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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
47,710 
20,703 
43 
563 
1,259 
2,869 
5,286 
10,683 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
acres 
2,915,268 
1,624,371 
1,930 
44,915 
111,183 
245,318 
418,819 
802,206 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
42,220 
17,916 
48 
476 
1,112 
2,448 
4,606 
9,226 
acres 
319,696 
151,387 
405 
3,695 
8,615 
20,309 
39,291 
79,072 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,146 
1,359 
2 
57 
151 
336 
409 
404 
acres 
146,442 
130,523 
(D) 
2,617 
(D) 
26,159 
53,098 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,061 
1,319 
2 
55 
151 
319 
398 
394 
acres 
145,995 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
26,076 
53,044 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
111 
52 
2 
1 
20 
14 
15 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
447 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
83 
54 
(D) 
Programs 
farms 
3,437 
1,144 
7 
17 
50 
149 
267 
654 
acres 
179,740 
55,902 
204 
385 
2,114 
7,783 
11,256 
34,160 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
3,041 
2,252 
32 
135 
243 
506 
674 
662 
acres 
2,070,554 
1,914,351 
10,082 
86,045 
244,653 
416,109 
677,384 
480,078 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
68 
49 
- 
- 
6 
15 
13 
15 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
1,525 
1,494 
(D) 
236 
161 
(D) 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
68,050 
28,454 
109 
881 
1,898 
4,052 
7,309 
14,205 
$1,000 
38,748,784 
22,950,320 
79,443 
781,812 
2,094,812 
4,144,493 
6,629,762 
9,219,999 
Average per farm 
dollars 
569,416 
806,576 
728,831 
887,414 
1,103,694 
1,022,826 
907,068 
649,067 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,565 
3,409 
4,574 
3,431 
3,578 
3,464 
3,362 
3,373 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4,282 
1,472 
15 
58 
112 
233 
366 
688 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,104 
2,080 
6 
85 
128 
330 
502 
1,029 
$100,000 to $199,999 
14,241 
5,149 
16 
181 
344 
703 
1,333 
2,572 
$200,000 to $499,999 
25,458 
10,044 
27 
248 
649 
1,278 
2,524 
5,318 
$500,000 to $999,999 
10,470 
4,974 
22 
136 
278 
644 
1,248 
2,646 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4,334 
2,475 
10 
85 
164 
368 
654 
1,194 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,277 
1,534 
12 
66 
130 
328 
451 
547 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
608 
474 
- 
12 
53 
112 
147 
150 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
276 
252 
1 
10 
40 
56 
84 
61 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
68,046 
28,452 
109 
879 
1,898 
4,052 
7,309 
14,205 
$1,000 
4,712,059 
2,867,873 
12,931 
114,171 
286,839 
526,193 
831,716 
1,096,023 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,648 
1,449 
4 
56 
106 
197 
356 
730 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,731 
1,723 
3 
47 
123 
231 
417 
902 
$10,000 to $19,999 
11,050 
3,919 
11 
103 
214 
512 
927 
2,152 
$20,000 to $49,999 
21,879 
8,425 
29 
219 
554 
1,092 
2,126 
4,405 
$50,000 to $99,999 
13,681 
6,230 
26 
197 
332 
805 
1,586 
3,284 
$100,000 to $199,999 
6,777 
3,689 
15 
118 
247 
591 
996 
1,722 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,202 
2,067 
17 
90 
190 
403 
604 
763 
$500,000 or more 
1,078 
950 
4 
49 
132 
221 
297 
247 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
53,351 
24,400 
88 
724 
1,602 
3,474 
6,348 
12,164 
number 
93,522 
48,994 
146 
1,621 
3,673 
8,132 
13,485 
21,937 
Tractors, all 
farms 
58,534 
25,723 
67 
722 
1,600 
3,614 
6,690 
13,030 
number 
122,557 
62,509 
138 
1,676 
3,865 
9,269 
16,744 
30,817 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
26,426 
11,672 
15 
256 
677 
1,636 
2,982 
6,106 
number 
35,034 
16,429 
17 
347 
930 
2,386 
4,230 
8,519 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
45,167 
20,414 
53 
543 
1,199 
2,752 
5,271 
10,596 
number 
72,035 
35,642 
80 
891 
2,001 
4,825 
9,309 
18,536 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
8,977 
5,248 
26 
209 
432 
957 
1,495 
2,129 
number 
15,488 
10,438 
41 
438 
934 
2,058 
3,205 
3,762 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
3,129 
2,327 
17 
120 
218 
478 
728 
766 
number 
3,806 
2,890 
20 
145 
280 
589 
912 
944 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
520 
441 
2 
32 
59 
103 
142 
103 
number 
727 
625 
(D) 
41 
76 
149 
218 
(D) 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
920 
498 
1 
21 
41 
93 
142 
200 
number 
1,090 
597 
(D) 
(D) 
46 
110 
178 
235 
Hay balers 
farms 
26,007 
12,841 
22 
314 
725 
1,630 
3,315 
6,835 
number 
33,696 
16,921 
30 
408 
934 
2,217 
4,421 
8,911 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
