Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Scott 
Shelby 
Simpson 
Spencer 
Taylor 
Todd 
Trigg 
Trimble 
Farms 
number 
838 
1,518 
467 
529 
874 
603 
397 
439 
Land in farms 
acres 
127,479 
101,530 
69,125 
114,568 
181,001 
128,997 
55,632 
Average size of farm 
acres 
152 
131 
217 
131 
131 
300 
325 
127 
Median size of farm 
acres 
60 
49 
47 
60 
60 
110 
100 
71 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
695,571 
640,994 
905,017 
409,496 
364,644 
1,107,604 
961,913 
399,914 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,572 
4,881 
4,163 
3,134 
2,782 
3,690 
2,960 
3,156 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
53,443 
103,490 
50,080 
29,050 
52,926 
80,543 
41,074 
25,156 
Average per farm 
dollars 
63,774 
68,175 
107,238 
54,915 
60,556 
133,571 
103,461 
57,303 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
68 
108 
43 
26 
48 
26 
14 
31 
1 0 to 49 acres 
304 
657 
194 
208 
327 
109 
106 
132 
50 to 1 79 acres 
271 
511 
130 
180 
325 
266 
179 
193 
1 80 to 499 acres 
133 
181 
60 
94 
136 
119 
58 
64 
500 to 999 acres 
43 
30 
11 
15 
24 
41 
19 
15 
1 ,000 acres or more 
19 
31 
29 
6 
14 
42 
21 
4 
Total cropland 
farms 
572 
1,171 
371 
426 
728 
544 
317 
367 
acres 
48,052 
111,258 
78,545 
31,157 
59,479 
126,649 
71,774 
19,025 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
499 
1,050 
306 
384 
619 
465 
266 
337 
acres 
35,776 
98,726 
71,676 
28,120 
47,591 
117,569 
65,296 
15,619 
Irrigated land 
farms 
64 
82 
17 
24 
29 
119 
41 
11 
acres 
831 
1,295 
188 
355 
100 
1,492 
1,523 
86 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
38,761 
76,804 
73,883 
15,614 
37,898 
180,246 
47,188 
9,104 
Average per farm 
dollars 
46,254 
50,595 
158,207 
29,517 
43,362 
298,916 
118,862 
20,738 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
13,414 
54,844 
44,309 
10,308 
16,852 
86,922 
38,974 
6,700 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
25,346 
21,960 
29,574 
5,306 
21,046 
93,324 
8,215 
2,404 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
334 
656 
167 
210 
343 
159 
156 
186 
$2,500 to $4,999 
101 
152 
33 
41 
85 
18 
37 
50 
$5,000 to $9,999 
100 
192 
62 
88 
119 
39 
32 
58 
$10,000 to $24,999 
92 
223 
64 
85 
137 
68 
53 
82 
$25,000 to $49,999 
79 
115 
39 
43 
72 
74 
37 
26 
$50,000 to $99,999 
45 
65 
42 
34 
47 
55 
23 
20 
$100,000 or more 
87 
115 
60 
28 
71 
190 
59 
17 
Government payments 
farms 
264 
521 
270 
226 
513 
309 
184 
187 
$1,000 
1,180 
2,489 
2,406 
487 
1,458 
3,015 
1,514 
519 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
379 
471 
228 
143 
307 
332 
188 
136 
$1,000 
8,343 
10,036 
6,662 
1,131 
4,295 
7,930 
9,606 
989 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
51,279 
78,465 
58,158 
15,368 
36,055 
134,172 
46,406 
9,561 
Average per farm 
dollars 
61,192 
51,690 
124,535 
29,051 
41,252 
222,508 
116,891 
21,779 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
838 
1,518 
467 
529 
874 
603 
397 
439 
$1,000 
-2,995 
10,863 
24,793 
1,864 
7,597 
57,020 
11,902 
1,051 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-3,575 
7,156 
53,090 
3,524 
8,692 
94,560 
29,980 
2,393 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
423 
615 
235 
217 
330 
337 
164 
176 
Other 
number 
415 
903 
232 
312 
544 
266 
233 
263 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
584 
1,025 
280 
325 
554 
354 
264 
312 
200 days or more 
number 
407 
703 
175 
240 
373 
222 
167 
212 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
363 
661 
192 
291 
512 
282 
199 
237 
number 
33,972 
32,737 
9,001 
14,273 
25,357 
21,076 
13,283 
7,653 
Beef cows 
farms 
294 
546 
173 
259 
425 
150 
160 
209 
number 
15,217 
15,250 
4,602 
7,043 
10,249 
4,862 
6,712 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
8 
31 
6 
11 
38 
72 
19 
1 
number 
55 
1,361 
711 
194 
2,222 
3,783 
387 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
317 
509 
162 
232 
432 
252 
173 
192 
number 
15,407 
17,656 
3,889 
5,989 
1 1 ,284 
12,117 
8,201 
2,884 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
20 
4 
- 
27 
26 
12 
8 
number 
(D) 
142 
13 
- 
1,104 
3,566 
212 
20 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
15 
4 
1 
21 
19 
8 
4 
number 
10 
104 
18 
(D) 
1,098 
(D) 
184 
6 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
33 
37 
13 
13 
15 
18 
8 
11 
number 
861 
1,134 
654 
366 
667 
567 
113 
344 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
54 
147 
29 
58 
62 
80 
54 
36 
number 
1,698 
6,057 
663 
1,354 
1,246 
(D) 
1,712 
1,102 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
11 
5 
2 
8 
13 
6 
4 
number 
(D) 
3,275 
88 
(D) 
2,136,041 
1,223,520 
200 
193 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
68 
127 
94 
49 
116 
185 
80 
30 
acres 
3,385 
25,877 
27,903 
3,755 
12,519 
47,309 
26,009 
1,277 
bushels 
197,528 
2,376,594 
1,784,297 
338,881 
558,589 
3,843,750 
1,561,101 
99,878 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
28 
36 
4 
4 
34 
87 
29 
2 
acres 
868 
1,559 
(D) 
36 
1,857 
2,187 
478 
(D) 
tons 
11,218 
18,089 
(D) 
490 
23,677 
36,199 
5,569 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
25 
29 
71 
8 
15 
110 
30 
11 
acres 
790 
3,267 
19,584 
266 
2,515 
32,722 
16,719 
177 
bushels 
50,600 
237,385 
1,059,810 
11,520 
143,198 
2,087,397 
1,164,203 
8,270 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
25 
29 
71 
8 
15 
110 
30 
11 
acres 
790 
3,267 
19,584 
266 
2,515 
32,722 
16,719 
177 
bushels 
50,600 
237,385 
1,059,810 
11,520 
143,198 
2,087,397 
1,164,203 
8,270 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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