Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
392 
237 
131 
24 
195 
197 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
23 
8 
13 
2 
10 
13 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap farms 
1,057 
858 
159 
40 
448 
609 
acres 
(D) 
361 
80 
(D) 
(D) 
285 
Harvested for processing farms 
133 
116 
15 
2 
45 
88 
acres 
(D) 
28 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
21 
Peas, green farms 
33 
25 
3 
5 
19 
14 
acres 
11 
10 
(Z) 
1 
4 
7 
Harvested for processing farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes farms 
760 
606 
121 
33 
321 
439 
acres 
360 
278 
61 
21 
143 
217 
Harvested for processing farms 
54 
44 
8 
2 
22 
32 
acres 
12 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
7 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
754 
600 
121 
33 
319 
435 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
6 
6 
- 
- 
2 
4 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn farms 
1,174 
909 
217 
48 
545 
629 
acres 
1,834 
1,070 
681 
83 
777 
1,057 
Harvested for processing farms 
165 
122 
40 
3 
68 
97 
acres 
107 
58 
(D) 
(D) 
66 
41 
Sweet potatoes farms 
93 
57 
27 
9 
35 
58 
acres 
82 
35 
41 
7 
19 
63 
Harvested for processing farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
3 
3 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Tomatoes in the open farms 
1,387 
1,131 
202 
54 
643 
744 
acres 
922 
692 
170 
61 
388 
535 
Harvested for processing farms 
171 
138 
29 
4 
64 
107 
acres 
105 
90 
11 
5 
36 
69 
Land in orchards farms 
939 
834 
90 
15 
402 
537 
acres 
3,092 
2,383 
657 
52 
1,400 
1,692 
Irrigated farms 
134 
121 
10 
3 
46 
88 
acres 
322 
273 
(D) 
(D) 
119 
203 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
783 
701 
69 
13 
339 
444 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
137 
120 
15 
2 
56 
81 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
18 
13 
5 
- 
6 
12 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Apples farms 
554 
487 
62 
5 
254 
300 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
962 
738 
202 
22 
400 
562 
Grapes farms 
411 
369 
32 
10 
156 
255 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
626 
567 
46 
13 
174 
451 
Peaches, all farms 
368 
322 
40 
6 
154 
214 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
512 
328 
169 
14 
184 
328 
Citrus fruit, all farms 
6 
6 
- 
- 
4 
2 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Almonds farms 
5 
5 
- 
- 
4 
1 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Pecans farms 
138 
133 
5 
- 
79 
59 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
610 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
463 
147 
Walnuts, English farms 
44 
42 
2 
- 
18 
26 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
102 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
54 
47 
Land in berries (see text) farms 
844 
708 
118 
18 
345 
499 
acres 
866 
735 
117 
13 
414 
452 
1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
226 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
