Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
690 
605 
807 
1,161 
1,290 
$1,000 
242,027 
147,066 
34,888 
24,950 
16,069 
5,613 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13,842 
8 
20 
33 
124 
379 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,902 
41 
44 
123 
311 
546 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,698 
53 
121 
242 
521 
344 
$25,000 to $49,999 
594 
47 
117 
240 
155 
21 
$50,000 or more 
1,066 
541 
303 
169 
50 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
17,664 
336 
381 
420 
666 
999 
$1,000 
283,304 
116,521 
43,490 
25,953 
24,806 
15,566 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,411 
21 
46 
90 
206 
453 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,720 
41 
46 
96 
178 
324 
$25,000 to $99,999 
960 
41 
131 
148 
195 
213 
$100,000 to $249,999 
387 
110 
111 
71 
86 
9 
$250,000 or more 
186 
123 
47 
15 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,870 
154 
216 
249 
400 
761 
$1,000 
62,754 
6,548 
7,985 
4,432 
5,541 
6,370 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
9,202 
253 
247 
247 
379 
401 
$1,000 
220,551 
109,973 
35,505 
21,520 
19,265 
9,196 
Feed purchased 
farms 
48,003 
430 
493 
608 
1,043 
1,722 
$1,000 
679,459 
282,527 
111,677 
45,327 
26,675 
20,712 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
33,043 
27 
36 
87 
215 
557 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,445 
69 
95 
180 
440 
954 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,776 
64 
82 
188 
356 
211 
$100,000 to $249,999 
263 
34 
85 
109 
31 
- 
$250,000 or more 
476 
236 
195 
44 
1 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
65,298 
828 
801 
1,001 
1,557 
2,158 
$1,000 
197,953 
66,528 
21,029 
15,044 
13,356 
10,319 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
59,157 
26 
93 
168 
592 
1,375 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,888 
158 
363 
668 
905 
766 
$25,000 to $49,999 
667 
195 
252 
135 
50 
17 
$50,000 or more 
586 
449 
93 
30 
10 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
36,426 
828 
802 
993 
1,339 
1,711 
$1,000 
69,757 
22,955 
7,726 
5,705 
4,446 
3,242 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
23,864 
8 
44 
102 
336 
694 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,340 
158 
284 
494 
735 
913 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,874 
411 
424 
366 
261 
101 
$25,000 to $49,999 
253 
173 
38 
29 
7 
2 
$50,000 or more 
95 
78 
12 
2 
- 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
51,907 
828 
801 
999 
1,484 
1,966 
$1,000 
204,677 
61,828 
22,374 
17,275 
14,324 
1 1 ,924 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
45,201 
33 
90 
193 
549 
1,111 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,365 
213 
371 
577 
844 
812 
$25,000 to $49,999 
743 
175 
223 
177 
79 
37 
$50,000 or more 
598 
407 
117 
52 
12 
6 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
15,071 
738 
609 
653 
820 
880 
$1,000 
252,642 
137,865 
28,820 
21,769 
15,434 
7,970 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,621 
35 
94 
157 
282 
489 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,662 
109 
171 
220 
351 
306 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,373 
337 
267 
227 
176 
81 
$100,000 to $249,999 
299 
159 
63 
48 
11 
4 
$250,000 or more 
116 
98 
14 
1 
- 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,834 
260 
217 
250 
328 
307 
$1,000 
53,765 
24,849 
5,977 
5,984 
4,168 
2,261 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,527 
8 
13 
22 
31 
53 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,891 
37 
51 
51 
108 
129 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,033 
86 
85 
108 
128 
107 
$25,000 to $49,999 
209 
50 
33 
31 
54 
13 
$50,000 or more 
174 
79 
35 
38 
7 
5 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
8,730 
396 
371 
398 
553 
576 
$1,000 
38,401 
15,005 
5,995 
3,363 
3,180 
2,023 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,388 
6 
14 
35 
111 
221 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,878 
23 
75 
166 
246 
249 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,176 
205 
223 
173 
178 
97 
$25,000 to $49,999 
182 
88 
39 
20 
15 
6 
$50,000 or more 
106 
74 
20 
4 
3 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
13,327 
543 
513 
652 
907 
1,100 
$1,000 
141,734 
72,548 
20,557 
14,255 
9,760 
5,272 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,242 
42 
75 
163 
344 
767 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,200 
34 
61 
119 
244 
200 
$10,000 to $24,999 
891 
57 
130 
175 
227 
114 
$25,000 or more 
994 
410 
247 
195 
92 
19 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
112 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
