Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Muhlenberg 
Nelson 
Nicholas 
Ohio 
Oldham 
Owen 
Owsley 
Pendleton 
Farms 
number 
630 
1,326 
570 
944 
419 
701 
163 
810 
Land in farms 
acres 
128,761 
187,755 
102,192 
158,244 
60,354 
131,959 
27,560 
101,299 
Average size of farm 
acres 
204 
142 
179 
168 
144 
188 
169 
125 
Median size of farm 
acres 
80 
54 
104 
76 
43 
105 
100 
81 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
474,975 
476,236 
387,086 
410,305 
899,908 
434,031 
228,046 
296,179 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,324 
3,363 
2,159 
2,448 
6,247 
2,306 
1,349 
2,368 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
49,455 
87,000 
33,930 
79,753 
28,780 
39,713 
6,823 
40,622 
Average per farm 
dollars 
78,499 
65,611 
59,527 
84,484 
68,688 
56,652 
41,859 
50,212 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
25 
140 
17 
37 
55 
21 
6 
15 
1 0 to 49 acres 
183 
490 
116 
266 
171 
142 
31 
245 
50 to 1 79 acres 
281 
425 
275 
448 
119 
329 
75 
396 
180 to 499 acres 
92 
203 
128 
145 
44 
157 
40 
127 
500 to 999 acres 
24 
47 
22 
26 
18 
38 
7 
24 
1 ,000 acres or more 
25 
21 
12 
22 
12 
14 
4 
3 
Total cropland 
farms 
525 
1,036 
459 
738 
294 
574 
140 
692 
acres 
67,127 
97,168 
40,923 
78,814 
24,266 
45,754 
6,857 
31,723 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
413 
951 
427 
620 
266 
524 
123 
641 
acres 
52,972 
87,325 
32,352 
67,745 
20,170 
33,673 
3,248 
25,921 
Irrigated land 
farms 
13 
37 
23 
15 
47 
35 
8 
46 
acres 
167 
721 
135 
564 
169 
338 
42 
917 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
68,905 
64,439 
20,739 
98,835 
14,849 
21,239 
1,620 
11,475 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,373 
48,597 
36,385 
104,698 
35,439 
30,298 
9,940 
14,166 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
24,559 
34,336 
10,488 
36,372 
9,117 
10,478 
1,152 
8,448 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
44,346 
30,103 
10,251 
62,463 
5,732 
10,760 
468 
3,027 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
265 
526 
181 
388 
168 
274 
73 
362 
$2,500 to $4,999 
83 
166 
51 
139 
41 
82 
26 
136 
$5,000 to $9,999 
87 
171 
79 
143 
36 
84 
22 
121 
$10,000 to $24,999 
83 
170 
108 
115 
71 
103 
24 
109 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
124 
65 
64 
61 
72 
10 
38 
$50,000 to $99,999 
29 
61 
43 
28 
20 
46 
7 
24 
$100,000 or more 
60 
108 
43 
67 
22 
40 
1 
20 
Government payments 
farms 
281 
467 
205 
461 
77 
296 
69 
213 
$1,000 
2,162 
2,129 
712 
1,434 
296 
1,113 
234 
622 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
219 
316 
160 
333 
143 
294 
40 
157 
$1,000 
2,960 
4,034 
1,700 
3,685 
2,201 
955 
220 
1,135 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
52,901 
65,118 
21,243 
76,761 
18,943 
20,484 
2,186 
12,448 
Average per farm 
dollars 
83,970 
49,108 
37,269 
81,314 
45,209 
29,221 
13,412 
15,368 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
630 
1,326 
570 
944 
419 
701 
163 
810 
$1,000 
21,126 
5,485 
1,908 
27,193 
-1,596 
2,822 
-112 
784 
Average per farm 
dollars 
33,533 
4,136 
3,347 
28,806 
-3,809 
4,025 
-686 
967 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
251 
571 
281 
293 
168 
286 
77 
269 
Other 
number 
379 
755 
289 
651 
251 
415 
86 
541 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
378 
884 
343 
613 
301 
468 
103 
562 
200 days or more 
number 
290 
559 
216 
453 
146 
269 
43 
415 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
273 
772 
365 
426 
128 
351 
50 
425 
number 
12,904 
50,977 
21,824 
13,406 
7,953 
20,754 
1,693 
10,285 
Beef cows 
farms 
255 
599 
323 
365 
112 
296 
48 
377 
number 
(D) 
16,926 
9,866 
7,542 
(D) 
10,618 
998 
6,308 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
33 
24 
8 
4 
10 
- 
3 
number 
(D) 
2,427 
142 
36 
(D) 
172 
- 
4 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
233 
609 
300 
317 
106 
285 
37 
317 
number 
6,283 
26,949 
19,023 
5,742 
2,767 
11,509 
529 
3,941 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6 
17 
19 
5 
3 
10 
2 
11 
number 
(D) 
11,644 
106 
(D) 
16 
80 
(D) 
58 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
5 
13 
11 
2 
2 
2 
1 
13 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
97 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
72 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
10 
20 
16 
30 
15 
9 
13 
number 
222 
561 
569 
657 
300 
581 
- 
360 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
41 
110 
54 
57 
50 
64 
16 
61 
number 
(D) 
2,735 
2,028 
1,386 
1,038 
1,482 
224 
1,641 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
13 
6 
5 
31 
2 
6 
2 
16 
number 
5,622,085 
225 
150 
14,082,293 
(D) 
107 
(D) 
1,659 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
74 
142 
55 
158 
20 
37 
23 
34 
acres 
15,481 
20,512 
3,031 
28,466 
3,107 
1,517 
156 
1,585 
bushels 
1,138,516 
1,533,586 
84,967 
2,947,317 
275,550 
110,575 
12,299 
130,454 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
5 
66 
11 
10 
3 
12 
1 
1 
acres 
173 
4,086 
388 
220 
193 
362 
(D) 
(D) 
tons 
2,335 
55,421 
4,127 
2,740 
(D) 
5,270 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
12 
58 
7 
6 
12 
9 
9 
acres 
2,537 
8,628 
66 
1,420 
642 
1,154 
- 
210 
bushels 
123,516 
577,948 
2,529 
66,758 
34,575 
72,416 
- 
8,448 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
12 
58 
7 
6 
12 
9 
- 
9 
acres 
2,537 
8,628 
66 
1,420 
642 
1,154 
- 
210 
bushels 
123,516 
577,948 
2,529 
66,758 
34,575 
72,416 
- 
8,448 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kentucky 239 
