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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
21,102 
676 
600 
812 
1,139 
1,229 
$1,000 
242,027 
145,405 
35,646 
25,463 
16,105 
5,572 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13,842 
8 
20 
33 
123 
343 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,902 
41 
44 
122 
300 
521 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,698 
51 
118 
242 
503 
348 
$25,000 to $49,999 
594 
45 
117 
236 
161 
17 
$50,000 or more 
1,066 
531 
301 
179 
52 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
17,664 
334 
380 
409 
673 
945 
$1,000 
283,304 
116,280 
43,724 
25,266 
25,436 
15,167 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,411 
21 
43 
88 
208 
423 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,720 
40 
47 
93 
177 
302 
$25,000 to $99,999 
960 
41 
131 
148 
195 
211 
$100,000 to $249,999 
387 
109 
112 
65 
92 
9 
$250,000 or more 
186 
123 
47 
15 
1 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,870 
152 
215 
246 
400 
713 
$1,000 
62,754 
6,307 
8,220 
4,425 
5,501 
6,045 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
9,202 
253 
247 
236 
388 
384 
$1,000 
220,551 
109,973 
35,505 
20,841 
19,935 
9,122 
Feed purchased 
farms 
48,003 
426 
491 
599 
1,029 
1,626 
$1,000 
679,459 
281,214 
112,169 
45,511 
26,884 
20,186 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
33,043 
26 
37 
87 
209 
507 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,445 
69 
92 
180 
426 
908 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,776 
64 
82 
177 
361 
211 
$100,000 to $249,999 
263 
34 
84 
109 
32 
- 
$250,000 or more 
476 
233 
196 
46 
1 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
65,298 
813 
795 
1,000 
1,531 
2,051 
$1,000 
197,953 
65,780 
21,275 
15,368 
13,212 
9,998 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
59,157 
26 
91 
160 
585 
1,277 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,888 
156 
353 
668 
886 
757 
$25,000 to $49,999 
667 
188 
254 
140 
50 
17 
$50,000 or more 
586 
443 
97 
32 
10 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
36,426 
813 
796 
994 
1,316 
1,625 
$1,000 
69,757 
22,801 
7,825 
5,722 
4,423 
3,138 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
23,864 
8 
40 
94 
325 
645 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,340 
151 
277 
502 
722 
878 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,874 
404 
428 
367 
262 
99 
$25,000 to $49,999 
253 
172 
39 
29 
7 
2 
$50,000 or more 
95 
78 
12 
2 
- 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
51,907 
813 
795 
998 
1,461 
1,864 
$1,000 
204,677 
61,340 
22,261 
17,536 
14,329 
11,241 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
45,201 
32 
91 
190 
532 
1,046 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,365 
209 
366 
571 
834 
781 
$25,000 to $49,999 
743 
168 
222 
182 
82 
31 
$50,000 or more 
598 
404 
116 
55 
13 
6 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
15,071 
727 
609 
649 
814 
829 
$1,000 
252,642 
137,098 
29,333 
21,728 
15,302 
7,932 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,621 
34 
93 
149 
283 
447 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,662 
107 
168 
224 
344 
300 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,373 
332 
268 
228 
175 
78 
$100,000 to $249,999 
299 
156 
66 
47 
12 
4 
$250,000 or more 
116 
98 
14 
1 
- 
" 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,834 
257 
216 
252 
326 
283 
$1,000 
53,765 
24,831 
5,944 
6,031 
4,066 
2,290 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,527 
7 
14 
22 
31 
41 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,891 
37 
51 
49 
110 
118 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,033 
84 
83 
112 
125 
105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
209 
50 
33 
31 
53 
14 
$50,000 or more 
174 
79 
35 
38 
7 
5 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
8,730 
390 
369 
398 
545 
549 
$1,000 
38,401 
14,834 
5,838 
3,607 
3,216 
1,915 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,388 
5 
15 
35 
109 
209 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,878 
23 
75 
163 
238 
241 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,176 
203 
221 
174 
178 
90 
$25,000 to $49,999 
182 
86 
40 
19 
17 
6 
$50,000 or more 
106 
73 
18 
7 
3 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
13,327 
536 
510 
649 
902 
1,043 
$1,000 
141,734 
72,351 
20,453 
14,321 
9,855 
5,066 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,242 
42 
75 
162 
335 
719 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,200 
33 
58 
122 
242 
192 
$10,000 to $24,999 
891 
55 
128 
170 
232 
116 
$25,000 or more 
994 
406 
249 
195 
93 
16 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
