Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Graves 
Grayson 
Green 
Greenup 
Hancock 
Hardin 
Harlan 
Farms 
number 
1,442 
1,407 
1,050 
604 
350 
1,357 
34 
Land in farms 
acres 
291,813 
200,895 
152,535 
78,632 
52,195 
202,970 
6,265 
Average size of farm 
acres 
202 
143 
145 
130 
149 
150 
184 
Median size of farm 
acres 
58 
82 
84 
79 
80 
59 
39 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
656,060 
324,133 
329,032 
230,463 
419,335 
524,306 
243,772 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,242 
2,270 
2,265 
1,770 
2,812 
3,505 
1,323 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
151,728 
76,358 
62,246 
27,680 
28,665 
101,343 
1,174 
Average per farm 
dollars 
105,220 
54,270 
59,282 
45,827 
81,901 
74,682 
34,516 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
71 
71 
47 
25 
8 
83 
6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
530 
364 
289 
160 
109 
538 
14 
50 to 1 79 acres 
556 
672 
472 
290 
158 
456 
8 
180 to 499 acres 
162 
239 
205 
107 
61 
197 
2 
500 to 999 acres 
45 
43 
27 
18 
7 
48 
1 
1 ,000 acres or more 
78 
18 
10 
4 
7 
35 
3 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,165 
1,131 
878 
441 
269 
1,060 
19 
acres 
221,852 
87,091 
67,443 
17,513 
23,396 
114,429 
276 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
751 
934 
728 
391 
243 
952 
12 
acres 
183,882 
65,408 
49,583 
12,824 
20,995 
100,480 
175 
Irrigated land 
farms 
93 
32 
19 
13 
11 
35 
1 
acres 
4,490 
63 
78 
133 
549 
744 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
337,730 
45,663 
39,169 
5,033 
14,013 
57,949 
282 
Average per farm 
dollars 
234,209 
32,454 
37,304 
8,333 
40,038 
42,704 
8,288 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
86,722 
18,291 
21,977 
2,824 
10,175 
40,700 
152 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
251,008 
27,372 
17,191 
2,209 
3,839 
17,249 
130 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
673 
535 
400 
286 
136 
519 
15 
$2,500 to $4,999 
101 
190 
71 
103 
52 
184 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
143 
216 
133 
94 
54 
167 
11 
$10,000 to $24,999 
130 
252 
172 
84 
47 
230 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
81 
104 
137 
26 
30 
95 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
47 
40 
70 
9 
18 
68 
- 
$100,000 or more 
267 
70 
67 
2 
13 
94 
1 
Government payments 
farms 
996 
717 
642 
201 
176 
550 
1 
$1,000 
7,722 
2,928 
2,908 
311 
515 
2,030 
(D) 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
617 
371 
327 
125 
90 
394 
3 
$1,000 
15,698 
3,231 
3,307 
662 
1,125 
6,802 
(D) 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
280,868 
44,496 
37,381 
7,232 
11,189 
57,890 
541 
Average per farm 
dollars 
194,777 
31,625 
35,601 
11,974 
31,968 
42,660 
15,912 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,442 
1,407 
1,050 
604 
350 
1,357 
34 
$1,000 
80,282 
7,326 
8,002 
-1,226 
4,465 
8,892 
-242 
Average per farm 
dollars 
55,674 
5,207 
7,621 
-2,030 
12,756 
6,552 
-7,113 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
656 
462 
433 
243 
93 
554 
10 
Other 
number 
786 
945 
617 
361 
257 
803 
24 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
752 
904 
728 
364 
255 
860 
29 
200 days or more 
number 
523 
665 
512 
255 
157 
610 
21 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
347 
778 
598 
341 
159 
752 
16 
number 
18,238 
35,483 
30,225 
8,042 
5,680 
31,819 
216 
Beef cows 
farms 
284 
681 
511 
302 
140 
652 
11 
number 
6,240 
17,739 
14,318 
4,493 
(D) 
16,754 
104 
Milk cows 
farms 
9 
19 
31 
3 
2 
20 
- 
number 
281 
888 
2,028 
5 
(D) 
1,074 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
278 
636 
540 
251 
134 
653 
11 
number 
16,328 
19,336 
15,348 
2,861 
2,546 
14,982 
79 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
13 
12 
9 
20 
1 
32 
2 
number 
(D) 
414 
224 
192 
(D) 
6,779 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
5 
9 
8 
15 
1 
26 
1 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
28 
172 
(D) 
12,562 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
13 
39 
21 
9 
9 
32 
number 
220 
1,189 
289 
115 
127 
1,129 
- 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
64 
118 
59 
69 
30 
160 
4 
number 
256,148 
88,688 
913 
1,147 
519 
3,028 
63 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
89 
16 
6 
2 
2 
1 
- 
number 
65,551,126 
2,189,748 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
331 
139 
149 
37 
47 
193 
1 
acres 
84,413 
14,704 
11,981 
522 
6,865 
30,818 
(D) 
bushels 
4,344,831 
952,611 
892,507 
33,718 
635,309 
1,871,784 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
9 
18 
24 
12 
- 
32 
acres 
339 
1,079 
1,046 
95 
- 
1,301 
- 
tons 
4,579 
16,248 
14,347 
1,043 
- 
16,576 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
121 
13 
15 
1 
7 
50 
- 
acres 
31,942 
1,775 
1,171 
(D) 
1,247 
5,159 
- 
bushels 
2,126,296 
103,173 
72,227 
(D) 
90,720 
340,749 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
121 
13 
15 
1 
7 
50 
- 
acres 
31,942 
1,775 
1,171 
(D) 
1,247 
5,159 
- 
bushels 
2,126,296 
103,173 
72,227 
(D) 
90,720 
340,749 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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