Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Tennessee 
Anderson 
Bedford 
Benton 
Bledsoe 
Blount 
Bradley 
Campbell 
Farms 
number 
68,050 
441 
1,411 
463 
579 
980 
807 
370 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,867,812 
35,845 
232,381 
87,902 
102,255 
100,717 
86,585 
33,487 
Average size of farm 
acres 
160 
81 
165 
190 
177 
103 
107 
91 
Median size of farm 
acres 
68 
48 
77 
100 
92 
46 
48 
62 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
569,416 
475,960 
629,255 
425,503 
619,174 
700,027 
583,543 
338,164 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,565 
5,856 
3,821 
2,241 
3,506 
6,811 
5,439 
3,736 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
4,712,059 
27,198 
87,491 
31,119 
43,293 
58,206 
46,383 
21,637 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,248 
61,673 
62,006 
67,211 
74,772 
59,394 
57,475 
58,477 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
3,230 
35 
53 
11 
21 
73 
42 
15 
1 0 to 49 acres 
23,563 
196 
458 
104 
144 
437 
367 
140 
50 to 1 79 acres 
27,037 
170 
553 
207 
272 
333 
273 
171 
1 80 to 499 acres 
10,464 
34 
240 
110 
111 
111 
91 
39 
500 to 999 acres 
2,268 
5 
72 
22 
15 
17 
26 
5 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1,488 
1 
35 
9 
16 
9 
8 
" 
Total cropland 
farms 
51,019 
308 
1,028 
359 
461 
735 
531 
306 
acres 
5,329,692 
10,163 
88,563 
38,546 
42,551 
42,753 
28,570 
11,486 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
44,908 
293 
951 
254 
409 
691 
494 
282 
acres 
4,546,788 
8,933 
70,961 
25,166 
32,935 
34,544 
24,121 
9,536 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,146 
19 
16 
4 
15 
42 
18 
10 
acres 
146,442 
64 
482 
11 
838 
604 
131 
96 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
3,611,037 
3,573 
107,323 
10,810 
42,724 
16,994 
115,704 
3,345 
Average per farm 
dollars 
53,064 
8,101 
76,062 
23,347 
73,789 
17,341 
143,375 
9,041 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,086,472 
759 
10,533 
7,337 
10,618 
6,214 
6,382 
745 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,524,565 
2,814 
96,790 
3,472 
32,105 
10,780 
109,322 
2,600 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
30,632 
242 
589 
245 
197 
451 
371 
167 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8,016 
74 
147 
41 
55 
124 
78 
61 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,852 
67 
143 
41 
82 
124 
115 
72 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,699 
31 
217 
81 
100 
169 
103 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,624 
15 
132 
29 
56 
57 
29 
21 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,067 
5 
57 
8 
24 
22 
20 
7 
$100,000 or more 
4,160 
7 
126 
18 
65 
33 
91 
4 
Government payments 
farms 
16,173 
32 
266 
181 
61 
109 
70 
34 
$1,000 
67,665 
36 
811 
606 
96 
234 
217 
50 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
21,499 
116 
426 
151 
161 
329 
157 
103 
$1,000 
192,465 
217 
5,011 
1,424 
1,086 
1,577 
1,554 
194 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
3,174,788 
5,323 
101,724 
11,610 
34,465 
20,934 
103,876 
3,977 
Average per farm 
dollars 
46,654 
12,069 
72,093 
25,075 
59,525 
21,362 
128,718 
10,750 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
68,050 
441 
1,411 
463 
579 
980 
807 
370 
$1,000 
696,379 
-1,497 
11,421 
1,230 
9,441 
-2,129 
13,599 
-389 
Average per farm 
dollars 
10,233 
-3,394 
8,094 
2,656 
16,306 
-2,173 
16,851 
-1,051 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
28,454 
150 
664 
201 
235 
447 
329 
155 
Other 
number 
39,596 
291 
747 
262 
344 
533 
478 
215 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
42,979 
307 
857 
238 
380 
532 
451 
230 
200 days or more 
number 
29,017 
209 
599 
166 
293 
352 
324 
173 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
38,826 
261 
810 
195 
384 
566 
527 
261 
number 
1,856,316 
7,189 
52,710 
10,593 
25,901 
26,206 
27,628 
7,918 
Beef cows 
farms 
33,556 
229 
681 
179 
317 
488 
410 
217 
number 
874,630 
(D) 
25,229 
5,253 
12,855 
12,878 
9,659 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
979 
1 
14 
3 
6 
16 
16 
3 
number 
47,978 
(D) 
1,203 
4 
461 
720 
1,531 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
32,852 
203 
699 
175 
330 
488 
410 
205 
number 
960,682 
2,776 
28,467 
3,939 
16,114 
12,194 
13,574 
3,664 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,297 
16 
22 
11 
28 
16 
16 
11 
number 
147,795 
138 
350 
91 
332 
163 
103 
46 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
812 
9 
16 
9 
14 
10 
10 
5 
number 
344,574 
87 
257 
105 
157 
78 
81 
15 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1,476 
12 
33 
4 
14 
22 
21 
3 
number 
43,836 
267 
517 
59 
457 
234 
485 
125 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,487 
79 
140 
38 
56 
117 
85 
31 
number 
1,675,399 
1,944 
(D) 
1,215 
340,153 
2,721 
142,856 
811 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
600 
2 
48 
5 
5 
8 
52 
1 
number 
165,803,445 
(D) 
24,518,557 
140 
425,000 
1,625 
32,719,145 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4,301 
4 
47 
39 
39 
39 
15 
11 
acres 
960,721 
(D) 
7,887 
6,944 
3,274 
1,635 
677 
426 
bushels 
81,645,799 
(D) 
326,884 
513,184 
276,128 
190,656 
34,403 
37,100 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
776 
19 
4 
11 
17 
16 
6 
acres 
48,509 
- 
1,560 
350 
900 
988 
1,518 
147 
tons 
630,517 
- 
18,190 
2,270 
9,583 
13,825 
18,609 
2,454 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,493 
- 
25 
10 
8 
22 
6 
- 
acres 
328,209 
- 
3,920 
680 
710 
1,364 
667 
- 
bushels 
20,315,789 
- 
187,930 
27,790 
27,666 
64,760 
33,053 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,493 
- 
25 
10 
8 
22 
6 
- 
acres 
328,209 
- 
3,920 
680 
710 
1,364 
667 
- 
bushels 
20,315,789 
- 
187,930 
27,790 
27,666 
64,760 
33,053 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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