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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,704 
1,275 
7 
31 
78 
138 
284 
737 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,340 
2,601 
4 
76 
111 
289 
544 
1,577 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,334 
1,539 
10 
31 
74 
225 
345 
854 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,665 
1,987 
3 
61 
115 
256 
470 
1,082 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,023 
1,276 
10 
44 
97 
224 
349 
552 
$50,000 or more 
3,243 
2,574 
17 
127 
281 
580 
777 
792 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
45,741 
17,202 
58 
511 
1,142 
2,340 
4,540 
8,611 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
9,568 
11,221 
12,344 
12,993 
14,980 
13,785 
12,136 
9,430 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,982 
1,700 
4 
48 
104 
204 
436 
904 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,846 
5,761 
14 
146 
342 
680 
1,515 
3,064 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,613 
4,043 
20 
105 
238 
561 
1,067 
2,052 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,729 
3,985 
10 
157 
294 
570 
1,049 
1,905 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,790 
1,250 
10 
39 
106 
224 
304 
567 
$50,000 or more 
781 
463 
- 
16 
58 
101 
169 
119 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
.... farms 
198 
169 
4 
9 
21 
42 
64 
29 
$1,000 
35,736 
34,196 
22 
780 
6,024 
10,344 
11,668 
5,359 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
.... farms 
21,499 
10,453 
37 
307 
706 
1,549 
2,802 
5,052 
$1,000 
192,465 
132,253 
1,051 
4,296 
15,239 
23,740 
40,275 
47,652 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
.... farms 
2,569 
1,436 
4 
78 
127 
254 
452 
521 
$1,000 
18,630 
14,814 
47 
855 
1,503 
2,772 
4,729 
4,908 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
.... farms 
6,303 
2,600 
3 
54 
124 
329 
604 
1,486 
$1,000 
39,946 
19,297 
(Z) 
244 
1,100 
2,208 
4,849 
10,896 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
.... farms 
2,305 
1,153 
1 
39 
62 
176 
301 
574 
$1,000 
25,741 
12,503 
(D) 
(D) 
634 
1,457 
3,185 
6,794 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
.... farms 
616 
316 
1 
4 
34 
69 
80 
128 
$1,000 
11,915 
8,853 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,497 
1,162 
3,683 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
.... farms 
9,078 
5,023 
7 
111 
294 
742 
1,298 
2,571 
$1,000 
8,133 
6,969 
13 
349 
688 
1,465 
2,342 
2,112 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
.... farms 
1,183 
902 
27 
43 
119 
179 
283 
251 
$1,000 
47,175 
43,352 
739 
1,853 
6,967 
8,596 
14,550 
10,648 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
.... farms 
2,084 
1,053 
2 
33 
57 
155 
345 
461 
$1,000 
8,651 
5,073 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
780 
1,916 
1,931 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
.... farms 
2,485 
1,192 
4 
39 
113 
207 
344 
485 
$1,000 
32,251 
21,367 
(D) 
(D) 
2,734 
3,965 
7,517 
6,681 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
.... farms 
51,019 
22,247 
92 
653 
1,446 
3,024 
5,702 
1 1 ,330 
acres 
5,329,692 
3,856,171 
13,975 
157,347 
408,232 
786,213 
1,212,329 
1,278,075 
Harvested cropland 
.... farms 
44,908 
20,471 
90 
616 
1,330 
2,815 
5,280 
10,340 
acres 
4,546,788 
3,473,984 
13,642 
146,049 
380,067 
723,948 
1,110,559 
1,099,719 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
30,748 
12,104 
41 
305 
709 
1,437 
3,007 
6,605 
50 to 99 acres 
7,280 
3,641 
16 
89 
182 
456 
917 
1,981 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
3,502 
2,063 
12 
93 
150 
351 
541 
916 
200 to 499 acres 
1,842 
1,284 
11 
60 
114 
232 
372 
495 
500 to 999 acres 
701 
591 
10 
30 
70 
144 
182 
155 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
450 
412 
- 
25 
55 
103 
119 
110 
2,000 acres or more 
385 
376 
" 
14 
50 
92 
142 
78 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
.... farms 
5,852 
2,760 
9 
118 
210 
428 
712 
1,283 
acres 
407,005 
233,068 
140 
8,401 
19,884 
39,949 
62,174 
102,520 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
.... farms 
1,652 
746 
1 
26 
51 
147 
202 
319 
acres 
52,616 
32,585 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
9,342 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
.... farms 
8,939 
3,276 
11 
69 
193 
435 
822 
1,746 
acres 
322,744 
116,265 
(D) 
(D) 
5,971 
14,040 
28,023 
66,247 
In cultivated summer fallow 
.... farms 
95 
43 
2 
2 
6 
6 
27 
acres 
539 
269 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
247 
Total woodland 
.... farms 
42,898 
17,899 
36 
417 
1,013 
2,328 
4,630 
9,475 
acres 
2,303,156 
1,100,964 
1,060 
21,919 
57,414 
144,569 
301,517 
574,485 
Woodland pastured 
.... farms 
22,524 
10,064 
14 
242 
573 
1,325 
2,489 
5,421 
acres 
737,308 
389,607 
247 
10,113 
22,293 
55,565 
95,262 
206,127 
Woodland not pastured 
.... farms 
28,260 
11,399 
29 
244 
621 
1,475 
3,033 
5,997 
acres 
1,565,848 
711,357 
813 
11,806 
35,121 
89,004 
206,255 
368,358 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
