Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,855 
3,308 
420 
127 
2,457 
1,398 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,278 
7,685 
1,208 
385 
5,985 
3,293 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,535 
4,294 
1,008 
233 
3,455 
2,080 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,635 
4,796 
1,535 
304 
4,205 
2,430 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,390 
2,059 
1,122 
209 
2,048 
1,342 
$50,000 or more 
4,883 
1,990 
2,631 
262 
2,842 
2,041 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
43,488 
34,532 
7,326 
1,630 
24,369 
19,119 
Average net loss 
dollars 
17,097 
13,581 
32,387 
22,862 
15,584 
19,026 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,535 
3,881 
491 
163 
2,901 
1,634 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,127 
1 1 ,963 
1,701 
463 
8,013 
6,114 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,356 
7,633 
1,388 
335 
5,031 
4,325 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,368 
7,224 
1,783 
361 
5,096 
4,272 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,800 
2,631 
1,005 
164 
2,126 
1,674 
$50,000 or more 
2,302 
1,200 
958 
144 
1,202 
1,100 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
168 
78 
77 
13 
110 
58 
$1,000 
9,459 
641 
6,854 
1,963 
5,423 
4,036 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
24,329 
17,397 
6,022 
910 
14,381 
9,948 
$1,000 
423,536 
172,704 
227,785 
23,047 
209,656 
213,880 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
2,955 
1,374 
1,409 
172 
1,803 
1,152 
$1,000 
24,279 
7,080 
15,371 
1,827 
13,318 
10,961 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
9,283 
8,044 
1,061 
178 
5,669 
3,614 
$1,000 
83,859 
69,660 
12,532 
1,668 
52,831 
31,028 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
2,310 
1,691 
580 
39 
1,327 
983 
$1,000 
21,298 
15,767 
5,245 
286 
11,745 
9,552 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
651 
493 
133 
25 
312 
339 
$1,000 
7,039 
5,257 
1,432 
350 
1,519 
5,520 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
5,689 
3,459 
1,984 
246 
3,439 
2,250 
$1,000 
10,871 
2,645 
7,378 
847 
5,467 
5,404 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
2,363 
709 
1,464 
190 
1,469 
894 
$1,000 
170,392 
10,751 
149,312 
10,329 
83,957 
86,435 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
2,956 
1,938 
930 
88 
1,533 
1,423 
$1,000 
8,972 
5,186 
3,360 
426 
5,074 
3,898 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
3,503 
2,642 
673 
188 
1,862 
1,641 
$1,000 
96,826 
56,358 
33,155 
7,313 
35,744 
61,081 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
61,314 
45,022 
13,915 
2,377 
36,501 
24,813 
acres 
6,336,247 
2,204,474 
3,789,700 
342,073 
3,419,060 
2,917,187 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
52,547 
36,808 
13,537 
2,202 
31,044 
21,503 
acres 
5,349,545 
1,517,145 
3,516,463 
315,937 
2,820,972 
2,528,573 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
34,662 
28,510 
4,913 
1,239 
20,536 
14,126 
50 to 99 acres 
IH.Lr.-r;* KW-1 
5,314 
3,008 
450 
5,219 
3,553 
100 to 199 acres 
2,081 
2,393 
261 
2,810 
1,925 
200 to 499 acres 
684 
1,691 
149 
1,458 
1,066 
500 to 999 acres 
901 
161 
691 
49 
534 
367 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
565 
48 
492 
25 
337 
228 
2,000 acres or more 
388 
10 
349 
29 
150 
238 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
7,226 
5,064 
1,893 
269 
3,852 
3,374 
acres 
325,588 
171,013 
139,445 
15,130 
181,247 
144,341 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
2,057 
1,412 
560 
85 
1,221 
836 
acres 
56,056 
27,642 
26,036 
2,378 
37,439 
18,617 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
13,126 
1 1 ,246 
1 ,665 
215 
8,001 
5,125 
acres 
560,327 
461,859 
90,840 
7,628 
350,628 
209,699 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,737 
1,197 
493 
47 
1,066 
671 
acres 
44,731 
26,815 
16,916 
1,000 
28,774 
15,957 
Total woodland 
farms 
45,709 
35,302 
9,340 
1,067 
26,300 
19,409 
acres 
2,745,655 
1,942,808 
749,683 
53,164 
1,613,627 
1,132,028 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
21 ,224 
15,081 
5,427 
716 
11,980 
9,244 
acres 
665,010 
403,198 
240,105 
21,707 
389,255 
275,755 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
32,854 
26,073 
6,231 
550 
18,867 
13,987 
acres 
2,080,645 
1,539,610 
509,578 
31,457 
1 ,224,372 
856,273 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
218 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
