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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
27,198 
14,069 
85 
768 
1,307 
2,534 
4,209 
5,166 
$1,000 
242,500 
211,754 
734 
12,244 
25,899 
56,971 
68,953 
46,953 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,666 
6,462 
25 
208 
501 
884 
1,987 
2,857 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,325 
3,512 
23 
248 
325 
671 
1,018 
1,227 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,280 
2,365 
26 
213 
272 
500 
661 
693 
$25,000 to $49,999 
791 
672 
9 
48 
64 
193 
199 
159 
$50,000 or more 
1,136 
1,058 
2 
51 
145 
286 
344 
230 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
21,345 
10,101 
63 
581 
1,053 
1,893 
2,906 
3,605 
$1,000 
598,201 
449,699 
1,888 
30,197 
51,318 
1 1 1 ,332 
137,440 
117,525 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,674 
5,665 
26 
271 
554 
1,008 
1,666 
2,140 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,047 
2,520 
24 
149 
224 
475 
715 
933 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,449 
976 
9 
88 
142 
174 
259 
304 
$100,000 to $249,999 
729 
568 
3 
40 
78 
145 
179 
123 
$250,000 or more 
446 
372 
1 
33 
55 
91 
87 
105 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
13,387 
6,579 
45 
345 
639 
1,173 
1,908 
2,469 
$1,000 
124,223 
73,443 
379 
8,457 
7,988 
14,135 
16,945 
25,538 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
1 1 ,237 
5,199 
41 
389 
648 
1,058 
1,455 
1,608 
$1,000 
473,978 
376,256 
1,509 
21,739 
43,330 
97,197 
120,495 
91,986 
Feed purchased farms 
50,685 
23,083 
137 
979 
1,956 
3,930 
6,615 
9,466 
$1,000 
1,176,273 
923,395 
3,663 
62,804 
149,440 
236,773 
270,143 
200,571 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,219 
13,448 
89 
481 
984 
2,143 
3,813 
5,938 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,847 
5,719 
23 
247 
526 
959 
1,705 
2,259 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,360 
2,831 
21 
176 
282 
533 
806 
1,013 
$100,000 to $249,999 
564 
477 
2 
29 
50 
116 
131 
149 
$250,000 or more 
695 
608 
2 
46 
114 
179 
160 
107 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
74,307 
31,518 
178 
1,293 
2,561 
5,154 
8,893 
13,439 
$1,000 
268,528 
193,685 
784 
9,078 
21,600 
45,777 
62,333 
54,113 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
64,864 
24,364 
128 
901 
1,816 
3,530 
6,696 
1 1 ,293 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,713 
5,621 
43 
313 
543 
1,203 
1,716 
1,803 
$25,000 to $49,999 
949 
836 
7 
45 
111 
232 
243 
198 
$50,000 or more 
781 
697 
" 
34 
91 
189 
238 
145 
Utilities farms 
49,293 
23,342 
100 
910 
1,908 
4,004 
6,671 
9,749 
$1,000 
108,946 
76,349 
279 
5,067 
8,290 
17,270 
24,793 
20,650 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
30,224 
1 1 ,832 
54 
402 
774 
1,743 
3,285 
5,574 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,431 
8,574 
33 
333 
756 
1,526 
2,493 
3,433 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,132 
2,510 
11 
150 
316 
616 
773 
644 
$25,000 to $49,999 
357 
303 
2 
18 
48 
81 
81 
73 
$50,000 or more 
149 
123 
- 
7 
14 
38 
39 
25 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
60,318 
26,967 
123 
1,115 
2,176 
4,455 
7,742 
11,356 
$1,000 
279,056 
199,421 
732 
10,478 
21,463 
45,498 
64,334 
56,917 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
49,919 
19,481 
84 
697 
1,365 
2,900 
5,475 
8,960 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,481 
5,807 
34 
332 
628 
1,084 
1,728 
2,001 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,136 
972 
3 
49 
85 
271 
332 
232 
$50,000 or more 
782 
707 
2 
37 
98 
200 
207 
163 
Hired farm labor farms 
19,586 
10,563 
61 
556 
948 
1,959 
3,055 
3,984 
$1,000 
377,169 
275,393 
555 
20,148 
24,952 
65,195 
97,688 
66,855 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,213 
6,168 
34 
314 
439 
980 
1,718 
2,683 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,762 
2,336 
21 
108 
272 
483 
719 
733 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,965 
1,547 
6 
97 
192 
338 
460 
454 
$100,000 to $249,999 
449 
366 
- 
33 
29 
122 
102 
80 
$250,000 or more 
197 
146 
- 
4 
16 
36 
56 
34 
Contract labor farms 
7,683 
4,195 
38 
198 
396 
772 
1,314 
1,477 
$1,000 
76,523 
59,344 
1,002 
3,589 
9,092 
12,235 
20,159 
13,268 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,167 
850 
9 
32 
46 
103 
241 
419 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,872 
1,436 
11 
44 
122 
236 
473 
550 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,863 
1,272 
7 
82 
138 
292 
390 
363 
$25,000 to $49,999 
473 
366 
2 
18 
47 
83 
121 
95 
$50,000 or more 
308 
271 
9 
22 
43 
58 
89 
50 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
12,695 
6,915 
39 
299 
614 
1,221 
2,019 
2,723 
$1,000 
55,440 
43,073 
162 
2,354 
5,414 
13,065 
1 1 ,999 
10,079 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,305 
2,894 
19 
78 
203 
397 
823 
1,374 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,188 
2,308 
9 
119 
165 
390 
710 
915 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,843 
1,405 
9 
84 
199 
355 
397 
361 
$25,000 to $49,999 
227 
192 
2 
12 
31 
43 
58 
46 
$50,000 or more 
132 
116 
- 
6 
16 
36 
31 
27 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
12,478 
7,346 
73 
607 
868 
1,577 
2,251 
1,970 
$1,000 
258,029 
219,436 
1,317 
16,853 
36,719 
56,549 
73,351 
34,646 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,830 
3,927 
35 
274 
427 
719 
1,195 
1,277 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,565 
1,001 
9 
117 
112 
219 
308 
236 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,439 
1,007 
11 
104 
127 
266 
302 
197 
$25,000 or more 
1,644 
1,411 
18 
112 
202 
373 
446 
260 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
