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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,918 
443 
387 
514 
585 
464 
acres 
1,336,922 
744,026 
225,555 
175,694 
89,457 
30,867 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
18,310 
623 
585 
809 
1,096 
1,174 
acres 
2,893,835 
1,252,231 
423,668 
335,073 
242,398 
134,111 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,006 
80 
66 
80 
89 
84 
acres 
135,351 
63,200 
28,869 
20,370 
12,029 
3,792 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,770 
196 
133 
177 
180 
142 
acres 
421,438 
273,178 
62,335 
47,344 
21,945 
6,619 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,548 
229 
168 
178 
144 
134 
acres on which used 
356,975 
240,694 
59,036 
34,131 
11,870 
3,496 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,895 
98 
73 
72 
84 
100 
acres 
87,001 
31,261 
8,511 
4,543 
5,263 
4,536 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
5,368 
168 
106 
142 
196 
198 
acres 
542,958 
226,873 
52,778 
45,573 
29,011 
22,221 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,077 
30 
12 
25 
38 
35 
acres 
77,156 
12,325 
948 
3,129 
7,131 
2,119 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
6,059 
543 
473 
610 
728 
560 
acres 
2,107,159 
1,154,705 
374,405 
276,286 
159,921 
54,108 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
2,136 
240 
178 
200 
241 
181 
acres 
376,757 
221,289 
58,139 
36,185 
26,910 
11,794 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
5,447 
265 
240 
336 
432 
396 
acres 
396,725 
174,990 
72,059 
47,968 
38,245 
16,553 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
3,385 
151 
161 
187 
292 
285 
acres 
183,638 
60,349 
34,322 
21,619 
20,587 
10,394 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
997 
14 
8 
9 
19 
22 
Solar panels 
farms 
606 
12 
4 
6 
13 
13 
Wind turbines 
farms 
80 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Methane digesters 
farms 
53 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
213 
- 
- 
1 
1 
5 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
101 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
162 
1 
3 
1 
8 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
135 
1 
2 
1 
4 
4 
Other 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
11 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
48,734 
193 
186 
220 
457 
796 
Part owners 
farms 
17,045 
582 
564 
725 
971 
1,145 
Tenants 
farms 
2,271 
38 
46 
56 
122 
126 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
65,873 
775 
752 
946 
1,430 
1,944 
acres 
7,588,744 
644,702 
321,944 
331,824 
413,411 
503,129 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
65,779 
775 
750 
945 
1,428 
1,941 
acres 
7,052,031 
625,239 
315,347 
319,699 
393,188 
476,764 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
19,405 
620 
612 
783 
1,097 
1,272 
acres 
3,827,807 
1,197,395 
464,533 
340,980 
300,323 
254,754 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
19,316 
620 
610 
781 
1,093 
1,271 
acres 
3,815,781 
1,195,763 
463,631 
340,565 
299,202 
254,358 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
6,630 
53 
49 
86 
159 
224 
acres 
548,739 
21,095 
7,499 
12,540 
21,344 
26,761 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
101,603 
1,526 
1,224 
1,452 
2,280 
3,062 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
39,688 
346 
465 
650 
991 
1,246 
2 operators 
24,219 
324 
259 
276 
426 
676 
3 operators 
3,421 
96 
57 
54 
112 
125 
4 operators 
549 
31 
9 
19 
13 
14 
5 or more operators 
173 
16 
6 
2 
8 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
29,189 
298 
186 
221 
357 
571 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
26,176 
234 
172 
187 
319 
531 
2 operators 
1,249 
27 
7 
17 
10 
17 
3 operators 
123 
- 
- 
- 
6 
2 
4 operators 
22 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
11 
1 
- 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
60,280 
785 
767 
963 
1,504 
1,968 
Female 
7,770 
28 
29 
38 
46 
99 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
28,454 
743 
689 
804 
1,167 
1,338 
Other 
39,596 
70 
107 
197 
383 
729 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
94 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
