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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
13,704 
64 
1,035 
2,101 
3,934 
4,081 
2,489 
acres treated 
733,437 
3,407 
47,955 
108,239 
204,631 
217,401 
151,804 
Manure used 
farms 
3,922 
29 
321 
681 
1,192 
1,170 
529 
acres treated 
100,792 
840 
7,821 
14,447 
29,014 
29,791 
18,879 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
3,278 
21 
392 
583 
931 
824 
527 
acres 
174,105 
447 
16,079 
26,027 
41,155 
46,276 
44,121 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
8,740 
51 
738 
1,415 
2,564 
2,358 
1,614 
acres 
471,607 
1,845 
31,685 
73,374 
123,723 
127,936 
113,044 
Nematodes 
farms 
360 
2 
55 
63 
76 
99 
65 
acres 
21,736 
(D) 
2,627 
(D) 
4,683 
6,580 
5,078 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
883 
2 
107 
191 
245 
218 
120 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
41,319 
(D) 
(D) 
8,180 
7,262 
10,050 
10,508 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
551 
2 
52 
88 
153 
135 
121 
acres on which used 
8,014 
(D) 
(D) 
1,066 
2,719 
1,813 
1,732 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,790 
7 
107 
252 
457 
530 
437 
acres 
54,220 
223 
2,442 
6,842 
15,346 
15,628 
13,739 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,545 
16 
203 
560 
1,040 
1,002 
724 
acres 
137,819 
389 
7,478 
20,727 
37,943 
40,868 
30,414 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,040 
1 
37 
121 
207 
350 
324 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
40,624 
(D) 
(D) 
2,791 
6,752 
15,900 
13,516 
used 
farms 
4,046 
25 
290 
617 
1,042 
1,126 
946 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
279,817 
840 
17,435 
40,108 
73,632 
73,201 
74,601 
used 
farms 
1,152 
14 
97 
152 
289 
299 
301 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
47,648 
614 
2,463 
6,531 
9,655 
17,250 
11,135 
practices were used 
farms 
4,608 
36 
430 
696 
1,204 
1,254 
988 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
95,193 
534 
7,027 
14,825 
25,234 
24,744 
22,829 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,992 
17 
282 
519 
796 
808 
570 
acres 
64,884 
290 
5,865 
10,016 
16,431 
19,008 
13,274 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
692 
10 
35 
96 
194 
211 
146 
Solar panels 
farms 
323 
10 
30 
57 
93 
78 
55 
Wind turbines 
farms 
42 
- 
- 
4 
5 
16 
17 
Methane digesters 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
- 
1 
11 
10 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
280 
" 
4 
25 
79 
100 
72 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
52 
- 
- 
3 
6 
14 
29 
Biodiesel 
farms 
95 
- 
1 
8 
19 
35 
32 
Ethanol 
farms 
45 
- 
2 
- 
6 
17 
20 
Other 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
18 
- 
3 
4 
1 
4 
6 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
36,536 
107 
1,739 
4,672 
9,402 
10,870 
9,746 
Part owners 
farms 
6,732 
31 
648 
1,250 
2,095 
1,851 
857 
Tenants 
farms 
1,659 
84 
340 
355 
388 
291 
201 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
43,343 
138 
2,394 
5,926 
11,521 
12,738 
10,626 
acres 
4,417,832 
9,857 
136,870 
439,060 
1,042,706 
1,351,824 
1,437,515 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
43,268 
138 
2,387 
5,922 
11,497 
12,721 
10,603 
acres 
3,969,408 
9,214 
127,664 
402,305 
961,935 
1,216,449 
1,251,841 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
8,445 
115 
989 
1,609 
2,498 
2,165 
1,069 
acres 
875,677 
10,634 
88,286 
177,018 
266,137 
227,636 
105,966 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
8,391 
115 
988 
1,605 
2,483 
2,142 
1,058 
acres 
862,479 
10,634 
87,928 
176,590 
262,427 
222,163 
102,737 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
5,917 
10 
214 
573 
1,346 
1,759 
2,015 
acres 
461,622 
643 
9,564 
37,183 
84,481 
140,848 
188,903 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
67,363 
305 
4,175 
9,701 
18,552 
19,400 
15,230 
1 operator 
25,528 
149 
1,426 
3,220 
6,141 
7,477 
7,115 
2 operators 
17,002 
65 
1,193 
2,759 
5,021 
4,871 
3,093 
3 operators 
1,965 
6 
77 
250 
585 
535 
512 
4 operators 
337 
2 
26 
36 
110 
105 
58 
5 or more operators 
95 
- 
5 
12 
28 
24 
26 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
20,192 
77 
1,199 
3,000 
5,880 
5,733 
4,303 
1 operator 
18,308 
65 
1,108 
2,775 
5,287 
5,186 
3,887 
2 operators 
822 
6 
41 
100 
253 
234 
188 
3 operators 
65 
- 
3 
7 
21 
22 
12 
4 operators 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
1 
5 or more operators 
5 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kentucky 201 
