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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
79 
2 
2 
4 
2 
acres 
11,496 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
214 
(D) 
bushels 
840,448 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
12,994 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7 
2 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
35 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
24 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
3,656 
26 
299 
169 
183 
232 
acres 
1,229,385 
127 
5,906 
5,270 
7,458 
12,074 
bushels 
45,165,597 
4,334 
193,170 
169,812 
246,085 
384,347 
Irrigated 
farms 
114 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
acres 
24,483 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
592 
26 
214 
62 
60 
47 
25 to 99 acres 
1,118 
- 
85 
107 
123 
155 
100 to 249 acres 
705 
- 
- 
- 
- 
30 
250 to 499 acres 
471 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
770 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
10 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
610 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
246,455 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
935 
44 
120 
52 
83 
91 
acres 
23,801 
181 
834 
501 
629 
967 
pounds 
49,576,260 
364,946 
2,051,488 
956,416 
1,270,954 
2,030,940 
Irrigated 
farms 
173 
7 
21 
2 
7 
6 
acres 
3,595 
(D) 
188 
(D) 
78 
80 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
21 
3 
5 
4 
6 
2 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
89 
5 
20 
2 
8 
14 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
84 
7 
15 
7 
11 
8 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
150 
11 
22 
12 
21 
19 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
179 
18 
31 
13 
22 
18 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
187 
- 
22 
8 
10 
22 
25.0 acres or more 
225 
- 
5 
6 
5 
8 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,493 
6 
62 
40 
46 
70 
acres 
328,209 
30 
1,258 
716 
1,432 
2,791 
bushels 
20,315,789 
1,178 
75,588 
35,927 
82,664 
141,882 
Irrigated 
farms 
32 
- 
4 
2 
- 
1 
acres 
2,961 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
258 
6 
44 
27 
19 
23 
25 to 99 acres 
470 
- 
18 
13 
27 
43 
1 00 to 249 acres 
374 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
208 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
183 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
39,339 
441 
11,519 
4,416 
4,746 
4,763 
acres 
1,742,486 
1,984 
161,393 
98,927 
139,413 
183,524 
tons, dry 
3,729,026 
3,866 
313,439 
201,823 
293,201 
391,106 
Irrigated 
farms 
297 
6 
101 
34 
25 
21 
acres 
4,460 
9 
512 
109 
184 
321 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
18,352 
441 
10,124 
2,736 
2,049 
1,423 
25 to 99 acres 
16,748 
- 
1,395 
1,680 
2,697 
3,168 
100 to 249 acres 
3,626 
- 
- 
- 
- 
172 
250 to 499 acres 
519 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
94 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
1,140 
34 
448 
123 
99 
104 
acres 
14,296 
143 
4,408 
1,460 
1,162 
1,173 
tons, dry 
42,391 
345 
1 1 ,349 
3,810 
3,453 
3,409 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
- 
10 
4 
2 
- 
acres 
231 
50 
22 
(D) 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
32,185 
294 
8,146 
3,401 
3,882 
4,108 
acres 
1,520,537 
1,296 
113,048 
76,871 
116,819 
162,314 
tons, dry 
3,225,384 
2,727 
228,603 
164,308 
249,738 
348,846 
Irrigated 
farms 
259 
4 
87 
33 
20 
21 
acres 
3,748 
7 
432 
81 
126 
321 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
5 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
68 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,284 
153 
555 
114 
134 
80 
acres 
29,325 
297 
1,748 
678 
885 
594 
Irrigated 
farms 
397 
46 
175 
34 
43 
26 
acres 
7,520 
67 
495 
230 
325 
159 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
916 
137 
442 
83 
85 
55 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
291 
16 
110 
24 
43 
20 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
78 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
