Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
775 
802 
1,222 
2,320 
2,649 
$1,000 
242,500 
107,905 
44,885 
33,346 
24,914 
12,232 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,666 
23 
18 
42 
252 
746 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,325 
80 
73 
191 
789 
1,109 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,280 
109 
192 
492 
1,009 
736 
$25,000 to $49,999 
791 
71 
126 
294 
228 
55 
$50,000 or more 
1,136 
492 
393 
203 
42 
3 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
21,345 
648 
433 
673 
1,432 
1,832 
$1,000 
598,201 
308,409 
69,801 
57,819 
61,233 
32,348 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,674 
26 
54 
125 
421 
757 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,047 
44 
74 
180 
437 
617 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,449 
46 
124 
169 
342 
427 
$100,000 to $249,999 
729 
267 
82 
127 
222 
31 
$250,000 or more 
446 
265 
99 
72 
10 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
13,387 
248 
261 
433 
999 
1,334 
$1,000 
124,223 
36,725 
12,115 
10,229 
14,982 
1 1 ,324 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
11,237 
537 
269 
398 
714 
815 
$1,000 
473,978 
271,683 
57,685 
47,589 
46,252 
21,024 
Feed purchased 
farms 
50,685 
744 
622 
1,053 
2,427 
3,296 
$1,000 
1,176,273 
672,991 
102,083 
65,765 
79,175 
49,206 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,219 
27 
52 
142 
410 
1,156 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,847 
62 
114 
262 
854 
1,437 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,360 
71 
134 
426 
1,055 
700 
$100,000 to $249,999 
564 
73 
171 
197 
102 
3 
$250,000 or more 
695 
511 
151 
26 
6 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
74,307 
1,063 
959 
1,459 
3,046 
4,120 
$1,000 
268,528 
81,153 
29,236 
24,222 
27,668 
20,857 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
64,864 
84 
93 
183 
1,050 
2,597 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,713 
242 
380 
987 
1,865 
1,487 
$25,000 to $49,999 
949 
233 
313 
248 
95 
27 
$50,000 or more 
781 
504 
173 
41 
36 
9 
Utilities 
farms 
49,293 
1,066 
957 
1,463 
2,735 
3,545 
$1,000 
108,946 
35,027 
9,342 
8,655 
9,878 
8,116 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
30,224 
14 
28 
152 
561 
1,257 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,431 
117 
348 
718 
1,576 
1,986 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,132 
615 
520 
553 
575 
286 
$25,000 to $49,999 
357 
217 
43 
33 
18 
10 
$50,000 or more 
149 
103 
18 
7 
5 
6 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
60,318 
1,066 
959 
1,468 
2,859 
3,826 
$1,000 
279,056 
75,355 
29,144 
28,414 
29,409 
23,161 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
49,919 
57 
79 
176 
982 
2,216 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,481 
325 
435 
922 
1,658 
1,534 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,136 
234 
299 
275 
179 
54 
$50,000 or more 
782 
450 
146 
95 
40 
22 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
19,586 
902 
733 
971 
1,654 
1,897 
$1,000 
377,169 
163,175 
42,258 
32,695 
35,248 
17,455 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,213 
90 
93 
208 
635 
1,110 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,762 
147 
250 
327 
624 
617 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,965 
375 
287 
365 
347 
154 
$100,000 to $249,999 
449 
184 
80 
64 
37 
12 
$250,000 or more 
197 
106 
23 
7 
11 
4 
Contract labor 
farms 
7,683 
339 
316 
455 
784 
784 
$1,000 
76,523 
15,070 
13,209 
10,428 
12,528 
6,089 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,167 
17 
14 
16 
44 
100 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,872 
87 
63 
93 
226 
333 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,863 
114 
98 
184 
359 
286 
$25,000 to $49,999 
473 
51 
59 
94 
97 
61 
$50,000 or more 
308 
70 
82 
68 
58 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
12,695 
680 
467 
561 
1,159 
1,299 
$1,000 
55,440 
22,345 
6,431 
4,927 
5,862 
3,835 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,305 
18 
18 
47 
252 
508 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,188 
29 
130 
243 
533 
569 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,843 
428 
249 
240 
353 
210 
$25,000 to $49,999 
227 
119 
52 
23 
15 
9 
$50,000 or more 
132 
86 
18 
8 
6 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
12,478 
625 
599 
934 
1,633 
1,605 
$1,000 
258,029 
122,862 
37,832 
26,448 
25,663 
13,305 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,830 
58 
63 
221 
590 
995 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,565 
33 
51 
159 
348 
341 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,439 
66 
119 
238 
451 
192 
$25,000 or more 
1,644 
468 
366 
316 
244 
77 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
112 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
