Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
81 
11 
29 
13 
9 
6 
$1,000 
186 
22 
(D) 
16 
(D) 
5 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
78 
11 
26 
13 
9 
6 
$1,000 
181 
22 
(D) 
16 
(D) 
5 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
5 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
22,318 
371 
6,181 
2,474 
2,777 
2,896 
$1,000 
150,888 
445 
14,280 
8,380 
11,362 
14,843 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
333 
- 
2 
1 
3 
8 
$1,000 
31,647 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
165 
472 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
42 
2 
6 
5 
6 
6 
$1,000 
21 
(D) 
1 
3 
2 
10 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
33,284 
898 
6,445 
3,090 
3,962 
4,534 
$1,000 
1,033,722 
5,082 
47,236 
34,463 
48,535 
78,649 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,689 
7 
100 
63 
110 
247 
$1,000 
685,719 
1,504 
13,046 
10,213 
12,662 
29,570 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
970 
2 
41 
28 
80 
133 
$1,000 
207,602 
(D) 
(D) 
2,440 
9,155 
15,573 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
816 
7 
22 
60 
106 
$1,000 
203,864 
- 
1,218 
2,296 
8,584 
14,957 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
866 
84 
265 
96 
79 
89 
$1,000 
122,130 
(D) 
4,367 
3,877 
1,970 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
80 
2 
5 
6 
1 
2 
$1,000 
120,158 
(D) 
(D) 
3,712 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,932 
334 
1,290 
273 
271 
271 
$1,000 
8,464 
520 
3,155 
765 
795 
811 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
2 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,055 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
4,561 
474 
1,761 
439 
513 
441 
$1,000 
178,938 
3,343 
12,281 
7,135 
8,841 
6,705 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
232 
7 
25 
21 
19 
17 
$1,000 
153,112 
666 
2,936 
4,770 
5,736 
3,607 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,982 
441 
1,568 
414 
424 
349 
$1,000 
1,107,452 
37,305 
298,971 
91,164 
95,884 
81,328 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
582 
27 
163 
59 
60 
44 
$1,000 
1,104,023 
36,948 
297,764 
90,770 
95,603 
81,048 
Aquaculture 
farms 
52 
7 
15 
7 
1 
4 
$1,000 
2,884 
(D) 
1,289 
112 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
1 
3 
1 
2 
$1,000 
2,647 
(D) 
1,214 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,642 
194 
622 
170 
169 
139 
$1,000 
125,574 
589 
1,946 
1,014 
505 
1,295 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
64 
1 
7 
4 
1 
5 
$1,000 
121,446 
(D) 
535 
570 
(D) 
951 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
33,382 
633 
6,260 
3,097 
3,829 
4,406 
$1,000 
169,821 
1,265 
13,447 
7,752 
11,187 
14,188 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
3,035 
16 
120 
118 
209 
329 
$1,000 
109,712 
90 
513 
669 
805 
1,781 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,438 
408 
1,294 
334 
358 
310 
$1,000 
16,438 
686 
3,381 
1,478 
1,942 
1,728 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
77,064 
4,337 
23,776 
8,161 
8,739 
8,954 
$1,000 
4,778,105 
77,291 
525,322 
201,101 
235,324 
282,902 
Average per farm 
dollars 
62,002 
17,821 
22,095 
24,642 
26,928 
31,595 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
35,651 
1,230 
8,003 
3,285 
3,901 
4,404 
$1,000 
472,174 
1,033 
10,981 
7,392 
11,110 
17,076 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,342 
1,205 
7,628 
2,907 
3,352 
3,409 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,162 
21 
355 
364 
506 
927 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,296 
4 
16 
7 
39 
59 
$50,000 or more 
1,851 
- 
4 
7 
4 
9 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
29,242 
1,083 
6,564 
2,610 
2,929 
3,365 
$1,000 
178,990 
349 
3,649 
2,121 
2,613 
3,859 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,120 
1,070 
6,454 
2,537 
2,820 
3,176 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,634 
13 
101 
66 
105 
176 
$25,000 to $49,999 
625 
- 
3 
4 
4 
11 
$50,000 or more 
863 
- 
6 
3 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
58 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
