Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Crop 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
FIELD CROPS 
Barley tor grain (bushels) 
119 
7,236 
494,334 
2 
(D) 
52 
2,626 
98,830 
_ 
. 
Canola (pounds) 
3 
269 
777,250 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain (bushels) 
8,899 
1,530,189 
104,894,595 
236 
31,658 
7,060 
1,313,320 
166,687,678 
159 
22,483 
1 to 14 acres 
2,666 
17,903 
1,163,748 
69 
182 
2,199 
13,922 
1,281,054 
47 
118 
1 5 to 24 acres 
1,020 
19,247 
1,159,681 
12 
116 
726 
13,324 
1,303,094 
14 
169 
25 to 49 acres 
1,391 
48,189 
3,120,781 
19 
510 
991 
34,315 
3,689,504 
5 
152 
50 to 99 acres 
1,249 
83,810 
5,193,529 
18 
360 
970 
65,355 
7,327,068 
11 
228 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,135 
170,545 
11,113,559 
17 
1,148 
924 
140,327 
16,855,734 
14 
1,174 
250 to 499 acres 
597 
205,126 
13,214,191 
22 
2,120 
533 
185,731 
22,895,088 
23 
3,517 
500 to 999 acres 
489 
335,776 
21,034,291 
23 
3,872 
414 
279,234 
35,919,419 
17 
2,863 
1 ,000 acres or more 
352 
649,593 
48,894,815 
56 
23,350 
303 
581,112 
77,416,717 
28 
14,262 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
247 
326,560 
24,044,430 
30 
7,080 
210 
283,084 
37,705,278 
14 
2,442 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
66 
156,632 
11,751,904 
12 
(D) 
59 
136,717 
17,912,725 
8 
3,845 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
32 
117,996 
9,434,174 
12 
9,550 
23 
84,716 
12,004,909 
3 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
7 
48,405 
3,664,307 
2 
(D) 
11 
76,595 
9,793,805 
3 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop (tons) 
2,059 
84,785 
1,136,815 
34 
555 
2,255 
86,542 
1,189,499 
49 
986 
1 to 1 4 acres 
633 
(D) 
61,397 
14 
(D) 
680 
5,418 
73,449 
17 
48 
1 5 to 24 acres 
442 
8,202 
106,488 
6 
53 
479 
9,016 
120,100 
7 
64 
25 to 49 acres 
479 
15,787 
201,137 
9 
76 
556 
18,721 
246,498 
15 
326 
50 to 99 acres 
322 
21,211 
288,999 
3 
160 
333 
21,653 
316,240 
3 
161 
1 00 to 249 acres 
160 
22,340 
308,260 
2 
(D) 
190 
24,885 
353,617 
7 
387 
250 to 499 acres 
12 
4,218 
(D) 
- 
13 
4,219 
43,295 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
10 
6,642 
90,480 
- 
- 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas (cwt) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry edible peas (cwt) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Hops (pounds) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Mint for oil, all (pounds of oil) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Oats for grain (bushels) 
91 
809 
47,794 
6 
8 
118 
1,002 
55,839 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts (pounds) 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Popcorn (pounds, shelled) 
34 
7,448 
10,407,557 
- 
- 
21 
5,615 
18,946,770 
- 
- 
1 to 1 4 acres 
8 
57 
29,858 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 5 to 24 acres 
4 
74 
39,528 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 49 acres 
4 
134 
100,600 
- 
- 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
50 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
7 
868 
547,600 
- 
- 
4 
749 
2,279,000 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
8 
2,802 
4,032,171 
- 
- 
7 
2,172 
6,724,862 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
4 
2,417 
9,159,448 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
~ 
- 
Rye for grain (bushels) 
24 
1,173 
39,778 
1 
(D) 
19 
955 
22,140 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain (bushels) 
67 
4,515 
286,666 
3 
4 
92 
11,590 
950,509 
3 
74 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop (tons) 
153 
2,660 
32,474 
5 
21 
56 
1,549 
14,211 
2 
(D) 
Soybeans for beans (bushels) 
6,230 
1,468,381 
56,450,394 
123 
16,520 
4,129 
1,087,037 
29,582,097 
52 
10,147 
1 to 14 acres 
