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 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
9,412 
448 
1,772 
662 
778 
829 
acres 
1,758,021 
1,143 
16,731 
10,573 
17,705 
25,107 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
19,983 
563 
3,756 
1,616 
1,823 
2,159 
acres 
3,451,620 
1,802 
45,973 
35,693 
52,370 
78,361 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,045 
50 
205 
74 
92 
84 
acres 
188,864 
134 
1,648 
1,006 
2,530 
3,023 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
2,573 
182 
569 
198 
188 
231 
acres 
397,006 
417 
3,625 
2,132 
3,571 
5,756 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
1,712 
69 
275 
104 
115 
156 
acres on which used 
44,358 
181 
2,201 
1,423 
1,763 
2,861 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
4,054 
88 
706 
294 
342 
406 
acres 
375,618 
269 
7,360 
5,193 
7,269 
10,403 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
6,615 
284 
1,751 
691 
732 
747 
acres 
588,796 
1,023 
24,147 
17,451 
23,323 
29,057 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
1,897 
28 
309 
162 
227 
250 
acres 
127,562 
132 
3,613 
3,472 
6,523 
8,591 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
10,341 
136 
1,405 
661 
817 
999 
acres 
2,307,738 
374 
19,268 
16,130 
27,967 
40,075 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
3,210 
51 
401 
180 
227 
276 
acres 
573,608 
139 
3,254 
2,717 
4,962 
7,063 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
11,276 
524 
2,225 
907 
1,001 
1,202 
acres 
576,628 
1,526 
16,899 
11,895 
14,563 
22,309 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
7,829 
200 
1,184 
563 
672 
887 
acres 
353,831 
518 
9,912 
7,309 
10,480 
15,258 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
1,208 
48 
404 
144 
124 
133 
Solar panels 
... farms 
578 
22 
209 
55 
71 
62 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
73 
8 
25 
9 
9 
9 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
43 
3 
18 
7 
4 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
454 
17 
146 
68 
41 
51 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
96 
10 
23 
15 
10 
15 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
193 
7 
44 
20 
11 
29 
Ethanol 
... farms 
101 
3 
35 
12 
8 
6 
Other 
... farms 
12 
2 
3 
2 
" 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
27 
- 
5 
5 
3 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
58,664 
3,873 
20,953 
6,787 
7,059 
6,929 
Part owners 
... farms 
15,250 
142 
1,925 
1,027 
1,374 
1,638 
Tenants 
... farms 
3,150 
322 
898 
347 
306 
387 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
74,058 
4,029 
22,937 
7,825 
8,448 
8,579 
acres 
9,872,575 
35,367 
713,728 
484,221 
709,244 
1,003,377 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
73,914 
4,015 
22,878 
7,814 
8,433 
8,567 
acres 
9,073,382 
19,765 
574,891 
422,330 
639,709 
894,998 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
18,513 
469 
2,864 
1,390 
1,686 
2,037 
acres 
4,006,747 
2,189 
57,606 
52,520 
85,476 
149,289 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
18,400 
464 
2,823 
1,374 
1,680 
2,025 
acres 
3,975,965 
1,865 
54,043 
51,196 
83,795 
141,861 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
9,954 
413 
2,645 
1,096 
1,158 
1,285 
acres 
829,975 
15,926 
142,400 
63,215 
71,216 
115,807 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
114,210 
6,487 
35,035 
11,890 
12,761 
13,134 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
45,361 
2,423 
13,636 
4,887 
5,296 
5,453 
2 operators 
27,433 
1,721 
9,221 
2,915 
3,006 
2,981 
3 operators 
3,520 
161 
768 
286 
328 
434 
4 operators 
565 
27 
117 
58 
88 
61 
5 or more operators 
185 
5 
34 
15 
21 
25 
Total women operators 
number 
31,899 
2,275 
1 1 ,253 
3,472 
3,645 
3,491 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
28,895 
2,041 
10,397 
3,179 
3,301 
3,135 
2 operators 
1,279 
101 
377 
134 
135 
151 
3 operators 
121 
9 
32 
7 
23 
11 
4 operators 
7 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
9 
1 
1 
1 
3 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
68,864 
3,611 
20,832 
7,221 
7,800 
8,096 
Female 
8,200 
726 
2,944 
940 
939 
858 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
32,137 
1,253 
7,407 
2,846 
3,441 
3,908 
Other 
44,927 
3,084 
16,369 
5,315 
5,298 
5,046 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
