Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Moore 
Morgan 
Obion 
Overton 
Perry 
Pickett 
Polk 
Putnam 
Farms 
number 
358 
413 
568 
922 
316 
255 
898 
Land in farms 
acres 
58,699 
55,475 
252,815 
123,077 
41,791 
35,560 
95,679 
Average size of farm 
acres 
164 
134 
445 
133 
194 
132 
139 
107 
Median size of farm 
acres 
91 
86 
103 
69 
119 
85 
58 
52 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
578,542 
460,262 
1,418,014 
433,815 
384,014 
384,128 
623,392 
461,269 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,528 
3,427 
3,186 
3,250 
1,981 
2,905 
4,470 
4,329 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
24,985 
23,794 
108,939 
45,775 
10,200 
16,759 
18,688 
45,976 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,790 
57,614 
191,794 
49,648 
41,464 
53,035 
73,285 
51,199 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
16 
9 
14 
43 
5 
16 
12 
59 
1 0 to 49 acres 
99 
127 
171 
322 
43 
92 
104 
355 
50 to 1 79 acres 
141 
178 
191 
375 
107 
145 
94 
352 
180 to 499 acres 
74 
81 
98 
144 
76 
52 
28 
104 
500 to 999 acres 
25 
16 
34 
26 
10 
7 
10 
20 
1 ,000 acres or more 
3 
2 
60 
12 
5 
4 
7 
8 
Total cropland 
farms 
237 
322 
471 
680 
196 
246 
182 
642 
acres 
14,802 
19,463 
211,753 
36,114 
13,814 
14,518 
16,258 
31,445 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
227 
297 
349 
617 
162 
227 
161 
584 
acres 
12,904 
14,589 
198,233 
29,881 
9,097 
11,877 
13,530 
22,802 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3 
6 
31 
15 
3 
4 
17 
18 
acres 
11 
9 
6,054 
67 
9 
4 
90 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
22,570 
15,102 
140,958 
16,400 
2,448 
11,958 
38,043 
11,535 
Average per farm 
dollars 
63,045 
36,566 
248,165 
17,788 
9,952 
37,841 
149,186 
12,846 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,178 
102,203 
3,172 
829 
1,096 
3,423 
2,675 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(D) 
13,923 
38,755 
13,228 
1,619 
10,861 
34,619 
8,860 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
126 
196 
219 
398 
121 
124 
86 
451 
$2,500 to $4,999 
44 
52 
37 
111 
22 
34 
51 
106 
$5,000 to $9,999 
52 
62 
34 
127 
39 
42 
27 
117 
$10,000 to $24,999 
47 
55 
61 
151 
46 
57 
30 
134 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
21 
44 
68 
10 
40 
11 
53 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14 
11 
42 
40 
4 
7 
9 
16 
$100,000 or more 
35 
16 
131 
27 
4 
12 
41 
21 
Government payments 
farms 
48 
26 
373 
164 
77 
74 
30 
122 
$1,000 
128 
70 
3,270 
345 
155 
144 
180 
236 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
127 
112 
239 
180 
78 
68 
66 
224 
$1,000 
717 
332 
5,563 
1,743 
400 
296 
1,275 
1,118 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
18,583 
14,286 
108,009 
18,068 
3,655 
11,684 
32,673 
16,651 
Average per farm 
dollars 
51,907 
34,591 
190,157 
19,596 
14,857 
36,975 
128,130 
18,542 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
358 
413 
568 
922 
246 
316 
255 
898 
$1,000 
4,832 
1,217 
41,782 
420 
-652 
713 
6,824 
-3,761 
Average per farm 
dollars 
13,497 
2,947 
73,559 
456 
-2,649 
2,257 
26,762 
-4,188 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
162 
202 
324 
303 
99 
96 
148 
304 
Other 
number 
196 
211 
244 
619 
147 
220 
107 
594 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
198 
266 
311 
622 
162 
230 
127 
629 
200 days or more 
number 
143 
168 
170 
445 
117 
166 
71 
396 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
265 
261 
208 
645 
121 
220 
146 
539 
number 
23,930 
9,349 
14,735 
32,238 
5,024 
12,940 
8,300 
21,161 
Beef cows 
farms 
220 
232 
176 
567 
104 
182 
122 
437 
number 
7,128 
4,250 
7,261 
17,300 
2,763 
6,350 
2,353 
10,560 
Milk cows 
farms 
13 
12 
3 
23 
5 
5 
12 
9 
number 
230 
133 
36 
809 
7 
16 
1,990 
460 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
241 
222 
184 
538 
97 
186 
119 
418 
number 
16,896 
3,871 
9,159 
13,255 
2,200 
5,109 
3,353 
9,622 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
14 
4 
17 
10 
2 
10 
18 
number 
(D) 
84 
(D) 
67 
106 
(D) 
176 
254 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1 
9 
4 
11 
8 
8 
12 
number 
(D) 
75 
(D) 
51 
116 
- 
160 
274 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
4 
8 
8 
17 
13 
2 
4 
31 
number 
1,098 
394 
192 
560 
502 
(D) 
(D) 
497 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
30 
65 
15 
71 
37 
24 
34 
96 
number 
563 
(D) 
(D) 
3,509 
861 
468 
(D) 
1,952 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
12 
16 
13 
7 
3 
6 
25 
- 
number 
2,057,538 
3,548,112 
4,164,769 
47 
50 
2,710,045 
8,939,040 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
6 
18 
176 
55 
26 
21 
20 
15 
acres 
1,116 
423 
85,586 
1,733 
859 
550 
1,555 
1,193 
bushels 
59,276 
39,315 
7,230,512 
142,483 
70,595 
49,278 
109,066 
90,725 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
1 
12 
17 
- 
6 
4 
4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
815 
602 
- 
194 
1,205 
413 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
9,859 
7,024 
- 
3,890 
27,200 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
72 
3 
4 
5 
9 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
16,644 
7 
136 
146 
1,023 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
1,120,097 
264 
5,500 
7,018 
56,430 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
72 
3 
4 
5 
9 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
16,644 
7 
136 
146 
1,023 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
1,120,097 
264 
5,500 
7,018 
56,430 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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