Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rhea 
Roane 
Robertson 
Rutherford 
Scott 
Sequatchie 
Sevier 
Shelby 
Farms 
number 
411 
519 
1,180 
1,327 
302 
188 
603 
411 
Land in farms 
acres 
57,671 
46,953 
209,107 
176,213 
39,142 
30,678 
55,541 
81,860 
Average size of farm 
acres 
140 
90 
177 
133 
130 
163 
92 
199 
Median size of farm 
acres 
65 
54 
54 
55 
86 
72 
59 
45 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
490,924 
460,058 
862,760 
647,736 
366,026 
528,038 
545,836 
913,325 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,499 
5,085 
4,869 
4,878 
2,824 
3,236 
5,926 
4,586 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
23,016 
25,173 
126,246 
77,900 
16,526 
13,718 
29,180 
31,977 
Average per farm 
dollars 
56,001 
48,503 
106,988 
58,704 
54,723 
72,970 
48,392 
77,804 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
16 
32 
85 
120 
1 
11 
28 
36 
1 0 to 49 acres 
149 
206 
465 
497 
92 
63 
214 
183 
50 to 179 acres 
158 
210 
413 
457 
148 
69 
290 
118 
180 to 499 acres 
65 
65 
139 
192 
52 
29 
63 
42 
500 to 999 acres 
18 
6 
37 
40 
7 
11 
8 
19 
1 ,000 acres or more 
5 
- 
41 
21 
2 
5 
- 
13 
Total cropland 
farms 
324 
365 
864 
870 
248 
130 
448 
287 
acres 
24,437 
13,981 
140,686 
70,378 
14,938 
10,003 
17,112 
60,391 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
290 
336 
787 
776 
222 
118 
420 
232 
acres 
19,400 
11,015 
129,883 
60,779 
9,303 
7,224 
14,242 
52,770 
Irrigated land 
farms 
11 
18 
100 
35 
1 
5 
13 
31 
acres 
810 
34 
2,320 
682 
(D) 
(D) 
30 
4,329 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
16,804 
4,856 
134,881 
28,430 
4,285 
7,032 
5,254 
31,806 
Average per farm 
dollars 
40,886 
9,356 
114,306 
21,424 
14,189 
37,405 
8,712 
77,386 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
9,275 
1,022 
113,005 
15,431 
432 
1,062 
1,160 
29,977 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
7,529 
3,834 
21,876 
12,999 
3,853 
5,970 
4,094 
1,829 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
197 
251 
476 
593 
177 
76 
289 
206 
$2,500 to $4,999 
48 
82 
133 
202 
45 
24 
75 
46 
$5,000 to $9,999 
49 
77 
124 
181 
46 
28 
94 
51 
$10,000 to $24,999 
56 
67 
171 
184 
20 
27 
91 
44 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
20 
83 
81 
10 
8 
34 
20 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5 
18 
34 
45 
2 
10 
16 
11 
$100,000 or more 
18 
4 
159 
41 
2 
15 
4 
33 
Government payments 
farms 
67 
48 
372 
156 
28 
32 
83 
94 
$1,000 
194 
70 
1,789 
691 
56 
66 
61 
733 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
110 
169 
434 
380 
69 
42 
189 
137 
$1,000 
592 
803 
6,715 
3,259 
151 
279 
1,526 
3,354 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
16,790 
7,534 
106,645 
32,316 
5,465 
6,240 
8,532 
27,668 
Average per farm 
dollars 
40,851 
14,516 
90,377 
24,352 
18,096 
33,190 
14,150 
67,319 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
411 
519 
1,180 
1,327 
302 
188 
603 
411 
$1,000 
800 
-1,804 
36,740 
64 
-973 
1,138 
-1,691 
8,225 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,947 
-3,476 
31,136 
48 
-3,223 
6,054 
-2,805 
20,012 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
184 
181 
535 
555 
131 
73 
249 
173 
Other 
number 
227 
338 
645 
772 
171 
115 
354 
238 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
226 
379 
744 
852 
226 
133 
383 
245 
200 days or more 
number 
144 
220 
445 
603 
162 
65 
265 
143 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
248 
295 
591 
752 
155 
125 
363 
110 
number 
9,639 
10,133 
35,446 
30,378 
4,585 
7,504 
12,530 
3,366 
Beef cows 
farms 
227 
257 
516 
656 
137 
95 
313 
89 
number 
(D) 
5,045 
14,558 
16,038 
2,407 
(D) 
6,572 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
6 
7 
15 
22 
6 
6 
4 
1 
number 
(D) 
225 
1,861 
469 
11 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
207 
246 
512 
648 
116 
103 
292 
84 
number 
4,300 
4,255 
18,261 
14,373 
1,607 
6,220 
5,297 
1,391 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
14 
15 
31 
5 
1 
7 
4 
number 
606 
94 
810 
780 
16 
(D) 
67 
5 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
8 
10 
7 
16 
3 
2 
1 
- 
number 
(D) 
87 
1,937 
867 
14 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
7 
12 
11 
42 
14 
12 
15 
number 
538 
296 
289 
694 
325 
- 
433 
298 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
47 
65 
107 
177 
24 
19 
59 
33 
number 
83,844 
1,316 
3,751 
17,410 
602 
554 
1,472 
616 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
5 
2 
7 
3 
3 
4 
1 
number 
- 
93 
(D) 
212 
(D) 
(D) 
53 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
11 
12 
144 
45 
9 
13 
17 
17 
acres 
2,340 
109 
39,639 
8,719 
388 
849 
245 
6,776 
bushels 
206,858 
6,233 
2,791,882 
278,531 
23,885 
56,130 
22,600 
853,732 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
6 
2 
19 
6 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
415 
(D) 
1,371 
243 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
5,180 
(D) 
17,786 
2,734 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5 
116 
23 
- 
2 
5 
9 
acres 
746 
- 
32,401 
4,292 
- 
(D) 
94 
2,525 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
1,764,932 
162,059 
- 
(D) 
4,820 
153,554 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
5 
- 
116 
23 
- 
2 
5 
9 
acres 
746 
- 
32,401 
4,292 
- 
(D) 
94 
2,525 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
1,764,932 
162,059 
- 
(D) 
4,820 
153,554 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
238 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
