Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
111 
45 
- 
- 
4 
2 
15 
24 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
100 
132 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
697 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
108 
45 
- 
- 
4 
2 
15 
24 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
100 
132 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
697 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
12,119 
4,356 
14 
131 
323 
562 
1,139 
2,187 
$1,000 
46,215 
24,238 
107 
646 
2,571 
4,348 
5,809 
10,756 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
92 
68 
- 
1 
11 
14 
14 
28 
$1,000 
8,779 
6,727 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,504 
1,325 
(D) 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
32,852 
15,854 
36 
389 
926 
2,046 
3,842 
8,615 
$1,000 
735,511 
474,276 
1,061 
15,512 
33,943 
96,210 
123,468 
204,083 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,398 
1,681 
9 
61 
116 
329 
455 
711 
$1,000 
401,569 
292,232 
830 
1 1 ,223 
24,306 
74,148 
79,513 
102,212 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
469 
390 
2 
10 
44 
91 
135 
108 
$1,000 
145,445 
133,254 
(D) 
(D) 
10,636 
39,283 
47,346 
33,900 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
378 
331 
2 
4 
37 
80 
122 
86 
$1,000 
143,943 
132,061 
(D) 
(D) 
10,579 
39,099 
47,038 
33,331 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
812 
370 
1 
47 
35 
97 
91 
99 
$1,000 
48,245 
45,009 
(D) 
8,339 
(D) 
6,834 
19,100 
5,997 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
46 
40 
4 
6 
8 
9 
13 
$1,000 
46,257 
43,606 
- 
8,171 
4,667 
6,454 
18,652 
5,662 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
3,502 
1,375 
3 
77 
127 
289 
357 
522 
$1,000 
8,906 
4,923 
1 
431 
265 
1,536 
1,196 
1,494 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
10 
- 
1 
- 
6 
2 
1 
$1,000 
1,264 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
623 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,737 
1,551 
9 
73 
156 
305 
486 
522 
$1,000 
21,326 
10,791 
133 
395 
1,003 
2,124 
3,504 
3,633 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
52 
35 
- 
1 
2 
6 
17 
9 
$1,000 
6,032 
3,583 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
586 
1,598 
1,153 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,889 
1,774 
11 
87 
226 
438 
472 
540 
$1,000 
552,015 
436,071 
2,560 
25,189 
72,106 
114,479 
124,523 
97,214 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
457 
374 
6 
16 
52 
102 
88 
110 
$1,000 
549,360 
434,755 
2,558 
25,112 
71,927 
114,067 
124,223 
96,868 
Aquaculture 
farms 
66 
34 
- 
1 
5 
7 
11 
10 
$1,000 
(D) 
6,195 
- 
(D) 
583 
(D) 
4,404 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
14 
- 
1 
3 
2 
7 
1 
$1,000 
6,885 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,488 
643 
6 
44 
59 
130 
169 
235 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
178 
274 
1,090 
1,118 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
14 
- 
- 
3 
4 
4 
3 
$1,000 
3,124 
2,026 
- 
200 
609 
622 
595 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
16,173 
7,911 
50 
219 
451 
1,089 
2,045 
4,057 
$1,000 
67,665 
47,251 
638 
1,526 
4,909 
9,238 
15,493 
15,447 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,182 
1,393 
10 
90 
159 
279 
430 
425 
$1,000 
110,198 
102,413 
610 
4,666 
14,064 
21,046 
41,362 
20,664 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,679 
1,682 
5 
78 
139 
351 
474 
635 
$1,000 
19,182 
14,128 
25 
1,225 
1,183 
3,007 
3,537 
5,151 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
68,050 
28,454 
109 
881 
1,898 
4,052 
7,309 
14,205 
$1,000 
3,174,788 
2,408,676 
9,145 
104,018 
264,131 
546,984 
777,235 
707,162 
Average per farm 
dollars 
46,654 
84,652 
83,903 
118,068 
139,163 
134,991 
106,339 
49,783 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
32,670 
16,074 
73 
525 
1,085 
2,276 
4,229 
7,886 
$1,000 
411,915 
347,250 
1,562 
15,813 
38,337 
73,978 
120,001 
97,559 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,417 
11,124 
38 
312 
668 
1,376 
2,843 
5,887 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,047 
3,096 
14 
110 
204 
469 
804 
1,495 
$25,000 to $49,999 
749 
576 
3 
27 
68 
126 
162 
190 
$50,000 or more 
1,457 
1,278 
18 
76 
145 
305 
420 
314 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
28,305 
13,926 
67 
436 
964 
2,108 
3,844 
6,507 
$1,000 
196,390 
174,736 
650 
7,479 
22,147 
37,505 
61,603 
45,352 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,479 
11,647 
42 
298 
722 
1,591 
3,138 
5,856 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,530 
1,115 
15 
73 
95 
245 
315 
372 
$25,000 to $49,999 
452 
386 
4 
29 
48 
80 
132 
93 
$50,000 or more 
844 
778 
6 
36 
99 
192 
259 
186 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
