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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
2,538 
190 
131 
121 
136 
127 
$1,000 
16,730 
10,790 
2,412 
986 
724 
301 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,534 
10 
13 
20 
34 
63 
$1,000 to $4,999 
611 
25 
39 
53 
57 
47 
$5,000 to $24,999 
255 
66 
49 
37 
37 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
66 
31 
18 
9 
8 
- 
$50,000 or more 
72 
58 
12 
2 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
19,863 
664 
580 
675 
876 
942 
$1,000 
160,109 
38,156 
12,453 
10,283 
9,721 
6,867 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,840 
60 
127 
230 
393 
519 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,903 
193 
286 
325 
387 
382 
$25,000 to $99,999 
999 
314 
156 
111 
94 
41 
$100,000 or more 
121 
97 
11 
9 
2 
" 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
15,669 
546 
448 
517 
612 
628 
$1,000 
122,949 
24,664 
8,445 
7,714 
6,761 
5,115 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,155 
9 
19 
15 
39 
66 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,838 
64 
81 
148 
238 
236 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,834 
182 
241 
272 
268 
291 
$25,000 to $49,999 
572 
137 
72 
63 
44 
28 
$50,000 or more 
270 
154 
35 
19 
23 
7 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
9,843 
455 
386 
418 
568 
619 
$1,000 
37,159 
13,492 
4,008 
2,569 
2,960 
1,752 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,079 
19 
36 
54 
99 
182 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,346 
82 
140 
206 
303 
331 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,177 
187 
175 
141 
150 
104 
$25,000 to $49,999 
150 
100 
23 
14 
8 
2 
$50,000 or more 
91 
67 
12 
3 
8 
" 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
65,947 
788 
758 
951 
1,449 
1,969 
$1,000 
99,159 
8,059 
3,662 
3,481 
4,313 
4,717 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
63,694 
355 
526 
747 
1,228 
1,804 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,584 
210 
160 
131 
168 
132 
$10,000 to $24,999 
566 
155 
58 
70 
49 
28 
$25,000 or more 
103 
68 
14 
3 
4 
5 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
32,590 
779 
763 
949 
1,190 
1,493 
$1,000 
126,766 
46,537 
15,318 
11,446 
8,224 
5,738 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,465 
60 
192 
336 
659 
1,158 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,179 
254 
367 
496 
485 
312 
$25,000 to $49,999 
534 
177 
132 
91 
35 
20 
$50,000 to $99,999 
269 
164 
60 
24 
9 
3 
$100,000 or more 
143 
124 
12 
2 
2 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
992 
182 
110 
100 
99 
58 
$1,000 
16,380 
8,903 
3,161 
2,193 
1,073 
272 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
27,476 
813 
793 
996 
1,073 
1,300 
$1,000 
338,142 
94,592 
38,786 
31,225 
20,227 
18,693 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
68,050 
813 
796 
1,001 
1,550 
2,067 
$1,000 
696,379 
533,837 
171,328 
122,411 
75,682 
38,978 
Average per farm 
dollars 
10,233 
656,626 
215,236 
122,289 
48,827 
18,857 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
22,543 
794 
726 
884 
1,256 
1,597 
Average net gain 
dollars 
49,806 
675,240 
242,842 
145,103 
69,840 
32,814 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,715 
- 
3 
2 
16 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,339 
3 
4 
9 
30 
107 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,338 
2 
7 
8 
48 
121 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,662 
6 
24 
37 
116 
362 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,987 
9 
24 
88 
284 
689 
$50,000 or more 
3,502 
774 
664 
740 
762 
299 
Farms with net losses 
number 
45,507 
19 
70 
117 
294 
470 
Average net loss 
dollars 
9,370 
121,246 
71,085 
50,088 
40,945 
28,565 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,974 
- 
1 
2 
9 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,821 
2 
5 
5 
26 
45 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,557 
- 
6 
7 
37 
61 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,662 
2 
10 
27 
55 
159 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,765 
3 
21 
35 
76 
105 
$50,000 or more 
728 
12 
27 
41 
91 
81 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
68,050 
813 
796 
1,001 
1,550 
2,067 
$1,000 
531,916 
423,675 
143,597 
107,913 
68,440 
36,999 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,817 
521,126 
180,398 
107,805 
44,155 
17,900 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
22,309 
752 
732 
852 
1,226 
1,576 
Average net gain 
dollars 
43,462 
573,536 
205,067 
135,214 
66,492 
32,248 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,704 
- 
6 
3 
15 
23 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
88 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
