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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
29,560 
771 
812 
1,295 
2,586 
3,147 
acres treated 
3,786,682 
1,237,048 
546,146 
437,998 
450,005 
303,767 
Manure used 
farms 
9,167 
279 
261 
418 
925 
1,002 
acres treated 
376,121 
96,046 
32,462 
32,707 
51,562 
39,760 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
9,412 
582 
605 
859 
1,484 
1,346 
acres 
1,758,021 
906,153 
327,026 
219,147 
154,117 
70,408 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
19,983 
779 
805 
1,252 
2,373 
2,508 
acres 
3,451,620 
1,481,845 
621,559 
477,854 
356,947 
191,395 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,045 
56 
62 
121 
155 
165 
acres 
188,864 
90,773 
28,886 
31,875 
14,257 
13,402 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,573 
173 
202 
243 
354 
336 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
397,006 
208,312 
83,533 
49,840 
27,116 
14,092 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,712 
103 
146 
194 
314 
265 
acres on which used 
44,358 
9,773 
8,244 
7,478 
7,755 
4,166 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
4,054 
244 
208 
255 
393 
349 
acres 
375,618 
186,366 
51,597 
35,642 
28,103 
16,174 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
6,615 
188 
157 
214 
331 
398 
acres 
588,796 
183,511 
82,232 
57,454 
50,732 
34,201 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,897 
65 
44 
73 
111 
137 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
127,562 
28,204 
7,711 
9,386 
15,355 
11,259 
used 
farms 
10,341 
632 
672 
937 
1,614 
1,468 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
2,307,738 
984,167 
484,252 
349,393 
228,457 
110,198 
used 
farms 
3,210 
289 
232 
296 
482 
459 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
573,608 
323,076 
89,190 
65,013 
43,440 
27,035 
practices were used 
farms 
11,276 
406 
438 
704 
1,412 
1,493 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
576,628 
208,631 
84,197 
75,881 
77,786 
45,762 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
7,829 
251 
305 
586 
1,206 
1,203 
acres 
353,831 
86,095 
61,680 
57,129 
59,259 
34,458 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,208 
13 
17 
21 
64 
61 
Solar panels 
farms 
578 
5 
5 
8 
20 
32 
Wind turbines 
farms 
73 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
Methane digesters 
farms 
43 
1 
- 
1 
2 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
454 
5 
6 
19 
20 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
96 
1 
- 
- 
3 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
193 
4 
6 
5 
26 
18 
Ethanol 
farms 
101 
4 
2 
5 
10 
4 
Other 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
27 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
58,664 
358 
241 
397 
1,154 
2,187 
Part owners 
farms 
15,250 
671 
674 
995 
1,675 
1,739 
Tenants 
farms 
3,150 
37 
44 
77 
239 
258 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
74,058 
1,029 
916 
1,394 
2,832 
3,948 
acres 
9,872,575 
751,629 
472,309 
584,743 
876,215 
950,513 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
73,914 
1,029 
915 
1,392 
2,829 
3,926 
acres 
9,073,382 
735,811 
460,755 
555,100 
819,652 
874,608 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
18,513 
710 
718 
1,075 
1,919 
2,004 
acres 
4,006,747 
1,165,021 
576,651 
465,128 
484,701 
333,728 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
18,400 
708 
718 
1,072 
1,914 
1,997 
acres 
3,975,965 
1,164,734 
576,373 
459,999 
482,156 
329,256 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
9,954 
150 
89 
162 
402 
642 
acres 
829,975 
16,105 
11,832 
34,772 
59,108 
80,377 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
114,210 
1,905 
1,557 
2,251 
4,620 
6,236 
1 operator 
45,361 
503 
516 
883 
1,875 
2,543 
2 operators 
27,433 
393 
324 
439 
903 
1,309 
3 operators 
3,520 
124 
95 
122 
244 
291 
4 operators 
565 
28 
18 
16 
31 
33 
5 or more operators 
185 
18 
6 
9 
15 
8 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
31,899 
348 
241 
342 
762 
1,296 
1 operator 
28,895 
299 
195 
307 
667 
1,163 
2 operators 
1,279 
18 
17 
10 
43 
57 
3 operators 
121 
3 
1 
1 
3 
5 
4 operators 
7 
1 
1 
3 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
9 
" 
1 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
120 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
