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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,855 
1,184 
6 
24 
65 
152 
320 
617 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,278 
3,301 
14 
79 
189 
413 
834 
1,772 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,535 
2,353 
12 
87 
133 
304 
632 
1,185 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,635 
3,330 
18 
146 
234 
433 
837 
1,662 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,390 
2,154 
13 
128 
162 
369 
601 
881 
$50,000 or more 
4,883 
3,895 
31 
253 
508 
923 
1,145 
1,035 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
43,488 
15,920 
90 
629 
1,341 
2,651 
4,686 
6,523 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
17,097 
24,655 
36,405 
38,790 
29,562 
33,463 
23,708 
19,221 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,535 
1,383 
4 
58 
101 
192 
380 
648 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,127 
4,587 
33 
125 
347 
663 
1,355 
2,064 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,356 
3,171 
18 
121 
223 
549 
978 
1,282 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,368 
3,615 
15 
145 
331 
576 
1,081 
1,467 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,800 
1,754 
6 
84 
144 
364 
513 
643 
$50,000 or more 
2,302 
1,410 
14 
96 
195 
307 
379 
419 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
168 
141 
9 
13 
29 
35 
55 
$1,000 
9,459 
9,381 
- 
1,557 
2,028 
1,889 
2,076 
1,830 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
24,329 
1 1 ,779 
54 
578 
1,070 
1,973 
3,319 
4,785 
$1,000 
423,536 
310,057 
1,429 
15,451 
33,869 
70,589 
112,221 
76,499 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
2,955 
1,803 
18 
162 
202 
363 
501 
557 
$1,000 
24,279 
18,708 
352 
1,412 
2,220 
3,397 
5,295 
6,032 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
9,283 
3,786 
5 
89 
244 
522 
1,047 
1,879 
$1,000 
83,859 
39,749 
24 
578 
2,180 
6,204 
10,694 
20,070 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
2,310 
1,096 
5 
53 
103 
204 
256 
475 
$1,000 
21,298 
10,905 
(D) 
(D) 
728 
1,635 
2,218 
5,962 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
651 
306 
1 
7 
31 
60 
78 
129 
$1,000 
7,039 
2,934 
(D) 
(D) 
219 
919 
1,052 
711 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
5,689 
3,256 
7 
175 
301 
524 
979 
1,270 
$1,000 
10,871 
9,309 
7 
665 
798 
1,805 
3,889 
2,145 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
2,363 
1,709 
22 
150 
215 
409 
511 
402 
$1,000 
170,392 
152,730 
944 
9,605 
20,439 
35,807 
60,345 
25,590 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
2,956 
1,608 
9 
97 
132 
256 
501 
613 
$1,000 
8,972 
5,573 
41 
353 
449 
803 
1,631 
2,296 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
3,503 
1,693 
4 
84 
190 
330 
502 
583 
$1,000 
96,826 
70,151 
23 
2,481 
6,837 
20,020 
27,097 
13,693 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
61,314 
26,819 
127 
1,124 
2,131 
4,228 
7,539 
11,670 
acres 
6,336,247 
4,610,586 
16,187 
208,918 
478,269 
1,077,460 
1,446,570 
1,383,182 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
52,547 
24,508 
105 
1,078 
1,957 
3,922 
6,971 
10,475 
acres 
5,349,545 
4,132,240 
13,225 
193,104 
441,164 
985,317 
1,320,620 
1,178,810 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
34,662 
13,293 
46 
553 
1,010 
1,881 
3,700 
6,103 
50 to 99 acres 
i llillli 
4,633 
20 
171 
351 
667 
1,244 
2,180 
100 to 199 acres 
! If HI WiWS 6 
3,033 
20 
154 
216 
515 
944 
1,184 
200 to 499 acres 
I ill -mlmM 
1,865 
13 
121 
178 
398 
557 
598 
500 to 999 acres 
901 
772 
6 
43 
93 
201 
218 
211 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
565 
539 
- 
20 
63 
155 
187 
114 
2,000 acres or more 
388 
373 
- 
16 
46 
105 
121 
85 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
7,226 
3,374 
28 
167 
317 
571 
942 
1,349 
acres 
325,588 
201,911 
1,990 
9,248 
17,127 
43,887 
54,840 
74,819 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
2,057 
950 
6 
49 
110 
178 
268 
339 
acres 
56,056 
33,255 
135 
2,437 
3,717 
7,323 
9,396 
10,247 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
13,126 
4,513 
21 
108 
333 
699 
1,173 
2,179 
acres 
560,327 
216,649 
785 
3,334 
14,465 
37,028 
54,345 
106,692 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,737 
973 
7 
42 
69 
150 
265 
440 
acres 
44,731 
26,531 
52 
795 
1,796 
3,905 
7,369 
12,614 
Total woodland 
farms 
45,709 
19,334 
82 
691 
1,411 
2,980 
5,656 
8,514 
acres 
2,745,655 
1,314,295 
3,823 
32,526 
85,104 
208,248 
379,353 
605,241 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
21,224 
9,831 
49 
338 
752 
1,500 
2,856 
4,336 
acres 
665,010 
359,438 
1,796 
9,981 
25,410 
60,702 
102,796 
158,753 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
32,854 
13,469 
52 
489 
973 
2,072 
3,984 
5,899 
acres 
2,080,645 
954,857 
2,027 
22,545 
59,694 
147,546 
276,557 
446,488 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
