Table 39. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Pennsylvania: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
...farms 
3,012 
414 
848 
1,030 
294 
158 
83 
28 
157 
$1,000 
944,883 
11,171 
24,367 
31,768 
24,017 
54,203 
135,170 
373,648 
290,540 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
846 
56 
145 
225 
127 
115 
77 
27 
74 
$1,000 
912,342 
6,765 
14,638 
18,494 
(D) 
53,313 
135,097 
(D) 
289,330 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
...farms 
1,079 
400 
404 
178 
19 
19 
10 
1 
48 
$1,000 
21,148 
2,742 
2,210 
2,835 
1,599 
2,425 
(D) 
(D) 
7,864 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
65 
8 
6 
18 
10 
10 
4 
1 
8 
$1,000 
14,710 
562 
329 
1,348 
1,439 
2,288 
(D) 
(D) 
7,331 
Cut Christmas trees 
...farms 
1,055 
396 
392 
173 
17 
18 
10 
1 
48 
$1,000 
21,016 
2,717 
2,150 
2,809 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
7,864 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
64 
7 
6 
18 
10 
10 
4 
1 
8 
$1,000 
14,630 
507 
329 
1,326 
1,439 
2,285 
(D) 
(D) 
7,331 
Short-rotation woody crops 
...farms 
37 
11 
14 
8 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
132 
25 
59 
26 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
...farms 
19,844 
5,854 
7,537 
3,983 
1,056 
723 
200 
12 
479 
$1,000 
264,256 
48,560 
57,556 
47,407 
33,021 
39,313 
23,712 
4,374 
10,312 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
950 
95 
87 
124 
215 
272 
102 
9 
46 
$1,000 
103,664 
6,880 
6,826 
8,947 
18,442 
30,870 
21,708 
4,300 
5,690 
Maple syrup (see text) 
...farms 
565 
108 
250 
157 
26 
16 
- 
- 
8 
$1,000 
2,999 
445 
1,400 
626 
459 
13 
- 
- 
57 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
10 
1 
5 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
999 
(D) 
471 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Cattle and calves 
...farms 
19,381 
3,314 
5,241 
4,065 
3,692 
2,068 
397 
17 
587 
$1,000 
717,085 
42,832 
61,859 
96,718 
150,677 
193,219 
86,948 
16,289 
68,544 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
2,684 
137 
228 
502 
626 
719 
300 
17 
155 
$1,000 
514,683 
16,065 
25,686 
56,440 
96,352 
157,561 
84,405 
16,289 
61,885 
Milk from cows (see text) 
...farms 
7,048 
237 
388 
1,196 
3,094 
1,548 
306 
17 
262 
$1,000 
1,966,892 
27,645 
36,002 
86,042 
563,079 
599,456 
399,162 
125,219 
130,287 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
6,477 
188 
246 
860 
3,063 
1,545 
306 
17 
252 
$1,000 
1,953,311 
26,599 
34,084 
76,324 
562,328 
599,445 
399,162 
125,219 
130,150 
Hogs and pigs 
...farms 
2,672 
328 
1,086 
686 
226 
202 
64 
3 
77 
$1,000 
457,916 
13,101 
36,167 
56,659 
88,777 
126,143 
62,667 
19,909 
54,494 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
551 
17 
67 
100 
121 
164 
54 
3 
25 
$1,000 
450,572 
12,123 
34,265 
53,716 
88,016 
125,706 
62,523 
19,909 
54,315 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
...farms 
4,035 
822 
1,882 
971 
153 
120 
16 
1 
70 
$1,000 
15,840 
2,609 
5,345 
4,871 
865 
1,691 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
32 
2 
6 
12 
5 
4 
2 
1 
$1,000 
3,458 
(D) 
378 
811 
501 
1,463 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
...farms 
3,174 
560 
1,088 
927 
435 
62 
7 
- 
95 
$1,000 
38,693 
4,498 
7,409 
7,890 
3,856 
2,668 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
79 
8 
20 
23 
11 
9 
2 
- 
6 
$1,000 
20,210 
996 
1,533 
1,796 
(D) 
2,362 
(D) 
- 
(□) 
Poultry and eggs 
...farms 
7,102 
1,011 
2,463 
1,875 
995 
453 
132 
15 
158 
$1,000 
1,362,039 
23,264 
79,759 
119,978 
280,420 
285,680 
232,421 
263,490 
77,027 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
1,217 
37 
144 
236 
324 
295 
120 
15 
46 
$1,000 
1,352,029 
22,104 
76,588 
116,386 
279,093 
285,219 
232,378 
263,490 
76,770 
Aquaculture 
...farms 
223 
65 
55 
42 
9 
7 
2 
- 
43 
$1,000 
26,123 
(D) 
866 
835 
1,264 
2,663 
(D) 
- 
17,008 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
51 
8 
3 
4 
8 
6 
2 
- 
20 
$1,000 
24,283 
(D) 
278 
384 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
16,816 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
...farms 
1,982 
385 
802 
540 
144 
51 
11 
1 
48 
$1,000 
33,283 
2,232 
4,441 
3,694 
2,372 
7,716 
(D) 
(D) 
7,718 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
81 
7 
21 
12 
13 
17 
6 
1 
4 
$1,000 
25,700 
697 
1,835 
1,085 
1,981 
7,590 
(D) 
(D) 
7,416 
Value of- 
Government payments 
...farms 
16,007 
4,400 
4,167 
2,679 
2,050 
1,634 
436 
20 
621 
$1,000 
86,359 
15,635 
12,474 
7,769 
12,731 
19,879 
11,577 
491 
5,802 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
...farms 
740 
115 
251 
204 
102 
40 
4 
1 
23 
$1,000 
10,649 
580 
855 
2,554 
3,467 
1,502 
1,176 
(D) 
(D) 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
...farms 
7,577 
1,486 
2,923 
1,976 
611 
323 
60 
5 
193 
$1,000 
86,030 
7,853 
11,626 
19,349 
14,855 
15,006 
10,246 
161 
6,933 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
...farms 
59,309 
15,517 
21,713 
11,998 
4,753 
2,825 
680 
62 
1,761 
$1,000 
6,041,767 
317,619 
507,328 
626,331 
1,030,860 
1,253,734 
962,364 
692,647 
650,885 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
101,869 
20,469 
23,365 
52,203 
216,886 
443,800 
1,415,242 
11,171,719 
369,611 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
...farms 
30,203 
6,115 
9,119 
6,744 
4,060 
2,558 
612 
44 
951 
$1,000 
351,184 
19,655 
27,540 
30,351 
43,266 
78,081 
62,074 
37,273 
52,943 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,142 
5,089 
7,716 
4,867 
1,579 
423 
42 
1 
425 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,737 
935 
1,268 
1,744 
2,083 
1,217 
161 
5 
324 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
532 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
