Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
382 
325 
317 
57 
48 
164 
$1,000 
29,562 
13,683 
(D) 
15,879 
(D) 
2,150 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
160 
143 
138 
17 
15 
92 
$1,000 to $4,999 
82 
69 
69 
13 
11 
42 
$5,000 to $24,999 
53 
45 
43 
8 
7 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
20 
20 
3 
3 
9 
$50,000 or more 
64 
48 
47 
16 
12 
8 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
242 
226 
222 
16 
16 
73 
$1,000 
(D) 
8,321 
8,273 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
144 
134 
133 
10 
10 
50 
$5,000 to $24,999 
56 
53 
51 
3 
3 
19 
$25,000 to $99,999 
24 
24 
23 
- 
- 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
9 
8 
8 
1 
1 
2 
$250,000 or more 
9 
7 
7 
2 
2 
" 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
131 
121 
117 
10 
10 
41 
$1,000 
1,574 
1,513 
(D) 
61 
61 
199 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
143 
134 
133 
9 
9 
47 
$1,000 
(D) 
6,808 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms 
611 
558 
548 
53 
52 
276 
$1,000 
24,050 
22,724 
(D) 
1,326 
(D) 
3,347 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
345 
314 
307 
31 
31 
172 
$5,000 to $24,999 
193 
181 
180 
12 
12 
82 
$25,000 to $99,999 
44 
37 
36 
7 
6 
16 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10 
9 
9 
1 
1 
4 
$250,000 or more 
19 
17 
16 
2 
2 
2 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
935 
817 
800 
118 
111 
437 
$1,000 
13,438 
8,379 
(D) 
5,059 
(D) 
1,766 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
717 
631 
617 
86 
83 
384 
$5,000 to $24,999 
140 
124 
123 
16 
16 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
29 
29 
5 
3 
10 
$50,000 or more 
44 
33 
31 
11 
9 
6 
Utilities 
farms 
626 
545 
537 
81 
75 
254 
$1,000 
6,969 
3,962 
(D) 
3,008 
(D) 
1,152 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
251 
215 
211 
36 
34 
134 
$1,000 to $4,999 
210 
193 
192 
17 
16 
80 
$5,000 to $24,999 
122 
104 
102 
18 
17 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
17 
17 
3 
3 
10 
$50,000 or more 
23 
16 
15 
7 
5 
5 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
767 
674 
663 
93 
88 
348 
$1,000 
18,228 
10,198 
9,584 
8,030 
(D) 
2,073 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
546 
486 
478 
60 
59 
285 
$5,000 to $24,999 
131 
116 
116 
15 
14 
43 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
34 
34 
5 
4 
8 
$50,000 or more 
51 
38 
35 
13 
11 
12 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
428 
368 
362 
60 
52 
168 
$1,000 
77,944 
31,913 
31,140 
46,032 
(D) 
6,940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
163 
142 
141 
21 
17 
94 
$5,000 to $24,999 
88 
77 
77 
11 
11 
26 
$25,000 to $99,999 
99 
89 
87 
10 
9 
28 
$100,000 to $249,999 
38 
32 
30 
6 
5 
13 
$250,000 or more 
40 
28 
27 
12 
10 
7 
Contract labor 
farms 
157 
136 
134 
21 
20 
38 
$1,000 
(D) 
7,540 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
19 
18 
16 
1 
1 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
54 
48 
48 
6 
6 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
47 
40 
40 
7 
7 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
13 
13 
3 
2 
2 
$50,000 or more 
21 
17 
17 
4 
4 
3 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
133 
114 
113 
19 
15 
41 
$1,000 
2,010 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
571 
525 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
35 
34 
34 
1 
1 
17 
$1,000 to $4,999 
39 
35 
34 
4 
4 
13 
$5,000 to $24,999 
39 
33 
33 
6 
3 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
6 
6 
3 
2 
2 
$50,000 or more 
11 
6 
6 
5 
5 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
224 
197 
194 
27 
25 
51 
$1,000 
5,985 
(D) 
3,273 
(D) 
(D) 
985 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
128 
115 
113 
13 
11 
39 
$5,000 to $9,999 
28 
28 
28 
- 
- 
6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
16 
13 
13 
3 
3 
1 
$25,000 or more 
52 
41 
40 
11 
11 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Tennessee 139 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
