Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mason 
Meade 
Menifee 
Mercer 
Metcalfe 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
Farms 
number 
634 
754 
294 
1,067 
924 
858 
609 
694 
Land in farms 
acres 
126,722 
119,495 
40,962 
144,250 
125,293 
172,276 
99,436 
118,797 
Average size of farm 
acres 
200 
158 
139 
135 
136 
201 
163 
171 
Median size of farm 
acres 
103 
60 
78 
69 
78 
91 
84 
100 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
515,346 
514,137 
248,965 
456,854 
305,962 
473,586 
447,881 
218,341 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,578 
3,244 
1,787 
3,379 
2,256 
2,359 
2,743 
1,276 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
44,359 
59,498 
12,092 
71,698 
52,597 
58,899 
35,718 
35,228 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,967 
78,909 
41,129 
67,195 
56,923 
68,647 
58,650 
50,761 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
35 
46 
11 
66 
64 
36 
35 
27 
1 0 to 49 acres 
134 
290 
80 
385 
240 
194 
179 
133 
50 to 179 acres 
272 
262 
139 
378 
412 
369 
226 
334 
1 80 to 499 acres 
140 
119 
49 
189 
166 
182 
139 
151 
500 to 999 acres 
32 
19 
12 
28 
33 
51 
20 
37 
1 ,000 acres or more 
21 
18 
3 
21 
9 
26 
10 
12 
Total cropland 
farms 
548 
614 
216 
793 
772 
684 
502 
558 
acres 
57,923 
63,718 
9,975 
59,424 
49,686 
61,978 
40,011 
24,027 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
516 
546 
187 
698 
651 
641 
454 
499 
acres 
50,501 
57,249 
8,134 
46,511 
35,327 
53,472 
31,815 
17,655 
Irrigated land 
farms 
19 
5 
2 
26 
30 
17 
7 
9 
acres 
30 
6 
(D) 
48 
128 
97 
9 
41 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
30,929 
36,571 
3,846 
50,677 
35,019 
77,238 
19,006 
6,897 
Average per farm 
dollars 
48,784 
48,503 
13,082 
47,495 
37,899 
90,021 
31,209 
9,939 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
18,418 
18,905 
1,695 
9,406 
10,545 
18,120 
5,908 
2,896 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
12,512 
17,666 
2,151 
41,271 
24,474 
59,118 
13,098 
4,001 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
160 
289 
138 
377 
295 
186 
194 
338 
$2,500 to $4,999 
60 
84 
41 
109 
82 
87 
74 
79 
$5,000 to $9,999 
108 
112 
48 
129 
145 
142 
84 
94 
$10,000 to $24,999 
104 
132 
39 
188 
159 
188 
97 
96 
$25,000 to $49,999 
69 
59 
18 
98 
113 
79 
73 
59 
$50,000 to $99,999 
56 
21 
2 
67 
52 
80 
48 
25 
$100,000 or more 
77 
57 
8 
99 
78 
96 
39 
3 
Government payments 
farms 
335 
392 
86 
339 
416 
412 
220 
259 
$1,000 
1,693 
1,424 
177 
1,472 
2,185 
1,603 
539 
579 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
225 
256 
79 
292 
301 
273 
173 
198 
$1,000 
1,660 
5,095 
638 
3,090 
1,516 
3,011 
823 
834 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
26,394 
36,073 
5,151 
53,827 
33,428 
69,804 
21,142 
9,778 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,631 
47,842 
17,522 
50,447 
36,178 
81,357 
34,716 
14,089 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
634 
754 
294 
1,067 
924 
858 
609 
694 
$1,000 
7,889 
7,018 
-491 
1,412 
5,292 
12,048 
-774 
-1,467 
Average per farm 
dollars 
12,443 
9,307 
-1,668 
1,324 
5,727 
14,042 
-1,272 
-2,114 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
277 
372 
114 
436 
447 
423 
256 
243 
Other 
number 
357 
382 
180 
631 
477 
435 
353 
451 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
411 
519 
205 
777 
612 
580 
390 
495 
200 days or more 
number 
253 
321 
139 
497 
382 
372 
248 
308 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
397 
405 
158 
661 
575 
680 
384 
332 
number 
26,229 
18,302 
4,596 
53,040 
33,750 
55,756 
31,235 
13,077 
Beef cows 
farms 
363 
365 
132 
446 
444 
601 
331 
270 
number 
13,318 
10,013 
2,082 
12,287 
14,419 
22,652 
13,930 
6,474 
Milk cows 
farms 
19 
8 
3 
30 
51 
36 
5 
12 
number 
945 
165 
6 
1,160 
2,535 
2,893 
30 
37 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
355 
364 
135 
573 
503 
611 
337 
245 
number 
12,834 
8,081 
2,397 
41,697 
16,249 
28,928 
16,445 
4,957 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
14 
19 
8 
30 
24 
10 
4 
7 
number 
252 
155 
98 
209 
184 
74 
(D) 
42 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
10 
13 
4 
20 
6 
8 
1 
4 
number 
205 
83 
23 
284 
72 
53 
(D) 
45 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
11 
15 
- 
44 
8 
8 
11 
9 
number 
495 
425 
- 
1,217 
209 
164 
266 
73 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
53 
73 
36 
83 
52 
45 
36 
80 
number 
1,273 
1,494 
811 
2,536 
1,286 
(D) 
667 
2,521 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
10 
2 
17 
6 
15 
1 
9 
number 
75 
3,782,140 
(D) 
1,055 
2,210,289 
10,010,565 
(D) 
2,027 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
127 
107 
19 
47 
86 
68 
59 
64 
acres 
9,119 
18,719 
758 
3,132 
2,810 
5,789 
2,706 
598 
bushels 
610,947 
974,855 
36,500 
174,997 
172,462 
323,338 
244,381 
41,194 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
37 
11 
6 
67 
53 
62 
12 
13 
acres 
1,199 
395 
61 
3,189 
2,291 
4,365 
284 
258 
tons 
10,199 
5,099 
945 
43,156 
30,138 
61,914 
4,363 
3,749 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
12 
39 
3 
6 
12 
23 
1 
1 
acres 
260 
4,101 
90 
366 
267 
1,176 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
12,438 
240,606 
2,700 
21,592 
7,978 
67,150 
(D) 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
12 
39 
3 
6 
12 
23 
1 
1 
acres 
260 
4,101 
90 
366 
267 
1,176 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
12,438 
240,606 
2,700 
21,592 
7,978 
67,150 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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238 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
