Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
21,102 
12,342 
7,908 
852 
11,767 
9,335 
$1,000 
242,027 
48,972 
173,756 
19,299 
124,955 
117,072 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13,842 
9,625 
3,852 
365 
7,301 
6,541 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,902 
2,034 
1,695 
173 
2,354 
1,548 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,698 
491 
1,063 
144 
1,121 
577 
$25,000 to $49,999 
594 
76 
453 
65 
395 
199 
$50,000 or more 
1,066 
116 
845 
105 
596 
470 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
17,664 
10,645 
6,422 
597 
9,029 
8,635 
$1,000 
283,304 
120,025 
156,910 
6,369 
148,192 
135,113 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,411 
8,099 
3,910 
402 
6,231 
6,180 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,720 
1,924 
1,637 
159 
1,967 
1,753 
$25,000 to $99,999 
960 
364 
567 
29 
529 
431 
$100,000 to $249,999 
387 
195 
186 
6 
220 
167 
$250,000 or more 
186 
63 
122 
1 
82 
104 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,870 
5,928 
4,547 
395 
5,728 
5,142 
$1,000 
62,754 
28,237 
32,285 
2,232 
32,499 
30,255 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
9,202 
6,012 
2,919 
271 
4,382 
4,820 
$1,000 
220,551 
91,788 
124,626 
4,137 
115,693 
104,858 
Feed purchased 
farms 
48,003 
32,347 
14,085 
1,571 
26,600 
21,403 
$1,000 
679,459 
377,911 
287,990 
13,558 
323,684 
355,775 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
33,043 
23,829 
8,210 
1,004 
18,135 
14,908 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,445 
7,388 
4,554 
503 
7,113 
5,332 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,776 
778 
945 
53 
996 
780 
$100,000 to $249,999 
263 
79 
179 
5 
132 
131 
$250,000 or more 
476 
273 
197 
6 
224 
252 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
65,298 
46,138 
16,953 
2,207 
37,929 
27,369 
$1,000 
197,953 
71,352 
115,502 
11,098 
103,764 
94,188 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
59,157 
44,306 
13,001 
1,850 
34,385 
24,772 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,888 
1,629 
2,980 
279 
2,882 
2,006 
$25,000 to $49,999 
667 
111 
518 
38 
388 
279 
$50,000 or more 
586 
92 
454 
40 
274 
312 
Utilities 
farms 
36,426 
24,070 
11,378 
978 
20,165 
16,261 
$1,000 
69,757 
34,914 
32,442 
2,400 
33,630 
36,127 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
23,864 
17,171 
6,141 
552 
13,574 
10,290 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,340 
6,089 
3,928 
323 
5,489 
4,851 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,874 
662 
1,121 
91 
940 
934 
$25,000 to $49,999 
253 
108 
138 
7 
125 
128 
$50,000 or more 
95 
40 
50 
5 
37 
58 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
51,907 
34,997 
15,180 
1,730 
29,621 
22,286 
$1,000 
204,677 
78,456 
116,281 
9,939 
108,669 
96,008 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
45,201 
32,650 
11,145 
1,406 
25,790 
19,411 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,365 
2,119 
2,994 
252 
3,124 
2,241 
$25,000 to $49,999 
743 
130 
578 
35 
420 
323 
$50,000 or more 
598 
98 
463 
37 
287 
311 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
15,071 
8,805 
5,699 
567 
8,445 
6,626 
$1,000 
252,642 
117,772 
121,600 
13,271 
109,723 
142,919 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,621 
6,800 
3,484 
337 
5,993 
4,628 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,662 
1,409 
1,133 
120 
1,542 
1,120 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,373 
477 
819 
77 
735 
638 
$100,000 to $249,999 
299 
76 
199 
24 
130 
169 
$250,000 or more 
116 
43 
64 
9 
45 
71 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,834 
2,892 
1,770 
172 
2,566 
2,268 
$1,000 
53,765 
22,237 
29,892 
1,636 
29,048 
24,717 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,527 
1,051 
432 
44 
776 
751 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,891 
1,218 
619 
54 
1,041 
850 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,033 
511 
467 
55 
551 
482 
$25,000 to $49,999 
209 
70 
124 
15 
110 
99 
$50,000 or more 
174 
42 
128 
4 
88 
86 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
8,730 
5,201 
3,204 
325 
5,153 
3,577 
$1,000 
38,401 
13,872 
21,948 
2,582 
19,606 
18,795 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,388 
2,949 
1,306 
133 
2,620 
1,768 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,878 
1,728 
1,040 
110 
1,739 
1,139 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,176 
446 
670 
60 
656 
520 
$25,000 to $49,999 
182 
54 
114 
14 
93 
89 
$50,000 or more 
106 
24 
74 
8 
45 
61 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
13,327 
61 
11,737 
1,529 
7,929 
5,398 
$1,000 
141,734 
160 
121,528 
20,046 
72,745 
68,989 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,242 
54 
9,032 
1,156 
6,048 
4,194 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,200 
2 
1,064 
134 
764 
436 
$10,000 to $24,999 
891 
5 
778 
108 
565 
326 
$25,000 or more 
994 
- 
863 
131 
552 
442 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
218 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
