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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
29,560 
15,856 
91 
810 
1,383 
2,752 
4,631 
6,189 
acres treated 
3,786,682 
3,053,245 
10,025 
159,236 
337,377 
727,899 
1,003,446 
815,262 
Manure used 
farms 
9,167 
5,245 
46 
312 
551 
984 
1,634 
1,718 
acres treated 
376,121 
275,329 
2,182 
16,166 
38,722 
54,957 
94,423 
68,879 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
9,412 
6,134 
61 
533 
754 
1,371 
1,707 
1,708 
acres 
1,758,021 
1,583,916 
6,890 
116,104 
205,796 
388,277 
541,208 
325,641 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
19,983 
1 1 ,243 
81 
729 
1,148 
2,186 
3,284 
3,815 
acres 
3,451,620 
2,980,013 
9,108 
155,970 
357,501 
752,371 
984,312 
720,751 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,045 
685 
7 
63 
89 
144 
216 
166 
acres 
188,864 
167,128 
713 
7,065 
27,669 
47,307 
56,187 
28,187 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,573 
1,690 
21 
194 
230 
323 
491 
431 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
397,006 
355,687 
1,991 
22,209 
45,101 
91,021 
123,835 
71,530 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,712 
1,161 
15 
75 
142 
277 
316 
336 
acres on which used 
44,358 
36,344 
820 
2,439 
4,407 
9,406 
8,410 
10,862 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
4,054 
2,264 
4 
95 
220 
441 
666 
838 
acres 
375,618 
321,398 
692 
12,476 
43,457 
73,337 
1 1 1 ,883 
79,553 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
6,615 
3,070 
19 
153 
274 
515 
881 
1,228 
acres 
588,796 
450,977 
1,296 
14,790 
50,553 
103,505 
156,806 
124,027 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,897 
857 
2 
20 
62 
163 
227 
383 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
127,562 
86,938 
(D) 
(D) 
22,988 
15,354 
24,986 
22,807 
used 
farms 
10,341 
6,295 
49 
445 
671 
1,299 
1,757 
2,074 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
2,307,738 
2,027,921 
5,836 
115,507 
244,952 
546,650 
622,522 
492,454 
used 
farms 
3,210 
2,058 
12 
122 
196 
477 
615 
636 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
573,608 
525,960 
1,226 
19,563 
57,677 
128,873 
199,865 
118,756 
practices were used 
farms 
11,276 
6,668 
54 
448 
786 
1,355 
1,915 
2,110 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
576,628 
481,435 
1,893 
24,533 
61,105 
114,207 
167,702 
111,995 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
7,829 
4,837 
44 
387 
549 
964 
1,428 
1,465 
acres 
353,831 
288,947 
2,918 
26,007 
33,672 
67,805 
87,324 
71,221 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,208 
516 
- 
36 
58 
75 
155 
192 
Solar panels 
farms 
578 
255 
- 
32 
26 
32 
83 
82 
Wind turbines 
farms 
73 
31 
- 
- 
4 
- 
5 
22 
Methane digesters 
farms 
43 
21 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
17 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
454 
174 
- 
1 
16 
20 
47 
90 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
96 
44 
- 
- 
2 
2 
13 
27 
Biodiesel 
farms 
193 
98 
- 
3 
5 
19 
24 
47 
Ethanol 
farms 
101 
56 
- 
1 
6 
10 
12 
27 
Other 
farms 
12 
7 
- 
2 
- 
4 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
27 
9 
- 
- 
2 
1 
5 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
58,664 
22,128 
68 
587 
1,476 
3,129 
6,048 
10,820 
Part owners 
farms 
15,250 
8,518 
49 
479 
937 
1,822 
2,675 
2,556 
Tenants 
farms 
3,150 
1,491 
67 
280 
219 
294 
332 
299 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
74,058 
30,715 
117 
1,068 
2,417 
4,962 
8,745 
13,406 
acres 
9,872,575 
5,454,743 
9,499 
119,263 
336,744 
928,289 
1,603,182 
2,457,766 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
73,914 
30,646 
117 
1,066 
2,413 
4,951 
8,723 
13,376 
acres 
9,073,382 
5,103,974 
9,339 
114,536 
318,147 
869,407 
1,511,016 
2,281,529 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
18,513 
10,068 
116 
760 
1,159 
2,134 
3,019 
2,880 
acres 
4,006,747 
3,131,070 
22,811 
206,710 
426,656 
811,825 
1,000,487 
662,581 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
18,400 
10,009 
116 
759 
1,156 
2,116 
3,007 
2,855 
acres 
3,975,965 
3,113,486 
22,811 
205,646 
425,034 
807,778 
998,186 
654,031 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
9,954 
4,037 
5 
99 
266 
556 
1,101 
2,010 
acres 
829,975 
368,353 
160 
5,791 
20,219 
62,929 
94,467 
184,787 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
114,210 
46,847 
274 
2,063 
3,852 
7,935 
13,448 
19,275 
1 operator 
45,361 
19,833 
110 
747 
1,572 
3,014 
5,432 
8,958 
2 operators 
27,433 
10,431 
58 
511 
936 
1,861 
3,044 
4,021 
3 operators 
3,520 
1,555 
16 
73 
99 
307 
476 
584 
4 operators 
565 
228 
- 
12 
18 
43 
68 
87 
5 or more operators 
185 
90 
" 
3 
7 
20 
35 
25 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
31,899 
11,707 
49 
506 
1,054 
2,186 
3,484 
4,428 
1 operator 
28,895 
10,587 
49 
472 
954 
1,948 
3,142 
4,022 
2 operators 
1,279 
457 
- 
14 
44 
88 
138 
173 
3 operators 
121 
56 
- 
2 
4 
18 
15 
17 
4 operators 
7 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
9 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
