Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fleming 
Floyd 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Gallatin 
Garrard 
Grant 
Farms 
number 
1,087 
87 
579 
178 
185 
805 
812 
Land in farms 
acres 
183,198 
8,160 
78,536 
83,382 
27,783 
127,235 
98,372 
Average size of farm 
acres 
169 
94 
136 
468 
150 
158 
121 
Median size of farm 
acres 
102 
40 
70 
97 
85 
82 
72 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
353,267 
138,040 
499,653 
1,635,019 
454,385 
390,569 
370,685 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,096 
1,472 
3,684 
3,490 
3,026 
2,471 
3,060 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
67,836 
1,932 
32,001 
32,701 
12,428 
49,161 
43,673 
Average per farm 
dollars 
62,407 
22,206 
55,269 
183,714 
67,179 
61,070 
53,785 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
43 
18 
29 
19 
12 
53 
30 
1 0 to 49 acres 
29 
178 
41 
51 
233 
266 
50 to 1 79 acres 
24 
251 
54 
85 
295 
366 
180 to 499 acres 
13 
89 
22 
26 
170 
125 
500 to 999 acres 
42 
3 
27 
15 
7 
44 
20 
1 ,000 acres or more 
20 
- 
5 
27 
4 
10 
5 
Total cropland 
farms 
899 
53 
442 
147 
143 
659 
670 
acres 
73,112 
1,168 
30,063 
74,334 
10,794 
43,690 
32,984 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
822 
45 
387 
104 
136 
604 
597 
acres 
61,798 
684 
24,248 
70,037 
9,497 
35,477 
25,895 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15 
3 
34 
5 
14 
21 
17 
acres 
163 
3 
348 
2,460 
48 
201 
52 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
52,737 
578 
19,375 
46,558 
5,651 
38,474 
11,699 
Average per farm 
dollars 
48,516 
6,641 
33,463 
261,563 
30,547 
47,794 
14,407 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
17,990 
430 
8,125 
33,715 
4,523 
10,470 
6,594 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
34,748 
148 
11,250 
12,843 
1,128 
28,004 
5,105 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
315 
54 
222 
73 
81 
238 
332 
$2,500 to $4,999 
82 
11 
83 
10 
18 
103 
122 
$5,000 to $9,999 
140 
12 
69 
9 
27 
115 
125 
$10,000 to $24,999 
176 
7 
100 
6 
23 
147 
133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
178 
1 
41 
12 
14 
69 
46 
$50,000 to $99,999 
97 
1 
37 
12 
10 
59 
36 
$100,000 or more 
99 
1 
27 
56 
12 
74 
18 
Government payments 
farms 
691 
2 
181 
137 
72 
303 
249 
$1,000 
1,630 
(D) 
546 
2,716 
232 
805 
729 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
363 
16 
182 
97 
46 
208 
219 
$1,000 
3,038 
91 
675 
4,953 
205 
1,003 
674 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
49,711 
833 
22,558 
37,339 
5,572 
36,560 
13,716 
Average per farm 
dollars 
45,732 
9,575 
38,960 
209,770 
30,120 
45,416 
16,892 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,087 
87 
579 
178 
185 
805 
812 
$1,000 
7,694 
-164 
-1,962 
16,888 
516 
3,723 
-614 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,079 
-1,883 
-3,388 
94,875 
2,790 
4,624 
-756 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
518 
26 
215 
91 
88 
358 
374 
Other 
number 
569 
61 
364 
87 
97 
447 
438 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
737 
65 
382 
99 
123 
511 
495 
200 days or more 
number 
523 
54 
211 
76 
75 
370 
337 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
702 
22 
288 
19 
104 
518 
429 
number 
55,078 
305 
16,907 
1,274 
3,631 
45,144 
14,467 
Beef cows 
farms 
546 
16 
254 
16 
102 
419 
382 
number 
17,725 
(D) 
7,458 
559 
(D) 
17,084 
8,161 
Milk cows 
farms 
43 
1 
9 
- 
1 
19 
7 
number 
2,029 
(D) 
58 
- 
(D) 
487 
223 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
588 
16 
249 
11 
79 
462 
336 
number 
33,204 
(D) 
10,549 
600 
1,664 
28,507 
6,006 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
23 
1 
8 
4 
3 
14 
10 
number 
1,500 
(D) 
24 
(D) 
15 
54 
40 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
14 
8 
4 
2 
7 
4 
number 
(D) 
- 
40 
(D) 
(D) 
28 
8 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
35 
- 
18 
3 
25 
22 
number 
1,428 
- 
535 
68 
- 
368 
961 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
88 
9 
52 
16 
24 
70 
71 
number 
1,263 
507 
1,379 
(D) 
435 
1,429 
1,940 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
- 
5 
5 
- 
5 
6 
number 
12 
142 
2,858,000 
167 
466 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
114 
10 
36 
59 
5 
53 
31 
acres 
3,392 
154 
2,112 
23,103 
740 
1,414 
471 
bushels 
287,328 
11,485 
188,204 
1,756,288 
55,440 
101,073 
35,984 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
24 
- 
10 
- 
2 
14 
19 
acres 
728 
- 
164 
- 
(D) 
606 
296 
tons 
12,000 
- 
2,635 
- 
(D) 
8,598 
3,766 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
19 
- 
9 
34 
2 
9 
3 
acres 
1,856 
- 
319 
9,560 
(D) 
190 
37 
bushels 
48,986 
- 
9,032 
683,715 
(D) 
10,706 
783 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
19 
- 
9 
34 
2 
9 
3 
acres 
1,856 
- 
319 
9,560 
(D) 
190 
37 
bushels 
48,986 
- 
9,032 
683,715 
(D) 
10,706 
783 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
232 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
