Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
27,198 
754 
776 
1,202 
2,210 
2,494 
$1,000 
242,500 
105,688 
44,548 
33,736 
25,772 
12,081 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,666 
23 
18 
36 
225 
637 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,325 
80 
71 
186 
723 
1,073 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,280 
107 
189 
478 
968 
721 
$25,000 to $49,999 
791 
68 
114 
292 
235 
61 
$50,000 or more 
1,136 
476 
384 
210 
59 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
21,345 
643 
434 
650 
1,378 
1,724 
$1,000 
598,201 
306,406 
71,648 
56,071 
62,254 
31,832 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,674 
25 
54 
122 
386 
693 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,047 
43 
74 
169 
414 
581 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,449 
46 
122 
163 
343 
419 
$100,000 to $249,999 
729 
266 
83 
127 
222 
31 
$250,000 or more 
446 
263 
101 
69 
13 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
13,387 
245 
260 
417 
956 
1,250 
$1,000 
124,223 
36,491 
12,270 
9,942 
14,917 
11,065 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,237 
535 
269 
387 
698 
787 
$1,000 
473,978 
269,915 
59,379 
46,129 
47,337 
20,768 
Feed purchased 
farms 
50,685 
733 
620 
1,013 
2,314 
3,092 
$1,000 
1,176,273 
671,701 
102,640 
64,665 
77,803 
47,786 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,219 
26 
50 
131 
376 
1,016 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,847 
60 
108 
256 
792 
1,393 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,360 
69 
136 
405 
1,036 
680 
$100,000 to $249,999 
564 
68 
175 
194 
104 
3 
$250,000 or more 
695 
510 
151 
27 
6 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
74,307 
1,040 
934 
1,424 
2,908 
3,836 
$1,000 
268,528 
80,063 
29,274 
24,065 
27,442 
20,100 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
64,864 
83 
93 
172 
966 
2,353 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,713 
235 
359 
955 
1,802 
1,448 
$25,000 to $49,999 
949 
226 
303 
257 
102 
26 
$50,000 or more 
781 
496 
179 
40 
38 
9 
Utilities 
farms 
49,293 
1,043 
932 
1,428 
2,618 
3,290 
$1,000 
108,946 
34,814 
9,294 
8,649 
9,662 
7,393 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
30,224 
13 
24 
138 
520 
1,131 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,431 
111 
334 
686 
1,505 
1,872 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,132 
600 
512 
564 
571 
276 
$25,000 to $49,999 
357 
216 
44 
33 
17 
9 
$50,000 or more 
149 
103 
18 
7 
5 
2 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
60,318 
1,043 
934 
1,433 
2,731 
3,555 
$1,000 
279,056 
74,553 
28,763 
27,782 
29,652 
21,914 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
49,919 
56 
76 
177 
885 
2,017 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,481 
316 
424 
879 
1,617 
1,466 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,136 
226 
284 
287 
185 
55 
$50,000 or more 
782 
445 
150 
90 
44 
17 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
19,586 
883 
724 
927 
1,612 
1,793 
$1,000 
377,169 
162,115 
42,740 
31,606 
35,832 
16,958 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,213 
90 
91 
193 
601 
1,029 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,762 
144 
232 
325 
595 
601 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,965 
361 
296 
339 
367 
147 
$100,000 to $249,999 
449 
182 
82 
63 
38 
12 
$250,000 or more 
197 
106 
23 
7 
11 
4 
Contract labor 
farms 
7,683 
331 
312 
439 
765 
735 
$1,000 
76,523 
14,962 
12,983 
10,163 
12,847 
5,954 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,167 
17 
14 
16 
43 
69 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,872 
86 
62 
85 
209 
318 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,863 
108 
96 
182 
350 
289 
$25,000 to $49,999 
473 
50 
60 
90 
101 
55 
$50,000 or more 
308 
70 
80 
66 
62 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
12,695 
669 
447 
578 
1,084 
1,198 
$1,000 
55,440 
22,102 
6,190 
5,249 
5,707 
3,745 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,305 
16 
20 
46 
231 
446 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,188 
29 
121 
248 
498 
526 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,843 
421 
241 
247 
333 
214 
$25,000 to $49,999 
227 
118 
46 
29 
16 
9 
$50,000 or more 
132 
85 
19 
8 
6 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
12,478 
609 
578 
912 
1,582 
1,575 
$1,000 
258,029 
121,041 
37,510 
27,102 
25,954 
12,678 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,830 
58 
63 
203 
545 
951 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,565 
32 
45 
157 
337 
353 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,439 
65 
114 
231 
452 
192 
$25,000 or more 
1,644 
454 
356 
321 
248 
79 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
