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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
9,412 
566 
584 
852 
1,424 
1,327 
acres 
1,758,021 
890,702 
317,227 
231,515 
160,143 
71,404 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
19,983 
758 
779 
1,223 
2,267 
2,396 
acres 
3,451,620 
1,449,352 
609,050 
492,205 
365,119 
191,647 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,045 
54 
58 
116 
159 
154 
acres 
188,864 
89,074 
26,541 
33,160 
16,664 
12,946 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,573 
168 
185 
255 
340 
334 
acres 
397,006 
205,471 
76,142 
56,808 
28,218 
15,746 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,712 
101 
142 
197 
283 
265 
acres on which used 
44,358 
9,603 
8,280 
7,532 
7,448 
4,083 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
4,054 
237 
200 
258 
364 
347 
acres 
375,618 
183,974 
50,627 
37,805 
26,135 
17,060 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
6,615 
182 
154 
209 
312 
374 
acres 
588,796 
177,457 
85,436 
58,849 
49,441 
31,863 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,897 
61 
42 
71 
102 
122 
acres 
127,562 
27,751 
7,532 
8,927 
13,900 
9,068 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
10,341 
612 
646 
932 
1,537 
1,422 
acres 
2,307,738 
962,160 
465,788 
369,481 
234,831 
110,792 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
3,210 
279 
230 
293 
464 
448 
acres 
573,608 
317,321 
92,824 
64,103 
43,283 
28,129 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
1 1 ,276 
396 
425 
687 
1,343 
1,442 
acres 
576,628 
203,079 
86,835 
74,334 
78,348 
44,966 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
7,829 
246 
288 
579 
1,130 
1,171 
acres 
353,831 
82,985 
57,544 
60,983 
57,912 
35,220 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,208 
13 
15 
23 
63 
57 
Solar panels 
farms 
578 
5 
5 
8 
20 
28 
Wind turbines 
farms 
73 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
Methane digesters 
farms 
43 
1 
- 
1 
2 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
454 
- 
4 
7 
19 
20 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
96 
1 
- 
- 
3 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
193 
4 
4 
7 
25 
16 
Ethanol 
farms 
101 
4 
1 
6 
9 
4 
Other 
farms 
12 
“ 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
27 
1 
1 
2 
- 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
58,664 
353 
241 
382 
1,083 
1,936 
Part owners 
farms 
15,250 
654 
652 
978 
1,613 
1,690 
Tenants 
farms 
3,150 
36 
41 
74 
233 
256 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
74,058 
1,007 
894 
1,361 
2,700 
3,648 
acres 
9,872,575 
737,136 
464,986 
567,583 
838,406 
845,042 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
73,914 
1,007 
893 
1,360 
2,696 
3,626 
acres 
9,073,382 
721,418 
453,598 
542,106 
784,928 
786,674 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
18,513 
692 
693 
1,055 
1,851 
1,953 
acres 
4,006,747 
1,139,887 
571,017 
472,260 
483,196 
331,364 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
18,400 
690 
693 
1,052 
1,846 
1,946 
acres 
3,975,965 
1,139,600 
570,739 
468,231 
479,551 
326,892 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
9,954 
149 
89 
150 
381 
558 
acres 
829,975 
16,005 
11,666 
29,506 
57,123 
62,840 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
114,210 
1,870 
1,512 
2,198 
4,388 
5,810 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
45,361 
491 
500 
864 
1,797 
2,372 
2 operators 
27,433 
383 
321 
429 
865 
1,175 
3 operators 
3,520 
123 
94 
112 
226 
294 
4 operators 
565 
28 
13 
20 
27 
32 
5 or more operators 
185 
18 
6 
9 
14 
9 
Total women operators 
number 
31,899 
340 
233 
338 
727 
1,159 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
28,895 
291 
197 
293 
642 
1,034 
2 operators 
1,279 
18 
12 
15 
38 
53 
3 operators 
121 
3 
1 
1 
3 
5 
4 operators 
7 
1 
1 
3 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
9 
“ 
1 
" 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
68,864 
1,003 
906 
1,396 
2,784 
3,655 
Female 
8,200 
40 
28 
38 
145 
227 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
32,137 
954 
850 
1,242 
2,226 
2,514 
Other 
44,927 
89 
84 
192 
703 
1,368 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
94 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
