Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
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 
- 
- 
2 
3 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
$1,000 
697 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
108 
- 
- 
2 
3 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
$1,000 
697 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
12,119 
73 
67 
80 
157 
222 
$1,000 
46,215 
1,371 
1,585 
3,281 
4,244 
5,200 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
92 
6 
6 
14 
28 
38 
$1,000 
8,779 
587 
718 
2,378 
2,633 
2,463 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
32,852 
315 
379 
538 
961 
1,577 
$1,000 
735,511 
102,861 
84,146 
64,964 
91,145 
87,092 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,398 
179 
217 
253 
611 
1,138 
$1,000 
401,569 
100,348 
80,652 
58,974 
84,150 
77,446 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
469 
42 
77 
103 
124 
48 
$1,000 
145,445 
52,141 
42,166 
29,270 
17,826 
2,987 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
378 
42 
76 
102 
119 
39 
$1,000 
143,943 
52,141 
(D) 
(D) 
17,749 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
812 
23 
18 
33 
34 
30 
$1,000 
48,245 
39,115 
3,763 
3,229 
848 
298 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
46 
16 
13 
11 
5 
1 
$1,000 
46,257 
39,034 
(D) 
2,954 
494 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
3,502 
11 
13 
15 
67 
71 
$1,000 
8,906 
94 
93 
290 
1,202 
777 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
1 
- 
3 
6 
2 
$1,000 
1,264 
(D) 
- 
250 
808 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,737 
19 
22 
21 
71 
102 
$1,000 
21,326 
119 
878 
1,274 
2,851 
2,028 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
52 
- 
3 
4 
21 
24 
$1,000 
6,032 
- 
769 
1,165 
2,477 
1,621 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,889 
178 
155 
111 
58 
61 
$1,000 
552,015 
392,852 
116,794 
34,258 
5,062 
556 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
457 
176 
152 
95 
27 
7 
$1,000 
549,360 
(D) 
116,792 
34,244 
5,019 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
66 
2 
1 
5 
6 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,792 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
2 
1 
5 
6 
2 
$1,000 
6,885 
(D) 
(D) 
1,792 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,488 
7 
8 
7 
29 
44 
$1,000 
(D) 
47 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
628 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
- 
3 
3 
6 
7 
$1,000 
3,124 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
418 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
16,173 
448 
443 
577 
877 
960 
$1,000 
67,665 
18,339 
7,724 
6,789 
4,930 
3,057 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,182 
289 
208 
226 
234 
166 
$1,000 
110,198 
67,121 
20,944 
10,997 
5,598 
1,915 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,679 
17 
29 
40 
67 
131 
$1,000 
19,182 
1,153 
2,849 
2,259 
1,611 
2,029 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
68,050 
813 
796 
1,001 
1,550 
2,067 
$1,000 
3,174,788 
1,369,716 
425,943 
269,204 
194,510 
119,975 
Average per farm 
dollars 
46,654 
1,684,767 
535,104 
268,935 
125,491 
58,043 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
32,670 
678 
646 
896 
1,284 
1,515 
$1,000 
411,915 
203,152 
58,137 
42,984 
28,127 
15,850 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,417 
45 
66 
119 
280 
501 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,047 
44 
104 
255 
587 
892 
$25,000 to $49,999 
749 
30 
87 
181 
266 
110 
$50,000 or more 
1,457 
559 
389 
341 
151 
12 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
28,305 
691 
659 
897 
1,246 
1,426 
$1,000 
196,390 
121,089 
29,493 
19,470 
10,573 
3,997 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,479 
89 
162 
296 
648 
1,184 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,530 
82 
145 
293 
497 
234 
$25,000 to $49,999 
452 
44 
107 
208 
79 
8 
$50,000 or more 
844 
476 
245 
100 
22 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
84 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
