Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
820 
742 
727 
78 
77 
168 
acres treated 
254,065 
230,222 
222,730 
23,843 
(D) 
21,814 
Manure used 
farms 
281 
247 
244 
34 
33 
64 
acres treated 
28,816 
23,160 
22,958 
5,656 
(D) 
3,749 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
391 
352 
340 
39 
39 
64 
acres 
158,420 
149,861 
140,639 
8,559 
8,559 
9,637 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
708 
638 
620 
70 
69 
117 
acres 
264,005 
247,754 
237,215 
16,251 
(D) 
15,953 
Nematodes 
farms 
66 
55 
55 
11 
11 
10 
acres 
12,270 
11,864 
11,864 
406 
406 
959 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
121 
109 
107 
12 
11 
22 
acres 
30,568 
30,360 
(D) 
208 
(D) 
1,215 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
56 
54 
53 
2 
2 
8 
acres on which used 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
145 
132 
129 
13 
13 
25 
acres 
31,390 
27,732 
(D) 
3,658 
3,658 
2,030 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
186 
170 
166 
16 
15 
44 
acres 
45,109 
39,449 
38,247 
5,660 
(D) 
1,810 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
99 
76 
75 
23 
23 
25 
acres 
8,547 
6,259 
(D) 
2,288 
2,288 
776 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
373 
347 
343 
26 
26 
73 
acres 
170,660 
162,868 
(D) 
7,792 
7,792 
11,519 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
119 
114 
112 
5 
5 
22 
acres 
59,292 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,802 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
307 
297 
293 
10 
10 
62 
acres 
32,536 
(D) 
28,515 
(D) 
(D) 
1,224 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
245 
220 
216 
25 
25 
54 
acres 
21,820 
20,179 
(D) 
1,641 
1,641 
1,755 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
54 
51 
51 
3 
3 
12 
Solar panels 
farms 
21 
20 
20 
1 
1 
6 
Wind turbines 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
25 
23 
23 
2 
2 
7 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
7 
7 
7 
- 
- 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,373 
1,208 
1,169 
165 
159 
383 
Part owners 
farms 
375 
354 
349 
21 
21 
42 
Tenants 
farms 
105 
77 
75 
28 
28 
27 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,755 
1,569 
1,525 
186 
180 
426 
acres 
501,894 
447,756 
428,867 
54,138 
51,874 
105,899 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,748 
1,562 
1,518 
186 
180 
425 
acres 
(D) 
406,945 
388,900 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
483 
434 
427 
49 
49 
70 
acres 
(D) 
176,756 
175,031 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
480 
431 
424 
49 
49 
69 
acres 
(D) 
175,713 
173,988 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
335 
303 
298 
32 
30 
99 
acres 
45,316 
41,854 
41,010 
3,462 
(D) 
19,871 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,088 
2,736 
2,642 
352 
319 
753 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
954 
826 
801 
128 
125 
259 
2 operators 
679 
611 
595 
68 
68 
129 
3 operators 
165 
154 
151 
11 
11 
51 
4 operators 
38 
37 
37 
1 
1 
5 
5 or more operators 
17 
11 
9 
6 
3 
8 
Total women operators 
number 
866 
769 
751 
97 
94 
248 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
700 
619 
601 
81 
80 
186 
2 operators 
78 
70 
70 
8 
7 
21 
3 operators 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
3 
4 operators 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
" 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kentucky 147 
