Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Coffee 
Crockett 
Cumberland 
Davidson 
Decatur 
DeKalb 
Dickson 
Dyer 
Farms 
number 
895 
369 
764 
360 
405 
637 
1,143 
449 
Land in farms 
acres 
144,840 
130,550 
129,110 
34,823 
77,269 
89,551 
148,512 
211,702 
Average size of farm 
acres 
162 
354 
169 
97 
191 
141 
130 
471 
Median size of farm 
acres 
54 
85 
71 
50 
117 
71 
74 
97 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
572,818 
1,003,243 
643,314 
601,725 
410,128 
451,124 
432,552 
1,182,489 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,540 
2,836 
3,807 
6,221 
2,150 
3,209 
3,329 
2,508 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
71,825 
55,431 
53,516 
21,133 
24,496 
41,201 
60,433 
84,836 
Average per farm 
dollars 
80,252 
150,220 
70,047 
58,703 
60,483 
64,680 
52,965 
188,945 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
57 
18 
40 
27 
7 
38 
39 
22 
1 0 to 49 acres 
367 
114 
261 
150 
83 
199 
381 
133 
50 to 1 79 acres 
308 
118 
282 
126 
170 
260 
469 
133 
180 to 499 acres 
92 
54 
124 
49 
116 
109 
210 
60 
500 to 999 acres 
38 
27 
37 
8 
23 
19 
34 
37 
1 ,000 acres or more 
33 
38 
20 
- 
6 
12 
10 
64 
Total cropland 
farms 
667 
308 
554 
225 
316 
456 
833 
392 
acres 
78,978 
112,118 
49,479 
1 1 ,282 
25,021 
33,510 
46,140 
188,343 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
614 
233 
495 
182 
262 
405 
753 
315 
acres 
74,092 
100,513 
35,813 
8,065 
16,926 
27,639 
34,723 
180,767 
Irrigated land 
farms 
20 
13 
25 
22 
8 
24 
32 
35 
acres 
2,599 
4,196 
126 
412 
48 
957 
240 
16,534 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
60,756 
62,083 
34,139 
(D) 
8,115 
62,711 
13,955 
108,392 
Average per farm 
dollars 
67,884 
168,247 
44,685 
(D) 
20,037 
98,448 
12,209 
241,407 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
39,312 
59,262 
12,948 
(□) 
4,515 
57,338 
5,576 
102,853 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
21,444 
2,821 
21,191 
(D) 
3,600 
5,373 
8,379 
5,539 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
379 
145 
338 
208 
188 
279 
575 
152 
$2,500 to $4,999 
102 
21 
108 
48 
36 
86 
137 
35 
$5,000 to $9,999 
123 
25 
91 
46 
59 
72 
161 
31 
$10,000 to $24,999 
116 
48 
111 
37 
74 
96 
164 
55 
$25,000 to $49,999 
64 
27 
53 
13 
29 
51 
63 
27 
$50,000 to $99,999 
21 
22 
25 
4 
9 
20 
24 
28 
$100,000 or more 
90 
81 
38 
4 
10 
33 
19 
121 
Government payments 
farms 
200 
255 
78 
15 
139 
114 
133 
284 
$1,000 
1,075 
2,946 
264 
55 
301 
154 
153 
2,426 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
365 
180 
207 
111 
131 
160 
309 
152 
$1,000 
3,034 
2,817 
1,287 
861 
881 
753 
1,570 
3,404 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
47,887 
53,723 
33,718 
10,901 
8,381 
52,187 
18,189 
78,230 
Average per farm 
dollars 
53,505 
145,591 
44,133 
30,279 
20,693 
81,926 
15,913 
174,231 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
895 
369 
764 
360 
405 
637 
1,143 
449 
$1,000 
16,978 
14,123 
1,972 
1,154 
917 
11,432 
-2,511 
35,992 
Average per farm 
dollars 
18,970 
38,273 
2,581 
3,206 
2,263 
17,947 
-2,197 
80,159 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
322 
167 
281 
147 
165 
247 
386 
227 
Other 
number 
573 
202 
483 
213 
240 
390 
757 
222 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
618 
221 
484 
236 
266 
435 
826 
241 
200 days or more 
number 
463 
153 
335 
135 
171 
307 
589 
164 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
481 
122 
452 
159 
205 
384 
612 
139 
number 
31,389 
7,745 
22,251 
3,652 
10,227 
14,267 
23,791 
8,743 
Beef cows 
farms 
392 
106 
362 
141 
178 
336 
536 
125 
number 
12,084 
(D) 
9,292 
(D) 
5,300 
8,229 
(D) 
4,058 
Milk cows 
farms 
14 
1 
15 
2 
5 
3 
6 
- 
number 
856 
(D) 
1,222 
(D) 
13 
12 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
418 
101 
396 
126 
185 
319 
524 
122 
number 
18,933 
3,780 
10,894 
1,277 
4,176 
6,995 
10,082 
5,186 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
14 
- 
29 
9 
7 
14 
21 
8 
number 
151 
- 
792 
36 
107 
658 
298 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
10 
- 
21 
2 
7 
8 
14 
6 
number 
113 
- 
776 
(D) 
92 
838 
583 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
14 
5 
16 
8 
16 
25 
19 
12 
number 
161 
154 
643 
165 
593 
527 
185 
593 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
86 
6 
92 
46 
36 
67 
139 
25 
number 
3,494 
109 
16,496 
945 
635 
1,162 
3,386 
356 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
6 
- 
5 
4 
- 
4 
7 
- 
number 
902,220 
- 
230 
343 
- 
59 
497 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
107 
104 
34 
1 
13 
23 
24 
124 
acres 
22,548 
29,130 
3,584 
(D) 
1,671 
4,148 
959 
38,480 
bushels 
1,618,291 
2,625,699 
295,451 
(D) 
134,560 
168,466 
73,450 
4,503,757 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
15 
- 
7 
- 
1 
2 
3 
acres 
958 
- 
978 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
82 
tons 
12,992 
- 
17,160 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
744 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
30 
43 
3 
- 
2 
3 
8 
73 
acres 
3,171 
10,356 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
378 
14,786 
bushels 
165,694 
682,763 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
20,411 
1,027,910 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
30 
43 
3 
- 
2 
3 
8 
73 
acres 
3,171 
10,356 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
378 
14,786 
bushels 
165,694 
682,763 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
20,411 
1,027,910 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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