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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
27,198 
24,132 
2,078 
1,231 
$1,000 
242,500 
153,419 
64,200 
48,144 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1 5,666 
14,500 
807 
444 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,325 
5,537 
516 
289 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,280 
2,761 
354 
228 
$25,000 to $49,999 
791 
602 
113 
58 
$50,000 or more 
1,136 
732 
288 
212 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
21,345 
19,346 
1,376 
800 
$1,000 
598,201 
426,353 
101,174 
59,274 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,674 
12,720 
681 
378 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,047 
4,513 
372 
216 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,449 
1,211 
167 
101 
$100,000 to $249,999 
729 
590 
77 
54 
$250,000 or more 
446 
312 
79 
51 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
13,387 
12,062 
933 
544 
$1,000 
124,223 
90,117 
14,955 
10,967 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
11,237 
10,241 
664 
386 
$1,000 
473,978 
336,236 
86,219 
48,307 
Feed purchased farms 
50,685 
46,276 
3,039 
1,745 
$1,000 
1,176,273 
845,755 
185,199 
140,070 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,219 
32,099 
1,544 
817 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,847 
9,580 
825 
493 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,360 
3,682 
470 
295 
$100,000 to $249,999 
564 
409 
106 
72 
$250,000 or more 
695 
506 
94 
68 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
74,307 
67,644 
4,483 
2,593 
$1,000 
268,528 
190,869 
54,594 
40,639 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
64,864 
59,987 
3,311 
1,844 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,713 
6,547 
756 
461 
$25,000 to $49,999 
949 
671 
185 
121 
$50,000 or more 
781 
439 
231 
167 
Utilities farms 
49,293 
44,265 
3,354 
2,034 
$1,000 
108,946 
73,896 
20,272 
15,410 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
30,224 
28,055 
1,561 
840 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,431 
13,637 
1,187 
751 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,132 
2,307 
471 
343 
$25,000 to $49,999 
357 
215 
77 
53 
$50,000 or more 
149 
51 
58 
47 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
60,318 
54,666 
3,829 
2,245 
$1,000 
279,056 
202,559 
47,488 
35,641 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
49,919 
46,177 
2,618 
1,427 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,481 
7,221 
789 
513 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,136 
814 
211 
141 
$50,000 or more 
782 
454 
211 
164 
Hired farm labor farms 
19,586 
16,806 
1,741 
1,114 
$1,000 
377,169 
187,734 
85,282 
68,819 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,213 
12,052 
806 
445 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,762 
3,109 
420 
271 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,965 
1,356 
345 
263 
$100,000 to $249,999 
449 
229 
106 
81 
$250,000 or more 
197 
60 
64 
54 
Contract labor farms 
7,683 
6,570 
634 
392 
$1,000 
76,523 
58,566 
9,624 
6,880 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,167 
1,974 
123 
68 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,872 
2,484 
228 
143 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,863 
1,527 
173 
104 
$25,000 to $49,999 
473 
351 
66 
46 
$50,000 or more 
308 
234 
44 
31 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
12,695 
11,159 
1,008 
600 
$1,000 
55,440 
39,312 
10,536 
8,218 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,305 
5,741 
400 
225 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,188 
3,684 
336 
188 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,843 
1,498 
195 
131 
$25,000 to $49,999 
227 
157 
43 
32 
$50,000 or more 
132 
79 
34 
24 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
12,478 
10,919 
1,140 
645 
$1,000 
258,029 
162,213 
77,447 
60,602 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,830 
7,109 
543 
274 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,565 
1,386 
115 
57 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,439 
1,211 
169 
102 
$25,000 or more 
1,644 
1,213 
313 
212 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
138 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
