Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Cannon 
Carroll 
Carter 
Cheatham 
Chester 
Claiborne 
Clay 
Cocke 
Farms 
number 
717 
732 
493 
415 
391 
945 
424 
625 
Land in farms 
acres 
96,262 
177,931 
40,266 
52,404 
60,889 
121,481 
79,745 
61,059 
Average size of farm 
acres 
134 
243 
82 
126 
156 
129 
188 
98 
Median size of farm 
acres 
76 
84 
45 
64 
98 
68 
106 
63 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
415,744 
595,487 
427,786 
539,162 
300,295 
394,144 
522,628 
358,320 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,097 
2,450 
5,238 
4,270 
1,928 
3,066 
2,779 
3,668 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
39,643 
67,625 
24,537 
29,700 
20,371 
49,717 
28,426 
30,907 
Average per farm 
dollars 
55,290 
92,383 
49,770 
71,566 
52,101 
52,610 
67,043 
49,450 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
29 
16 
40 
24 
8 
33 
10 
28 
1 0 to 49 acres 
234 
213 
215 
137 
119 
310 
90 
221 
50 to 179 acres 
301 
328 
188 
177 
169 
417 
188 
290 
180 to 499 acres 
127 
117 
42 
65 
78 
151 
103 
80 
500 to 999 acres 
20 
26 
8 
8 
12 
25 
26 
4 
1 ,000 acres or more 
6 
32 
- 
4 
5 
9 
7 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
495 
572 
356 
303 
324 
797 
353 
473 
acres 
38,470 
121,429 
12,381 
20,809 
28,059 
34,385 
27,263 
20,420 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
447 
403 
343 
269 
220 
731 
317 
422 
acres 
33,938 
104,241 
10,408 
15,844 
20,968 
26,237 
19,002 
16,497 
Irrigated land 
farms 
17 
12 
15 
25 
7 
7 
6 
18 
acres 
72 
1,986 
24 
226 
474 
17 
24 
802 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
21,102 
62,188 
8,567 
11,386 
10,042 
18,685 
36,263 
27,865 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,431 
84,956 
17,376 
27,437 
25,682 
19,773 
85,527 
44,584 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
10,401 
59,128 
1,616 
8,396 
8,115 
2,256 
4,347 
10,228 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
10,701 
3,060 
6,950 
2,990 
1,926 
16,429 
31,917 
17,637 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
367 
398 
233 
183 
206 
424 
151 
291 
$2,500 to $4,999 
85 
68 
69 
43 
40 
115 
40 
86 
$5,000 to $9,999 
69 
80 
72 
64 
47 
170 
45 
108 
$10,000 to $24,999 
97 
93 
49 
52 
55 
126 
92 
90 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
32 
31 
31 
20 
74 
35 
28 
$50,000 to $99,999 
19 
12 
25 
16 
5 
20 
23 
5 
$100,000 or more 
41 
49 
14 
26 
18 
16 
38 
17 
Government payments 
farms 
101 
368 
66 
76 
191 
295 
103 
104 
$1,000 
381 
2,510 
95 
155 
404 
380 
373 
189 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
197 
313 
99 
136 
139 
309 
143 
231 
$1,000 
2,151 
3,626 
356 
919 
1,435 
936 
608 
1,967 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
22,349 
49,825 
8,241 
10,308 
8,626 
19,922 
30,141 
26,203 
Average per farm 
dollars 
31,170 
68,067 
16,715 
24,838 
22,062 
21,082 
71,087 
41,925 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
717 
732 
493 
415 
391 
945 
424 
625 
$1,000 
1,286 
18,500 
777 
2,152 
3,254 
79 
7,103 
3,817 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,793 
25,273 
1,576 
5,186 
8,322 
83 
16,753 
6,108 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
309 
294 
186 
193 
104 
380 
200 
279 
Other 
number 
408 
438 
307 
222 
287 
565 
224 
346 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
459 
456 
296 
242 
241 
608 
262 
380 
200 days or more 
number 
308 
254 
183 
153 
191 
385 
126 
229 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
347 
279 
325 
223 
166 
682 
283 
399 
number 
16,563 
8,654 
12,809 
7,440 
5,925 
32,146 
22,689 
14,147 
Beef cows 
farms 
302 
248 
231 
199 
154 
605 
262 
346 
number 
7,197 
4,878 
4,524 
4,072 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,925 
Milk cows 
farms 
4 
10 
5 
3 
1 
12 
5 
12 
number 
156 
118 
185 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
759 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
302 
241 
250 
183 
140 
586 
252 
325 
number 
11,007 
3,375 
7,644 
3,249 
2,346 
17,520 
11,827 
6,023 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
14 
14 
5 
13 
5 
22 
20 
12 
number 
164 
115 
63 
110 
69 
471 
174 
188 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
8 
11 
3 
8 
2 
12 
13 
5 
number 
128 
90 
223 
56 
(D) 
46 
198 
83 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
15 
11 
14 
6 
5 
29 
18 
23 
number 
360 
331 
212 
60 
124 
780 
377 
503 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
89 
66 
32 
49 
15 
72 
33 
72 
number 
2,051 
1,445 
483 
1,002 
460 
1,202 
51,550 
1,209 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
5 
- 
5 
14 
7 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
204 
- 
(D) 
7,473,177 
4,072,230 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
44 
95 
14 
21 
28 
68 
34 
14 
acres 
6,970 
42,212 
350 
2,526 
3,239 
796 
1,397 
609 
bushels 
295,688 
3,897,836 
39,540 
205,094 
333,498 
75,890 
92,768 
77,893 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
10 
9 
19 
1 
- 
18 
3 
6 
acres 
480 
287 
342 
(D) 
- 
733 
350 
447 
tons 
3,460 
3,052 
5,297 
(D) 
- 
10,570 
5,500 
7,052 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
11 
19 
1 
8 
7 
1 
4 
2 
acres 
689 
6,975 
(D) 
157 
975 
(D) 
112 
(D) 
bushels 
26,808 
477,642 
(D) 
8,151 
66,836 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
11 
19 
1 
8 
7 
1 
4 
2 
acres 
689 
6,975 
(D) 
157 
975 
(D) 
112 
(D) 
bushels 
26,808 
477,642 
(D) 
8,151 
66,836 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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230 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
