Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Smith 
Stewart 
Sullivan 
Sumner 
Tipton 
Trousdale 
Unicoi 
Union 
Farms 
number 
850 
350 
1,074 
1,355 
520 
290 
93 
408 
Land in farms 
acres 
129,695 
60,653 
84,877 
167,175 
155,449 
41,262 
5,424 
45,227 
Average size of farm 
acres 
153 
173 
79 
123 
299 
142 
58 
111 
Median size of farm 
acres 
98 
101 
40 
50 
57 
82 
44 
67 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
405,629 
455,658 
436,681 
600,047 
887,076 
548,321 
321,412 
320,045 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,658 
2,629 
5,526 
4,864 
2,967 
3,854 
5,511 
2,887 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
44,500 
25,562 
50,430 
78,504 
63,153 
18,997 
3,032 
23,636 
Average per farm 
dollars 
52,353 
73,036 
46,955 
57,937 
121,449 
65,507 
32,598 
57,932 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
31 
9 
100 
75 
32 
10 
7 
11 
1 0 to 49 acres 
176 
89 
523 
584 
200 
85 
49 
144 
50 to 1 79 acres 
442 
153 
359 
464 
173 
128 
34 
186 
1 80 to 499 acres 
164 
74 
73 
177 
60 
54 
3 
61 
500 to 999 acres 
29 
17 
13 
35 
8 
10 
- 
5 
1 ,000 acres or more 
8 
8 
6 
20 
47 
3 
- 
1 
Total cropland 
farms 
598 
246 
816 
954 
409 
191 
75 
344 
acres 
36,842 
20,694 
31,695 
68,684 
127,288 
13,893 
1,886 
12,808 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
519 
213 
769 
882 
336 
179 
66 
319 
acres 
28,638 
16,607 
26,967 
60,446 
119,686 
11,800 
1,078 
10,773 
Irrigated land 
farms 
25 
8 
28 
32 
29 
11 
2 
8 
acres 
217 
157 
60 
162 
5,654 
86 
(D) 
16 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
18,874 
8,238 
17,758 
47,195 
67,633 
8,195 
(D) 
3,280 
Average per farm 
dollars 
22,205 
23,538 
16,534 
34,830 
130,064 
28,259 
(D) 
8,039 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
7,605 
5,652 
1,735 
24,389 
65,451 
2,980 
109 
461 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
11,269 
2,587 
16,023 
22,806 
2,182 
5,216 
(D) 
2,819 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
310 
175 
563 
649 
215 
107 
56 
192 
$2,500 to $4,999 
111 
31 
120 
168 
63 
30 
17 
64 
$5,000 to $9,999 
155 
48 
171 
167 
70 
33 
11 
67 
$10,000 to $24,999 
151 
40 
117 
189 
61 
58 
7 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
74 
25 
63 
82 
27 
21 
- 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
21 
19 
16 
27 
15 
28 
- 
8 
$100,000 or more 
28 
12 
24 
73 
69 
13 
2 
3 
Government payments 
farms 
166 
79 
175 
298 
229 
70 
7 
72 
$1,000 
507 
176 
254 
1,321 
2,213 
90 
7 
183 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
220 
95 
199 
374 
204 
116 
24 
115 
$1,000 
1,365 
930 
1,248 
3,240 
3,218 
506 
43 
307 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
18,760 
8,449 
22,227 
44,512 
55,667 
6,499 
1,563 
5,100 
Average per farm 
dollars 
22,070 
24,139 
20,696 
32,850 
107,053 
22,411 
16,801 
12,500 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
850 
350 
1,074 
1,355 
520 
290 
93 
408 
$1,000 
1,987 
896 
-2,967 
7,245 
17,396 
2,292 
-294 
-1,330 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,338 
2,560 
-2,763 
5,347 
33,455 
7,904 
-3,162 
-3,260 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
383 
135 
374 
551 
223 
109 
29 
173 
Other 
number 
467 
215 
700 
804 
297 
181 
64 
235 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
614 
235 
722 
876 
310 
196 
49 
268 
200 days or more 
number 
455 
171 
469 
529 
212 
141 
36 
195 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
605 
164 
662 
754 
169 
200 
41 
280 
number 
24,630 
8,009 
25,220 
38,064 
5,319 
11,793 
678 
8,730 
Beef cows 
farms 
558 
151 
536 
652 
145 
181 
35 
251 
number 
14,191 
(D) 
10,919 
17,675 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
12 
2 
9 
10 
1 
1 
2 
4 
number 
331 
(D) 
422 
559 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
550 
138 
532 
626 
146 
180 
37 
223 
number 
12,801 
3,473 
15,787 
24,009 
2,408 
6,138 
285 
3,591 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
16 
13 
12 
8 
11 
3 
1 
11 
number 
748 
125 
(D) 
93 
411 
19 
(D) 
40 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
13 
11 
4 
6 
11 
2 
7 
number 
916 
58 
(D) 
195 
149 
(D) 
- 
44 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
11 
9 
48 
14 
12 
8 
7 
3 
number 
381 
87 
2,891 
351 
297 
217 
44 
113 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
57 
55 
95 
98 
46 
17 
8 
50 
number 
1,021 
838 
3,613 
2,557 
1,973 
390 
112 
860 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
5 
1 
3 
5 
2 
5 
1 
1 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
37 
(D) 
(D) 
90 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
17 
17 
28 
67 
76 
9 
1 
5 
acres 
2,183 
2,373 
330 
10,881 
29,904 
779 
(D) 
77 
bushels 
127,503 
174,368 
37,825 
483,643 
3,292,200 
31,600 
(D) 
4,200 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
- 
15 
4 
1 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
757 
600 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
tons 
(D) 
- 
13,991 
5,784 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6 
3 
3 
23 
37 
1 
- 
acres 
1,653 
(D) 
(D) 
5,638 
9,922 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
79,672 
(D) 
(D) 
294,943 
638,127 
(D) 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
6 
3 
3 
23 
37 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
1,653 
(D) 
(D) 
5,638 
9,922 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
79,672 
(D) 
(D) 
294,943 
638,127 
(D) 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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