Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
3,034 
93 
564 
226 
228 
295 
$1,000 
21,866 
166 
1,615 
257 
744 
807 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,585 
48 
386 
161 
144 
190 
$1,000 to $4,999 
781 
38 
132 
49 
46 
70 
$5,000 to $24,999 
501 
7 
44 
16 
35 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
86 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$50,000 or more 
81 
- 
2 
- 
2 
5 
Interest expense 
farms 
30,514 
1,309 
8,322 
2,997 
3,268 
3,450 
$1,000 
248,538 
5,164 
41,376 
15,162 
17,146 
20,253 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,631 
944 
5,455 
1,937 
2,054 
2,148 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,078 
353 
2,710 
1,001 
1,156 
1,192 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,651 
12 
157 
59 
56 
106 
$100,000 or more 
154 
- 
- 
2 
4 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
25,135 
1,069 
7,100 
2,544 
2,754 
2,786 
$1,000 
197,099 
4,162 
33,968 
12,712 
14,441 
16,648 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,699 
265 
1,235 
410 
456 
442 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,643 
499 
3,433 
1,223 
1,260 
1,239 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,434 
296 
2,329 
868 
990 
1,027 
$25,000 to $49,999 
924 
8 
90 
35 
39 
62 
$50,000 or more 
435 
1 
13 
8 
9 
16 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
15,151 
600 
3,660 
1,364 
1,536 
1,744 
$1,000 
51,438 
1,001 
7,408 
2,450 
2,705 
3,605 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,281 
298 
1,820 
711 
773 
792 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,560 
259 
1,500 
549 
644 
813 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,002 
43 
315 
100 
114 
121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
237 
- 
25 
4 
5 
18 
$50,000 or more 
71 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
74,278 
3,991 
22,904 
7,823 
8,492 
8,646 
$1,000 
113,653 
3,803 
24,113 
8,182 
9,626 
10,936 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
71,333 
3,950 
22,591 
7,697 
8,328 
8,442 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,072 
36 
257 
97 
133 
162 
$10,000 to $24,999 
692 
5 
48 
28 
28 
33 
$25,000 or more 
181 
- 
8 
1 
3 
9 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
38,352 
1,795 
9,497 
3,523 
4,044 
4,474 
$1,000 
302,219 
4,257 
28,117 
9,824 
1 1 ,932 
13,205 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31,870 
1,613 
8,690 
3,239 
3,682 
4,061 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,823 
150 
650 
223 
274 
334 
$25,000 to $49,999 
914 
25 
128 
41 
71 
49 
$50,000 to $99,999 
439 
6 
17 
9 
10 
20 
$100,000 or more 
306 
1 
12 
11 
7 
10 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,323 
31 
113 
61 
77 
107 
$1,000 
16,660 
80 
209 
119 
189 
361 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
34,475 
1,282 
8,187 
3,265 
3,678 
4,071 
$1,000 
478,771 
6,799 
47,700 
20,533 
25,900 
31,070 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
77,064 
4,337 
23,776 
8,161 
8,739 
8,954 
$1,000 
882,585 
-6,109 
-35,584 
-540 
6,318 
14,064 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,453 
-1,409 
-1,497 
-66 
723 
1,571 
Farms with net gains 2 
.... number 
33,824 
1,257 
7,463 
3,202 
3,846 
4,241 
Average net gain 
dollars 
47,608 
16,820 
1 5,666 
17,004 
17,413 
21,003 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,859 
282 
1,612 
480 
482 
417 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,252 
483 
3,026 
1,184 
1,324 
1,175 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,553 
193 
1,229 
678 
762 
912 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,670 
164 
999 
539 
814 
990 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,372 
78 
286 
173 
253 
435 
$50,000 or more 
5,118 
57 
311 
148 
211 
312 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
43,240 
3,080 
16,313 
4,959 
4,893 
4,713 
Average net loss 
dollars 
16,829 
8,848 
9,348 
11,089 
12,396 
15,916 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,535 
376 
1,968 
566 
530 
468 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,099 
1,243 
6,195 
1,695 
1,582 
1,421 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,334 
730 
3,856 
1,126 
1,091 
1,029 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,306 
536 
3,127 
1,076 
1,075 
1,097 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,748 
150 
912 
352 
444 
486 
$50,000 or more 
2,218 
45 
255 
144 
171 
212 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
77,064 
4,337 
23,776 
8,161 
8,739 
8,954 
$1,000 
639,066 
-12,833 
-72,886 
-14,251 
-8,778 
-6,333 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,293 
-2,959 
-3,066 
-1,746 
-1,004 
-707 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
33,576 
1,258 
7,462 
3,190 
3,831 
4,211 
Average net gain 
dollars 
41,178 
11,481 
10,694 
12,701 
13,558 
16,529 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,855 
282 
1,613 
472 
484 
422 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
62 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
