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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
29,560 
18,155 
10,023 
1,382 
17,090 
12,470 
acres treated 
3,786,682 
939,373 
2,609,753 
237,556 
1,934,812 
1,851,870 
Manure used 
farms 
9,167 
5,481 
3,361 
325 
4,522 
4,645 
acres treated 
376,121 
140,659 
219,401 
16,061 
169,134 
206,987 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
9,412 
4,709 
4,035 
668 
5,272 
4,140 
acres 
1,758,021 
200,344 
1,427,948 
129,729 
826,443 
931,578 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
19,983 
1 1 ,483 
7,426 
1,074 
11,300 
8,683 
acres 
3,451,620 
581,889 
2,633,442 
236,289 
1,743,268 
1,708,352 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,045 
540 
405 
100 
562 
483 
acres 
188,864 
30,714 
147,965 
10,185 
76,984 
111,880 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,573 
1,367 
992 
214 
1,353 
1,220 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
397,006 
45,316 
318,322 
33,368 
168,231 
228,775 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,712 
800 
786 
126 
977 
735 
acres on which used 
44,358 
12,863 
28,209 
3,286 
24,259 
20,099 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
4,054 
2,482 
1,411 
161 
2,279 
1,775 
acres 
375,618 
81,925 
277,784 
15,909 
153,960 
221,658 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
6,615 
4,627 
1,731 
257 
3,538 
3,077 
acres 
588,796 
171,225 
389,825 
27,746 
282,235 
306,561 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,897 
1,458 
399 
40 
1,039 
858 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
127,562 
66,749 
59,977 
836 
54,961 
72,601 
used 
farms 
10,341 
5,263 
4,527 
551 
6,267 
4,074 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
2,307,738 
321,731 
1,821,461 
164,546 
1,197,356 
1,110,382 
used 
farms 
3,210 
1,568 
1,464 
178 
1,952 
1,258 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
573,608 
82,470 
452,436 
38,702 
250,902 
322,706 
practices were used 
farms 
11,276 
6,314 
4,256 
706 
6,739 
4,537 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
576,628 
121,454 
420,980 
34,194 
309,208 
267,420 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
7,829 
4,156 
3,247 
426 
4,422 
3,407 
acres 
353,831 
82,751 
256,195 
14,885 
182,919 
170,912 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,208 
974 
198 
36 
605 
603 
Solar panels 
farms 
578 
452 
99 
27 
272 
306 
Wind turbines 
farms 
73 
61 
8 
4 
53 
20 
Methane digesters 
farms 
43 
34 
5 
4 
33 
10 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
454 
403 
45 
6 
238 
216 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
96 
79 
11 
6 
73 
23 
Biodiesel 
farms 
193 
128 
58 
7 
118 
75 
Ethanol 
farms 
101 
73 
26 
2 
72 
29 
Other 
farms 
12 
11 
1 
- 
7 
5 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
27 
17 
8 
2 
22 
5 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
58,664 
58,664 
_ 
_ 
34,496 
24,168 
Part owners 
farms 
15,250 
- 
15,250 
- 
8,912 
6,338 
Tenants 
farms 
3,150 
- 
- 
3,150 
1,953 
1,197 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
74,058 
58,664 
15,250 
144 
43,500 
30,558 
acres 
9,872,575 
7,129,501 
2,729,822 
13,252 
5,674,599 
4,197,976 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
73,914 
58,664 
15,250 
- 
43,408 
30,506 
acres 
9,073,382 
6,430,135 
2,643,247 
- 
5,168,723 
3,904,659 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
18,513 
113 
15,250 
3,150 
10,942 
7,571 
acres 
4,006,747 
1 1 ,002 
3,415,877 
579,868 
2,177,684 
1,829,063 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
18,400 
- 
15,250 
3,150 
10,865 
7,535 
acres 
3,975,965 
- 
3,405,431 
570,534 
2,161,697 
1,814,268 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
9,954 
8,643 
1,118 
193 
6,088 
3,866 
acres 
829,975 
710,368 
97,021 
22,586 
521,863 
308,112 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
114,210 
86,612 
22,952 
4,646 
45,361 
68,849 
1 operator 
45,361 
34,496 
8,912 
1,953 
45,361 
- 
2 operators 
27,433 
21,231 
5,217 
985 
- 
27,433 
3 operators 
3,520 
2,400 
960 
160 
- 
3,520 
4 operators 
565 
405 
126 
34 
- 
565 
5 or more operators 
185 
132 
35 
18 
- 
185 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
31,899 
25,856 
5,010 
1,033 
4,307 
27,592 
1 operator 
28,895 
23,482 
4,531 
882 
4,307 
24,588 
2 operators 
1,279 
1,014 
213 
52 
- 
1,279 
3 operators 
121 
95 
15 
11 
- 
121 
4 operators 
7 
4 
2 
1 
7 
5 or more operators 
9 
7 
- 
2 
9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
220 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
