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 
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 
2,671 
15 
156 
359 
650 
783 
708 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,977 
34 
280 
717 
1,420 
1,752 
1,774 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,182 
19 
159 
378 
763 
948 
915 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,305 
18 
192 
390 
774 
943 
988 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,236 
3 
67 
150 
289 
352 
375 
$50,000 or more 
988 
10 
83 
138 
234 
251 
272 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
27,568 
123 
1,790 
4,145 
7,755 
7,983 
5,772 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
12,733 
14,699 
11,310 
11,551 
12,321 
13,412 
13,594 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,152 
22 
166 
364 
899 
920 
781 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,540 
43 
597 
1,488 
2,689 
2,792 
1,931 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,185 
18 
422 
967 
1,692 
1,846 
1,240 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,753 
20 
412 
945 
1,661 
1,538 
1,177 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,046 
13 
149 
270 
560 
622 
432 
$50,000 or more 
892 
7 
44 
111 
254 
265 
211 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
4 
3 
10 
10 
$1,000 
78 
(D) 
(D) 
24 
15 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
12,550 
60 
776 
1,628 
3,046 
3,631 
3,409 
$1,000 
113,479 
346 
5,888 
11,735 
24,939 
38,512 
32,058 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
1,152 
10 
138 
188 
301 
299 
216 
$1,000 
5,570 
25 
696 
794 
1,318 
1,906 
831 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
5,497 
14 
213 
556 
1,211 
1,647 
1,856 
$1,000 
44,110 
40 
1,102 
3,958 
7,997 
13,158 
17,856 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
1,214 
4 
86 
184 
340 
325 
275 
$1,000 
10,393 
45 
508 
1,110 
2,430 
2,654 
3,648 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
345 
2 
7 
47 
86 
116 
87 
$1,000 
4,106 
(D) 
(D) 
233 
2,483 
639 
731 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
2,433 
13 
161 
349 
592 
702 
616 
$1,000 
1,562 
2 
114 
271 
405 
407 
363 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
654 
1 
83 
122 
147 
180 
121 
$1,000 
17,663 
(D) 
(D) 
3,234 
3,664 
6,022 
2,679 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
1,348 
5 
104 
187 
365 
393 
294 
$1,000 
3,400 
(D) 
(D) 
470 
799 
1,007 
702 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,810 
15 
92 
277 
468 
486 
472 
$1,000 
26,675 
128 
1,070 
1,667 
5,843 
12,719 
5,248 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
34,495 
135 
1,982 
4,521 
9,006 
10,150 
8,701 
acres 
1,725,661 
6,522 
84,255 
211,874 
430,969 
502,211 
489,830 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
28,039 
122 
1,717 
3,878 
7,628 
8,325 
6,369 
acres 
1,217,305 
5,699 
68,251 
167,227 
323,054 
355,305 
297,769 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
21,369 
86 
1,308 
3,002 
5,817 
6,365 
4,791 
50 to 99 acres 
4,139 
23 
242 
467 
1,141 
1,241 
1,025 
100 to 199 acres 
1,702 
7 
108 
293 
447 
491 
356 
200 to 499 acres 
659 
6 
57 
92 
179 
175 
150 
500 to 999 acres 
129 
- 
2 
19 
30 
43 
35 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
26 
- 
- 
3 
9 
8 
6 
2,000 acres or more 
15 
“ 
- 
2 
5 
2 
6 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
3,852 
20 
303 
545 
1,044 
1,051 
889 
acres 
123,677 
660 
6,571 
13,691 
31,135 
36,189 
35,431 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,107 
2 
77 
149 
315 
314 
250 
acres 
22,801 
(D) 
(D) 
2,253 
5,376 
6,408 
7,357 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
8,613 
6 
313 
843 
1,943 
2,576 
2,932 
acres 
343,678 
112 
7,629 
26,613 
68,110 
99,806 
141,408 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
764 
4 
39 
76 
184 
212 
249 
acres 
18,200 
(D) 
(D) 
2,090 
3,294 
4,503 
7,865 
Total woodland 
farms 
26,375 
92 
1,434 
3,576 
7,225 
7,995 
6,053 
acres 
1,431,360 
4,361 
49,364 
152,010 
367,506 
447,612 
410,507 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
11,393 
49 
738 
1,627 
3,383 
3,333 
2,263 
acres 
305,572 
1,474 
13,000 
35,880 
92,300 
92,040 
70,878 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
19,385 
61 
978 
2,522 
5,192 
6,006 
4,626 
acres 
1,125,788 
2,887 
36,364 
116,130 
275,206 
355,572 
339,629 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kentucky 197 
