Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jessamine 
Johnson 
Kenton 
Knott 
Knox 
Larue 
Laurel 
Lawrence 
Farms 
number 
668 
196 
459 
42 
243 
720 
1,006 
291 
Land in farms 
acres 
83,644 
24,296 
38,144 
6,743 
33,531 
111,975 
96,054 
41,681 
Average size of farm 
acres 
125 
124 
83 
161 
138 
156 
95 
143 
Median size of farm 
acres 
51 
89 
48 
61 
75 
70 
55 
100 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
685,317 
216,969 
362,353 
217,094 
241,292 
532,196 
329,341 
202,819 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,473 
1,750 
4,360 
1,352 
1,749 
3,422 
3,449 
1,416 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
33,386 
8,659 
22,074 
2,599 
12,320 
59,187 
44,072 
11,966 
Average per farm 
dollars 
49,979 
44,179 
48,091 
61,873 
50,701 
82,204 
43,809 
41,121 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
97 
5 
29 
2 
13 
52 
61 
15 
1 0 to 49 acres 
234 
57 
207 
11 
66 
237 
385 
62 
50 to 1 79 acres 
197 
95 
168 
15 
109 
305 
413 
145 
180 to 499 acres 
113 
36 
48 
10 
43 
91 
131 
53 
500 to 999 acres 
22 
2 
3 
3 
9 
19 
11 
14 
1 ,000 acres or more 
5 
1 
4 
1 
3 
16 
5 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
459 
141 
369 
19 
188 
567 
787 
219 
acres 
33,566 
4,941 
15,144 
1,776 
9,583 
66,947 
35,031 
6,458 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
396 
120 
338 
14 
172 
510 
718 
193 
acres 
26,440 
3,224 
10,442 
1,695 
7,927 
60,759 
29,100 
4,158 
Irrigated land 
farms 
26 
2 
13 
- 
6 
22 
23 
12 
acres 
193 
(D) 
73 
- 
110 
117 
71 
34 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
25,014 
1,286 
5,267 
358 
2,274 
41,877 
15,278 
1,564 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,446 
6,562 
11,475 
8,515 
9,358 
58,162 
15,186 
5,373 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
5,277 
460 
2,277 
63 
1,379 
31,124 
6,346 
835 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
19,737 
827 
2,990 
295 
895 
10,753 
8,932 
729 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
287 
100 
237 
24 
123 
273 
443 
163 
$2,500 to $4,999 
61 
40 
57 
3 
30 
66 
147 
48 
$5,000 to $9,999 
80 
25 
71 
5 
43 
94 
140 
34 
$10,000 to $24,999 
89 
21 
49 
5 
25 
124 
153 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
69 
9 
27 
4 
17 
72 
65 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
35 
- 
3 
- 
3 
35 
37 
2 
$100,000 or more 
47 
1 
15 
1 
2 
56 
21 
Government payments 
farms 
243 
41 
135 
1 
52 
311 
295 
36 
$1,000 
863 
81 
324 
(D) 
206 
1,295 
536 
31 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
170 
41 
98 
6 
44 
251 
209 
52 
$1,000 
4,600 
155 
426 
18 
68 
4,599 
956 
353 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
29,237 
2,517 
9,480 
832 
3,753 
40,693 
19,062 
2,721 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,768 
12,841 
20,654 
19,804 
15,444 
56,517 
18,949 
9,352 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
668 
196 
459 
42 
243 
720 
1,006 
291 
$1,000 
1,239 
-994 
-3,463 
-456 
-1,205 
7,079 
-2,293 
-773 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,855 
-5,074 
-7,545 
-10,850 
-4,959 
9,832 
-2,279 
-2,658 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
258 
62 
160 
8 
98 
335 
372 
103 
Other 
number 
410 
134 
299 
34 
145 
385 
634 
188 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
426 
126 
303 
33 
144 
448 
657 
189 
200 days or more 
number 
311 
97 
211 
21 
87 
341 
482 
148 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
319 
93 
226 
21 
114 
416 
580 
157 
number 
21,168 
1,750 
6,236 
690 
2,847 
20,162 
21,148 
2,861 
Beef cows 
farms 
238 
74 
203 
19 
102 
371 
547 
121 
number 
7,628 
(D) 
(D) 
425 
1,811 
10,132 
11,603 
1,660 
Milk cows 
farms 
6 
2 
2 
- 
4 
10 
8 
4 
number 
99 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
5 
483 
78 
19 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
274 
66 
172 
20 
93 
337 
447 
95 
number 
15,570 
938 
4,129 
349 
1,098 
10,704 
9,163 
984 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1 
5 
4 
2 
3 
9 
17 
6 
number 
(D) 
14 
36 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,135 
19 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1 
5 
3 
3 
7 
16 
5 
number 
(D) 
14 
27 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,419 
15 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
8 
- 
7 
1 
6 
18 
13 
6 
number 
126 
- 
87 
(D) 
64 
573 
490 
169 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
59 
18 
39 
4 
27 
65 
76 
36 
number 
935 
308 
832 
49 
789 
1,442 
1,929 
4,553 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
2 
8 
- 
1 
4 
3 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
370 
50 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
42 
16 
28 
- 
18 
76 
82 
12 
acres 
1,355 
177 
396 
- 
677 
19,194 
1,526 
38 
bushels 
73,808 
13,620 
25,966 
- 
53,093 
1,375,394 
125,165 
2,353 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
13 
- 
20 
- 
1 
13 
26 
3 
acres 
368 
- 
197 
- 
(D) 
514 
520 
17 
tons 
4,501 
- 
1,978 
- 
(D) 
7,029 
5,330 
261 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6 
- 
2 
- 
2 
13 
3 
1 
acres 
335 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,070 
52 
(D) 
bushels 
11,530 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
222,918 
2,500 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
6 
- 
2 
- 
2 
13 
3 
1 
acres 
335 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,070 
52 
(D) 
bushels 
11,530 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
222,918 
2,500 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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