Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
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 
25 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
18 
$1,000 
186 
111 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
95 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
78 
23 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
18 
$1,000 
181 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
95 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
5 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
22,318 
9,006 
34 
294 
631 
1,348 
2,478 
4,221 
$1,000 
150,888 
81,910 
(D) 
(D) 
6,323 
17,531 
22,418 
32,457 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
333 
240 
2 
6 
25 
62 
63 
82 
$1,000 
31,647 
22,949 
(D) 
(D) 
2,033 
6,957 
6,126 
7,346 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
42 
25 
1 
7 
7 
6 
4 
$1,000 
21 
8 
- 
(D) 
1 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
33,284 
16,840 
98 
717 
1,243 
2,592 
4,745 
7,445 
$1,000 
1,033,722 
737,318 
2,641 
32,506 
79,704 
144,194 
196,877 
281,396 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,689 
2,685 
6 
125 
260 
494 
812 
988 
$1,000 
685,719 
540,277 
1,339 
24,454 
66,172 
115,183 
140,935 
192,194 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
970 
877 
8 
81 
135 
244 
223 
186 
$1,000 
207,602 
197,352 
1,209 
12,174 
26,453 
62,150 
56,153 
39,212 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
816 
764 
8 
67 
123 
217 
192 
157 
$1,000 
203,864 
194,440 
1,209 
12,055 
26,136 
61,500 
55,179 
38,360 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
866 
416 
8 
45 
77 
110 
102 
74 
$1,000 
122,130 
112,718 
(D) 
9,517 
(D) 
39,069 
39,749 
17,337 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
80 
71 
1 
15 
7 
16 
18 
14 
$1,000 
120,158 
111,503 
(D) 
9,454 
(D) 
38,501 
39,512 
17,131 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,932 
1,114 
10 
63 
138 
244 
348 
311 
$1,000 
8,464 
4,214 
34 
148 
305 
797 
1,988 
943 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
9 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 
1 
$1,000 
1,055 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
717 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
4,561 
1,923 
11 
105 
256 
404 
621 
526 
$1,000 
178,938 
121,220 
18 
5,259 
7,539 
21,661 
52,939 
33,804 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
232 
165 
- 
7 
14 
32 
60 
52 
$1,000 
153,112 
108,687 
- 
4,897 
5,976 
18,700 
48,167 
30,947 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,982 
1,883 
15 
133 
298 
454 
558 
425 
$1,000 
1,107,452 
986,647 
(D) 
(D) 
180,055 
258,684 
349,681 
115,175 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
582 
504 
2 
45 
97 
143 
141 
76 
$1,000 
1,104,023 
985,086 
(D) 
(D) 
179,851 
258,204 
349,229 
114,819 
Aquaculture 
farms 
52 
31 
1 
4 
6 
13 
7 
$1,000 
2,884 
2,282 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
7 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
2 
$1,000 
2,647 
2,133 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,642 
716 
5 
28 
88 
147 
207 
241 
$1,000 
125,574 
20,335 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
3,025 
10,833 
5,386 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
64 
42 
- 
2 
3 
6 
19 
12 
$1,000 
121,446 
18,448 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,534 
10,305 
4,841 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
33,382 
16,315 
50 
443 
1,057 
2,521 
4,567 
7,677 
$1,000 
169,821 
108,322 
294 
2,804 
9,922 
21,726 
33,219 
40,356 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
3,035 
1,961 
27 
125 
208 
445 
618 
538 
$1,000 
109,712 
100,286 
584 
3,178 
11,591 
27,500 
34,436 
22,996 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,438 
1,558 
8 
122 
186 
258 
532 
452 
$1,000 
16,438 
11,750 
16 
1,277 
1,650 
2,375 
3,446 
2,987 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
77,064 
32,137 
184 
1,346 
2,632 
5,245 
9,055 
13,675 
$1,000 
4,778,105 
3,648,962 
15,079 
222,406 
464,490 
907,773 
1,174,992 
864,222 
Average per farm 
dollars 
62,002 
113,544 
81,953 
165,234 
176,478 
173,074 
129,762 
63,197 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
35,651 
18,291 
108 
927 
1,540 
3,131 
5,262 
7,323 
$1,000 
472,174 
401,059 
1,748 
21,784 
47,168 
103,676 
130,546 
96,136 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,342 
11,001 
55 
468 
802 
1,609 
3,115 
4,952 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,162 
4,576 
36 
288 
424 
810 
1,334 
1,684 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,296 
1,020 
8 
71 
109 
267 
265 
300 
$50,000 or more 
1,851 
1,694 
9 
100 
205 
445 
548 
387 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
29,242 
15,239 
103 
844 
1,418 
2,788 
4,503 
5,583 
$1,000 
178,990 
157,124 
678 
6,832 
18,708 
41,326 
53,269 
36,310 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,120 
11,884 
81 
599 
1,015 
1,961 
3,520 
4,708 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,634 
2,005 
9 
189 
241 
480 
519 
567 
$25,000 to $49,999 
625 
538 
11 
29 
64 
126 
177 
131 
$50,000 or more 
863 
812 
2 
27 
98 
221 
287 
177 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
