Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Breckinridge 
Bullitt 
Butler 
Caldwell 
Calloway 
Campbell 
Carlisle 
Farms 
number 
1,304 
488 
697 
538 
821 
325 
Land in farms 
acres 
259,774 
46,149 
152,552 
133,499 
176,076 
98,620 
Average size of farm 
acres 
199 
95 
219 
248 
214 
84 
303 
Median size of farm 
acres 
101 
41 
107 
89 
64 
50 
69 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
477,849 
344,716 
442,750 
678,646 
636,455 
367,525 
858,588 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,399 
3,645 
2,023 
2,735 
2,968 
4,393 
2,829 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
83,946 
23,731 
41,759 
44,657 
90,188 
24,863 
49,233 
Average per farm 
dollars 
64,375 
48,629 
59,913 
83,006 
109,851 
49,330 
151,485 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
35 
41 
26 
23 
35 
22 
21 
1 0 to 49 acres 
320 
225 
137 
152 
297 
220 
113 
50 to 1 79 acres 
558 
147 
323 
221 
313 
204 
113 
1 80 to 499 acres 
292 
66 
153 
99 
99 
50 
32 
500 to 999 acres 
52 
7 
30 
15 
29 
8 
17 
1 ,000 acres or more 
47 
2 
28 
28 
48 
" 
29 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,115 
348 
557 
449 
696 
418 
277 
acres 
116,614 
20,200 
62,776 
85,467 
131,921 
14,974 
79,596 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
924 
299 
436 
323 
502 
388 
196 
acres 
94,705 
16,502 
46,815 
73,514 
118,235 
12,475 
72,685 
Irrigated land 
farms 
24 
12 
12 
15 
116 
24 
26 
acres 
37 
(D) 
169 
(D) 
3,793 
59 
603 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
79,537 
7,746 
42,393 
38,500 
109,701 
6,914 
73,105 
Average per farm 
dollars 
60,994 
15,873 
60,822 
71,561 
133,619 
13,718 
224,937 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
34,045 
4,619 
23,171 
33,393 
62,882 
3,162 
34,054 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
45,492 
3,127 
19,222 
5,107 
46,819 
3,752 
39,051 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
449 
260 
269 
264 
369 
247 
151 
$2,500 to $4,999 
119 
73 
99 
45 
67 
74 
26 
$5,000 to $9,999 
210 
50 
123 
51 
91 
60 
24 
$10,000 to $24,999 
210 
43 
87 
66 
88 
68 
29 
$25,000 to $49,999 
131 
30 
43 
51 
42 
34 
16 
$50,000 to $99,999 
78 
19 
21 
21 
31 
5 
14 
$100,000 or more 
107 
13 
55 
40 
133 
16 
65 
Government payments 
farms 
759 
112 
339 
325 
564 
82 
241 
$1,000 
3,246 
369 
2,052 
2,270 
5,573 
179 
2,245 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
494 
141 
258 
236 
372 
125 
166 
$1,000 
8,777 
1,164 
4,078 
7,541 
10,164 
2,239 
4,484 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
69,927 
10,182 
33,077 
43,464 
91,503 
10,305 
61,406 
Average per farm 
dollars 
53,625 
20,864 
47,456 
80,789 
111,454 
20,445 
188,942 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,304 
488 
697 
538 
821 
504 
325 
$1,000 
21,633 
-902 
15,446 
4,847 
33,935 
-972 
18,428 
Average per farm 
dollars 
16,590 
-1,848 
22,161 
9,009 
41,333 
-1,929 
56,701 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
487 
214 
254 
186 
315 
212 
129 
Other 
number 
817 
274 
443 
352 
506 
292 
196 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
890 
254 
492 
292 
557 
349 
175 
200 days or more 
number 
572 
182 
292 
168 
397 
263 
110 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
684 
225 
330 
204 
219 
281 
79 
number 
39,898 
6,246 
13,640 
9,973 
7,196 
7,450 
3,371 
Beef cows 
farms 
619 
190 
298 
180 
184 
239 
59 
number 
20,668 
2,932 
(D) 
(D) 
3,524 
3,253 
1,866 
Milk cows 
farms 
27 
8 
10 
4 
7 
3 
9 
number 
389 
508 
(D) 
(D) 
160 
78 
345 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
587 
153 
276 
174 
174 
194 
61 
number 
17,811 
2,292 
7,525 
5,309 
3,096 
3,875 
1,739 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
24 
18 
17 
7 
17 
16 
6 
number 
3,062 
1,479 
(D) 
264 
545 
154 
20,277 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
12 
13 
9 
7 
9 
14 
5 
number 
(D) 
840 
(D) 
255 
89 
182 
63,154 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
51 
12 
16 
3 
16 
11 
16 
number 
2,554 
241 
488 
169 
605 
74 
265 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
99 
65 
57 
20 
54 
73 
15 
number 
6,673 
1,380 
(D) 
606 
42,370 
1,565 
54,383 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
28 
1 
11 
- 
18 
4 
12 
number 
10,209,229 
(D) 
3,606,020 
- 
15,137,445 
60 
8,390,104 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
214 
58 
133 
94 
169 
22 
98 
acres 
27,230 
3,894 
17,650 
31,034 
51,535 
604 
33,612 
bushels 
1,408,564 
193,252 
1,767,279 
1,612,332 
1 ,848,444 
47,779 
2,115,613 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
25 
14 
5 
6 
3 
13 
7 
acres 
952 
597 
473 
367 
98 
193 
315 
tons 
12,273 
3,848 
5,805 
4,234 
1,590 
2,616 
3,115 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
45 
4 
4 
28 
107 
2 
46 
acres 
4,118 
110 
317 
15,153 
30,600 
(D) 
13,535 
bushels 
206,759 
2,500 
13,855 
1,054,760 
2,043,464 
(D) 
866,546 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
45 
4 
4 
28 
107 
2 
46 
acres 
4,118 
110 
317 
15,153 
30,600 
(D) 
13,535 
bushels 
206,759 
2,500 
13,855 
1,054,760 
2,043,464 
(D) 
866,546 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
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