Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Smith 
Stewart 
Sullivan 
Sumner 
Tipton 
Trousdale 
Unicoi 
Union 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
850 
350 
1,074 
1,355 
520 
290 
93 
408 
2007 
981 
353 
1,280 
1,673 
610 
338 
86 
494 
acres, 2012 
129,695 
60,653 
84,877 
167,175 
155,449 
41,262 
5,424 
45,227 
2007 
127,108 
55,368 
82,104 
183,419 
170,182 
44,006 
4,742 
45,917 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
519 
213 
769 
882 
336 
179 
66 
319 
2007 
541 
197 
841 
961 
332 
239 
58 
361 
acres, 2012 
28,638 
16,607 
26,967 
60,446 
119,686 
11,800 
1,078 
10,773 
TENURE 
2007 
26,301 
11,666 
25,314 
57,295 
126,867 
12,901 
1,102 
10,017 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
573 
264 
719 
1,006 
341 
204 
70 
294 
2007 
729 
266 
906 
1,299 
411 
232 
66 
367 
acres, 2012 
61,059 
31,975 
33,559 
74,783 
27,790 
20,320 
3,824 
27,180 
2007 
67,808 
27,682 
35,896 
94,568 
36,175 
19,376 
(D) 
27,576 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
295 
142 
461 
600 
183 
116 
45 
219 
2007 
350 
128 
533 
687 
184 
149 
41 
242 
acres, 2012 
8,675 
5,451 
7,903 
20,370 
8,937 
4,625 
468 
5,829 
2007 
11,027 
(D) 
8,661 
24,792 
14,010 
4,939 
(D) 
5,655 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
245 
82 
334 
303 
150 
70 
23 
106 
2007 
223 
82 
334 
326 
152 
99 
19 
118 
acres, 2012 
65,698 
27,997 
49,488 
85,425 
103,272 
19,317 
1,600 
17,386 
2007 
54,561 
27,155 
43,040 
81,399 
110,847 
23,755 
1,877 
17,357 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
30,519 
11,108 
19,555 
33,785 
31,950 
7,950 
617 
7,434 
2007 
26,294 
11,812 
15,747 
31,537 
26,076 
10,456 
659 
7,611 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
35,179 
16,889 
29,933 
51,640 
71,322 
11,367 
983 
9,952 
2007 
28,267 
15,343 
27,293 
49,862 
84,771 
13,299 
1,218 
9,746 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
201 
67 
292 
248 
131 
57 
21 
94 
2007 
165 
67 
287 
246 
107 
85 
16 
111 
acres, 2012 
19,120 
10,818 
18,495 
37,540 
87,285 
6,930 
610 
4,779 
2007 
13,865 
7,449 
15,897 
30,093 
91,302 
7,765 
685 
4,140 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
32 
4 
21 
46 
29 
16 
_ 
8 
2007 
29 
5 
40 
48 
47 
7 
1 
9 
acres, 2012 
2,938 
681 
1,830 
6,967 
24,387 
1,625 
- 
661 
2007 
4,739 
531 
3,168 
7,452 
23,160 
875 
(D) 
984 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
23 
4 
16 
34 
22 
6 
6 
2007 
26 
2 
21 
28 
41 
5 
1 
8 
acres, 2012 
843 
338 
569 
2,536 
23,464 
245 
- 
165 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,409 
(D) 
756 
2,410 
21,555 
197 
(D) 
222 
Total operators 
number 
1,309 
547 
1,574 
2,050 
779 
439 
128 
642 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
465 
193 
654 
759 
307 
161 
59 
225 
2 operators 
321 
124 
366 
518 
177 
111 
33 
144 
3 operators 
57 
26 
36 
60 
28 
16 
1 
27 
4 operators 
4 
7 
15 
15 
6 
2 
- 
12 
5 or more operators 
3 
- 
3 
3 
2 
" 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
377 
146 
412 
652 
211 
124 
29 
178 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
325 
132 
371 
546 
187 
106 
29 
159 
2 operators 
23 
7 
15 
41 
6 
9 
- 
8 
3 operators 
2 
- 
1 
8 
4 
- 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,446 
546 
1,827 
2,453 
882 
519 
129 
718 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
590 
187 
818 
982 
408 
183 
52 
307 
2 operators 
333 
147 
416 
609 
150 
133 
26 
158 
3 operators 
48 
11 
33 
78 
40 
19 
7 
23 
4 operators 
8 
8 
4 
2 
7 
2 
1 
5 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
9 
2 
5 
1 
" 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
421 
176 
533 
736 
237 
146 
43 
192 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
379 
170 
469 
670 
177 
136 
30 
184 
2 operators 
18 
3 
25 
30 
13 
5 
5 
4 
3 operators 
2 
- 
- 
2 
10 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
770 
309 
954 
1,157 
470 
256 
88 
371 
2007 
846 
295 
1,112 
1,463 
531 
307 
71 
449 
acres, 2012 
120,221 
54,849 
77,745 
156,037 
151,228 
37,475 
5,221 
42,328 
2007 
112,776 
49,360 
76,102 
173,354 
161,875 
41,340 
3,919 
41,692 
Female 
farms, 2012 
80 
41 
120 
198 
50 
34 
5 
37 
2007 
135 
58 
168 
210 
79 
31 
15 
45 
acres, 2012 
9,474 
5,804 
7,132 
11,138 
4,221 
3,787 
203 
2,899 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
14,332 
6,008 
6,002 
10,065 
8,307 
2,666 
823 
4,225 
Farming 
2012 
383 
135 
374 
551 
223 
109 
29 
173 
2007 
359 
139 
429 
581 
289 
124 
33 
190 
Other 
2012 
467 
215 
700 
804 
297 
181 
64 
235 
Place of residence: 
2007 
622 
214 
851 
1,092 
321 
214 
53 
304 
On farm operated 
2012 
702 
274 
841 
1,135 
389 
236 
81 
326 
2007 
790 
284 
1,016 
1,399 
444 
272 
67 
413 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
148 
76 
233 
220 
131 
54 
12 
82 
2007 
191 
69 
264 
274 
166 
66 
19 
81 
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