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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
29,560 
26,399 
2,173 
1,295 
acres treated 
3,786,682 
2,674,457 
836,346 
608,805 
Manure used 
farms 
9,167 
8,099 
723 
453 
acres treated 
376,121 
279,025 
64,531 
48,991 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
9,412 
8,034 
923 
579 
acres 
1,758,021 
1,091,489 
498,475 
380,275 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
19,983 
17,421 
1,737 
1,098 
acres 
3,451,620 
2,254,250 
917,412 
674,060 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,045 
850 
119 
81 
acres 
188,864 
120,107 
55,528 
41,584 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,573 
2,149 
281 
191 
acres 
397,006 
240,512 
124,711 
96,284 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,712 
1,442 
206 
120 
acres on which used 
44,358 
35,277 
7,729 
5,049 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
4,054 
3,497 
387 
241 
acres 
375,618 
233,212 
108,986 
82,075 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
6,615 
5,922 
463 
281 
acres 
588,796 
415,428 
126,449 
94,149 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,897 
1,599 
174 
111 
acres 
127,562 
85,787 
32,452 
25,179 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
10,341 
8,808 
1,087 
679 
acres 
2,307,738 
1,518,885 
606,674 
450,714 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
3,210 
2,692 
377 
224 
acres 
573,608 
330,136 
181,378 
123,661 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
11,276 
9,934 
973 
552 
acres 
576,628 
406,335 
136,533 
91,015 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
7,829 
6,864 
666 
406 
acres 
353,831 
255,862 
74,394 
54,767 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,208 
1,065 
77 
54 
Solar panels 
farms 
578 
519 
32 
21 
Wind turbines 
farms 
73 
68 
4 
2 
Methane digesters 
farms 
43 
40 
2 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
454 
402 
20 
15 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
96 
88 
7 
5 
Biodiesel 
farms 
193 
163 
21 
17 
Ethanol 
farms 
101 
88 
9 
8 
Other 
farms 
12 
12 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
27 
25 
2 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
58,664 
53,764 
3,144 
1,862 
Part owners 
farms 
15,250 
13,595 
1,238 
700 
Tenants 
farms 
3,150 
2,734 
284 
140 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
74,058 
67,483 
4,394 
2,571 
acres 
9,872,575 
8,090,789 
1,173,993 
746,749 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
73,914 
67,359 
4,382 
2,562 
acres 
9,073,382 
7,439,942 
1,089,416 
688,987 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
18,513 
16,419 
1,541 
853 
acres 
4,006,747 
2,982,594 
819,196 
558,347 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
18,400 
16,329 
1,522 
840 
acres 
3,975,965 
2,957,394 
815,032 
554,671 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
9,954 
8,817 
703 
450 
acres 
829,975 
676,047 
88,741 
61,438 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
114,210 
101,893 
8,476 
4,894 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
45,361 
42,402 
1,746 
1,044 
2 operators 
27,433 
24,389 
2,236 
1,243 
3 operators 
3,520 
2,769 
535 
327 
4 operators 
565 
406 
116 
69 
5 or more operators 
185 
127 
33 
19 
Total women operators 
number 
31,899 
28,872 
1,913 
1,173 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
28,895 
26,473 
1,536 
952 
2 operators 
1,279 
1,029 
151 
89 
3 operators 
121 
97 
19 
13 
4 operators 
7 
3 
3 
1 
5 or more operators 
9 
6 
1 
" 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
146 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
