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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
1,133 
839 
7 
29 
68 
178 
246 
311 
500 or more 
235 
188 
" 
8 
19 
49 
53 
59 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
34,031 
15,959 
28 
394 
926 
2,053 
3,897 
8,661 
number 
922,608 
556,445 
1,045 
14,407 
38,797 
87,589 
146,478 
268,129 
Beef cows 
farms 
33,556 
15,633 
27 
386 
883 
1,988 
3,775 
8,574 
number 
874,630 
513,567 
(D) 
(D) 
35,147 
75,938 
130,998 
256,678 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
10,871 
3,867 
2 
114 
277 
548 
975 
1,951 
1 0 to 49 
18,385 
8,910 
21 
183 
425 
999 
2,047 
5,235 
50 to 99 
3,056 
1,942 
2 
66 
98 
273 
480 
1,023 
100 to 199 
974 
698 
1 
18 
57 
119 
205 
298 
200 to 499 
238 
192 
1 
4 
20 
44 
64 
59 
500 or more 
32 
24 
- 
1 
6 
5 
4 
8 
Milk cows 
farms 
979 
617 
2 
17 
87 
137 
192 
182 
number 
47,978 
42,878 
(D) 
(D) 
3,650 
11,651 
15,480 
11,451 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
563 
257 
11 
47 
54 
64 
81 
1 0 to 49 
116 
93 
- 
3 
15 
16 
28 
31 
50 to 99 
125 
104 
1 
1 
12 
24 
43 
23 
100 to 199 
122 
114 
1 
2 
9 
28 
40 
34 
200 to 499 
44 
41 
- 
- 
4 
12 
14 
11 
500 or more 
9 
8 
- 
- 
3 
3 
2 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
32,663 
15,373 
29 
404 
926 
2,015 
3,809 
8,190 
number 
933,708 
574,554 
1,739 
21,174 
46,305 
108,523 
147,508 
249,305 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
32,852 
15,854 
36 
389 
926 
2,046 
3,842 
8,615 
number 
960,682 
606,910 
1,183 
20,453 
42,228 
118,923 
158,019 
266,104 
$1,000 
735,511 
474,276 
1,061 
15,512 
33,943 
96,210 
123,468 
204,083 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
18,022 
8,857 
12 
195 
515 
1,113 
2,177 
4,845 
number 
218,287 
131,616 
203 
3,425 
8,036 
21,414 
34,581 
63,957 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
29,018 
14,183 
32 
351 
810 
1,809 
3,429 
7,752 
number 
742,395 
475,294 
980 
17,028 
34,192 
97,509 
123,438 
202,147 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
50 
27 
- 
1 
1 
3 
6 
16 
number 
3,661 
2,416 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
600 
919 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,297 
570 
1 
62 
65 
134 
142 
166 
number 
147,795 
135,770 
(D) 
(D) 
18,546 
26,120 
(D) 
21,776 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,103 
449 
1 
51 
55 
110 
104 
128 
25 to 49 
92 
40 
- 
7 
3 
7 
10 
13 
50 to 99 
40 
32 
- 
- 
- 
6 
16 
10 
100 to 199 
19 
12 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
4 
200 to 499 
11 
10 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
6 
500 or more 
32 
27 
- 
3 
6 
6 
7 
5 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
643 
313 
1 
35 
25 
74 
88 
90 
number 
15,466 
14,088 
(D) 
(D) 
993 
3,018 
(D) 
1,903 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,135 
503 
1 
57 
59 
117 
123 
146 
number 
132,329 
121,682 
(D) 
(D) 
17,553 
23,102 
(D) 
19,873 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
812 
370 
1 
47 
35 
97 
91 
99 
number 
344,574 
323,757 
(D) 
48,128 
(D) 
57,501 
136,423 
44,401 
$1,000 
48,245 
45,009 
(D) 
8,339 
(D) 
6,834 
19,100 
5,997 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,476 
635 
3 
44 
65 
146 
154 
223 
number 
43,836 
24,392 
6 
1,282 
1,891 
7,355 
4,783 
9,075 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,066 
459 
1 
30 
48 
107 
110 
163 
number 
23,445 
13,174 
(D) 
(D) 
1,248 
4,037 
2,661 
4,761 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
942 
414 
20 
42 
105 
104 
143 
number 
24,388 
14,212 
- 
589 
710 
4,661 
3,561 
4,691 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
16,108 
6,268 
22 
251 
536 
1,074 
1,853 
2,532 
number 
96,541 
42,932 
189 
1,614 
4,231 
8,310 
12,555 
16,033 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
15,419 
6,014 
22 
246 
520 
1,048 
1,793 
2,385 
number 
85,802 
37,570 
159 
1,354 
3,587 
7,256 
10,801 
14,413 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
3,320 
1,392 
9 
66 
141 
282 
436 
458 
number 
10,415 
5,135 
19 
261 
494 
1,172 
1,597 
1,592 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
4,929 
1,861 
7 
111 
186 
370 
479 
708 
number 
91,716 
42,526 
56 
1,496 
3,125 
8,316 
12,593 
16,940 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
2,788 
1,068 
3 
62 
95 
213 
282 
413 
number 
46,168 
21,747 
11 
904 
1,442 
5,176 
5,861 
8,353 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,487 
2,545 
5 
115 
301 
514 
685 
925 
number 
1,675,399 
1,256,946 
122 
105,872 
222,035 
291,517 
438,903 
198,497 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
6,394 
2,473 
5 
111 
286 
497 
664 
910 
400 to 3,199 
15 
9 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
4 
3,200 to 9,999 
10 
8 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
3 
10,000 to 19,999 
42 
34 
- 
1 
5 
10 
13 
5 
20,000 to 49,999 
24 
20 
- 
3 
5 
3 
6 
3 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
1,033 
486 
2 
15 
75 
109 
144 
141 
number 
1,025,297 
665,485 
(D) 
(D) 
151,412 
163,130 
91,853 
258,706 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
208 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
