Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hamblen 
Hamilton 
Hancock 
Hardeman 
Hardin 
Hawkins 
Haywood 
Henderson 
Farms 
number 
569 
561 
457 
579 
589 
1,437 
413 
844 
Land in farms 
acres 
58,837 
52,307 
64,395 
153,804 
126,166 
133,351 
219,384 
162,261 
Average size of farm 
acres 
103 
93 
141 
266 
214 
93 
531 
192 
Median size of farm 
acres 
50 
45 
84 
108 
99 
59 
99 
100 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
484,122 
527,171 
323,666 
678,563 
542,166 
326,872 
1,916,540 
424,277 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,682 
5,654 
2,297 
2,554 
2,531 
3,522 
3,608 
2,207 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
34,602 
32,340 
20,288 
42,837 
39,225 
65,728 
87,040 
54,517 
Average per farm 
dollars 
60,812 
57,648 
44,394 
73,985 
66,597 
45,740 
210,750 
64,594 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
33 
44 
8 
14 
15 
69 
15 
22 
1 0 to 49 acres 
248 
258 
124 
126 
157 
544 
114 
186 
50 to 1 79 acres 
206 
196 
206 
253 
238 
648 
135 
401 
180 to 499 acres 
71 
45 
99 
121 
109 
157 
67 
180 
500 to 999 acres 
5 
13 
19 
39 
46 
17 
25 
31 
1 ,000 acres or more 
6 
5 
1 
26 
24 
2 
57 
24 
Total cropland 
farms 
433 
378 
359 
448 
458 
1,152 
369 
670 
acres 
27,349 
19,737 
15,608 
78,235 
59,891 
42,284 
197,034 
79,823 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
404 
326 
329 
289 
369 
1,082 
228 
461 
acres 
22,864 
14,549 
10,970 
53,986 
46,028 
34,553 
183,264 
61,127 
Irrigated land 
farms 
10 
26 
2 
27 
22 
33 
36 
13 
acres 
(D) 
126 
(D) 
1,051 
1,931 
197 
14,184 
84 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
29,048 
12,444 
5,481 
30,254 
22,119 
18,109 
125,596 
35,305 
Average per farm 
dollars 
51,052 
22,182 
11,994 
52,252 
37,553 
12,602 
304,107 
41,830 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
11,111 
2,106 
564 
26,376 
18,081 
6,597 
123,842 
26,094 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
17,937 
10,338 
4,917 
3,878 
4,038 
11,512 
1,754 
9,211 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
239 
295 
197 
362 
269 
699 
199 
436 
$2,500 to $4,999 
95 
87 
61 
42 
84 
240 
12 
76 
$5,000 to $9,999 
71 
69 
68 
46 
52 
198 
34 
67 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99 
63 
83 
53 
74 
202 
28 
129 
$25,000 to $49,999 
30 
25 
30 
28 
55 
64 
26 
55 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14 
6 
11 
13 
18 
18 
19 
31 
$100,000 or more 
21 
16 
7 
35 
37 
16 
95 
50 
Government payments 
farms 
77 
32 
129 
292 
230 
385 
289 
425 
$1,000 
313 
114 
162 
1,411 
849 
451 
3,018 
1,264 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
143 
96 
112 
164 
171 
403 
209 
359 
$1,000 
460 
947 
323 
2,393 
1,848 
1,839 
4,663 
2,226 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
26,685 
15,666 
6,123 
23,901 
18,435 
20,700 
92,481 
28,635 
Average per farm 
dollars 
46,898 
27,925 
13,398 
41,280 
31,299 
14,405 
223,924 
33,928 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
569 
561 
457 
579 
589 
1,437 
413 
844 
$1,000 
3,137 
-2,161 
-157 
10,156 
6,381 
-301 
40,796 
10,159 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,512 
-3,852 
-342 
17,541 
10,833 
-209 
98,780 
12,037 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
277 
220 
183 
183 
220 
652 
185 
270 
Other 
number 
292 
341 
274 
396 
369 
785 
228 
574 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
352 
318 
303 
391 
411 
815 
246 
523 
200 days or more 
number 
233 
184 
206 
288 
283 
575 
190 
329 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
414 
299 
312 
203 
298 
932 
72 
379 
number 
16,804 
12,207 
14,330 
8,534 
11,793 
31,266 
3,931 
17,837 
Beef cows 
farms 
360 
253 
282 
182 
259 
829 
61 
324 
number 
8,119 
(D) 
7,870 
(□) 
6,815 
(D) 
1,534 
9,332 
Milk cows 
farms 
14 
2 
6 
2 
5 
13 
- 
10 
number 
735 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
- 
59 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
351 
242 
266 
176 
242 
785 
64 
337 
number 
7,680 
5,876 
6,734 
5,252 
5,320 
11,486 
2,341 
10,367 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
11 
15 
9 
4 
9 
24 
4 
12 
number 
177 
243 
37 
155 
53 
118 
36 
303 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
7 
8 
3 
2 
5 
15 
4 
6 
number 
570 
183 
26 
(D) 
15 
139 
48 
851 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
12 
12 
14 
9 
4 
43 
2 
16 
number 
405 
129 
1,014 
162 
93 
856 
(D) 
864 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
49 
64 
41 
44 
39 
116 
28 
89 
number 
1,625 
(D) 
802 
1,838 
569 
2,604 
363 
1,583 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
9 
5 
- 
4 
3 
10 
2 
6 
number 
3,895,135 
1,610,018 
- 
544 
213 
(D) 
(D) 
1,272 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
14 
5 
14 
42 
58 
47 
91 
75 
acres 
1,510 
488 
84 
8,405 
8,771 
856 
41,607 
13,118 
bushels 
169,275 
37,915 
9,526 
821,307 
810,227 
103,173 
4,797,933 
1,295,313 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
14 
1 
1 
4 
1 
6 
- 
9 
acres 
612 
(D) 
(D) 
195 
(D) 
139 
- 
277 
tons 
9,171 
(D) 
(D) 
2,813 
(D) 
1,819 
- 
3,768 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5 
3 
21 
24 
4 
57 
13 
acres 
377 
95 
- 
4,545 
2,714 
32 
21,779 
3,194 
bushels 
12,240 
5,825 
- 
309,868 
141,163 
1,372 
1,392,781 
187,074 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
5 
3 
- 
21 
24 
4 
57 
13 
acres 
377 
95 
- 
4,545 
2,714 
32 
21,779 
3,194 
bushels 
12,240 
5,825 
- 
309,868 
141,163 
1,372 
1,392,781 
187,074 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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