Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017 and change since 2012 Percent of state agriculture 2 sales % change 2017 since 2012 Share of Sales by Type (%) Number of farms 813 -14 Land in farms (acres) 157,657 (Z) Crops 28 Average size of farm (acres) 194 +16 Livestock, poultry, and products 72
Total ($) Land in Farms by Use (%) a Market value of products sold 135,769,000 +37 Government payments 1,810,000 +26 Cropland 55 Farm-related income 2,339,000 -37 Pastureland 16 Total farm production expenses 89,830,000 +17 Woodland 23 Net cash farm income 50,089,000 +84 Other 6
Acres irrigated: (D) Per farm average ($) (D)% of land in farms Market value of products sold 166,998 +60 Government payments Land Use Practices (% of farms) (average per farm receiving) 7,543 +143 Farm-related income 7,955 -28 No till 16 Total farm production expenses 110,491 +36 Reduced till 8 Net cash farm income 61,610 +114 Intensive till 9 Cover crop 6
Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size Number Percent of Total a Number Percent of Total a Less than $2,500 339 42 1 to 9 acres 57 7 $2,500 to $4,999 92 11 10 to 49 acres 228 28 $5,000 to $9,999 114 14 50 to 179 acres 324 40 $10,000 to $24,999 85 10 180 to 499 acres 137 17 $25,000 to $49,999 64 8 500 to 999 acres 44 5 $50,000 to $99,999 30 4 1,000 + acres 23 3 $100,000 or more 89 11 Ohio County Kentucky, 2017 Page 2
Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Rank Counties Rank Counties Sales in Producing in Producing ($1,000) State b Item U.S. b Item Total 135,769 11 120 850 3,077
Crops 37,715 26 120 1,281 3,073 Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 35,073 20 116 923 2,916 Tobacco 1,129 60 94 152 323 Cotton and cottonseed - - - - 647 Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 32 93 118 1,871 2,821 Fruits, tree nuts, berries 15 75 114 1,769 2,748 Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 36 79 103 1,546 2,601 Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation woody crops 4 14 31 590 1,384 Other crops and hay 1,427 56 120 1,558 3,040
Livestock, poultry, and products 98,054 7 120 526 3,073 Poultry and eggs 92,978 3 120 161 3,007 Cattle and calves 4,867 55 120 1,703 3,055 Milk from cows (D) 65 77 (D) 1,892 Hogs and pigs 7 65 114 1,652 2,856 Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 96 39 118 1,317 2,984 Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys 66 80 115 1,660 2,970 Aquaculture (D) 26 26 346 1,251 Other animals and animal products (D) (D) 111 (D) 2,878
Total Producers c 1,322 Percent of farms that: Top Crops in Acres d
Sex Soybeans for beans 35,233 Male 854 Have internet Corn for grain 23,210 Female 468 access 67 Forage (hay/haylage), all 16,281 Wheat for grain, all 1,615 Age Popcorn (D) Farm <35 163 (Z) 35 – 64 775 organically 65 and older 384
Race Sell directly to Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017) American Indian/Alaska Native - consumers 4 Asian - Broilers and other Black or African American - meat-type chickens 3,908,979 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - Hire Cattle and calves 16,204 White 1,317 farm labor 15 Goats 572 More than one race 5 Hogs and pigs 186 Horses and ponies 519 Other characteristics Are family Layers 2,324 Hispanic, Latino, Spanish origin 17 farms 97 Pullets 514 With military service 153 Sheep and lambs 1,496 New and beginning farmers 399 Turkeys 35
See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, and methodology. a May not add to 100% due to rounding. b Among counties whose rank can be displayed. c Data collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. d Crop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf. e Position below the line does not indicate rank. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.