Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
35,651 
5,713 
1,054 
400 
546 
8,204 
2,296 
$1,000 
472,174 
317,796 
1,461 
254 
2,107 
57,618 
35,385 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,342 
2,047 
995 
387 
478 
6,131 
1,013 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,162 
1,661 
52 
13 
49 
1,538 
919 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,296 
599 
4 
- 
11 
310 
210 
$50,000 or more 
1,851 
1,406 
3 
- 
8 
225 
154 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
29,242 
5,711 
972 
462 
536 
7,071 
2,298 
$1,000 
178,990 
137,210 
724 
374 
1,233 
18,820 
12,458 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,120 
3,225 
943 
448 
491 
6,285 
1,740 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,634 
1,280 
25 
11 
33 
645 
461 
$25,000 to $49,999 
625 
459 
2 
3 
5 
82 
53 
$50,000 or more 
863 
747 
2 
- 
7 
59 
44 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
27,198 
5,507 
1,047 
427 
564 
6,858 
1,850 
$1,000 
242,500 
182,191 
1,100 
400 
10,711 
19,838 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,666 
1,018 
818 
325 
243 
4,461 
600 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,325 
1,432 
186 
88 
160 
1,578 
745 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,280 
1,494 
38 
13 
96 
685 
418 
$25,000 to $49,999 
791 
592 
5 
- 
31 
63 
40 
$50,000 or more 
1,136 
971 
- 
1 
34 
71 
47 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
21,345 
987 
255 
115 
107 
2,742 
555 
$1,000 
598,201 
13,865 
566 
417 
546 
16,025 
5,386 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,674 
591 
229 
101 
82 
2,045 
321 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,047 
300 
22 
3 
18 
594 
197 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,449 
71 
4 
11 
7 
86 
30 
$100,000 to $249,999 
729 
21 
- 
- 
- 
14 
6 
$250,000 or more 
446 
4 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
13,387 
731 
75 
51 
39 
1,777 
458 
$1,000 
124,223 
5,963 
205 
262 
125 
8,600 
2,914 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
11,237 
404 
198 
88 
82 
1,340 
183 
$1,000 
473,978 
7,902 
362 
155 
421 
7,424 
2,472 
Feed purchased 
farms 
50,685 
2,396 
546 
191 
214 
6,918 
1,408 
$1,000 
1,176,273 
36,209 
1,955 
499 
753 
30,710 
12,777 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,219 
1,256 
464 
172 
170 
5,700 
823 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,847 
787 
60 
12 
41 
988 
460 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,360 
311 
21 
7 
3 
203 
117 
$100,000 to $249,999 
564 
29 
1 
- 
- 
24 
7 
$250,000 or more 
695 
13 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
74,307 
6,898 
1,252 
680 
819 
22,638 
2,503 
$1,000 
268,528 
90,896 
1,337 
607 
4,837 
43,646 
16,608 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
64,864 
4,370 
1,199 
662 
667 
20,922 
1,647 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,713 
1,642 
52 
18 
120 
1,504 
724 
$25,000 to $49,999 
949 
408 
1 
- 
16 
154 
95 
$50,000 or more 
781 
478 
- 
" 
16 
58 
37 
Utilities 
farms 
49,293 
4,927 
709 
419 
667 
12,565 
1,976 
$1,000 
108,946 
19,354 
773 
555 
2,271 
15,240 
4,808 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
30,224 
2,068 
506 
287 
351 
8,638 
824 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,431 
1,934 
190 
113 
220 
3,479 
916 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,132 
811 
9 
17 
81 
410 
218 
$25,000 to $49,999 
357 
74 
3 
2 
8 
32 
18 
$50,000 or more 
149 
40 
1 
" 
7 
6 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
farms 
60,318 
5,856 
956 
482 
705 
17,399 
2,244 
$1,000 
279,056 
85,350 
1,880 
838 
3,551 
44,861 
16,551 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
49,919 
3,196 
882 
456 
554 
15,568 
1,437 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,481 
1,728 
64 
24 
131 
1,633 
695 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,136 
516 
8 
1 
12 
123 
67 
$50,000 or more 
782 
416 
2 
1 
8 
75 
45 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
19,586 
2,434 
302 
193 
342 
5,815 
1,607 
$1,000 
377,169 
75,451 
3,055 
1,759 
17,211 
61,505 
32,853 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,213 
1,150 
206 
125 
159 
4,141 
697 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,762 
548 
74 
49 
88 
1,168 
580 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,965 
541 
16 
17 
50 
394 
256 
$100,000 to $249,999 
449 
159 
4 
2 
29 
83 
64 
$250,000 or more 
197 
36 
2 
- 
16 
29 
10 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
164 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
