Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
50,952 
22,708 
120 
871 
1,817 
3,672 
6,517 
9,711 
acres 
3,223,610 
1,890,994 
11,067 
63,045 
146,393 
324,970 
570,199 
775,320 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
52,715 
22,649 
95 
846 
1,716 
3,594 
6,558 
9,840 
acres 
743,835 
401,585 
1,073 
15,693 
33,415 
66,507 
113,080 
171,817 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,910 
1,803 
11 
184 
256 
387 
522 
443 
acres 
62,516 
260 
2,103 
5,887 
16,001 
26,893 
1 1 ,372 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,755 
11 
182 
243 
377 
514 
428 
acres 
ill 
61,741 
260 
2,018 
5,750 
15,791 
26,816 
11,106 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
144 
68 
- 
5 
17 
15 
13 
18 
acres 
2,405 
775 
" 
85 
137 
210 
77 
266 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
6,906 
2,665 
5 
38 
181 
399 
720 
1,322 
acres 
317,928 
130,709 
372 
494 
7,364 
17,833 
33,301 
71,345 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
5,798 
4,202 
41 
308 
489 
993 
1,244 
1,127 
acres 
2,465,576 
2,252,662 
7,819 
122,691 
290,284 
590,553 
781,049 
460,266 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
86 
71 
- 
10 
18 
8 
20 
15 
$1,000 
4,059 
3,809 
- 
155 
2,092 
738 
412 
413 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
77,064 
32,137 
184 
1,346 
2,632 
5,245 
9,055 
13,675 
$1,000 
39,459,278 
25,512,846 
99,467 
1,050,421 
2,568,076 
5,503,932 
8,157,252 
8,133,698 
Average per farm 
dollars 
512,033 
793,878 
540,582 
780,402 
975,713 
1,049,367 
900,856 
594,786 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,024 
3,105 
3,094 
3,281 
3,456 
3,282 
3,251 
2,771 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
7,425 
2,462 
20 
129 
219 
409 
623 
1,062 
$50,000 to $99,999 
10,067 
3,361 
19 
142 
232 
545 
930 
1,493 
$100,000 to $199,999 
17,965 
6,188 
42 
273 
510 
926 
1,676 
2,761 
$200,000 to $499,999 
24,912 
9,966 
46 
348 
748 
1,480 
2,841 
4,503 
$500,000 to $999,999 
9,603 
5,089 
33 
233 
398 
782 
1,466 
2,177 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,951 
2,532 
15 
101 
265 
485 
696 
970 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,246 
1,729 
8 
87 
162 
409 
532 
531 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
568 
509 
- 
20 
64 
124 
189 
112 
$10,000,000 or more 
327 
301 
1 
13 
34 
85 
102 
66 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
77,061 
32,137 
184 
1,346 
2,632 
5,245 
9,055 
13,675 
$1,000 
5,408,946 
3,402,387 
14,634 
159,949 
343,428 
736,090 
1,038,850 
1,109,436 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
5,777 
1,610 
6 
51 
130 
259 
435 
729 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,964 
2,159 
14 
68 
175 
328 
598 
976 
$10,000 to $19,999 
12,811 
4,162 
18 
149 
326 
590 
1,110 
1,969 
$20,000 to $49,999 
23,708 
9,039 
60 
359 
654 
1,299 
2,496 
4,171 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14,773 
6,842 
51 
287 
534 
1,054 
1,890 
3,026 
$100,000 to $199,999 
7,809 
4,477 
21 
224 
382 
805 
1,325 
1,720 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,805 
2,629 
9 
147 
278 
586 
822 
787 
$500,000 or more 
1,414 
1,219 
5 
61 
153 
324 
379 
297 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
61,065 
27,522 
142 
1,092 
2,176 
4,566 
7,870 
11,676 
number 
109,789 
58,149 
296 
2,401 
5,088 
10,930 
17,343 
22,091 
Tractors, all 
farms 
66,061 
28,990 
155 
1,114 
2,217 
4,694 
8,260 
12,550 
number 
149,486 
78,613 
344 
2,751 
5,685 
13,946 
23,035 
32,852 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
32,112 
14,304 
48 
422 
931 
2,314 
4,123 
6,466 
number 
44,523 
20,985 
70 
573 
1,280 
3,459 
6,047 
9,556 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
51,714 
23,705 
120 
894 
1,733 
3,797 
6,843 
10,318 
number 
85,708 
44,255 
179 
1,490 
3,085 
7,469 
12,951 
19,081 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
11,608 
7,193 
55 
389 
700 
1,457 
2,057 
2,535 
number 
19,255 
13,373 
95 
688 
1,320 
3,018 
4,037 
4,215 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
4,579 
3,406 
19 
196 
341 
808 
1,020 
1,022 
number 
5,338 
4,010 
24 
219 
404 
965 
1,209 
1,189 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
1,473 
820 
2 
54 
85 
195 
229 
255 
number 
1,676 
938 
(D) 
(D) 
98 
228 
262 
289 
Hay balers 
farms 
30,692 
15,569 
66 
546 
1,094 
2,500 
4,556 
6,807 
number 
40,248 
20,854 
85 
694 
1,471 
3,491 
6,229 
8,884 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
