483 
4,342 
2 operators 
24,219 
1,379 
9,057 
2,774 
2,600 
2,411 
3 operators 
3,421 
163 
884 
346 
372 
427 
4 operators 
549 
22 
143 
66 
50 
58 
5 or more operators 
173 
3 
36 
11 
14 
23 
Total women operators 
number 
29,189 
1,820 
1 1 ,522 
3,481 
3,185 
2,878 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
26,176 
1,618 
10,455 
3,146 
2,870 
2,552 
2 operators 
1,249 
77 
457 
138 
141 
140 
3 operators 
123 
16 
31 
17 
11 
10 
4 operators 
22 
- 
10 
2 
- 
4 
5 or more operators 
11 
- 
4 
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PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
60,280 
2,661 
20,243 
6,803 
6,649 
6,530 
Female 
7,770 
569 
3,320 
901 
870 
731 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
28,454 
1,093 
8,006 
2,748 
3,120 
3,134 
Other 
39,596 
2,137 
15,557 
4,956 
4,399 
4,127 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
