Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Union 
Warren 
Washington 
Wayne 
Webster 
Whitley 
Wolfe 
Woodford 
Farms 
number 
310 
1,648 
1,011 
778 
500 
496 
297 
713 
Land in farms 
acres 
194,864 
246,708 
140,948 
128,683 
152,431 
58,423 
42,454 
111,917 
Average size of farm 
acres 
629 
150 
139 
165 
305 
118 
143 
157 
Median size of farm 
acres 
100 
54 
88 
81 
105 
60 
90 
59 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,579,714 
539,892 
356,909 
376,098 
973,723 
255,401 
212,565 
1,280,117 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,104 
3,606 
2,560 
2,274 
3,194 
2,168 
1,487 
8,155 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
100,546 
117,616 
55,950 
50,723 
67,614 
19,589 
12,939 
74,046 
Average per farm 
dollars 
324,342 
71,369 
55,342 
65,197 
135,228 
39,493 
43,564 
103,851 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
25 
130 
38 
40 
15 
30 
16 
50 
1 0 to 49 acres 
85 
627 
252 
236 
115 
162 
69 
268 
50 to 179 acres 
75 
580 
494 
316 
212 
215 
143 
239 
1 80 to 499 acres 
47 
233 
184 
142 
92 
76 
55 
104 
500 to 999 acres 
27 
41 
37 
23 
33 
7 
12 
37 
1 ,000 acres or more 
51 
37 
6 
21 
33 
6 
2 
15 
Total cropland 
farms 
253 
1,252 
837 
613 
428 
363 
235 
464 
acres 
167,932 
146,183 
55,949 
40,821 
107,882 
16,857 
8,000 
34,655 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
222 
1,018 
775 
577 
269 
336 
190 
397 
acres 
162,753 
118,870 
48,388 
36,579 
91,077 
12,985 
5,692 
28,278 
Irrigated land 
farms 
11 
38 
39 
15 
9 
9 
9 
40 
acres 
2,634 
421 
324 
148 
379 
17 
47 
333 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
96,493 
114,705 
33,770 
68,072 
102,372 
5,382 
1,699 
76,591 
Average per farm 
dollars 
311,267 
69,602 
33,402 
87,497 
204,745 
10,851 
5,721 
107,421 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
89,065 
54,967 
16,106 
11,697 
44,319 
1,689 
983 
9,606 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
7,427 
59,738 
17,664 
56,375 
58,053 
3,693 
716 
66,985 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
108 
661 
295 
253 
251 
222 
177 
237 
$2,500 to $4,999 
29 
236 
146 
100 
38 
83 
37 
65 
$5,000 to $9,999 
21 
226 
134 
102 
45 
89 
38 
82 
$10,000 to $24,999 
26 
220 
193 
125 
36 
74 
28 
121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
109 
103 
77 
36 
15 
14 
84 
$50,000 to $99,999 
27 
63 
79 
34 
12 
5 
3 
36 
$100,000 or more 
84 
133 
61 
87 
82 
8 
- 
88 
Government payments 
farms 
190 
646 
393 
306 
367 
74 
135 
191 
$1,000 
2,969 
6,190 
2,275 
544 
4,331 
86 
377 
997 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
138 
588 
251 
193 
195 
102 
56 
266 
$1,000 
10,895 
7,898 
2,213 
1,811 
6,731 
584 
473 
22,009 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
84,349 
103,391 
32,320 
71,047 
80,271 
8,186 
2,915 
112,831 
Average per farm 
dollars 
272,094 
62,737 
31,968 
91,321 
160,543 
16,504 
9,814 
158,248 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
310 
1,648 
1,011 
778 
500 
496 
297 
713 
$1,000 
26,007 
25,401 
5,937 
-620 
33,163 
-2,133 
-366 
-13,234 
Average per farm 
dollars 
83,894 
15,413 
5,873 
-797 
66,325 
-4,301 
-1,233 
-18,561 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
143 
543 
375 
388 
200 
148 
112 
276 
Other 
number 
167 
1,105 
636 
390 
300 
348 
185 
437 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
187 
1,117 
686 
506 
317 
350 
186 
467 
200 days or more 
number 
161 
788 
499 
376 
220 
235 
108 
315 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
104 
828 
652 
516 
162 
284 
115 
299 
number 
9,424 
49,066 
37,784 
35,043 
8,426 
8,572 
2,301 
21,975 
Beef cows 
farms 
92 
710 
572 
421 
139 
254 
88 
220 
number 
5,086 
22,399 
17,769 
13,204 
(□) 
4,333 
1,493 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
32 
17 
12 
1 
7 
- 
2 
number 
- 
2,856 
895 
257 
(D) 
11 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
88 
736 
579 
443 
134 
212 
73 
234 
number 
6,871 
27,371 
18,483 
22,082 
9,006 
4,270 
895 
1 1 ,972 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
4 
22 
7 
15 
2 
15 
8 
- 
number 
487 
40,902 
177 
102 
(D) 
175 
57 
- 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
5 
14 
5 
12 
1 
13 
2 
- 
number 
(□) 
130,053 
(D) 
71 
(D) 
212 
(D) 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
23 
24 
11 
4 
21 
17 
number 
15 
424 
1,036 
643 
27 
325 
- 
371 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
14 
109 
53 
45 
27 
61 
39 
32 
number 
160 
174,701 
1,222 
137,733 
(D) 
2,695 
598 
1,032 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
14 
5 
13 
19 
2 
- 
5 
number 
- 
1,312,810 
529 
5,007,040 
17,153,500 
(D) 
- 
134 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
126 
150 
77 
83 
119 
25 
34 
52 
acres 
94,549 
37,515 
6,200 
6,513 
42,342 
591 
245 
3,583 
bushels 
7,427,713 
2,506,122 
345,515 
506,152 
3,040,556 
54,637 
20,556 
218,194 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
13 
41 
33 
17 
3 
6 
- 
9 
acres 
535 
3,153 
826 
788 
143 
215 
- 
199 
tons 
5,912 
43,196 
8,036 
17,003 
2,167 
2,490 
- 
2,096 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
31 
55 
19 
10 
12 
- 
- 
15 
acres 
11,420 
19,007 
535 
1,560 
1,464 
- 
- 
314 
bushels 
793,989 
1,092,056 
42,859 
90,042 
100,400 
- 
- 
17,950 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
31 
55 
19 
10 
12 
- 
- 
15 
acres 
11,420 
19,007 
535 
1,560 
1,464 
- 
- 
314 
bushels 
793,989 
1,092,056 
42,859 
90,042 
100,400 
- 
- 
17,950 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
242 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
