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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
10 
. 
. 
1 
1 
4 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2,133 
22 
184 
340 
573 
543 
471 
acres 
155,986 
724 
10,592 
23,219 
42,176 
43,594 
35,681 
bushels 
5,632,763 
27,360 
355,487 
842,373 
1,544,710 
1,554,360 
1,308,473 
Irrigated 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
3 
4 
9 
6 
acres 
1,867 
- 
- 
(D) 
365 
(D) 
402 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
765 
9 
59 
119 
216 
198 
164 
25 to 99 acres 
1,011 
13 
91 
163 
260 
249 
235 
1 00 to 249 acres 
243 
- 
33 
40 
64 
57 
49 
250 to 499 acres 
72 
- 
- 
13 
21 
27 
11 
500 acres or more 
42 
- 
1 
5 
12 
12 
12 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
5 
- 
1 
1 
3 
- 
- 
acres 
47 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
- 
pounds 
21,240 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
. 
1 
1 
3 
. 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,323 
8 
140 
218 
357 
344 
256 
acres 
12,969 
63 
1,256 
1,818 
4,009 
3,340 
2,483 
pounds 
26,154,627 
139,270 
2,555,543 
3,453,494 
8,264,561 
6,581,556 
5,160,203 
Irrigated 
farms 
185 
- 
36 
29 
49 
49 
22 
acres 
1,712 
- 
194 
243 
633 
465 
178 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
28 
4 
2 
7 
10 
5 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
82 
- 
10 
10 
17 
22 
23 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
191 
1 
13 
33 
56 
51 
37 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
273 
2 
25 
49 
79 
70 
48 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
328 
4 
46 
52 
83 
84 
59 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
325 
1 
35 
60 
82 
79 
68 
25.0 acres or more 
96 
- 
7 
12 
33 
28 
16 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
437 
- 
42 
85 
99 
106 
105 
acres 
34,135 
- 
1,437 
3,870 
9,227 
9,291 
10,310 
bushels 
1,962,084 
- 
75,454 
205,162 
552,228 
531,148 
598,092 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
184 
_ 
26 
34 
31 
42 
51 
25 to 99 acres 
188 
- 
14 
42 
48 
46 
38 
1 00 to 249 acres 
37 
- 
2 
7 
12 
10 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
18 
- 
- 
2 
4 
7 
5 
500 acres or more 
10 
- 
" 
- 
4 
1 
5 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
23,674 
96 
1,350 
3,210 
6,527 
7,143 
5,348 
acres 
848,326 
4,079 
43,174 
112,038 
227,059 
254,026 
207,950 
tons, dry 
1,583,000 
7,887 
82,456 
209,942 
430,582 
470,854 
381,279 
Irrigated 
farms 
126 
4 
6 
23 
40 
33 
20 
acres 
739 
42 
39 
183 
264 
74 
137 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
12,874 
56 
775 
1,864 
3,629 
3,792 
2,758 
25 to 99 acres 
9,118 
30 
494 
1,090 
2,438 
2,852 
2,214 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,445 
10 
73 
229 
403 
432 
298 
250 to 499 acres 
199 
- 
8 
22 
52 
58 
59 
500 acres or more 
38 
- 
" 
5 
5 
9 
19 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
3,548 
16 
235 
483 
959 
1,054 
801 
acres 
62,246 
272 
3,411 
8,087 
15,364 
17,669 
17,443 
tons, dry 
158,530 
831 
9,235 
20,041 
36,180 
45,725 
46,518 
Irrigated 
farms 
24 
- 
2 
6 
4 
5 
7 
acres 
71 
- 
(D) 
49 
(D) 
7 
9 
Other tame hay 
farms 
18,001 
73 
1,023 
2,466 
4,975 
5,495 
3,969 
acres 
648,135 
2,742 
33,064 
87,090 
176,048 
196,312 
152,879 
tons, dry 
1,198,445 
5,102 
61,032 
165,148 
333,738 
360,835 
272,590 
Irrigated 
farms 
82 
4 
4 
12 
27 
21 
14 
acres 
451 
(D) 
(D) 
118 
108 
54 
114 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
acres 
58 
- 
- 
- 
58 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,055 
2 
105 
215 
268 
287 
178 
acres 
1,845 
(D) 
223 
510 
445 
430 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
271 
2 
44 
70 
61 
71 
23 
acres 
442 
(D) 
71 
147 
68 
117 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
966 
89 
184 
249 
273 
171 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kentucky 211 
