Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Crittenden 
Cumberland 
Daviess 
Edmonson 
Elliott 
Estill 
Fayette 
Farms 
number 
592 
371 
837 
638 
389 
380 
718 
Land in farms 
acres 
148,795 
65,445 
237,234 
84,989 
56,336 
52,286 
114,857 
Average size of farm 
acres 
251 
176 
283 
133 
145 
138 
160 
Median size of farm 
acres 
106 
95 
55 
84 
100 
100 
59 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
541,214 
301,164 
1,100,748 
316,883 
196,623 
254,343 
1,457,640 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,153 
1,707 
3,884 
2,379 
1,358 
1,848 
9,112 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
44,527 
15,592 
120,814 
28,497 
15,535 
14,428 
69,261 
Average per farm 
dollars 
75,215 
42,027 
144,342 
44,667 
39,936 
37,969 
96,463 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
24 
20 
73 
18 
17 
14 
85 
1 0 to 49 acres 
138 
98 
316 
193 
86 
89 
50 to 1 79 acres 
230 
155 
254 
280 
171 
185 
215 
180 to 499 acres 
139 
70 
88 
120 
99 
75 
110 
500 to 999 acres 
32 
20 
38 
23 
16 
14 
33 
1 ,000 acres or more 
29 
8 
68 
4 
- 
3 
20 
Total cropland 
farms 
488 
293 
686 
509 
291 
298 
416 
acres 
83,004 
17,657 
190,211 
34,892 
13,510 
14,051 
40,354 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
341 
258 
621 
412 
248 
264 
341 
acres 
62,339 
14,072 
183,421 
23,423 
8,933 
11,038 
27,692 
Irrigated land 
farms 
43 
3 
60 
12 
7 
6 
61 
acres 
1,124 
(D) 
9,594 
25 
82 
7 
1,110 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
31,560 
12,835 
176,406 
20,224 
3,237 
4,429 
176,241 
Average per farm 
dollars 
53,312 
34,596 
210,760 
31,700 
8,321 
11,654 
245,461 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
19,882 
3,208 
115,752 
6,766 
1,388 
2,269 
13,576 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
11,679 
9,627 
60,654 
13,458 
1,848 
2,159 
162,665 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
255 
152 
280 
266 
170 
142 
248 
$2,500 to $4,999 
70 
50 
111 
85 
50 
76 
67 
$5,000 to $9,999 
66 
59 
86 
106 
65 
61 
66 
$10,000 to $24,999 
88 
59 
99 
110 
81 
61 
105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43 
31 
63 
29 
13 
24 
74 
$50,000 to $99,999 
35 
9 
43 
13 
10 
8 
52 
$100,000 or more 
35 
11 
155 
29 
- 
8 
106 
Government payments 
farms 
300 
159 
455 
286 
118 
157 
206 
$1,000 
2,672 
346 
3,286 
1,960 
479 
337 
1,263 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
223 
100 
326 
179 
97 
82 
304 
$1,000 
4,447 
665 
7,760 
1,157 
888 
302 
27,049 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
30,890 
11,794 
127,050 
24,168 
4,006 
6,658 
203,825 
Average per farm 
dollars 
52,178 
31,790 
151,793 
37,882 
10,299 
17,522 
283,878 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
592 
371 
837 
638 
389 
380 
718 
$1,000 
7,790 
2,052 
60,401 
-828 
597 
-1,591 
728 
Average per farm 
dollars 
13,159 
5,530 
72,164 
-1,297 
1,535 
-4,187 
1,015 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
198 
182 
408 
204 
151 
149 
409 
Other 
number 
394 
189 
429 
434 
238 
231 
309 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
332 
219 
492 
400 
254 
258 
400 
200 days or more 
number 
217 
134 
341 
287 
172 
197 
275 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
266 
195 
334 
325 
242 
223 
170 
number 
13,046 
8,554 
13,695 
16,757 
6,196 
6,548 
15,469 
Beef cows 
farms 
239 
178 
303 
298 
209 
200 
129 
number 
7,496 
5,136 
7,582 
8,430 
3,521 
3,486 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
21 
6 
9 
8 
6 
10 
1 
number 
84 
10 
433 
501 
37 
33 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
245 
165 
283 
294 
188 
182 
163 
number 
6,988 
3,595 
6,438 
12,932 
2,381 
2,387 
10,939 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
10 
11 
8 
6 
6 
10 
5 
number 
(D) 
108 
(□) 
72 
12 
770 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
7 
4 
7 
5 
- 
7 
2 
number 
(D) 
28 
(D) 
118 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
27 
6 
36 
4 
26 
12 
23 
number 
1,375 
80 
514 
(D) 
575 
184 
1,044 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
51 
36 
40 
36 
40 
33 
48 
number 
1,166 
797 
988 
42,782 
548 
790 
5,595 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
6 
4 
13 
1 
4 
- 
4 
number 
(D) 
2,440,000 
10,009,060 
(D) 
89 
- 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
95 
28 
260 
49 
22 
42 
37 
acres 
22,363 
1,352 
84,687 
3,216 
288 
880 
3,341 
bushels 
1,117,475 
128,987 
7,887,559 
199,469 
24,794 
73,145 
182,577 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
11 
- 
11 
17 
2 
11 
9 
acres 
441 
- 
397 
465 
(D) 
73 
501 
tons 
5,210 
- 
7,812 
5,436 
(D) 
568 
5,898 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
23 
2 
59 
2 
2 
9 
acres 
5,426 
(D) 
9,076 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
347 
bushels 
322,866 
(D) 
581,159 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
22,997 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
23 
2 
59 
2 
- 
2 
9 
acres 
5,426 
(D) 
9,076 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
347 
bushels 
322,866 
(D) 
581,159 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
22,997 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
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