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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
207 
17 
31 
32 
38 
46 
28 
2 
13 
$50,000 or more 
154 
8 
9 
8 
10 
25 
52 
15 
27 
Customwork and custom hauling 
...farms 
16,020 
2,328 
3,848 
3,619 
3,271 
1,960 
475 
33 
486 
$1,000 
135,685 
5,465 
9,766 
13,229 
26,894 
35,406 
25,045 
10,579 
9,301 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,750 
1,200 
1,857 
1,205 
307 
70 
12 
- 
99 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,588 
837 
1,453 
1,607 
1,121 
372 
43 
- 
155 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,642 
274 
512 
770 
1,712 
1,060 
162 
6 
146 
$25,000 to $49,999 
646 
17 
22 
20 
105 
341 
94 
4 
43 
$50,000 or more 
394 
- 
4 
17 
26 
117 
164 
23 
43 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
...farms 
14,329 
1,611 
3,090 
3,285 
2,968 
2,186 
556 
36 
597 
$1,000 
180,008 
5,924 
1 1 ,244 
1 6,656 
32,995 
45,075 
41,055 
10,844 
16,216 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,184 
1,343 
2,486 
2,376 
1,152 
542 
42 
4 
239 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,151 
144 
350 
470 
621 
423 
34 
- 
109 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,513 
110 
201 
374 
954 
644 
103 
3 
124 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
1,481 
14 
53 
65 
241 
577 
377 
29 
125 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
i .farms 
4,685 
430 
800 
956 
1,424 
686 
216 
24 
149 
$1,000 
28,417 
913 
1,485 
2,445 
3,813 
4,854 
6,012 
6,439 
2,455 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,070 
250 
517 
531 
563 
140 
24 
1 
44 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,787 
128 
217 
314 
705 
289 
78 
3 
53 
$5,000 to $24,999 
682 
50 
62 
102 
141 
220 
59 
9 
39 
$25,000 to $49,999 
74 
2 
4 
5 
10 
23 
26 
1 
3 
$50,000 or more 
72 
- 
" 
4 
5 
14 
29 
10 
10 
Interest expense 
...farms 
21,981 
3,732 
6,288 
5,104 
3,422 
2,218 
574 
49 
594 
$1,000 
257,009 
21,693 
42,384 
37,350 
46,386 
50,758 
33,760 
12,726 
11,951 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,624 
2,347 
3,558 
2,791 
1,183 
435 
55 
2 
253 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,126 
1,287 
2,495 
2,064 
1,777 
1,105 
152 
8 
238 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,018 
96 
232 
246 
454 
642 
260 
11 
77 
$100,000 or more 
213 
2 
3 
3 
8 
36 
107 
28 
26 
Secured by real estate 
...farms 
16,632 
2,866 
5,033 
3,703 
2,348 
1,767 
450 
38 
427 
$1,000 
198,016 
16,667 
35,136 
28,910 
33,924 
38,435 
25,209 
10,675 
9,061 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,124 
576 
785 
513 
121 
74 
3 
- 
52 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,330 
1,134 
1,885 
1,290 
567 
302 
28 
- 
124 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,530 
1,106 
2,176 
1,730 
1,326 
901 
120 
7 
164 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,047 
43 
152 
141 
214 
311 
142 
4 
40 
$50,000 or more 
601 
7 
35 
29 
120 
179 
157 
27 
47 
Not secured by real estate 
...farms 
12,836 
2,002 
3,054 
3,046 
2,482 
1,486 
373 
32 
361 
$1,000 
58,993 
5,026 
7,248 
8,440 
12,462 
12,323 
8,551 
2,051 
2,891 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,047 
907 
1,305 
1,144 
419 
161 
15 
- 
96 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,741 
867 
1,433 
1,502 
1,154 
554 
83 
6 
142 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,744 
216 
307 
377 
870 
679 
182 
9 
104 
$25,000 to $49,999 
205 
9 
3 
17 
34 
79 
52 
4 
7 
$50,000 or more 
99 
3 
6 
6 
5 
13 
41 
13 
12 
Property taxes paid 
...farms 
55,523 
15,109 
20,537 
10,986 
3,982 
2,657 
645 
53 
1,554 
$1,000 
229,885 
45,767 
63,829 
42,342 
26,002 
25,627 
12,087 
3,743 
10,488 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,547 
12,821 
17,194 
8,251 
1,578 
640 
76 
3 
984 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,038 
1,835 
2,689 
2,167 
1,835 
1,068 
127 
3 
314 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,420 
425 
604 
534 
524 
842 
283 
9 
199 
$25,000 or more 
518 
28 
50 
34 
45 
107 
159 
38 
57 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
...farms 
33,424 
7,058 
9,848 
7,509 
4,353 
2,822 
680 
60 
1,094 
$1,000 
430,573 
20,769 
26,914 
34,394 
47,830 
74,107 
70,621 
103,196 
52,741 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,853 
6,109 
8,514 
5,541 
1,608 
478 
37 
1 
565 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,105 
864 
1,228 
1,797 
2,355 
1,391 
147 
1 
322 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,342 
65 
79 
128 
296 
564 
123 
3 
84 
$50,000 to $99,999 
670 
12 
22 
36 
71 
294 
179 
3 
53 
$100,000 or more 
454 
8 
5 
7 
23 
95 
194 
52 
70 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
...farms 
469 
58 
111 
123 
50 
74 
32 
- 
21 
$1,000 
3,814 
184 
262 
464 
338 
1,882 
491 
- 
193 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
...farms 
28,723 
6,244 
7,866 
6,105 
3,951 
2,823 
678 
62 
994 
$1,000 
515,339 
43,295 
59,859 
64,528 
91,151 
120,024 
67,509 
34,255 
34,719 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
...farms 
59,309 
15,517 
21,713 
11,998 
4,753 
2,825 
680 
62 
1,761 
$1,000 
1,755,111 
2,618 
-3,419 
51,935 
404,118 
580,212 
388,229 
169,889 
161,529 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
29,593 
169 
-157 
4,329 
85,024 
205,385 
570,925 
2,740,144 
91,726 
534 Farm Typology 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
