Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
12,695 
(X) 
1 1 ,023 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
55,440 
(X) 
32,431 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.2 
(X) 
0.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,305 
2,353 
6,549 
2,318 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,188 
9,232 
3,261 
6,921 
$5,000 to $9,999 
889 
6,059 
627 
4,273 
$10,000 to $24,999 
954 
14,665 
406 
6,114 
$25,000 to $49,999 
227 
7,761 
107 
3,492 
$50,000 or more 
132 
15,371 
73 
9,313 
$50,000 to $99,999 
95 
6,058 
44 
3,060 
$100,000 or more 
37 
9,313 
29 
6,253 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
12,478 
(X) 
9,563 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
258,029 
(X) 
128,975 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.4 
(X) 
3.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,570 
377 
1,600 
401 
$500 to $999 
1,405 
932 
1,449 
974 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,855 
11,359 
3,553 
7,902 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,565 
10,756 
998 
6,903 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,439 
21,841 
935 
14,422 
$25,000 to $49,999 
648 
21,941 
459 
15,601 
$50,000 or more 
996 
190,824 
569 
82,773 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
3,034 
(X) 
2,435 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
21,866 
(X) 
15,849 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.5 
(X) 
0.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,159 
227 
1,052 
204 
$500 to $999 
426 
268 
339 
227 
$1,000 to $4,999 
781 
1,689 
613 
1,369 
$5,000 to $9,999 
260 
1,763 
199 
1,339 
$10,000 to $24,999 
241 
3,505 
136 
2,001 
$25,000 to $49,999 
86 
2,701 
52 
1,744 
$50,000 or more 
81 
11,713 
44 
8,964 
Interest expense farms 
30,514 
(X) 
26,249 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
248,538 
(X) 
240,331 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.2 
(X) 
6.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,272 
2,550 
3,902 
1,914 
$1,000 to $4,999 
12,359 
32,677 
10,192 
27,330 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,699 
46,253 
5,815 
40,631 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,379 
63,710 
4,513 
67,350 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,219 
40,931 
1,240 
41,790 
$50,000 to $99,999 
432 
28,570 
441 
29,408 
$100,000 or more 
154 
33,847 
146 
31,908 
Secured by real estate farms 
25,135 
(X) 
22,047 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
197,099 
(X) 
186,194 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.1 
(X) 
4.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,699 
1,838 
2,931 
1,448 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,643 
28,549 
8,945 
24,043 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,948 
40,407 
5,115 
35,217 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,486 
50,539 
3,754 
54,658 
$25,000 to $49,999 
924 
30,565 
877 
29,521 
$50,000 to $99,999 
319 
20,730 
328 
21,404 
$100,000 or more 
116 
24,471 
97 
19,902 
Not secured by real estate farms 
15,151 
(X) 
14,118 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
51,438 
(X) 
54,137 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,281 
2,693 
5,648 
2,653 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,560 
13,942 
6,089 
13,556 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,171 
7,494 
1,332 
8,933 
$10,000 to $24,999 
831 
11,598 
754 
1 1 ,382 
$25,000 to $49,999 
237 
7,636 
205 
6,61 5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
49 
3,121 
61 
3,915 
$100,000 or more 
22 
4,954 
29 
7,084 
Property taxes paid farms 
74,278 
(X) 
79,174 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
113,653 
(X) 
102,439 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.4 
(X) 
2.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
19,470 
5,184 
26,525 
6,955 
$500 to $999 
19,593 
14,136 
22,764 
16,319 
$1,000 to $4,999 
32,270 
61,336 
27,523 
51,356 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,072 
13,433 
1,574 
10,338 
$10,000 to $24,999 
692 
9,888 
612 
8,754 
$25,000 or more 
181 
9,677 
176 
8,717 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
38,352 
(X) 
39,330 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
302,219 
(X) 
603,152 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.3 
(X) 
15.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17,822 
7,213 
19,631 
7,954 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,048 
29,973 
13,545 
28,816 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,726 
18,071 
2,572 
17,388 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,097 
31,576 
1,781 
26,691 
$25,000 to $49,999 
914 
30,470 
767 
26,307 
$50,000 to $99,999 
439 
29,026 
499 
36,353 
$100,000 or more 
306 
155,891 
535 
459,642 
$100,000 to $249,999 
190 
28,454 
384 
55,607 
$250,000 or more 
116 
127,437 
151 
404,035 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Kentucky 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