711 
6,110 
208,799 
7 
59 
316 
2,822 
80,336 
1 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
629 
11,951 
421,033 
6 
41 
318 
6,084 
166,451 
- 
25 to 49 acres 
1,171 
41,030 
1,453,037 
9 
119 
740 
26,109 
706,096 
4 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
1,189 
81,375 
3,085,614 
11 
477 
777 
53,172 
1,471,926 
2 
(D) 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,034 
162,032 
6,215,132 
24 
1,167 
823 
127,812 
3,438,885 
12 
710 
250 to 499 acres 
649 
225,103 
8,680,102 
22 
1,722 
518 
182,354 
4,815,684 
13 
966 
500 to 999 acres 
491 
336,524 
12,562,499 
14 
2,268 
375 
258,524 
7,128,031 
7 
997 
1 ,000 acres or more 
356 
604,256 
23,824,178 
30 
10,667 
262 
430,160 
11,774,688 
13 
7,288 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
275 
363,690 
14,231,079 
17 
3,104 
209 
270,347 
6,841,824 
10 
(D) 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
50 
117,670 
4,374,578 
5 
1,538 
32 
75,279 
2,324,293 
1 
(□) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
25 
88,544 
3,658,320 
6 
(D) 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
6 
34,352 
1,560,201 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sunflower seed, all (pounds) 
23 
217 
260,275 
1 
(D) 
14 
82 
40,100 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed - oil varieties (pounds) 
16 
155 
224,640 
- 
- 
11 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed - non-oil varieties (pounds) 
7 
62 
35,635 
1 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Tobacco (pounds) 
4,537 
87,931 
183,904,938 
745 
12,731 
8,113 
87,641 
196,259,377 
999 
13,999 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
44 
19 
39,337 
3 
(D) 
124 
70 
161,496 
6 
2 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
171 
217 
447,788 
13 
(D) 
833 
965 
2,087,951 
37 
42 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
386 
840 
1,692,194 
23 
49 
1,060 
2,242 
4,778,582 
53 
112 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
660 
2,389 
5,024,061 
93 
303 
1,628 
5,744 
12,405,276 
137 
439 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
1,047 
6,951 
14,667,772 
131 
733 
1,991 
12,978 
28,464,436 
234 
1,471 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
1,269 
19,217 
40,894,896 
269 
3,220 
1,687 
24,104 
55,590,811 
316 
3,649 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
540 
18,132 
38,455,612 
127 
3,269 
497 
16,274 
37,253,814 
124 
3,130 
50.0 to 74.9 acres 
163 
9,475 
20,061,337 
33 
1,346 
157 
9,186 
21,105,503 
49 
1,813 
75.0 to 99.9 acres 
119 
9,766 
18,614,873 
19 
889 
64 
5,381 
11,813,920 
18 
809 
100.0 acres or more 
138 
20,926 
44,007,068 
34 
2,907 
72 
10,698 
22,597,588 
25 
2,533 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
119 
15,484 
33,263,412 
28 
1,717 
69 
9,728 
20,410,661 
25 
2,533 
250.0 acres or more 
19 
5,442 
10,743,656 
6 
1,190 
3 
970 
2,186,927 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all (bushels) 
2,173 
468,242 
28,998,879 
45 
3,056 
1,414 
239,267 
11,108,925 
2 
(D) 
1 to 14 acres 
332 
2,442 
113,528 
14 
23 
238 
1,636 
78,330 
- 
1 5 to 24 acres 
218 
4,048 
191,787 
- 
- 
136 
2,550 
101,969 
- 
- 
25 to 49 acres 
309 
10,887 
579,823 
7 
(D) 
216 
7,300 
301,584 
- 
- 
50 to 99 acres 
353 
23,591 
1,288,472 
5 
159 
208 
14,242 
634,662 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
407 
63,463 
3,642,271 
2 
(D) 
322 
48,465 
2,240,434 
1 
(D) 
250 to 499 acres 
290 
98,003 
5,872,159 
4 
68 
171 
57,927 
2,700,357 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
177 
116,422 
7,503,056 
8 
337 
94 
62,463 
2,918,627 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
87 
149,386 
9,807,783 
5 
2,292 
29 
44,684 
2,132,962 
1 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Kentucky 27 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
