Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
32,670 
3,339 
646 
389 
774 
4,853 
520 
$1,000 
411,915 
252,863 
7,587 
444 
18,187 
52,061 
9,135 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,417 
1,024 
549 
376 
583 
4,094 
223 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,047 
866 
63 
11 
122 
459 
194 
$25,000 to $49,999 
749 
367 
12 
1 
33 
110 
56 
$50,000 or more 
1,457 
1,082 
22 
1 
36 
190 
47 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
28,305 
3,212 
628 
409 
783 
4,215 
521 
$1,000 
196,390 
136,311 
7,159 
755 
6,782 
31,120 
4,572 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,479 
1,434 
552 
389 
657 
3,794 
331 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,530 
796 
46 
16 
83 
233 
145 
$25,000 to $49,999 
452 
330 
10 
- 
22 
64 
29 
$50,000 or more 
844 
652 
20 
4 
21 
124 
16 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
21,102 
3,376 
646 
322 
732 
3,714 
448 
$1,000 
242,027 
155,043 
4,571 
403 
37,391 
29,203 
3,312 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13,842 
507 
469 
246 
260 
2,723 
119 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,902 
759 
118 
64 
194 
584 
184 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,698 
901 
30 
9 
134 
218 
115 
$25,000 to $49,999 
594 
415 
11 
2 
38 
66 
23 
$50,000 or more 
1,066 
794 
18 
1 
106 
123 
7 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
17,664 
535 
133 
44 
83 
1,055 
110 
$1,000 
283,304 
8,240 
206 
70 
518 
3,509 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,411 
314 
119 
41 
62 
890 
66 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,720 
140 
13 
3 
16 
147 
38 
$25,000 to $99,999 
960 
70 
1 
- 
5 
17 
6 
$100,000 to $249,999 
387 
8 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$250,000 or more 
186 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,870 
374 
40 
7 
48 
486 
88 
$1,000 
62,754 
3,366 
77 
25 
245 
1,918 
518 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
9,202 
216 
114 
37 
41 
687 
39 
$1,000 
220,551 
4,874 
130 
44 
274 
1,591 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms 
48,003 
1,333 
266 
101 
207 
3,068 
288 
$1,000 
679,459 
20,792 
724 
169 
899 
7,898 
2,430 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
33,043 
683 
230 
93 
168 
2,717 
153 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,445 
488 
33 
7 
31 
309 
114 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,776 
138 
3 
1 
8 
39 
19 
$100,000 to $249,999 
263 
18 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
$250,000 or more 
476 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
65,298 
3,954 
735 
575 
989 
14,405 
570 
$1,000 
197,953 
65,630 
4,286 
557 
13,819 
26,815 
5,288 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
59,157 
2,203 
657 
566 
718 
13,768 
323 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,888 
1,060 
45 
7 
188 
477 
207 
$25,000 to $49,999 
667 
334 
19 
1 
32 
85 
31 
$50,000 or more 
586 
357 
14 
1 
51 
75 
9 
Utilities 
farms 
36,426 
2,770 
416 
300 
769 
6,035 
436 
$1,000 
69,757 
13,241 
1,576 
412 
6,956 
7,159 
1,461 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
23,864 
881 
265 
233 
268 
4,307 
163 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,340 
1,308 
95 
50 
306 
1,487 
174 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,874 
496 
45 
15 
147 
224 
95 
$25,000 to $49,999 
253 
62 
5 
2 
32 
14 
4 
$50,000 or more 
95 
23 
6 
" 
16 
3 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
farms 
51,907 
3,447 
610 
434 
883 
10,310 
531 
$1,000 
204,677 
59,340 
6,432 
707 
15,772 
25,805 
4,706 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
45,201 
1,651 
536 
412 
617 
9,590 
299 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,365 
1,117 
34 
18 
188 
560 
186 
$25,000 to $49,999 
743 
361 
20 
3 
36 
68 
30 
$50,000 or more 
598 
318 
20 
1 
42 
92 
16 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
15,071 
1,549 
217 
166 
530 
2,815 
362 
$1,000 
252,642 
52,274 
15,279 
1,786 
80,632 
27,471 
10,319 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,621 
587 
121 
116 
183 
2,026 
132 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,662 
398 
29 
32 
138 
531 
120 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,373 
437 
41 
14 
113 
208 
85 
$100,000 to $249,999 
299 
105 
12 
4 
47 
40 
21 
$250,000 or more 
116 
22 
14 
- 
49 
10 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
164 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
