Table 18. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Kentucky: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,296 
137 
200 
230 
351 
281 
36 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,851 
55 
70 
49 
268 
800 
470 
27 
Chemicals purchased farms 
$1,000 
29,242 
178,990 
7,886 
9,126 
11,057 
12,374 
5,772 
10,294 
1,522 
14,550 
1,501 
47,532 
557 
63,727 
33 
9,917 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,120 
7,541 
10,528 
5,225 
760 
334 
32 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,634 
307 
466 
523 
603 
529 
72 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
625 
27 
49 
17 
122 
316 
66 
3 
$50,000 or more 
863 
11 
14 
7 
37 
322 
387 
25 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
$1,000 
27,198 
242,500 
7,348 
11,331 
10,325 
18,003 
5,306 
14,688 
1,375 
22,151 
1,448 
62,708 
556 
83,270 
30 
15,058 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,666 
5,342 
7,211 
2,676 
83 
35 
4 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,325 
1,503 
2,297 
1,727 
371 
165 
22 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,280 
446 
715 
854 
630 
439 
59 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
791 
46 
88 
43 
216 
308 
38 
3 
$50,000 or more 
1,136 
11 
14 
6 
75 
501 
433 
24 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
$1,000 
21,345 
598,201 
5,535 
47,972 
9,347 
74,759 
4,016 
40,846 
952 
76,194 
738 
124,904 
232 
94,282 
14 
69,912 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,674 
3,893 
6,664 
2,517 
209 
100 
28 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,047 
1,278 
2,124 
1,081 
231 
155 
39 
2 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,449 
270 
410 
367 
184 
123 
43 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
729 
85 
138 
47 
266 
132 
31 
1 
$250,000 or more 
446 
9 
11 
4 
62 
228 
91 
11 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
$1,000 
13,387 
124,223 
3,556 
17,296 
5,635 
27,577 
2,680 
16,644 
582 
10,350 
411 
12,816 
145 
12,838 
9 
12,966 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
$1,000 
1 1 ,237 
473,978 
2,704 
30,675 
5,054 
47,182 
2,033 
24,203 
581 
65,844 
495 
112,088 
137 
81,444 
9 
56,946 
Feed purchased farms 
$1,000 
50,685 
1,176,273 
15,246 
127,610 
22,174 
158,257 
9,119 
123,844 
1,464 
263,544 
1,102 
237,952 
319 
110,995 
19 
60,372 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,219 
11,061 
16,766 
5,428 
173 
115 
25 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,847 
3,054 
4,159 
2,625 
378 
249 
60 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,360 
1,062 
1,164 
965 
581 
321 
76 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
564 
32 
31 
21 
112 
261 
61 
4 
$250,000 or more 
695 
37 
54 
80 
220 
156 
97 
12 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
$1,000 
74,307 
268,528 
24,207 
39,524 
32,097 
47,597 
11,928 
33,997 
1,811 
23,366 
1,648 
43,477 
606 
46,006 
36 
12,730 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
64,864 
22,603 
30,398 
9,810 
374 
119 
10 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,713 
1,546 
1,617 
2,068 
1,238 
866 
78 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
949 
45 
51 
36 
156 
473 
136 
1 
$50,000 or more 
781 
13 
31 
14 
43 
190 
382 
33 
Utilities farms 
$1,000 
49,293 
108,946 
15,455 
16,743 
19,801 
20,400 
8,684 
15,161 
1,736 
11,441 
1,650 
14,858 
606 
12,091 
36 
5,338 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
30,224 
10,643 
13,949 
4,650 
203 
83 
9 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,431 
4,452 
5,410 
3,522 
821 
687 
97 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,132 
337 
413 
482 
650 
758 
355 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
357 
19 
24 
21 
51 
100 
106 
9 
$50,000 or more 
149 
4 
5 
9 
11 
22 
39 
26 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs farms 
$1,000 
60,318 
279,056 
19,361 
42,816 
25,274 
52,247 
10,048 
36,474 
1,760 
25,631 
1,651 
45,689 
606 
42,925 
36 
1 1 ,439 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
49,919 
17,391 
23,055 
7,817 
348 
142 
9 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,481 
1,866 
2,110 
2,128 
1,158 
823 
103 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,136 
88 
89 
82 
194 
464 
161 
- 
$50,000 or more 
782 
16 
20 
21 
60 
222 
333 
34 
Hired farm labor farms 
$1,000 
19,586 
377,169 
5,508 
30,684 
6,689 
43,007 
3,810 
36,000 
1,101 
25,505 
1,207 
59,371 
559 
76,816 
36 
34,584 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,213 
4,510 
5,263 
2,584 
337 
165 
13 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,762 
763 
1,082 
948 
380 
395 
51 
1 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,965 
211 
292 
236 
351 
502 
278 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
449 
13 
39 
25 
33 
123 
154 
6 
$250,000 or more 
197 
11 
13 
17 
- 
22 
63 
27 
Contract labor farms 
$1,000 
7,683 
76,523 
2,039 
8,032 
2,618 
11,463 
1,504 
10,912 
535 
10,539 
541 
18,869 
212 
1 1 ,393 
8 
1,375 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,167 
765 
979 
324 
15 
20 
9 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,872 
866 
1,080 
574 
147 
98 
28 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,863 
350 
456 
505 
218 
206 
76 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
Non-family 
farms 
61 
112 
914 
11,470 
699 
130 
25 
60 
810 
15,291 
315 
239 
135 
49 
72 
511 
69,332 
263 
137 
52 
29 
30 
369 
13,736 
224 
55,596 
1,242 
93,699 
650 
322 
189 
42 
39 
1,974 
21,831 
1,550 
298 
51 
75 
1,325 
12,914 
687 
441 
137 
27 
33 
1,582 
21,835 
1,156 
292 
58 
76 
676 
71,201 
341 
142 
93 
56 
44 
226 
3,941 
55 
79 
50 
-continued 
240 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
