Chapter 11: The Agricultural Core

Tennessee is full of agriculture. Plenty of farmland and room to grow. The agricultural core is arranged in the center of the state, Nashville included. Sunburst Tomatoes make their home in Nashville, Tennessee. They grow undercover in outside the center of the city. Tennessee is an excellent state for growing soybeans, cotton, tomatoes, and tobacco. Wheat, hay, and sorghum also contribute to the state's agriculture. The state receives roughly 50' of rain annually. Tennessee averages 40 F in winter and 78 F in summer. West Tennessee averages 5” of snow while northeastern Tennessee gets 16”. These conditions make it easy for crops to flourish. 


The state is divided into three subdivisions: 

West: row crop land

Middle: fertile rolling land 

East: hilly to mountainous.

Tennessee has more to offer than just crops. The state is also known for dairy farming and its cattle. Tennessee’s top agricultural commodities are cattle and calves, chickens,  and greenhouse products.There are 2,040,000 cattle, 131,400 goats, 2,808,000 chickens and 210,000 horses within Tennessee. The dairy cattle produce over 909 million pounds of milk each year! Tennessee farmers produce 323 million eggs per year.

http://www.netstate.com/economy/tn_economy.htm
http://www.agclassroom.org/kids/stats/tennessee.pdf