Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fayette 
Fentress 
Franklin 
Gibson 
Giles 
Grainger 
Greene 
Grundy 
Farms 
number 
745 
861 
830 
1,692 
885 
2,529 
278 
Land in farms 
acres 
229,022 
125,339 
286,178 
270,089 
85,222 
226,003 
33,075 
Average size of farm 
acres 
307 
169 
146 
345 
160 
96 
89 
119 
Median size of farm 
acres 
84 
75 
53 
65 
90 
60 
50 
60 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
965,636 
543,445 
567,242 
1,065,438 
468,997 
366,237 
362,074 
340,792 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,141 
3,207 
3,897 
3,090 
2,938 
3,803 
4,052 
2,864 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
84,425 
37,600 
71,131 
127,130 
105,336 
43,542 
141,975 
13,917 
Average per farm 
dollars 
113,323 
70,150 
82,614 
153,169 
62,255 
49,200 
56,139 
50,060 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
14 
32 
60 
33 
44 
35 
139 
14 
1 0 to 49 acres 
232 
174 
353 
299 
445 
325 
1,121 
103 
50 to 179 acres 
276 
195 
291 
309 
760 
389 
963 
109 
1 80 to 499 acres 
128 
100 
111 
79 
369 
129 
271 
45 
500 to 999 acres 
48 
18 
23 
35 
46 
5 
25 
3 
1 ,000 acres or more 
47 
17 
23 
75 
28 
2 
10 
4 
Total cropland 
farms 
582 
388 
643 
697 
1,154 
659 
2,053 
198 
acres 
147,414 
26,344 
74,761 
250,220 
88,375 
25,816 
90,806 
14,245 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
421 
338 
602 
510 
1,017 
606 
1,928 
179 
acres 
115,228 
19,822 
67,867 
233,713 
72,776 
19,507 
78,350 
11,541 
Irrigated land 
farms 
31 
15 
35 
29 
37 
36 
50 
21 
acres 
5,336 
26 
1,903 
5,035 
2,358 
432 
403 
528 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
75,282 
41,012 
81,420 
145,186 
45,810 
18,910 
85,630 
17,655 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,050 
76,515 
94,565 
174,923 
27,075 
21,368 
33,859 
63,508 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
67,915 
3,645 
35,715 
137,332 
16,855 
10,911 
13,082 
8,543 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
7,367 
37,367 
45,705 
7,854 
28,956 
7,999 
72,548 
9,113 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
442 
222 
326 
354 
717 
387 
1,160 
121 
$2,500 to $4,999 
59 
50 
106 
79 
186 
127 
307 
33 
$5,000 to $9,999 
44 
42 
110 
72 
234 
130 
381 
31 
$10,000 to $24,999 
57 
103 
120 
99 
289 
137 
350 
39 
$25,000 to $49,999 
53 
48 
73 
49 
143 
57 
176 
26 
$50,000 to $99,999 
22 
20 
32 
39 
68 
26 
63 
9 
$100,000 or more 
68 
51 
94 
138 
55 
21 
92 
19 
Government payments 
farms 
328 
93 
206 
517 
327 
198 
597 
27 
$1,000 
2,515 
400 
683 
4,101 
955 
233 
1,135 
61 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
242 
188 
320 
397 
558 
281 
802 
74 
$1,000 
4,637 
819 
2,137 
6,081 
3,295 
1,161 
2,654 
746 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
58,925 
37,944 
67,352 
98,365 
48,982 
17,790 
83,521 
14,845 
Average per farm 
dollars 
79,094 
70,791 
78,225 
118,512 
28,949 
20,102 
33,025 
53,400 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
745 
536 
861 
830 
1,692 
885 
2,529 
278 
$1,000 
23,509 
4,287 
16,888 
57,003 
1,077 
2,514 
5,899 
3,617 
Average per farm 
dollars 
31,555 
7,999 
19,615 
68,678 
637 
2,841 
2,332 
13,010 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
308 
244 
344 
339 
689 
383 
1,187 
96 
Other 
number 
437 
292 
517 
491 
1,003 
502 
1,342 
182 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
514 
335 
524 
472 
1,098 
572 
1,518 
187 
200 days or more 
number 
327 
205 
354 
360 
786 
407 
1,087 
138 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
252 
354 
496 
277 
1,139 
609 
1,703 
142 
number 
16,883 
23,318 
27,279 
11,725 
60,336 
22,294 
70,713 
6,929 
Beef cows 
farms 
232 
270 
431 
242 
992 
557 
1,460 
119 
number 
8,789 
8,421 
12,621 
6,336 
28,777 
12,102 
32,505 
3,620 
Milk cows 
farms 
6 
11 
11 
10 
23 
13 
63 
15 
number 
18 
202 
560 
334 
375 
338 
3,671 
162 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
193 
291 
418 
231 
970 
531 
1,404 
118 
number 
8,262 
20,186 
12,902 
5,927 
32,158 
9,376 
35,442 
2,963 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
11 
19 
19 
27 
3 
38 
18 
number 
(D) 
133 
6,134 
3,279 
143 
3 
465 
137 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
9 
23 
13 
18 
- 
21 
11 
number 
(D) 
242 
(D) 
12,863 
59 
- 
387 
123 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
10 
14 
21 
17 
23 
26 
55 
4 
number 
183 
335 
436 
382 
1,424 
757 
2,153 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
47 
60 
90 
56 
201 
53 
163 
46 
number 
1,028 
1,259 
2,892 
1,263 
74,807 
1,025 
3,249 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
17 
30 
2 
8 
2 
25 
9 
number 
(D) 
7,113,796 
5,781,149 
(D) 
190 
(D) 
14,065,313 
1,849,929 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
70 
20 
101 
215 
59 
33 
83 
14 
acres 
25,051 
934 
19,509 
82,234 
11,816 
517 
2,977 
1,960 
bushels 
2,984,637 
73,105 
1,639,124 
7,121,435 
993,370 
51,505 
373,934 
168,788 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4 
7 
4 
6 
14 
10 
53 
3 
acres 
156 
297 
270 
322 
502 
237 
2,853 
72 
tons 
(D) 
3,720 
2,146 
6,343 
5,355 
2,604 
45,270 
1,080 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
27 
3 
40 
129 
12 
6 
16 
2 
acres 
6,961 
160 
5,431 
45,833 
2,159 
99 
183 
(D) 
bushels 
477,741 
4,924 
322,166 
3,025,791 
139,231 
3,972 
8,761 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
27 
3 
40 
129 
12 
6 
16 
2 
acres 
6,961 
160 
5,431 
45,833 
2,159 
99 
183 
(D) 
bushels 
477,741 
4,924 
322,166 
3,025,791 
139,231 
3,972 
8,761 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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232 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
