Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Perry 
Pike 
Powell 
Pulaski 
Robertson 
Rockcastle 
Rowan 
Russell 
Farms 
number 
- WMM 
56 
229 
1,713 
251 
677 
356 
726 
Land in farms 
acres 
1 I «« 
13,387 
30,055 
228,187 
38,823 
90,856 
42,255 
89,357 
Average size of farm 
acres 
224 
239 
131 
133 
155 
134 
119 
123 
Median size of farm 
acres 
48 
95 
65 
70 
104 
75 
64 
60 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
269,486 
318,870 
208,744 
385,814 
279,578 
272,707 
253,205 
379,094 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,206 
1,334 
1,590 
2,896 
1,808 
2,032 
2,133 
3,080 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,352 
2,785 
9,666 
100,442 
14,777 
33,708 
16,934 
45,674 
Average per farm 
dollars 
68,415 
49,728 
42,210 
58,635 
58,871 
49,791 
47,567 
62,912 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
5 
6 
13 
105 
6 
40 
14 
52 
1 0 to 49 acres 
20 
9 
82 
551 
47 
209 
113 
278 
50 to 1 79 acres 
12 
25 
83 
709 
143 
266 
165 
239 
180 to 499 acres 
5 
8 
44 
285 
42 
134 
53 
123 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
4 
3 
42 
11 
21 
9 
30 
1 ,000 acres or more 
7 
4 
4 
21 
2 
7 
2 
4 
Total cropland 
farms 
30 
29 
172 
1,341 
211 
552 
282 
555 
acres 
899 
2,096 
7,479 
90,071 
12,718 
30,272 
15,037 
34,915 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
30 
27 
147 
1,252 
198 
500 
244 
512 
acres 
700 
1,401 
6,406 
79,258 
10,280 
24,950 
11,136 
30,511 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1 
- 
5 
37 
7 
10 
12 
11 
acres 
(D) 
- 
19 
370 
57 
33 
21 
14 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
2,062 
561 
2,467 
63,505 
4,057 
12,356 
5,235 
44,526 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,073 
10,015 
10,772 
37,073 
16,165 
18,252 
14,705 
61,330 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
151 
229 
1,563 
23,173 
1,768 
6,609 
2,518 
7,176 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,911 
331 
904 
40,332 
2,290 
5,747 
2,717 
37,349 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
17 
27 
120 
543 
112 
269 
190 
223 
$2,500 to $4,999 
10 
6 
33 
205 
31 
92 
55 
100 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10 
5 
24 
282 
32 
117 
45 
109 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7 
11 
28 
316 
32 
102 
30 
126 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
5 
15 
159 
28 
41 
19 
53 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
2 
5 
90 
7 
35 
7 
48 
$100,000 or more 
5 
- 
4 
118 
9 
21 
10 
67 
Government payments 
farms 
1 
1 
80 
657 
95 
221 
111 
338 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
133 
1,599 
396 
557 
262 
1,892 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
11 
7 
74 
462 
69 
143 
77 
183 
$1,000 
32 
64 
313 
3,013 
341 
787 
433 
957 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
1,694 
1 ,665 
3,552 
64,650 
4,933 
13,609 
6,266 
45,139 
Average per farm 
dollars 
34,581 
29,731 
15,513 
37,741 
19,652 
20,103 
17,602 
62,175 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
49 
56 
229 
1,713 
251 
677 
356 
726 
$1,000 
413 
-1,040 
-639 
3,467 
-139 
91 
-337 
2,235 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,433 
-18,578 
-2,792 
2,024 
-553 
134 
-946 
3,079 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
22 
24 
91 
856 
122 
245 
105 
286 
Other 
number 
27 
32 
138 
857 
129 
432 
251 
440 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
37 
35 
142 
991 
146 
444 
242 
460 
200 days or more 
number 
21 
28 
111 
704 
96 
311 
156 
317 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
16 
32 
95 
1,177 
141 
409 
152 
431 
number 
2,164 
850 
2,757 
70,074 
4,755 
16,365 
4,805 
45,395 
Beef cows 
farms 
15 
24 
83 
1,066 
120 
372 
130 
335 
number 
(D) 
429 
(D) 
31,547 
2,436 
8,983 
(□) 
14,091 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
- 
2 
33 
11 
10 
3 
28 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,475 
405 
198 
(D) 
1,935 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
14 
25 
68 
1,013 
111 
327 
111 
397 
number 
1,800 
490 
1,097 
40,656 
1,704 
6,967 
2,551 
38,536 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
4 
9 
18 
2 
12 
9 
5 
number 
(D) 
140 
34 
197 
(D) 
50 
(D) 
62 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
4 
9 
2 
8 
4 
3 
number 
- 
101 
4 
135 
(D) 
38 
(D) 
28 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
58 
10 
7 
4 
4 
number 
14 
(D) 
- 
1,912 
148 
348 
83 
81 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
8 
3 
37 
148 
31 
62 
33 
54 
number 
561 
88 
723 
15,978 
434 
1,323 
779 
990 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
6 
1 
- 
2 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
410 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
8 
7 
12 
164 
22 
53 
19 
39 
acres 
36 
91 
443 
12,864 
677 
2,539 
1,258 
2,704 
bushels 
3,425 
8,200 
47,294 
1,167,179 
59,520 
278,474 
89,525 
146,427 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
75 
6 
5 
5 
28 
acres 
125 
- 
- 
2,576 
82 
131 
58 
1,846 
tons 
1,625 
- 
- 
40,801 
850 
1,550 
709 
25,463 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
37 
- 
5 
- 
6 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
2,653 
- 
351 
- 
301 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
149,511 
- 
23,751 
- 
13,720 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
37 
- 
5 
- 
6 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
2,653 
- 
351 
- 
301 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
149,511 
- 
23,751 
- 
13,720 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
240 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
