Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Harrison 
Hart 
Henderson 
Henry 
Hickman 
Hopkins 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Farms 
number 
1,064 
1,372 
465 
869 
298 
588 
382 
Land in farms 
acres 
164,457 
182,385 
175,914 
128,509 
141,131 
77,803 
23,088 
Average size of farm 
acres 
155 
133 
378 
148 
474 
132 
60 
Median size of farm 
acres 
88 
78 
60 
84 
85 
84 
80 
21 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
422,032 
295,020 
1,381,355 
494,347 
1,647,912 
646,970 
240,572 
521,758 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,730 
2,219 
3,651 
3,343 
3,480 
2,902 
1,818 
8,633 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
65,826 
73,938 
90,159 
51,686 
59,438 
59,865 
25,450 
16,723 
Average per farm 
dollars 
61,867 
53,891 
193,889 
59,477 
199,457 
81,894 
43,283 
43,777 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
51 
71 
26 
59 
6 
51 
25 
86 
1 0 to 49 acres 
267 
422 
169 
236 
90 
192 
164 
180 
50 to 179 acres 
475 
593 
139 
354 
118 
298 
290 
92 
1 80 to 499 acres 
201 
239 
62 
184 
35 
118 
85 
20 
500 to 999 acres 
60 
30 
15 
26 
12 
43 
19 
2 
1 ,000 acres or more 
10 
17 
54 
10 
37 
29 
5 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
840 
1,102 
408 
727 
262 
577 
495 
253 
acres 
64,247 
76,126 
150,008 
58,161 
119,650 
94,245 
23,043 
10,955 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
770 
858 
345 
657 
177 
420 
449 
210 
acres 
53,664 
50,475 
144,070 
49,799 
115,362 
77,415 
18,307 
8,776 
Irrigated land 
farms 
88 
44 
20 
69 
13 
16 
6 
44 
acres 
1,974 
188 
5,977 
791 
6,121 
221 
14 
176 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
36,014 
33,489 
78,596 
30,669 
159,238 
107,727 
9,863 
7,771 
Average per farm 
dollars 
33,848 
24,409 
169,023 
35,293 
534,357 
147,369 
16,773 
20,342 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
19,436 
14,234 
73,217 
18,392 
56,841 
35,144 
2,603 
6,174 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
16,578 
19,256 
5,378 
12,277 
102,398 
72,583 
7,259 
1,597 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
353 
579 
173 
289 
110 
336 
259 
189 
$2,500 to $4,999 
124 
129 
37 
92 
21 
88 
90 
55 
$5,000 to $9,999 
168 
182 
36 
116 
24 
112 
75 
51 
$10,000 to $24,999 
167 
222 
50 
173 
20 
69 
75 
39 
$25,000 to $49,999 
109 
122 
51 
78 
25 
29 
50 
17 
$50,000 to $99,999 
65 
67 
36 
64 
9 
30 
20 
16 
$100,000 or more 
78 
71 
82 
57 
89 
67 
19 
15 
Government payments 
farms 
369 
746 
312 
414 
229 
340 
259 
69 
$1,000 
1,123 
4,176 
3,464 
1,549 
2,918 
2,662 
588 
288 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
308 
365 
221 
286 
168 
272 
129 
87 
$1,000 
3,161 
3,459 
9,228 
1,782 
8,918 
3,633 
466 
1,678 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
37,511 
37,609 
63,989 
30,134 
128,337 
88,199 
13,824 
12,240 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,254 
27,412 
137,611 
34,677 
430,662 
120,655 
23,510 
32,042 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,064 
1,372 
465 
869 
298 
731 
588 
382 
$1,000 
2,788 
3,516 
27,299 
3,866 
42,737 
25,823 
-2,908 
-2,504 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,620 
2,563 
58,707 
4,449 
143,412 
35,326 
-4,946 
-6,555 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
469 
528 
208 
420 
158 
296 
181 
168 
Other 
number 
595 
844 
257 
449 
140 
435 
407 
214 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
669 
827 
288 
562 
156 
437 
419 
237 
200 days or more 
number 
479 
561 
184 
352 
115 
276 
296 
131 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
630 
738 
133 
428 
48 
254 
339 
113 
number 
34,425 
38,356 
6,494 
22,770 
3,398 
9,596 
14,051 
2,555 
Beef cows 
farms 
548 
570 
117 
360 
39 
229 
285 
91 
number 
16,414 
17,476 
(D) 
11,647 
(D) 
(D) 
6,085 
1,299 
Milk cows 
farms 
12 
54 
1 
19 
1 
3 
13 
3 
number 
145 
1,549 
(D) 
831 
(D) 
(D) 
723 
123 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
538 
588 
110 
360 
42 
192 
256 
84 
number 
18,963 
17,182 
3,329 
13,470 
2,516 
3,561 
7,414 
873 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
13 
26 
2 
8 
6 
22 
14 
4 
number 
131 
361 
(D) 
64 
16,322 
(D) 
213 
11 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
9 
23 
2 
9 
6 
17 
4 
2 
number 
163 
513 
(D) 
95 
38,102 
(D) 
161 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
26 
80 
13 
25 
5 
17 
12 
18 
number 
685 
3,844 
70 
2,185 
127 
383 
127 
278 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
98 
113 
34 
75 
6 
44 
45 
52 
number 
1,892 
19,851 
713 
2,056 
(D) 
(D) 
770 
1,159 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
6 
2 
9 
40 
13 
4 
- 
number 
(D) 
308 
(D) 
514 
33,402,074 
17,914,500 
58 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
95 
110 
169 
99 
101 
127 
34 
18 
acres 
7,594 
4,626 
77,731 
4,674 
55,317 
30,643 
444 
1,629 
bushels 
351,401 
158,082 
5,630,375 
434,737 
4,091,366 
1,921,536 
38,105 
126,848 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
26 
56 
- 
21 
5 
1 
7 
3 
acres 
525 
1,573 
- 
786 
533 
(D) 
50 
63 
tons 
5,934 
18,467 
- 
7,820 
9,945 
(D) 
676 
975 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
8 
7 
24 
15 
38 
25 
- 
3 
acres 
220 
360 
4,972 
444 
18,876 
4,551 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
11,220 
14,976 
360,777 
18,420 
1,307,149 
270,409 
- 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
8 
7 
24 
15 
38 
25 
- 
3 
acres 
220 
360 
4,972 
444 
18,876 
4,551 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
11,220 
14,976 
360,777 
18,420 
1,307,149 
270,409 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
234 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
