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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
26,822 
680 
639 
870 
1,267 
1,510 
acres treated 
3,488,191 
1,301,677 
435,214 
330,439 
273,983 
205,470 
Manure used 
farms 
5,589 
109 
127 
153 
223 
296 
acres treated 
196,050 
21,607 
14,379 
16,062 
21,038 
15,919 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,918 
451 
393 
508 
590 
486 
acres 
1,336,922 
751,974 
227,060 
168,260 
89,187 
31,025 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
18,310 
635 
594 
808 
1,111 
1,217 
acres 
2,893,835 
1,266,911 
426,079 
324,757 
242,629 
137,027 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,006 
82 
69 
76 
88 
87 
acres 
135,351 
63,578 
31,041 
17,844 
12,005 
3,808 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,770 
199 
138 
171 
181 
150 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
421,438 
274,425 
63,728 
45,004 
22,030 
6,458 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,548 
235 
168 
174 
144 
138 
acres on which used 
356,975 
243,513 
58,787 
31,801 
12,040 
3,224 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,895 
98 
76 
69 
87 
105 
acres 
87,001 
31,261 
8,731 
4,323 
5,393 
4,433 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
5,368 
170 
112 
141 
198 
196 
acres 
542,958 
230,538 
52,263 
43,835 
28,609 
21,811 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,077 
31 
14 
23 
43 
37 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
77,156 
12,377 
1,411 
2,619 
7,513 
2,084 
used 
farms 
6,059 
556 
478 
604 
742 
595 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
2,107,159 
1,169,472 
371,692 
267,579 
160,657 
54,319 
used 
farms 
2,136 
242 
186 
191 
246 
186 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
376,757 
222,153 
59,692 
34,128 
27,082 
12,016 
practices were used 
farms 
5,447 
270 
241 
339 
432 
414 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
396,725 
179,199 
69,104 
48,204 
37,566 
16,333 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
3,385 
155 
161 
185 
305 
295 
acres 
183,638 
61,063 
34,328 
21,084 
21,419 
10,193 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
997 
14 
8 
9 
22 
22 
Solar panels 
farms 
606 
12 
4 
6 
14 
15 
Wind turbines 
farms 
80 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Methane digesters 
farms 
53 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
213 
- 
- 
1 
1 
6 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
101 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
162 
1 
3 
1 
8 
3 
Ethanol 
farms 
135 
1 
2 
1 
6 
3 
Other 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
11 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
48,734 
194 
188 
225 
469 
851 
Part owners 
farms 
17,045 
595 
567 
721 
984 
1,196 
Tenants 
farms 
2,271 
39 
47 
56 
123 
127 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
65,873 
789 
757 
947 
1,455 
2,050 
acres 
7,588,744 
651,737 
331,409 
325,117 
421,436 
526,681 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
65,779 
789 
755 
946 
1,453 
2,047 
acres 
7,052,031 
632,274 
324,074 
312,998 
400,693 
497,151 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
19,405 
634 
616 
779 
1,111 
1,324 
acres 
3,827,807 
1,211,686 
458,109 
337,635 
301,857 
264,702 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
19,316 
634 
614 
777 
1,107 
1,323 
acres 
3,815,781 
1,210,054 
457,207 
337,220 
300,735 
264,307 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
6,630 
53 
52 
92 
163 
245 
acres 
548,739 
21,095 
8,237 
12,534 
21,865 
29,925 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
101,603 
1,545 
1,240 
1,441 
2,330 
3,203 
1 operator 
39,688 
357 
462 
663 
994 
1,324 
2 operators 
24,219 
328 
267 
264 
448 
700 
3 operators 
3,421 
96 
58 
54 
113 
130 
4 operators 
549 
31 
9 
19 
13 
14 
5 or more operators 
173 
16 
6 
2 
8 
6 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
29,189 
301 
190 
214 
368 
606 
1 operator 
26,176 
237 
176 
180 
330 
566 
2 operators 
1,249 
27 
7 
17 
10 
17 
3 operators 
123 
- 
- 
- 
6 
2 
4 operators 
22 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
11 
1 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
120 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
