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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
1,323 
(X) 
1,219 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
16,660 
(X) 
16,883 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.3 
(X) 
0.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
183 
37 
84 
19 
$500 to $999 
117 
79 
82 
59 
$1,000 to $4,999 
542 
1,379 
462 
1,208 
$5,000 to $9,999 
153 
1,059 
213 
1,461 
$10,000 to $24,999 
172 
2,570 
215 
3,409 
$25,000 or more 
156 
11,537 
163 
10,726 
$25,000 to $49,999 
78 
2,757 
91 
3,198 
$50,000 to $99,999 
48 
3,193 
45 
3,033 
$100,000 or more 
30 
5,587 
27 
4,495 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
34,475 
(X) 
37,692 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
478,771 
(X) 
481,580 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.0 
(X) 
12.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,242 
610 
2,690 
710 
$500 to $999 
2,368 
1,617 
3,028 
2,122 
$1,000 to $4,999 
12,830 
32,431 
14,564 
36,950 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,986 
47,356 
7,268 
49,981 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,921 
88,421 
6,544 
98,992 
$25,000 or more 
4,128 
308,336 
3,598 
292,824 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,475 
82,381 
2,170 
72,882 
$50,000 to $99,999 
976 
63,826 
850 
57,103 
$100,000 or more 
677 
162,129 
578 
162,840 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
77,064 
882,585 
85,260 
1,285,433 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
11,453 
(X) 
15,077 
Farms with net gains 1 
33,824 
1,610,277 
40,067 
1,791,328 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
47,608 
(X) 
44,708 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
3,859 
1,833 
5,454 
2,612 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,252 
25,676 
11,995 
32,319 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,553 
40,255 
6,640 
47,899 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,670 
106,278 
7,168 
113,116 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,372 
117,977 
3,657 
128,595 
$50,000 or more 
5,118 
1,318,257 
5,153 
1,466,787 
Farms with net losses 
43,240 
727,692 
45,193 
505,895 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
16,829 
(X) 
11,194 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
4,535 
2,273 
6,975 
3,479 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,099 
39,942 
18,249 
49,123 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,334 
67,301 
8,986 
64,238 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,306 
144,076 
7,582 
116,233 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,748 
130,120 
2,179 
73,805 
$50,000 or more 
2,218 
343,980 
1,222 
199,017 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
77,064 
639,066 
85,260 
1,083,773 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,293 
(X) 
12,711 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
33,576 
1,382,589 
39,762 
1,608,486 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
41,178 
(X) 
40,453 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
3,855 
1,831 
5,471 
2,621 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,278 
25,715 
12,089 
32,579 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,535 
40,154 
6,685 
48,198 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,635 
105,735 
7,036 
111,194 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,390 
118,874 
3,648 
128,411 
$50,000 or more 
4,883 
1,090,279 
4,833 
1,285,483 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
43,488 
743,523 
45,498 
524,713 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
17,097 
(X) 
11,533 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
4,535 
2,273 
7,018 
3,496 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,127 
40,002 
18,297 
49,262 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,356 
67,448 
9,046 
64,703 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,368 
144,976 
7,627 
116,976 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,800 
131,901 
2,238 
75,920 
$50,000 or more 
2,302 
356,923 
1,272 
214,356 
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
