Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Rice - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
4 
2 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
645 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
1 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
- 
1 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
79 
59 
16 
14 
acres 
11,496 
8,203 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
840,448 
599,921 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
- 
3 
3 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
7 
7 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
35 
26 
6 
5 
100 to 249 acres 
24 
17 
6 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
8 
5 
3 
2 
500 acres or more 
5 
4 
1 
1 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
3,656 
3,069 
466 
302 
acres 
1,229,385 
807,051 
366,041 
270,927 
bushels 
45,165,597 
29,500,888 
13,549,836 
10,196,119 
Irrigated 
farms 
114 
59 
42 
34 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
24,483 
7,363 
16,375 
13,738 
1 to 24 acres 
592 
543 
39 
28 
25 to 99 acres 
1,118 
1,005 
81 
44 
1 00 to 249 acres 
705 
616 
62 
29 
250 to 499 acres 
471 
398 
55 
37 
500 acres or more 
770 
507 
229 
164 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
10 
9 
- 
- 
acres 
610 
(D) 
- 
- 
pounds 
246,455 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
5 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
2 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
" 
- 
" 
Tobacco 
farms 
935 
821 
99 
47 
acres 
23,801 
18,709 
4,682 
1,989 
pounds 
49,576,260 
37,983,491 
10,654,675 
4,967,169 
Irrigated 
farms 
173 
139 
29 
12 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
3,595 
2,670 
806 
357 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
21 
19 
1 
1 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
89 
83 
6 
3 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
84 
81 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
150 
132 
16 
3 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
179 
160 
19 
8 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
187 
171 
14 
7 
25.0 acres or more 
225 
175 
43 
25 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,493 
1,168 
274 
187 
acres 
328,209 
203,409 
110,830 
82,031 
bushels 
20,315,789 
12,268,821 
7,182,939 
5,313,695 
Irrigated 
farms 
32 
20 
10 
7 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
2,961 
(D) 
1,837 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
258 
228 
24 
14 
25 to 99 acres 
470 
402 
57 
34 
1 00 to 249 acres 
374 
309 
51 
37 
250 to 499 acres 
208 
134 
63 
45 
500 acres or more 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
183 
95 
79 
57 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
39,339 
36,685 
1,946 
988 
acres 
1,742,486 
1,549,261 
147,169 
84,794 
tons, dry 
3,729,026 
3,287,598 
335,724 
198,746 
Irrigated 
farms 
297 
258 
20 
9 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
4,460 
3,769 
161 
143 
1 to 24 acres 
18,352 
17,505 
566 
254 
25 to 99 acres 
16,748 
15,574 
869 
447 
100 to 249 acres 
3,626 
3,138 
400 
209 
250 to 499 acres 
519 
397 
98 
69 
500 acres or more 
94 
71 
13 
9 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
1,140 
1,019 
88 
41 
acres 
14,296 
11,969 
1,816 
1,154 
tons, dry 
42,391 
34,635 
6,053 
3,879 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
18 
4 
2 
acres 
231 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
32,185 
29,922 
1,681 
859 
acres 
1,520,537 
1,351,547 
129,507 
73,343 
tons, dry 
3,225,384 
2,855,398 
284,098 
162,964 
Irrigated 
farms 
259 
224 
17 
8 
acres 
3,748 
3,130 
133 
119 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
156 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
