Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Bell 
Boone 
Bourbon 
Boyd 
Boyle 
Bracken 
Breathitt 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
81 
608 
907 
214 
620 
587 
120 
2007 
69 
682 
918 
260 
649 
618 
199 
acres, 2012 
8,065 
67,211 
183,764 
21,800 
101,549 
86,813 
22,224 
2007 
10,194 
74,750 
184,323 
28,738 
94,233 
100,660 
43,540 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
42 
435 
572 
140 
441 
458 
70 
2007 
50 
506 
579 
153 
457 
478 
102 
acres, 2012 
1,251 
23,629 
57,081 
2,996 
36,058 
23,144 
1,633 
TENURE 
2007 
1,642 
23,749 
50,957 
3,559 
28,925 
24,547 
2,201 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
68 
496 
676 
149 
477 
463 
94 
2007 
45 
550 
723 
203 
526 
461 
166 
acres, 2012 
3,615 
43,438 
85,098 
12,871 
47,733 
54,132 
12,990 
2007 
5,572 
45,163 
104,883 
20,717 
54,331 
64,973 
32,312 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
31 
335 
403 
96 
319 
345 
47 
2007 
29 
392 
436 
104 
360 
335 
72 
acres, 2012 
479 
11,510 
22,796 
1,497 
15,835 
1 1 ,446 
(D) 
2007 
422 
11,751 
26,171 
1,869 
15,735 
1 1 ,929 
1,277 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
13 
94 
173 
51 
126 
100 
23 
2007 
21 
100 
137 
53 
103 
124 
29 
acres, 2012 
4,450 
21,879 
84,520 
6,941 
50,721 
29,010 
9,210 
2007 
2,808 
25,345 
63,704 
7,781 
37,354 
32,454 
10,972 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,125 
6,768 
30,079 
3,444 
21,082 
13,539 
6,957 
2007 
1,645 
8,465 
25,738 
3,705 
17,068 
15,931 
7,155 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,325 
15,111 
54,441 
3,497 
29,639 
15,471 
2,253 
2007 
1,163 
16,880 
37,966 
4,076 
20,286 
16,523 
3,817 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
11 
86 
135 
34 
110 
93 
22 
2007 
18 
87 
111 
45 
83 
114 
26 
acres, 2012 
772 
11,048 
29,786 
1,210 
19,579 
10,625 
865 
2007 
820 
10,504 
19,425 
1,645 
12,460 
11,579 
858 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
_ 
18 
58 
14 
17 
24 
3 
2007 
3 
32 
58 
4 
20 
33 
4 
acres, 2012 
- 
1,894 
14,146 
1,988 
3,095 
3,671 
24 
2007 
1,814 
4,242 
15,736 
240 
2,548 
3,233 
256 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
- 
14 
34 
10 
12 
20 
1 
2007 
3 
27 
32 
4 
14 
29 
4 
acres, 2012 
- 
1,071 
4,499 
289 
644 
1,073 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
400 
1,494 
5,361 
45 
730 
1,039 
66 
Total operators 
number 
148 
968 
1,413 
299 
947 
933 
194 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
34 
316 
484 
143 
338 
298 
57 
2 operators 
36 
240 
356 
60 
243 
245 
59 
3 operators 
2 
43 
57 
10 
33 
35 
2 
4 operators 
9 
3 
7 
- 
6 
7 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
6 
3 
1 
" 
2 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
54 
305 
446 
76 
259 
287 
64 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
36 
252 
404 
63 
235 
265 
64 
2 operators 
9 
22 
21 
5 
12 
11 
- 
3 operators 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
96 
1,057 
1,450 
387 
985 
956 
274 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
44 
391 
471 
154 
379 
339 
134 
2 operators 
23 
232 
381 
92 
212 
232 
59 
3 operators 
2 
45 
51 
9 
50 
37 
4 
4 operators 
- 
8 
12 
4 
8 
8 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
3 
1 
- 
2 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
20 
312 
454 
123 
254 
264 
79 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
20 
256 
415 
114 
216 
228 
73 
2 operators 
- 
22 
18 
- 
16 
18 
- 
3 operators 
- 
4 
1 
3 
2 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
78 
519 
739 
196 
574 
519 
106 
2007 
67 
587 
787 
234 
598 
564 
177 
acres, 2012 
7,992 
62,509 
164,265 
21,057 
96,096 
77,463 
19,917 
2007 
(D) 
68,675 
169,120 
26,976 
89,410 
92,480 
41,054 
Female 
farms, 2012 
3 
89 
168 
18 
46 
68 
14 
2007 
2 
95 
131 
26 
51 
54 
22 
acres, 2012 
73 
4,702 
19,499 
743 
5,453 
9,350 
2,307 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
(D) 
6,075 
15,203 
1,762 
4,823 
8,180 
2,486 
Farming 
2012 
39 
245 
483 
76 
242 
248 
32 
2007 
28 
276 
459 
76 
261 
236 
59 
Other 
2012 
42 
363 
424 
138 
378 
339 
88 
Place of residence: 
2007 
41 
406 
459 
184 
388 
382 
140 
On farm operated 
2012 
70 
507 
669 
178 
536 
500 
86 
2007 
56 
571 
734 
220 
533 
465 
168 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
11 
101 
238 
36 
84 
87 
34 
2007 
13 
111 
184 
40 
116 
153 
31 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kentucky 703 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
