Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
13,129 
63 
985 
1,987 
3,659 
3,844 
2,591 
$1,000 
30,746 
99 
2,339 
4,979 
7,840 
8,053 
7,436 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,204 
38 
592 
1,368 
2,613 
2,767 
1,826 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,813 
20 
296 
415 
753 
786 
543 
$5,000 to $24,999 
915 
5 
78 
165 
249 
236 
182 
$25,000 to $49,999 
119 
- 
18 
26 
21 
34 
20 
$50,000 or more 
78 
- 
1 
13 
23 
21 
20 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1 1 ,244 
99 
977 
2,027 
3,267 
3,004 
1,870 
$1,000 
148,502 
665 
9,111 
24,721 
42,279 
55,076 
16,649 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,009 
75 
655 
1,453 
2,374 
2,132 
1,320 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,527 
15 
248 
472 
679 
681 
432 
$25,000 to $99,999 
473 
9 
59 
57 
138 
117 
93 
$100,000 to $249,999 
161 
- 
13 
31 
49 
50 
18 
$250,000 or more 
74 
- 
2 
14 
27 
24 
7 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,808 
59 
573 
1,152 
1,967 
1,835 
1,222 
$1,000 
50,780 
351 
3,730 
6,107 
15,705 
18,291 
6,597 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,038 
56 
566 
1,181 
1,784 
1,551 
900 
$1,000 
97,722 
314 
5,381 
18,614 
26,574 
36,786 
10,052 
Feed purchased 
farms 
27,602 
174 
1,902 
4,340 
8,035 
7,863 
5,288 
$1,000 
252,879 
1,510 
19,728 
60,167 
71,217 
59,800 
40,456 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,771 
127 
1,410 
3,471 
6,241 
5,800 
3,722 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,128 
34 
359 
675 
1,360 
1,565 
1,135 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,529 
12 
115 
167 
382 
447 
406 
$100,000 to $249,999 
87 
- 
9 
12 
18 
32 
16 
$250,000 or more 
87 
1 
9 
15 
34 
19 
9 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
42,789 
210 
2,566 
6,017 
11,486 
12,454 
10,056 
$1,000 
74,842 
326 
4,002 
15,069 
18,451 
20,715 
16,280 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
40,500 
192 
2,408 
5,693 
10,903 
11,764 
9,540 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,092 
18 
149 
302 
530 
628 
465 
$25,000 to $49,999 
113 
- 
9 
15 
30 
39 
20 
$50,000 or more 
84 
- 
" 
7 
23 
23 
31 
Utilities 
farms 
25,951 
97 
1,405 
3,472 
7,198 
7,806 
5,973 
$1,000 
32,597 
117 
1,333 
6,266 
8,049 
9,177 
7,656 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18,392 
71 
1,017 
2,471 
5,128 
5,435 
4,270 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,857 
24 
358 
922 
1,910 
2,146 
1,497 
$5,000 to $24,999 
622 
1 
28 
70 
145 
201 
177 
$25,000 to $49,999 
54 
1 
2 
6 
7 
17 
21 
$50,000 or more 
26 
- 
- 
3 
8 
7 
8 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
33,351 
153 
1,994 
4,598 
9,071 
9,768 
7,767 
$1,000 
79,635 
280 
3,978 
12,442 
20,264 
23,938 
18,732 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,438 
136 
1,800 
4,249 
8,301 
8,852 
7,100 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,674 
17 
190 
319 
720 
844 
584 
$25,000 to $49,999 
164 
- 
3 
22 
35 
53 
51 
$50,000 or more 
75 
1 
8 
15 
19 
32 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
9,023 
48 
467 
1,159 
2,373 
2,638 
2,338 
$1,000 
101,776 
164 
2,412 
16,706 
23,909 
34,203 
24,382 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,045 
36 
389 
949 
1,866 
2,046 
1,759 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,426 
12 
63 
154 
367 
414 
416 
$25,000 to $99,999 
418 
- 
12 
48 
106 
133 
119 
$100,000 to $249,999 
83 
- 
1 
3 
21 
29 
29 
$250,000 or more 
51 
2 
5 
13 
16 
15 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,488 
18 
172 
427 
898 
1,080 
893 
$1,000 
17,179 
84 
831 
1,782 
4,496 
5,467 
4,519 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,317 
6 
49 
172 
363 
433 
294 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,436 
4 
94 
174 
338 
429 
397 
$5,000 to $24,999 
591 
8 
25 
66 
150 
178 
164 
$25,000 to $49,999 
107 
- 
3 
11 
36 
28 
29 
$50,000 or more 
37 
- 
1 
4 
11 
12 
9 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
5,780 
38 
355 
681 
1,519 
1,661 
1,526 
$1,000 
12,367 
58 
656 
1,360 
3,183 
3,450 
3,660 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,411 
18 
217 
415 
895 
985 
881 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,880 
15 
103 
212 
482 
537 
531 
$5,000 to $24,999 
438 
5 
35 
47 
130 
124 
97 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
- 
- 
6 
8 
7 
14 
$50,000 or more 
16 
- 
1 
4 
8 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
5,132 
74 
574 
1,052 
1,544 
1,258 
630 
$1,000 
38,593 
224 
3,446 
8,532 
11,306 
10,312 
4,774 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,903 
58 
416 
803 
1,165 
964 
497 
$5,000 to $9,999 
564 
12 
73 
115 
166 
135 
63 
$10,000 to $24,999 
432 
3 
64 
76 
135 
111 
43 
$25,000 or more 
233 
1 
21 
58 
78 
48 
27 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kentucky 193 
