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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,021 
428 
30 
60 
111 
108 
119 
number 
1,530,044 
1,205,360 
" 
101,074 
172,944 
309,818 
397,148 
224,376 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
138 
74 
3 
19 
18 
12 
22 
number 
1,749,134 
1,284,263 
- 
(D) 
282,826 
417,883 
(D) 
447,071 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
600 
390 
8 
27 
42 
112 
85 
116 
number 
165,803,445 
135,273,477 
984,012 
8,070,522 
23,082,178 
37,324,507 
33,529,480 
32,282,778 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
276 
118 
2 
15 
13 
34 
22 
32 
2,000 to 59,999 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
60,000 to 99,999 
9 
9 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
5 
100,000 or more 
310 
259 
6 
12 
29 
71 
63 
78 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
491 
188 
2 
7 
31 
52 
51 
45 
number 
3,985 
1,656 
(D) 
(D) 
177 
507 
376 
510 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
109 
46 
10 
4 
13 
8 
11 
number 
2,989 
2,106 
" 
260 
(D) 
863 
(D) 
321 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
23 
19 
2 
6 
7 
4 
acres 
2,101 
1,983 
- 
- 
(D) 
207 
1,693 
(D) 
bushels 
136,962 
130,660 
- 
- 
(D) 
16,380 
109,586 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11 
10 
1 
4 
1 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
6 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
" 
- 
" 
1 
" 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4,301 
2,871 
35 
165 
286 
571 
863 
951 
acres 
960,721 
858,649 
7,580 
45,265 
111,027 
196,199 
286,543 
212,035 
bushels 
81,645,799 
74,272,280 
523,929 
3,865,514 
9,863,021 
17,061,778 
25,669,648 
17,288,390 
Irrigated 
farms 
248 
221 
- 
4 
36 
49 
80 
52 
acres 
56,720 
54,613 
- 
1,140 
9,661 
10,120 
22,232 
11,460 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,319 
684 
6 
30 
62 
114 
185 
287 
25 to 99 acres 
1,246 
721 
9 
50 
51 
118 
208 
285 
1 00 to 249 acres 
716 
525 
8 
37 
54 
106 
161 
159 
250 to 499 acres 
461 
407 
6 
21 
38 
105 
130 
107 
500 acres or more 
559 
534 
6 
27 
81 
128 
179 
113 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
776 
588 
3 
23 
65 
119 
185 
193 
acres 
48,509 
41,799 
(D) 
(D) 
4,305 
9,802 
13,915 
12,496 
tons 
630,517 
552,738 
(D) 
(D) 
53,098 
140,963 
173,003 
166,679 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
23 
2 
4 
2 
5 
10 
acres 
1,211 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
200 
588 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
330 
211 
2 
12 
28 
39 
62 
68 
25 to 99 acres 
281 
231 
- 
4 
18 
51 
74 
84 
100 to 249 acres 
135 
119 
1 
7 
18 
22 
36 
35 
250 to 499 acres 
24 
21 
- 
- 
- 
5 
11 
5 
500 acres or more 
6 
6 
1 
2 
2 
1 
Cotton, all 
farms 
546 
458 
2 
33 
59 
110 
146 
108 
acres 
376,997 
355,582 
(D) 
(D) 
42,692 
83,939 
140,528 
74,616 
bales 
701,581 
662,608 
(D) 
(D) 
78,769 
157,181 
263,584 
139,594 
Irrigated 
farms 
75 
73 
2 
10 
17 
30 
14 
acres 
28,037 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
4,339 
3,580 
14,855 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
26 
21 
2 
2 
7 
3 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
84 
44 
2 
6 
2 
10 
11 
13 
1 00 to 249 acres 
92 
74 
- 
8 
13 
10 
27 
16 
250 to 499 acres 
123 
109 
- 
9 
13 
20 
35 
32 
500 acres or more 
221 
210 
" 
8 
29 
63 
70 
40 
Oats for grain 
farms 
98 
64 
_ 
8 
8 
16 
14 
18 
acres 
1,405 
1,055 
- 
44 
58 
521 
207 
225 
bushels 
88,272 
64,825 
- 
3,820 
3,916 
24,817 
16,359 
15,913 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
84 
53 
8 
7 
14 
10 
14 
25 to 99 acres 
12 
9 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
22 
13 
_ 
_ 
2 
3 
1 
7 
acres 
26 
17 
- 
- 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
7 
pounds 
30,860 
15,540 
- 
- 
(D) 
4,720 
(D) 
7,100 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
22 
13 
. 
. 
2 
3 
1 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
6 
2 
_ 
_ 
1 
1 
_ 
_ 
acres 
645 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
cwt 
53,411 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
