Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Breckinridge 
Bullitt 
Butler 
Caldwell 
Calloway 
Campbell 
Carlisle 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
(, 
2012 
414 
234 
205 
246 
264 
155 
150 
2007 
530 
194 
289 
267 
341 
143 
161 
Any 
2012 
890 
254 
492 
292 
557 
349 
175 
2007 
979 
325 
489 
358 
547 
392 
247 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
95 
26 
39 
49 
103 
34 
40 
2007 
151 
47 
95 
47 
74 
48 
35 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
75 
13 
54 
12 
19 
19 
3 
2007 
77 
33 
35 
26 
40 
29 
7 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
148 
33 
107 
63 
38 
33 
22 
2007 
158 
56 
72 
40 
88 
60 
44 
200 days or more 
2012 
572 
182 
292 
168 
397 
263 
110 
2007 
593 
189 
287 
245 
345 
255 
161 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
63 
24 
45 
33 
19 
5 
15 
2007 
49 
24 
25 
20 
38 
15 
20 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
52 
19 
24 
31 
33 
15 
22 
2007 
85 
37 
64 
48 
57 
32 
22 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
169 
70 
95 
69 
106 
47 
35 
2007 
255 
70 
131 
73 
145 
65 
63 
10 years or more 
2012 
1,020 
375 
533 
405 
663 
437 
253 
2007 
1,120 
388 
558 
484 
648 
423 
303 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.1 
23.5 
22,4 
23.2 
25.3 
25.2 
23.9 
2007 
21.0 
21.8 
21.2 
23.3 
21.6 
23.1 
21.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
45 
18 
16 
15 
19 
3 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
36 
20 
21 
23 
30 
14 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
116 
66 
86 
71 
85 
42 
32 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,107 
384 
574 
429 
687 
445 
274 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.1 
24.9 
24.3 
26.2 
27.4 
26.7 
25.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
10 
. 
3 
7 
1 
. 
4 
2007 
5 
2 
5 
- 
4 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
65 
12 
53 
21 
39 
13 
22 
2007 
63 
17 
42 
28 
63 
13 
32 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
167 
44 
102 
48 
101 
49 
55 
2007 
210 
63 
99 
69 
111 
56 
50 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
293 
98 
154 
99 
202 
140 
52 
2007 
372 
115 
218 
122 
235 
164 
105 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
212 
73 
116 
74 
110 
92 
54 
2007 
240 
71 
101 
101 
99 
69 
55 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
198 
91 
81 
88 
91 
59 
39 
2007 
201 
73 
91 
88 
164 
71 
50 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
127 
63 
64 
78 
87 
57 
26 
2007 
169 
78 
83 
85 
89 
69 
50 
70 years and over 
2012 
232 
107 
124 
123 
190 
94 
73 
2007 
249 
100 
139 
132 
123 
93 
65 
Average age 
2012 
56.6 
60.0 
55.8 
59.8 
58.1 
58.0 
56.4 
2007 
56.5 
58.3 
56.2 
59.1 
55.9 
57.7 
55.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
814 
340 
399 
319 
610 
381 
217 
2007 
718 
266 
317 
299 
497 
309 
183 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
64 
19 
43 
39 
51 
46 
24 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
561 
182 
189 
123 
399 
134 
121 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
50 
71 
24 
25 
55 
87 
11 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
9 
5 
8 
12 
30 
19 
23 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
62 
49 
86 
57 
79 
42 
49 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
117 
29 
86 
86 
49 
29 
19 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
22 
32 
5 
6 
8 
43 
5 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
18 
1 
5 
3 
3 
4 
4 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
1,255 
476 
679 
526 
799 
488 
304 
acres, 2012 
242,307 
42,119 
143,712 
128,023 
170,587 
38,373 
91,451 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
59 
21 
9 
18 
48 
23 
4 
acres, 2012 
10,144 
4,984 
6,008 
5,343 
19,744 
3,663 
(D) 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
1,195 
445 
647 
493 
718 
462 
278 
2007 
1,381 
478 
706 
556 
810 
476 
358 
acres, 2012 
217,592 
39,977 
135,345 
97,834 
117,051 
34,802 
72,357 
2007 
227,698 
44,546 
151,344 
106,808 
121,555 
37,444 
70,793 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
85 
29 
37 
25 
61 
31 
36 
2007 
112 
37 
61 
49 
38 
47 
40 
acres, 2012 
31,004 
4,477 
14,346 
29,273 
43,788 
5,500 
23,658 
2007 
24,212 
(D) 
17,112 
30,082 
25,462 
8,130 
23,574 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
18 
9 
11 
13 
33 
11 
11 
2007 
15 
3 
6 
13 
27 
8 
7 
acres, 2012 
9,777 
1,494 
(D) 
4,028 
13,458 
1,862 
2,605 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
3,941 
3,703 
9,640 
1,297 
862 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
2 
1 
3 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
900 
- 
- 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
5 
6 
6 
2007 
1 
- 
5 
7 
13 
3 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
201 
- 
(D) 
879 
- 
- 
2007 
(D) 
- 
1,568 
2,177 
1,104 
(D) 
484 
-continued 
720 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
