Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
26,822 
24,528 
1,714 
938 
acres treated 
3,488,191 
2,502,788 
849,748 
616,461 
Manure used 
farms 
5,589 
5,129 
339 
197 
acres treated 
196,050 
165,813 
20,346 
1 1 ,733 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,918 
5,125 
557 
368 
acres 
1,336,922 
839,772 
430,656 
325,336 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
18,310 
16,609 
1,269 
735 
acres 
2,893,835 
2,015,981 
761,029 
564,319 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,006 
864 
90 
56 
acres 
135,351 
(D) 
30,026 
21,550 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,770 
1,456 
202 
139 
acres 
421,438 
216,290 
169,179 
132,960 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,548 
1,290 
208 
149 
acres on which used 
356,975 
197,938 
150,875 
132,300 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,895 
1,693 
145 
80 
acres 
87,001 
64,151 
17,887 
11,878 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
5,368 
4,862 
350 
209 
acres 
542,958 
373,106 
149,962 
118,935 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,077 
936 
105 
77 
acres 
77,156 
53,843 
19,000 
11,637 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
6,059 
5,247 
656 
406 
acres 
2,107,159 
1,362,916 
673,861 
501,554 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
2,136 
1,830 
240 
156 
acres 
376,757 
245,626 
119,824 
97,000 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
5,447 
4,846 
440 
248 
acres 
396,725 
250,998 
110,586 
90,549 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
3,385 
2,968 
318 
192 
acres 
183,638 
132,680 
38,823 
27,536 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
997 
879 
70 
40 
Solar panels 
farms 
606 
530 
43 
30 
Wind turbines 
farms 
80 
63 
8 
3 
Methane digesters 
farms 
53 
39 
9 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
213 
173 
19 
7 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
101 
78 
12 
6 
Biodiesel 
farms 
162 
136 
16 
4 
Ethanol 
farms 
135 
105 
18 
6 
Other 
farms 
17 
16 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
11 
10 
1 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
48,734 
45,524 
2,111 
1,139 
Part owners 
farms 
17,045 
15,624 
1,129 
593 
Tenants 
farms 
2,271 
2,027 
179 
96 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
65,873 
61,231 
3,247 
1,739 
acres 
7,588,744 
6,426,103 
847,561 
534,136 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
65,779 
61,148 
3,240 
1,732 
acres 
7,052,031 
5,980,657 
780,545 
483,540 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
19,405 
17,730 
1,314 
692 
acres 
3,827,807 
2,891,152 
818,825 
592,032 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
19,316 
17,651 
1,308 
689 
acres 
3,815,781 
2,882,812 
816,306 
589,992 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
6,630 
5,951 
475 
302 
acres 
548,739 
453,786 
69,535 
52,636 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
101,603 
92,793 
6,375 
3,488 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
39,688 
37,691 
1,228 
657 
2 operators 
24,219 
22,073 
1,643 
841 
3 operators 
3,421 
2,873 
412 
236 
4 operators 
549 
429 
89 
60 
5 or more operators 
173 
109 
47 
34 
Total women operators 
number 
29,189 
26,979 
1,543 
931 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
26,176 
24,513 
1,138 
644 
2 operators 
1,249 
1,043 
149 
101 
3 operators 
123 
97 
20 
14 
4 operators 
22 
13 
8 
7 
5 or more operators 
11 
7 
3 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
146 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
