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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
26,822 
13,565 
58 
456 
942 
1,931 
3,604 
6,574 
acres treated 
3,488,191 
2,749,934 
13,286 
124,806 
288,375 
564,612 
890,753 
868,102 
Manure used 
farms 
5,589 
2,919 
17 
102 
239 
511 
866 
1,184 
acres treated 
196,050 
130,863 
548 
4,687 
18,249 
25,137 
37,891 
44,351 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,918 
3,587 
36 
173 
368 
731 
1,034 
1,245 
acres 
1,336,922 
1,194,687 
10,202 
70,695 
171,050 
264,633 
408,497 
269,610 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
18,310 
9,403 
53 
351 
704 
1,517 
2,629 
4,149 
acres 
2,893,835 
2,404,879 
11,796 
116,122 
279,797 
507,741 
815,868 
673,555 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,006 
633 
5 
39 
70 
139 
176 
204 
acres 
135,351 
120,669 
203 
10,386 
19,754 
31,697 
38,821 
19,808 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,770 
1,134 
10 
69 
132 
238 
354 
331 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
421,438 
384,909 
1,359 
25,561 
69,192 
74,009 
148,669 
66,119 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,548 
1,067 
5 
67 
142 
237 
282 
334 
acres on which used 
356,975 
328,715 
289 
21,226 
44,982 
80,641 
117,540 
64,037 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,895 
1,003 
6 
30 
68 
159 
317 
423 
acres 
87,001 
66,399 
490 
4,449 
8,726 
9,308 
22,071 
21,355 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
5,368 
2,480 
15 
77 
168 
384 
670 
1,166 
acres 
542,958 
421,654 
1,090 
13,772 
69,300 
54,677 
161,427 
121,388 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,077 
460 
1 
10 
29 
64 
118 
238 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
77,156 
42,224 
(D) 
(D) 
1,393 
12,709 
7,648 
20,155 
used 
farms 
6,059 
3,765 
38 
181 
329 
724 
1,117 
1,376 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
2,107,159 
1,908,175 
8,860 
88,734 
217,447 
444,332 
663,049 
485,753 
used 
farms 
2,136 
1,402 
15 
64 
128 
243 
427 
525 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
376,757 
340,546 
613 
15,689 
37,358 
65,554 
130,056 
91,276 
practices were used 
farms 
5,447 
3,094 
30 
132 
302 
612 
881 
1,137 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
396,725 
323,232 
2,207 
16,137 
57,972 
69,701 
92,787 
84,428 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
3,385 
1,962 
11 
98 
186 
378 
536 
753 
acres 
183,638 
151,819 
718 
10,350 
13,924 
35,709 
48,831 
42,287 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
997 
426 
1 
16 
26 
71 
134 
178 
Solar panels 
farms 
606 
270 
- 
14 
17 
48 
89 
102 
Wind turbines 
farms 
80 
41 
- 
3 
2 
2 
10 
24 
Methane digesters 
farms 
53 
24 
- 
- 
1 
4 
3 
16 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
213 
86 
- 
1 
2 
10 
23 
50 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
101 
53 
- 
1 
2 
3 
11 
36 
Biodiesel 
farms 
162 
72 
1 
4 
4 
12 
13 
38 
Ethanol 
farms 
135 
60 
1 
2 
4 
4 
7 
42 
Other 
farms 
17 
8 
- 
- 
1 
3 
4 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
11 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
48,734 
18,726 
36 
411 
1,047 
2,282 
4,629 
10,321 
Part owners 
farms 
17,045 
8,779 
30 
305 
714 
1,588 
2,483 
3,659 
Tenants 
farms 
2,271 
949 
43 
165 
137 
182 
197 
225 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
65,873 
27,543 
66 
717 
1,766 
3,883 
7,121 
13,990 
acres 
7,588,744 
4,140,296 
5,280 
81,139 
239,843 
609,768 
1,106,608 
2,097,658 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
65,779 
27,505 
66 
716 
1,761 
3,870 
7,112 
13,980 
acres 
7,052,031 
3,890,501 
5,209 
76,937 
225,023 
571,425 
1,051,451 
1,960,456 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
19,405 
9,768 
73 
470 
854 
1,774 
2,685 
3,912 
acres 
3,827,807 
2,849,686 
12,161 
151,011 
361,186 
626,495 
923,386 
775,447 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
19,316 
9,728 
73 
470 
851 
1,770 
2,680 
3,884 
acres 
3,815,781 
2,842,392 
12,161 
150,939 
360,421 
624,984 
920,505 
773,382 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
6,630 
2,672 
5 
58 
142 
337 
643 
1,487 
acres 
548,739 
257,089 
71 
4,274 
15,585 
39,854 
58,038 
139,267 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
101,603 
41,922 
158 
1,378 
3,089 
6,234 
10,927 
20,136 
1 operator 
39,688 
17,109 
71 
475 
894 
2,270 
4,200 
9,199 
2 operators 
24,219 
9,639 
29 
328 
868 
1,485 
2,702 
4,227 
3 operators 
3,421 
1,419 
7 
66 
96 
233 
342 
675 
4 operators 
549 
220 
2 
11 
35 
48 
42 
82 
5 or more operators 
173 
67 
- 
1 
5 
16 
23 
22 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
29,189 
11,190 
29 
397 
1,003 
1,854 
3,104 
4,803 
1 operator 
26,176 
10,082 
25 
362 
861 
1,588 
2,854 
4,392 
2 operators 
1,249 
461 
2 
16 
55 
119 
102 
167 
3 operators 
123 
43 
- 
1 
6 
8 
7 
21 
4 operators 
22 
8 
- 
- 
1 
1 
5 
1 
5 or more operators 
11 
5 
- 
- 
2 
" 
1 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
