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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
1 
acres 
4 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
28 
18 
. 
2 
4 
4 
3 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
24 
20 
1 
3 
2 
3 
6 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
11 
10 
- 
1 
1 
2 
4 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
" 
" 
" 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
6,230 
4,097 
27 
272 
434 
872 
1,195 
1,297 
acres 
1,468,381 
1,312,395 
3,467 
63,675 
153,524 
345,031 
439,406 
307,292 
bushels 
56,450,394 
50,817,631 
148,561 
2,619,499 
6,066,689 
13,410,793 
17,103,918 
11,468,171 
Irrigated 
farms 
123 
101 
1 
1 
10 
31 
33 
25 
acres 
16,520 
14,653 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,132 
7,344 
1,982 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,340 
575 
3 
37 
63 
100 
138 
234 
25 to 99 acres 
2,360 
1,349 
13 
103 
125 
222 
411 
475 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,034 
791 
6 
68 
84 
179 
181 
273 
250 to 499 acres 
649 
577 
5 
34 
65 
143 
195 
135 
500 acres or more 
847 
805 
- 
30 
97 
228 
270 
180 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
23 
18 
- 
- 
- 
4 
10 
4 
acres 
217 
170 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
69 
(D) 
pounds 
260,275 
239,035 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
100,620 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
20 
15 
2 
9 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
4,537 
3,214 
32 
239 
371 
746 
933 
893 
acres 
87,931 
74,962 
1,239 
5,406 
11,051 
18,689 
21,548 
17,029 
pounds 
183,904,938 
157,750,311 
1,515,626 
12,151,785 
22,013,840 
39,564,290 
48,743,745 
33,761,025 
Irrigated 
farms 
745 
560 
5 
68 
69 
126 
166 
126 
acres 
12,731 
11,019 
98 
1,038 
1,392 
3,545 
3,501 
1,445 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
44 
16 
6 
1 
2 
7 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
171 
89 
- 
4 
8 
16 
23 
38 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
386 
195 
1 
5 
8 
42 
70 
69 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
660 
387 
4 
25 
36 
69 
126 
127 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
1,047 
719 
7 
45 
66 
155 
196 
250 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
1,269 
944 
11 
82 
116 
238 
271 
226 
25.0 acres or more 
960 
864 
9 
78 
131 
225 
245 
176 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2,173 
1,736 
9 
112 
202 
394 
502 
517 
acres 
468,242 
434,107 
1,064 
20,497 
53,204 
99,673 
151,910 
107,759 
bushels 
28,998,879 
27,036,795 
47,975 
1,377,950 
3,484,213 
6,327,703 
9,442,607 
6,356,347 
Irrigated 
farms 
45 
42 
- 
1 
3 
8 
12 
18 
acres 
3,056 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
431 
2,290 
209 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
550 
366 
1 
27 
49 
75 
83 
131 
25 to 99 acres 
662 
474 
5 
43 
59 
83 
126 
158 
1 00 to 249 acres 
407 
370 
1 
19 
41 
90 
118 
101 
250 to 499 acres 
290 
272 
2 
11 
23 
84 
86 
66 
500 acres or more 
264 
254 
" 
12 
30 
62 
89 
61 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
43,757 
20,083 
71 
728 
1,427 
3,047 
5,728 
9,082 
acres 
2,042,156 
1,193,830 
4,558 
38,841 
85,557 
214,222 
359,724 
490,928 
tons, dry 
4,158,043 
2,575,043 
9,555 
86,689 
194,879 
481,686 
788,413 
1,013,821 
Irrigated 
farms 
295 
169 
1 
10 
22 
38 
45 
53 
acres 
2,073 
1,334 
(D) 
(D) 
95 
347 
348 
479 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
20,179 
7,305 
26 
330 
574 
1,066 
2,010 
3,299 
25 to 99 acres 
18,434 
9,316 
28 
269 
607 
1,306 
2,614 
4,492 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4,298 
2,853 
16 
105 
191 
529 
912 
1,100 
250 to 499 acres 
693 
494 
- 
24 
46 
114 
155 
155 
500 acres or more 
153 
115 
1 
- 
9 
32 
37 
36 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
8,197 
4,649 
18 
218 
392 
865 
1,263 
1,893 
acres 
198,075 
135,829 
349 
4,198 
10,845 
27,822 
36,295 
56,320 
tons, dry 
548,475 
389,945 
716 
11,332 
31,792 
83,490 
104,270 
158,345 
Irrigated 
farms 
93 
69 
- 
5 
13 
16 
11 
24 
acres 
300 
229 
- 
21 
44 
28 
68 
68 
Other tame hay 
farms 
33,594 
15,593 
52 
531 
1,091 
2,299 
4,569 
7,051 
acres 
1,550,919 
902,784 
3,349 
27,920 
64,382 
158,068 
277,992 
371,073 
tons, dry 
3,050,008 
1,851,563 
7,030 
59,352 
133,662 
332,853 
583,680 
734,986 
Irrigated 
farms 
188 
106 
- 
7 
10 
24 
30 
35 
acres 
1,363 
912 
- 
37 
39 
267 
213 
356 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
21 
18 
- 
- 
2 
1 
10 
5 
acres 
510 
452 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
117 
262 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,222 
1,167 
7 
114 
192 
185 
337 
332 
acres 
7,196 
5,351 
36 
587 
960 
920 
1,818 
1,030 
Irrigated 
farms 
777 
506 
4 
80 
105 
83 
143 
91 
acres 
2,621 
2,179 
29 
373 
392 
519 
549 
316 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,805 
839 
4 
56 
126 
145 
240 
268 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
