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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Rice - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
2 
1 
1 
acres 
645 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
. 
. 
_ 
. 
. 
. 
_ 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
79 
63 
- 
4 
9 
14 
18 
18 
acres 
11,496 
10,495 
- 
285 
2,780 
2,859 
2,666 
1,905 
bushels 
840,448 
774,954 
- 
17,856 
195,730 
219,772 
203,905 
137,691 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7 
4 
. 
. 
. 
. 
2 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
35 
24 
- 
4 
- 
6 
6 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
24 
22 
- 
- 
4 
3 
8 
7 
250 to 499 acres 
8 
8 
- 
- 
2 
4 
1 
1 
500 acres or more 
5 
5 
- 
- 
3 
1 
1 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
3,656 
2,517 
24 
137 
218 
514 
784 
840 
acres 
1,229,385 
1,110,839 
2,320 
52,322 
129,560 
241,299 
385,432 
299,906 
bushels 
45,165,597 
40,805,646 
88,838 
1,862,811 
4,706,542 
8,807,724 
14,428,259 
10,911,472 
Irrigated 
farms 
114 
99 
- 
4 
16 
23 
36 
20 
acres 
24,483 
21,670 
- 
168 
5,613 
5,831 
7,789 
2,269 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
592 
247 
8 
12 
17 
38 
65 
107 
25 to 99 acres 
1,118 
616 
8 
31 
35 
111 
177 
254 
1 00 to 249 acres 
705 
536 
8 
33 
39 
106 
157 
193 
250 to 499 acres 
471 
401 
- 
28 
39 
95 
125 
114 
500 acres or more 
770 
717 
- 
33 
88 
164 
260 
172 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
10 
9 
- 
_ 
- 
1 
4 
4 
acres 
610 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
246,455 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
4 
1 
1 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
935 
654 
4 
40 
81 
157 
181 
191 
acres 
23,801 
19,139 
295 
2,170 
3,407 
5,140 
4,265 
3,863 
pounds 
49,576,260 
40,497,331 
559,893 
3,766,055 
5,977,904 
11,165,007 
9,605,531 
9,422,941 
Irrigated 
farms 
173 
136 
- 
6 
17 
33 
47 
33 
acres 
3,595 
3,179 
- 
141 
342 
699 
1,040 
957 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
21 
11 
1 
3 
7 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
89 
50 
- 
- 
6 
8 
17 
19 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
84 
48 
- 
2 
2 
8 
15 
21 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
150 
83 
- 
2 
12 
19 
20 
30 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
179 
125 
1 
6 
7 
34 
33 
44 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
187 
138 
- 
11 
19 
31 
51 
26 
25.0 acres or more 
225 
199 
3 
19 
35 
56 
42 
44 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,493 
1,201 
3 
67 
124 
247 
372 
388 
acres 
328,209 
304,883 
151 
17,867 
37,446 
70,811 
99,285 
79,323 
bushels 
20,315,789 
18,993,700 
8,732 
1,140,907 
2,283,026 
4,445,901 
6,185,713 
4,929,421 
Irrigated 
farms 
32 
27 
- 
- 
8 
4 
10 
5 
acres 
2,961 
2,774 
- 
- 
590 
950 
889 
345 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
258 
170 
4 
16 
22 
46 
82 
25 to 99 acres 
470 
341 
3 
29 
22 
61 
107 
119 
1 00 to 249 acres 
374 
320 
- 
16 
40 
76 
90 
98 
250 to 499 acres 
208 
192 
- 
11 
21 
41 
70 
49 
500 acres or more 
183 
178 
- 
7 
25 
47 
59 
40 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
39,339 
17,341 
49 
424 
1,028 
2,174 
4,382 
9,284 
acres 
1,742,486 
956,637 
3,107 
26,625 
72,434 
152,572 
243,149 
458,750 
tons, dry 
3,729,026 
2,116,115 
11,240 
55,299 
162,911 
343,530 
547,189 
995,946 
Irrigated 
farms 
297 
172 
- 
3 
20 
31 
45 
73 
acres 
4,460 
3,405 
- 
9 
350 
1,004 
635 
1,407 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
18,352 
6,729 
11 
183 
431 
804 
1,664 
3,636 
25 to 99 acres 
16,748 
7,954 
32 
151 
380 
884 
1,997 
4,510 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,626 
2,202 
4 
73 
156 
382 
613 
974 
250 to 499 acres 
519 
373 
2 
12 
46 
74 
95 
144 
500 acres or more 
94 
83 
" 
5 
15 
30 
13 
20 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
1,140 
567 
2 
11 
58 
83 
139 
274 
acres 
14,296 
7,796 
(D) 
(D) 
676 
1,720 
1,649 
3,599 
tons, dry 
42,391 
24,369 
(D) 
(D) 
2,051 
6,245 
5,027 
10,721 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
15 
3 
3 
1 
8 
acres 
231 
177 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
129 
Other tame hay 
farms 
32,185 
14,672 
31 
354 
819 
1,862 
3,765 
7,841 
acres 
1,520,537 
841,227 
1,679 
24,462 
63,405 
132,763 
215,192 
403,726 
tons, dry 
3,225,384 
1,816,855 
3,135 
51,465 
135,892 
285,402 
476,334 
864,627 
Irrigated 
farms 
259 
150 
- 
3 
16 
27 
36 
68 
acres 
3,748 
2,793 
" 
9 
262 
941 
443 
1,138 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
