Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Macon 
Madison 
Marion 
Marshall 
Maury 
Meigs 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Farms 
number 
879 
592 
280 
1,025 
1,513 
317 
872 
783 
Land in farms 
acres 
121,860 
165,946 
50,768 
162,073 
242,464 
52,881 
110,628 
147,371 
Average size of farm 
acres 
139 
280 
181 
158 
160 
167 
127 
188 
Median size of farm 
acres 
80 
100 
83 
79 
71 
95 
62 
70 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
474,719 
706,385 
533,474 
477,125 
584,794 
587,246 
571,742 
811,156 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,424 
2,520 
2,942 
3,017 
3,649 
3,520 
4,507 
4,310 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
49,749 
59,853 
24,831 
55,546 
89,561 
18,312 
54,211 
62,604 
Average per farm 
dollars 
56,598 
101,103 
88,683 
54,191 
59,195 
57,765 
62,169 
79,954 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
32 
20 
11 
35 
72 
11 
33 
38 
1 0 to 49 acres 
265 
165 
82 
318 
524 
80 
333 
264 
50 to 179 acres 
412 
244 
102 
391 
570 
137 
364 
270 
1 80 to 499 acres 
142 
104 
61 
226 
252 
72 
107 
150 
500 to 999 acres 
16 
24 
16 
37 
58 
15 
19 
37 
1 ,000 acres or more 
12 
35 
8 
18 
37 
2 
16 
24 
Total cropland 
farms 
690 
483 
200 
728 
1,039 
252 
668 
570 
acres 
47,627 
117,891 
22,028 
62,486 
90,148 
20,041 
48,108 
77,103 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
634 
315 
187 
669 
942 
232 
604 
508 
acres 
38,009 
101,366 
18,932 
50,610 
75,406 
14,009 
40,753 
67,256 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15 
24 
9 
15 
27 
10 
20 
36 
acres 
153 
7,891 
60 
44 
469 
88 
112 
713 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
44,703 
66,039 
13,137 
38,708 
43,320 
6,862 
33,109 
47,254 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,856 
111,552 
46,919 
37,764 
28,632 
21,648 
37,969 
60,350 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
26,718 
62,369 
6,083 
4,646 
15,914 
1,321 
7,413 
36,376 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
17,985 
3,670 
7,055 
34,062 
27,406 
5,541 
25,696 
10,878 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
345 
327 
127 
399 
689 
148 
426 
323 
$2,500 to $4,999 
132 
37 
21 
116 
154 
30 
123 
82 
$5,000 to $9,999 
112 
45 
38 
177 
230 
41 
94 
104 
$10,000 to $24,999 
142 
74 
40 
128 
239 
44 
117 
102 
$25,000 to $49,999 
47 
28 
21 
104 
90 
33 
37 
66 
$50,000 to $99,999 
36 
16 
10 
31 
51 
9 
19 
36 
$100,000 or more 
65 
65 
23 
70 
60 
12 
56 
70 
Government payments 
farms 
304 
366 
33 
212 
244 
62 
121 
247 
$1,000 
869 
2,288 
183 
534 
886 
153 
282 
1,031 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
362 
237 
69 
330 
414 
98 
261 
300 
$1,000 
5,665 
3,463 
549 
2,353 
3,565 
646 
1,357 
3,488 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
40,872 
51,064 
1 1 ,354 
39,943 
44,158 
7,940 
35,865 
36,716 
Average per farm 
dollars 
46,498 
86,256 
40,551 
38,969 
29,186 
25,048 
41,129 
46,891 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
879 
592 
280 
1,025 
1,513 
317 
872 
783 
$1,000 
10,365 
20,726 
2,515 
1,651 
3,613 
-278 
-1,118 
15,057 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,792 
35,009 
8,981 
1,611 
2,388 
-878 
-1,282 
19,230 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
380 
277 
116 
517 
605 
124 
420 
269 
Other 
number 
499 
315 
164 
508 
908 
193 
452 
514 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
603 
334 
182 
594 
931 
214 
509 
544 
200 days or more 
number 
407 
197 
130 
397 
629 
158 
325 
373 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
563 
162 
168 
651 
918 
201 
581 
377 
number 
22,595 
5,768 
8,187 
37,063 
52,108 
10,957 
38,436 
20,646 
Beef cows 
farms 
519 
136 
163 
521 
791 
185 
449 
341 
number 
12,918 
(D) 
4,504 
14,451 
25,036 
5,825 
11,135 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
5 
3 
5 
38 
13 
8 
25 
3 
number 
8 
(D) 
101 
2,997 
1,627 
589 
2,399 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
496 
124 
140 
574 
783 
166 
441 
335 
number 
11,442 
4,185 
3,431 
17,052 
25,245 
5,315 
25,001 
12,062 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
21 
7 
11 
22 
24 
2 
13 
24 
number 
3,072 
140 
161 
550 
222 
(D) 
64 
316 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
11 
5 
10 
18 
10 
2 
7 
13 
number 
3,701 
425 
524 
1,178 
105 
(D) 
32 
391 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
24 
7 
7 
36 
32 
4 
12 
25 
number 
377 
26 
578 
1,863 
1,013 
87 
273 
490 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
72 
28 
39 
107 
135 
28 
86 
73 
number 
(D) 
743 
1,350 
2,576 
2,966 
811 
1,730 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
11 
2 
6 
11 
11 
4 
1 
1 
number 
2,690,263 
(D) 
1,672,420 
4,064,602 
1,981 
690 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
46 
101 
16 
26 
52 
13 
21 
81 
acres 
4,292 
36,775 
2,604 
4,429 
8,003 
1,034 
1,614 
19,569 
bushels 
220,735 
3,792,387 
265,500 
112,146 
309,007 
54,764 
125,614 
1,311,600 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
14 
4 
- 
19 
21 
9 
24 
7 
acres 
175 
175 
- 
2,423 
1,953 
558 
2,758 
100 
tons 
1,778 
2,107 
- 
18,428 
19,587 
7,645 
33,345 
980 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
9 
45 
6 
14 
25 
3 
18 
26 
acres 
660 
10,525 
1,095 
1,811 
3,380 
171 
1,516 
10,409 
bushels 
29,348 
713,330 
58,759 
84,087 
130,015 
10,486 
74,636 
661,380 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
9 
45 
6 
14 
25 
3 
18 
26 
acres 
660 
10,525 
1,095 
1,811 
3,380 
171 
1,516 
10,409 
bushels 
29,348 
713,330 
58,759 
84,087 
130,015 
10,486 
74,636 
661,380 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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236 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
