Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Carroll 
Carter 
Casey 
Christian 
Clark 
Clay 
Clinton 
Farms 
number 
278 
786 
1,118 
1,179 
883 
243 
508 
Land in farms 
acres 
53,562 
105,842 
179,089 
360,276 
137,397 
35,124 
74,050 
Average size of farm 
acres 
193 
135 
160 
306 
156 
145 
146 
Median size of farm 
acres 
108 
90 
95 
100 
63 
86 
85 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
508,050 
236,774 
325,356 
1,055,497 
510,663 
230,174 
378,149 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,637 
1,758 
2,031 
3,454 
3,282 
1,592 
2,594 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
15,483 
31,928 
55,897 
143,419 
55,646 
11,832 
27,326 
Average per farm 
dollars 
55,694 
40,621 
49,997 
121,645 
63,019 
48,692 
53,791 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
3 
27 
56 
61 
66 
14 
25 
1 0 to 49 acres 
53 
215 
250 
259 
311 
63 
147 
50 to 179 acres 
134 
382 
507 
513 
328 
96 
218 
180 to 499 acres 
73 
133 
259 
220 
115 
59 
85 
500 to 999 acres 
9 
19 
25 
50 
36 
11 
26 
1 ,000 acres or more 
6 
10 
21 
76 
27 
- 
7 
Total cropland 
farms 
243 
543 
935 
1,023 
648 
202 
416 
acres 
21,674 
22,629 
60,559 
252,280 
50,458 
9,933 
25,989 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
211 
449 
848 
775 
582 
163 
396 
acres 
17,410 
16,774 
50,839 
221,686 
41,810 
5,439 
22,724 
Irrigated land 
farms 
8 
18 
39 
111 
31 
12 
10 
acres 
79 
52 
103 
3,310 
222 
180 
319 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
6,441 
9,495 
29,594 
185,840 
34,756 
4,658 
29,785 
Average per farm 
dollars 
23,170 
12,081 
26,470 
157,625 
39,361 
19,167 
58,632 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
4,503 
3,104 
13,926 
149,061 
11,027 
3,282 
3,788 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,938 
6,391 
15,668 
36,779 
23,729 
1,376 
25,998 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
98 
390 
402 
423 
303 
137 
156 
$2,500 to $4,999 
34 
121 
119 
70 
100 
23 
59 
$5,000 to $9,999 
46 
106 
170 
116 
126 
22 
72 
$10,000 to $24,999 
49 
92 
208 
135 
163 
30 
120 
$25,000 to $49,999 
33 
45 
112 
110 
78 
13 
42 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11 
19 
50 
82 
40 
1 
24 
$100,000 or more 
7 
13 
57 
243 
73 
17 
35 
Government payments 
farms 
116 
188 
531 
665 
223 
81 
227 
$1,000 
354 
400 
1,559 
7,302 
790 
239 
551 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
91 
164 
349 
647 
325 
79 
106 
$1,000 
632 
1,294 
2,999 
25,455 
2,095 
569 
610 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
6,072 
14,066 
33,349 
168,578 
37,985 
6,337 
27,422 
Average per farm 
dollars 
21,842 
17,896 
29,829 
142,984 
43,018 
26,080 
53,981 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
278 
786 
1,118 
1,179 
883 
243 
508 
$1,000 
1,355 
-2,877 
802 
50,019 
-343 
-872 
3,523 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,873 
-3,661 
718 
42,425 
-389 
-3,587 
6,936 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
104 
246 
588 
541 
346 
81 
222 
Other 
number 
174 
540 
530 
638 
537 
162 
286 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
192 
460 
625 
750 
613 
160 
346 
200 days or more 
number 
102 
335 
391 
498 
377 
105 
222 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
147 
451 
703 
476 
511 
85 
363 
number 
7,905 
14,083 
37,226 
29,753 
35,094 
2,596 
21,038 
Beef cows 
farms 
128 
379 
594 
299 
402 
73 
310 
number 
4,616 
6,000 
17,398 
9,738 
15,684 
(D) 
10,314 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
13 
44 
88 
11 
1 
11 
number 
- 
132 
1,711 
3,034 
30 
(D) 
401 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
115 
312 
578 
424 
435 
75 
318 
number 
2,535 
8,478 
14,114 
21,638 
22,451 
1,311 
9,837 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3 
22 
35 
24 
7 
5 
8 
number 
96 
371 
2,848 
235 
59 
(D) 
346 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
16 
32 
10 
6 
5 
7 
number 
336 
268 
4,950 
(D) 
58 
(D) 
333 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
5 
22 
27 
15 
21 
3 
- 
number 
135 
527 
1,251 
218 
939 
62 
- 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
24 
81 
90 
105 
63 
25 
14 
number 
366 
1,645 
1,771 
58,779 
3,222 
682 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
2 
16 
11 
4 
1 
8 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
7,111 
2,495,690 
157 
(D) 
5,481,610 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
12 
43 
123 
280 
61 
18 
25 
acres 
1,415 
1,457 
7,991 
97,251 
5,157 
849 
986 
bushels 
96,431 
118,322 
757,790 
6,294,779 
273,942 
73,183 
70,285 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3 
1 
56 
108 
7 
5 
23 
acres 
16 
(D) 
1,354 
2,176 
106 
52 
645 
tons 
240 
(D) 
20,178 
30,764 
735 
580 
9,420 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
23 
170 
6 
- 
9 
acres 
- 
- 
1,728 
65,917 
569 
- 
813 
bushels 
- 
- 
93,310 
4,276,229 
23,697 
- 
35,205 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
23 
170 
6 
- 
9 
acres 
- 
- 
1,728 
65,917 
569 
- 
813 
bushels 
- 
- 
93,310 
4,276,229 
23,697 
- 
35,205 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
230 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
