Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
5 
3 
2 
- 
1 
4 
acres 
68 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,284 
881 
340 
63 
661 
623 
acres 
29,325 
3,780 
25,241 
305 
14,142 
15,184 
Irrigated 
farms 
397 
264 
113 
20 
167 
230 
acres 
7,520 
948 
6,476 
97 
2,369 
5,151 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
916 
704 
174 
38 
461 
455 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
291 
158 
109 
24 
155 
136 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
45 
15 
29 
1 
28 
17 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
15 
3 
12 
- 
6 
9 
250.0 acres or more 
17 
1 
16 
- 
11 
6 
Beans, snap 
farms 
554 
420 
110 
24 
251 
303 
acres 
11,005 
625 
10,372 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
5 
2 
3 
- 
3 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
437 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
29 
17 
9 
3 
16 
13 
acres 
(D) 
26 
(D) 
2 
33 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Potatoes 
farms 
450 
326 
104 
20 
206 
244 
acres 
359 
204 
144 
12 
177 
182 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
438 
321 
97 
20 
200 
238 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
12 
5 
7 
- 
6 
6 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
650 
433 
190 
27 
335 
315 
acres 
2,326 
654 
1,614 
57 
948 
1,378 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
59 
30 
28 
1 
25 
34 
acres 
161 
(D) 
88 
(D) 
46 
115 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
709 
521 
156 
32 
321 
388 
acres 
3,876 
582 
3,242 
52 
1,702 
2,174 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
719 
651 
62 
6 
334 
385 
acres 
3,036 
2,344 
675 
17 
1,469 
1,567 
Irrigated 
farms 
130 
112 
17 
1 
53 
77 
acres 
572 
433 
(D) 
(D) 
170 
402 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
544 
500 
40 
4 
246 
298 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
159 
139 
18 
2 
77 
82 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
12 
11 
1 
- 
10 
2 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
4 
1 
3 
- 
1 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
“ 
- 
" 
" 
Apples 
farms 
399 
360 
35 
4 
180 
219 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,017 
776 
228 
13 
486 
531 
Grapes 
farms 
343 
317 
24 
2 
135 
208 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
905 
830 
(D) 
(D) 
476 
430 
Peaches, all 
farms 
269 
236 
32 
1 
123 
146 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
672 
(D) 
359 
(D) 
296 
376 
Almonds 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
6 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Pecans 
farms 
117 
114 
3 
- 
48 
69 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
184 
182 
2 
- 
93 
91 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
9 
9 
- 
- 
4 
5 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
18 
18 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
648 
527 
100 
21 
282 
366 
acres 
990 
758 
223 
9 
419 
571 
1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
228 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
