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. 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
5 
2 
1 
1 
acres 
68 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
" 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,284 
754 
1 
39 
59 
183 
224 
248 
acres 
29,325 
16,327 
(D) 
(□) 
614 
6,645 
4,916 
3,895 
Irrigated 
farms 
397 
257 
17 
24 
75 
70 
71 
acres 
7,520 
(D) 
- 
124 
187 
803 
2,744 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
916 
484 
21 
36 
106 
150 
171 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
291 
205 
1 
17 
17 
60 
48 
62 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
45 
41 
- 
1 
4 
8 
16 
12 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
15 
12 
- 
- 
2 
5 
3 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
17 
12 
- 
- 
- 
4 
7 
1 
Beans, snap 
farms 
554 
316 
- 
16 
28 
76 
90 
106 
acres 
11,005 
5,853 
- 
15 
23 
3,501 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
29 
24 
- 
4 
2 
9 
3 
6 
acres 
(D) 
39 
- 
8 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
12 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
450 
285 
- 
21 
27 
64 
83 
90 
acres 
359 
269 
- 
12 
32 
64 
80 
81 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
438 
273 
21 
24 
62 
79 
87 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
12 
12 
- 
- 
3 
2 
4 
3 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
Sweet corn 
farms 
650 
371 
_ 
20 
30 
93 
109 
119 
acres 
2,326 
1,049 
- 
50 
57 
349 
345 
249 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
59 
46 
- 
- 
4 
6 
19 
17 
acres 
161 
153 
- 
- 
1 
3 
44 
105 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
" 
" 
" 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
709 
438 
- 
31 
38 
116 
115 
138 
acres 
3,876 
3,041 
- 
38 
144 
530 
2,030 
300 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in orchards 
farms 
719 
311 
2 
7 
14 
49 
85 
154 
acres 
3,036 
1,803 
(D) 
(D) 
94 
293 
564 
832 
Irrigated 
farms 
130 
54 
2 
3 
13 
11 
25 
acres 
572 
389 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
132 
143 
110 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
544 
224 
7 
11 
38 
65 
103 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
159 
73 
2 
- 
1 
8 
18 
44 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
12 
10 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
6 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Apples 
farms 
399 
167 
2 
5 
6 
29 
51 
74 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
1,017 
651 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
181 
180 
273 
Grapes 
farms 
343 
148 
2 
3 
7 
24 
45 
67 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
905 
488 
(D) 
(D) 
77 
68 
124 
218 
Peaches, all 
farms 
269 
119 
2 
6 
4 
18 
27 
62 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
672 
491 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
19 
229 
232 
Almonds 
farms 
6 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
1 
(Z) 
- 
- 
(Z) 
- 
- 
Pecans 
farms 
117 
49 
- 
- 
1 
15 
9 
24 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
184 
72 
" 
- 
(D) 
15 
6 
49 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
9 
5 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
18 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
648 
319 
- 
11 
26 
79 
88 
115 
acres 
990 
581 
- 
11 
22 
108 
209 
231 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
