Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Henry 
Hickman 
Houston 
Humphreys 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Johnson 
Knox 
Farms 
number 
826 
639 
598 
499 
981 
476 
912 
Land in farms 
acres 
204,557 
120,875 
123,488 
73,726 
95,578 
47,384 
65,347 
Average size of farm 
acres 
248 
189 
149 
207 
148 
97 
100 
72 
Median size of farm 
acres 
86 
98 
75 
100 
89 
55 
57 
40 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
688,305 
452,828 
337,740 
587,381 
427,545 
526,143 
474,283 
549,549 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,779 
2,394 
2,269 
2,844 
2,894 
5,400 
4,764 
7,670 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
81,331 
36,117 
19,344 
39,630 
23,278 
54,222 
26,634 
45,055 
Average per farm 
dollars 
98,464 
56,522 
57,231 
66,271 
46,649 
55,272 
55,954 
49,402 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
21 
15 
13 
18 
16 
46 
25 
79 
1 0 to 49 acres 
230 
160 
88 
163 
146 
404 
189 
430 
50 to 179 acres 
343 
262 
160 
219 
230 
402 
191 
320 
180 to 499 acres 
143 
150 
54 
126 
79 
115 
62 
74 
500 to 999 acres 
53 
40 
22 
56 
25 
9 
7 
7 
1 ,000 acres or more 
36 
12 
1 
16 
3 
5 
2 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
643 
471 
249 
441 
363 
797 
420 
648 
acres 
131,596 
39,329 
11,828 
40,760 
19,476 
37,711 
16,138 
24,489 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
505 
416 
218 
408 
320 
757 
407 
599 
acres 
112,965 
32,961 
10,032 
34,231 
13,325 
33,256 
12,682 
19,925 
Irrigated land 
farms 
42 
30 
2 
18 
9 
26 
17 
42 
acres 
4,437 
365 
(D) 
344 
13 
479 
38 
230 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
91,561 
12,929 
8,964 
15,259 
4,954 
30,723 
9,066 
14,624 
Average per farm 
dollars 
110,848 
20,233 
26,522 
25,516 
9,928 
31,318 
19,046 
16,035 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
56,847 
6,514 
441 
8,600 
2,353 
4,688 
2,178 
8,672 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
34,714 
6,415 
8,524 
6,659 
2,601 
26,035 
6,888 
5,951 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
379 
266 
159 
272 
260 
416 
206 
473 
$2,500 to $4,999 
69 
85 
36 
58 
73 
155 
66 
136 
$5,000 to $9,999 
78 
83 
54 
95 
80 
148 
63 
143 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99 
112 
39 
91 
47 
150 
77 
88 
$25,000 to $49,999 
55 
57 
21 
37 
25 
55 
36 
36 
$50,000 to $99,999 
24 
19 
4 
20 
9 
25 
11 
27 
$100,000 or more 
122 
17 
25 
25 
5 
32 
17 
9 
Government payments 
farms 
403 
130 
42 
73 
119 
160 
101 
91 
$1,000 
2,181 
291 
94 
343 
452 
441 
226 
241 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
332 
213 
106 
223 
123 
212 
150 
213 
$1,000 
7,029 
1,249 
377 
2,014 
826 
888 
434 
1,410 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
73,887 
14,263 
8,456 
15,110 
6,340 
27,933 
9,053 
17,964 
Average per farm 
dollars 
89,451 
22,321 
25,017 
25,268 
12,705 
28,474 
19,019 
19,697 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
826 
639 
338 
598 
499 
981 
476 
912 
$1,000 
26,884 
206 
980 
2,505 
-108 
4,118 
673 
-1,689 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,547 
323 
2,900 
4,189 
-215 
4,198 
1,414 
-1,852 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
341 
254 
162 
220 
193 
429 
176 
415 
Other 
number 
485 
385 
176 
378 
306 
552 
300 
497 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
516 
421 
198 
408 
346 
614 
297 
566 
200 days or more 
number 
350 
271 
118 
280 
213 
413 
199 
372 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
374 
372 
203 
342 
269 
667 
274 
491 
number 
19,844 
19,309 
12,627 
16,166 
7,882 
32,310 
10,842 
15,312 
Beef cows 
farms 
320 
344 
158 
295 
231 
602 
222 
453 
number 
8,555 
10,438 
3,212 
7,808 
4,734 
14,045 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
17 
6 
5 
3 
8 
25 
3 
5 
number 
1,841 
17 
5 
132 
47 
1,177 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
332 
311 
176 
304 
221 
563 
234 
415 
number 
11,737 
8,177 
9,630 
7,661 
3,518 
15,596 
7,952 
7,309 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
17 
19 
16 
6 
8 
15 
7 
11 
number 
63,170 
359 
131 
83 
20 
485 
11 
48 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
14 
13 
10 
4 
3 
8 
4 
5 
number 
122,453 
(D) 
114 
57 
10 
855 
6 
34 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
10 
13 
3 
6 
13 
23 
13 
16 
number 
82 
501 
(D) 
59 
276 
556 
123 
280 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
61 
91 
35 
51 
45 
93 
44 
104 
number 
(D) 
2,277 
891 
1,615 
688 
2,268 
1,356 
1,723 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
3 
- 
4 
- 
5 
3 
3 
number 
(D) 
62 
- 
46 
- 
2,600,000 
52 
85 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
159 
35 
8 
37 
13 
27 
24 
12 
acres 
46,784 
5,072 
177 
6,281 
489 
1,417 
651 
287 
bushels 
3,022,751 
277,878 
13,280 
543,777 
20,883 
136,587 
87,715 
21,815 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
25 
3 
- 
5 
3 
16 
12 
2 
acres 
1,291 
14 
- 
222 
72 
1,390 
336 
(D) 
tons 
17,358 
200 
- 
2,185 
290 
15,576 
6,395 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
62 
10 
- 
1 
- 
8 
- 
1 
acres 
14,356 
1,005 
- 
(D) 
- 
697 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
1,005,996 
59,898 
- 
(D) 
- 
43,775 
- 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
62 
10 
- 
1 
- 
8 
- 
1 
acres 
14,356 
1,005 
- 
(D) 
- 
697 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
1,005,996 
59,898 
- 
(D) 
- 
43,775 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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234 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
