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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
26,822 
15,273 
10,492 
1,057 
15,340 
1 1 ,482 
acres treated 
3,488,191 
714,252 
2,529,262 
244,677 
1,882,394 
1,605,797 
Manure used 
farms 
5,589 
3,237 
2,177 
175 
2,560 
3,029 
acres treated 
196,050 
70,558 
114,289 
1 1 ,203 
102,271 
93,779 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,918 
3,047 
2,487 
384 
3,184 
2,734 
acres 
1,336,922 
112,508 
1,079,985 
144,429 
649,208 
687,714 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
18,310 
10,054 
7,425 
831 
10,029 
8,281 
acres 
2,893,835 
473,606 
2,199,333 
220,896 
1,525,627 
1,368,208 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,006 
548 
389 
69 
584 
422 
acres 
135,351 
14,310 
106,142 
14,899 
73,793 
61,558 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,770 
862 
769 
139 
935 
835 
acres 
421,438 
20,848 
326,379 
74,211 
198,396 
223,042 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,548 
636 
783 
129 
889 
659 
acres on which used 
356,975 
18,951 
287,376 
50,648 
169,659 
187,316 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,895 
1,190 
659 
46 
958 
937 
acres 
87,001 
32,286 
51,377 
3,338 
43,493 
43,508 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
5,368 
3,594 
1,548 
226 
2,750 
2,618 
acres 
542,958 
134,374 
330,463 
78,121 
277,389 
265,569 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,077 
813 
243 
21 
577 
500 
acres 
77,156 
47,774 
26,732 
2,650 
37,905 
39,251 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
6,059 
2,593 
3,104 
362 
3,825 
2,234 
acres 
2,107,159 
193,911 
1,754,729 
158,519 
1,127,159 
980,000 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
2,136 
855 
1,151 
130 
1,286 
850 
acres 
376,757 
42,364 
301,079 
33,314 
196,473 
180,284 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
5,447 
2,776 
2,361 
310 
3,253 
2,194 
acres 
396,725 
59,967 
282,004 
54,754 
210,007 
186,718 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
3,385 
1,780 
1,484 
121 
1,804 
1,581 
acres 
183,638 
35,079 
140,231 
8,328 
95,783 
87,855 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
997 
741 
218 
38 
472 
525 
Solar panels 
farms 
606 
449 
131 
26 
261 
345 
Wind turbines 
farms 
80 
66 
14 
- 
43 
37 
Methane digesters 
farms 
53 
50 
3 
- 
31 
22 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
213 
170 
42 
1 
104 
109 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
101 
82 
18 
1 
58 
43 
Biodiesel 
farms 
162 
115 
39 
8 
87 
75 
Ethanol 
farms 
135 
92 
36 
7 
87 
48 
Other 
farms 
17 
14 
3 
- 
8 
9 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
11 
7 
4 
- 
3 
8 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
48,734 
48,734 
_ 
_ 
28,245 
20,489 
Part owners 
farms 
17,045 
- 
17,045 
- 
9,952 
7,093 
Tenants 
farms 
2,271 
- 
- 
2,271 
1,491 
780 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
65,873 
48,734 
17,045 
94 
38,259 
27,614 
acres 
7,588,744 
5,115,750 
2,463,063 
9,931 
4,367,415 
3,221,329 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
65,779 
48,734 
17,045 
- 
38,197 
27,582 
acres 
7,052,031 
4,667,905 
2,384,126 
- 
4,031,845 
3,020,186 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
19,405 
89 
17,045 
2,271 
1 1 ,498 
7,907 
acres 
3,827,807 
3,603 
3,341,433 
482,771 
2,158,855 
1,668,952 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
19,316 
- 
17,045 
2,271 
1 1 ,443 
7,873 
acres 
3,815,781 
- 
3,335,788 
479,993 
2,151,552 
1,664,229 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
6,630 
5,517 
988 
125 
4,102 
2,528 
acres 
548,739 
451,448 
84,582 
12,709 
342,873 
205,866 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
101,603 
72,638 
25,741 
3,224 
39,688 
61,915 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
39,688 
28,245 
9,952 
1,491 
39,688 
- 
2 operators 
24,219 
17,758 
5,822 
639 
- 
24,219 
3 operators 
3,421 
2,253 
1,056 
112 
- 
3,421 
4 operators 
549 
353 
170 
26 
- 
549 
5 or more operators 
173 
125 
45 
3 
- 
173 
Total women operators 
number 
29,189 
22,752 
5,738 
699 
4,064 
25,125 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
26,176 
20,357 
5,202 
617 
4,064 
22,112 
2 operators 
1,249 
974 
240 
35 
- 
1,249 
3 operators 
123 
107 
12 
4 
- 
123 
4 operators 
22 
21 
1 
- 
- 
22 
5 or more operators 
11 
8 
3 
- 
11 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
222 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
