Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
81 
67 
11 
11 
$1,000 
186 
143 
41 
41 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
78 
66 
9 
9 
$1,000 
181 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
2 
$1,000 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
22,318 
20,515 
1,307 
722 
$1,000 
150,888 
128,642 
17,126 
10,464 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
333 
254 
60 
38 
$1,000 
31,647 
22,949 
6,831 
4,816 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
42 
33 
5 
2 
$1,000 
21 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
33,284 
30,339 
2,242 
1,182 
$1,000 
1,033,722 
814,226 
160,815 
106,483 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,689 
3,022 
486 
281 
$1,000 
685,719 
501,490 
133,524 
91,428 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
970 
826 
99 
61 
$1,000 
207,602 
143,788 
51,035 
38,872 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
816 
693 
84 
51 
$1,000 
203,864 
140,541 
50,611 
38,592 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
866 
770 
54 
21 
$1,000 
122,130 
57,289 
30,782 
10,684 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
80 
49 
16 
11 
$1,000 
120,158 
55,682 
30,654 
10,637 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,932 
2,735 
117 
62 
$1,000 
8,464 
7,137 
430 
149 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
5 
1 
- 
$1,000 
1,055 
341 
(D) 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
4,561 
4,016 
269 
199 
$1,000 
178,938 
79,016 
37,812 
37,380 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
232 
123 
45 
44 
$1,000 
153,112 
57,603 
35,627 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,982 
3,654 
188 
110 
$1,000 
1,107,452 
757,369 
(D) 
82,217 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
582 
465 
53 
40 
$1,000 
1,104,023 
754,239 
(D) 
82,098 
Aquaculture 
farms 
52 
37 
3 
3 
$1,000 
2,884 
1,004 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
6 
$1,000 
2,647 
837 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,642 
1,419 
126 
92 
$1,000 
125,574 
17,993 
78,775 
78,700 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
64 
25 
16 
16 
$1,000 
121,446 
14,834 
78,400 
78,400 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
33,382 
29,896 
2,520 
1,479 
$1,000 
169,821 
136,794 
23,991 
15,915 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
3,035 
2,577 
359 
190 
$1,000 
109,712 
72,454 
30,141 
21,552 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,438 
3,119 
183 
116 
$1,000 
16,438 
13,246 
1,801 
1,607 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
77,064 
70,093 
4,666 
2,702 
$1,000 
4,778,105 
3,241,509 
945,262 
705,379 
Average per farm 
dollars 
62,002 
46,246 
202,585 
261,058 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
35,651 
32,023 
2,485 
1,474 
$1,000 
472,174 
322,661 
112,862 
85,245 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,342 
23,387 
1,317 
758 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,162 
6,258 
629 
357 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,296 
1,076 
149 
90 
$50,000 or more 
1,851 
1,302 
390 
269 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
29,242 
25,950 
2,220 
1,363 
$1,000 
178,990 
116,278 
47,322 
35,940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,120 
22,794 
1,571 
947 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,634 
2,118 
329 
192 
$25,000 to $49,999 
625 
493 
87 
55 
$50,000 or more 
863 
545 
233 
169 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
