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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
33,556 
865 
8,059 
3,700 
4,176 
4,353 
number 
874,630 
6,055 
67,802 
46,331 
66,329 
90,846 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
10,871 
691 
5,420 
1,612 
1,269 
880 
1 0 to 49 
18,385 
166 
2,606 
2,066 
2,852 
3,313 
50 to 99 
3,056 
8 
28 
22 
53 
142 
1 00 to 1 99 
974 
- 
5 
- 
2 
15 
200 to 499 
238 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
32 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Milk cows 
farms 
979 
35 
257 
82 
79 
79 
number 
47,978 
62 
941 
381 
695 
1,018 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
563 
35 
246 
72 
67 
55 
1 0 to 49 
116 
- 
9 
10 
7 
16 
50 to 99 
125 
- 
1 
- 
4 
8 
100 to 199 
122 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
44 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
32,663 
831 
7,885 
3,547 
3,993 
4,089 
number 
933,708 
7,342 
69,199 
45,387 
61,657 
82,508 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
32,852 
807 
7,585 
3,505 
4,033 
4,250 
number 
960,682 
6,353 
64,566 
41,164 
60,515 
83,958 
$1,000 
735,511 
4,168 
43,940 
29,624 
42,977 
61,410 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
18,022 
381 
3,789 
1,876 
2,302 
2,437 
number 
218,287 
2,121 
20,698 
11,797 
19,243 
22,449 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
29,018 
637 
6,292 
3,030 
3,535 
3,762 
number 
742,395 
4,232 
43,868 
29,367 
41,272 
61,509 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
50 
2 
11 
1 
6 
2 
number 
3,661 
(D) 
187 
(D) 
91 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,297 
105 
476 
156 
142 
98 
number 
147,795 
1,261 
47,690 
5,734 
6,234 
1,074 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,103 
91 
426 
141 
128 
92 
25 to 49 
92 
11 
32 
8 
10 
3 
50 to 99 
40 
3 
3 
5 
3 
1 
100 to 199 
19 
- 
4 
1 
- 
2 
200 to 499 
11 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
32 
- 
10 
1 
1 
" 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
643 
62 
221 
84 
68 
43 
number 
15,466 
256 
(D) 
410 
265 
213 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,135 
91 
417 
131 
120 
80 
number 
132,329 
1,005 
(D) 
5,324 
5,969 
861 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
812 
63 
282 
101 
89 
63 
number 
344,574 
1,694 
96,694 
(D) 
10,250 
1,595 
$1,000 
48,245 
(D) 
13,372 
(D) 
(D) 
144 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,476 
133 
568 
137 
155 
125 
number 
43,836 
1,685 
11,426 
4,147 
5,995 
4,615 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,066 
102 
394 
95 
114 
82 
number 
23,445 
851 
5,788 
2,327 
3,309 
2,534 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
942 
97 
320 
89 
107 
86 
number 
24,388 
1,161 
6,634 
2,055 
3,121 
2,308 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
16,108 
887 
6,569 
1,930 
1,747 
1,464 
number 
96,541 
4,647 
35,875 
10,696 
10,858 
9,200 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
15,419 
865 
6,352 
1,812 
1,662 
1,387 
number 
85,802 
4,209 
32,398 
9,476 
9,152 
7,993 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
3,320 
290 
1,515 
383 
330 
222 
number 
10,415 
753 
3,907 
992 
1,060 
815 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
4,929 
570 
2,180 
536 
490 
382 
number 
91,716 
7,815 
37,894 
9,521 
8,380 
7,178 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
2,788 
358 
1,205 
292 
305 
189 
number 
46,168 
3,815 
17,736 
4,382 
3,931 
2,722 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,487 
611 
2,811 
781 
659 
536 
number 
1,675,399 
45,151 
407,097 
103,377 
119,035 
217,513 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
6,394 
605 
2,788 
772 
651 
526 
400 to 3,199 
15 
4 
4 
3 
1 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
10 
- 
3 
2 
2 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
42 
2 
9 
3 
3 
4 
20,000 to 49,999 
24 
- 
7 
1 
2 
5 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
1,033 
119 
474 
116 
95 
66 
number 
1,025,297 
60,365 
220,967 
77,533 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,021 
138 
473 
103 
88 
79 
number 
1,530,044 
35,641 
352,163 
101,257 
113,553 
162,375 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
138 
18 
61 
10 
7 
9 
number 
1,749,134 
144,765 
375,216 
86,205 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
