Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bell 
Boone 
Bourbon 
Boyd 
Boyle 
Bracken 
Breathitt 
Farms 
number 
81 
608 
907 
214 
620 
587 
120 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,065 
67,211 
183,764 
21,800 
101,549 
86,813 
22,224 
Average size of farm 
acres 
100 
111 
203 
102 
164 
148 
185 
Median size of farm 
acres 
39 
45 
75 
63 
70 
89 
88 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
193,704 
682,017 
862,351 
237,616 
557,630 
309,826 
264,841 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,945 
6,170 
4,256 
2,333 
3,405 
2,095 
1,430 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
2,092 
39,073 
82,278 
11,392 
39,803 
31,423 
7,027 
Average per farm 
dollars 
25,828 
64,264 
90,715 
53,232 
64,198 
53,531 
58,557 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
7 
65 
71 
25 
48 
23 
11 
1 0 to 49 acres 
39 
260 
277 
56 
192 
144 
30 
50 to 179 acres 
28 
189 
316 
98 
230 
268 
42 
180 to 499 acres 
4 
73 
140 
32 
97 
130 
25 
500 to 999 acres 
1 
13 
61 
2 
39 
16 
7 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2 
8 
42 
1 
14 
6 
5 
Total cropland 
farms 
57 
492 
637 
147 
481 
511 
98 
acres 
1,753 
28,317 
74,806 
4,834 
41,867 
28,999 
4,843 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
42 
435 
572 
140 
441 
458 
70 
acres 
1,251 
23,629 
57,081 
2,996 
36,058 
23,144 
1,633 
Irrigated land 
farms 
7 
30 
29 
8 
25 
27 
5 
acres 
13 
207 
367 
24 
233 
218 
15 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
489 
12,444 
108,448 
1,886 
30,971 
10,887 
1,712 
Average per farm 
dollars 
6,041 
20,468 
119,568 
8,812 
49,953 
18,547 
14,268 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
8,233 
37,427 
509 
7,079 
6,801 
736 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(□) 
4,212 
71,022 
1,377 
23,892 
4,086 
976 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
46 
297 
261 
94 
231 
228 
70 
$2,500 to $4,999 
10 
75 
72 
56 
62 
73 
29 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8 
76 
118 
35 
70 
99 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13 
83 
124 
18 
91 
88 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
29 
103 
8 
57 
46 
1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2 
20 
109 
1 
48 
33 
2 
$100,000 or more 
- 
28 
120 
2 
61 
20 
4 
Government payments 
farms 
6 
159 
359 
14 
208 
229 
47 
$1,000 
7 
450 
1,916 
22 
687 
837 
192 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
8 
177 
351 
37 
162 
168 
23 
$1,000 
12 
2,116 
17,048 
205 
1,423 
677 
120 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
782 
16,966 
126,959 
3,417 
34,508 
12,306 
1,947 
Average per farm 
dollars 
9,649 
27,904 
139,976 
15,968 
55,659 
20,963 
16,224 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
81 
608 
907 
214 
620 
587 
120 
$1,000 
-273 
-1,955 
454 
-1,305 
-1,428 
95 
77 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-3,371 
-3,216 
501 
-6,096 
-2,303 
162 
643 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
39 
245 
483 
76 
242 
248 
32 
Other 
number 
42 
363 
424 
138 
378 
339 
88 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
57 
397 
529 
158 
392 
405 
97 
200 days or more 
number 
44 
293 
321 
93 
246 
265 
63 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
39 
249 
466 
119 
370 
362 
37 
number 
709 
10,466 
55,399 
2,015 
39,134 
12,492 
876 
Beef cows 
farms 
31 
221 
398 
104 
303 
338 
31 
number 
435 
(D) 
21,780 
1,110 
1 1 ,372 
6,875 
529 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
2 
6 
- 
12 
11 
- 
number 
5 
(D) 
22 
- 
170 
303 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
26 
178 
414 
87 
317 
279 
24 
number 
315 
3,954 
36,093 
1,351 
24,901 
4,608 
249 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1 
12 
6 
5 
7 
16 
5 
number 
(D) 
52 
151 
30 
29 
166 
11 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1 
4 
2 
5 
1 
8 
3 
number 
(□) 
18 
(D) 
44 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
5 
24 
36 
4 
17 
6 
2 
number 
25 
875 
2,324 
24 
171 
26 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
19 
60 
69 
22 
66 
31 
13 
number 
599 
7,076 
1,411 
482 
1,508 
497 
232 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
5 
1 
5 
4 
3 
2 
number 
62 
4,690 
(D) 
88 
1,136 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4 
53 
101 
13 
46 
36 
26 
acres 
12 
2,489 
8,668 
215 
2,966 
1,768 
144 
bushels 
831 
134,357 
398,132 
18,570 
178,190 
94,441 
7,428 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
15 
18 
9 
34 
20 
2 
acres 
- 
230 
901 
63 
1,604 
336 
(D) 
tons 
- 
1,849 
10,460 
753 
22,714 
3,895 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
4 
22 
- 
8 
5 
acres 
- 
19 
1,595 
- 
426 
53 
- 
bushels 
- 
828 
85,442 
- 
20,576 
1,960 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
4 
22 
- 
8 
5 
- 
acres 
- 
19 
1,595 
- 
426 
53 
- 
bushels 
- 
828 
85,442 
- 
20,576 
1,960 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
228 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
