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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
- Con. 
number 
28,758 
6,328 
7,916 
5,972 
4,248 
2,613 
623 
55 
1,003 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
79,121 
16,777 
20,509 
31,640 
103,188 
231,178 
652,010 
3,159,040 
194,936 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,063 
772 
967 
260 
19 
2 
- 
- 
43 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,135 
1,915 
2,232 
829 
29 
9 
- 
- 
121 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,618 
1,185 
1,416 
827 
64 
14 
3 
- 
109 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,989 
1,379 
1,722 
1,495 
198 
43 
5 
- 
147 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,817 
601 
849 
1,494 
691 
80 
8 
- 
94 
$50,000 or more 
9,136 
476 
730 
1,067 
3,247 
2,465 
607 
55 
489 
Farms with net losses 
number 
30,551 
9,189 
13,797 
6,026 
505 
212 
57 
7 
758 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
17,029 
11,269 
12,015 
22,738 
67,774 
112,534 
315,325 
551,182 
44,844 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,416 
842 
1,166 
343 
7 
2 
- 
- 
56 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,390 
3,259 
4,561 
1,315 
53 
13 
2 
- 
187 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,164 
2,234 
3,542 
1,197 
40 
11 
2 
- 
138 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,920 
1,950 
3,035 
1,630 
100 
29 
3 
- 
173 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,715 
617 
1,012 
869 
101 
33 
2 
1 
80 
$50,000 or more 
1,946 
287 
481 
672 
204 
124 
48 
6 
124 
Net cash farm income of operators 
... farms 
59,309 
15,517 
21,713 
11,998 
4,753 
2,825 
680 
62 
1,761 
$1,000 
1,534,971 
-5,996 
-31,567 
15,520 
337,565 
512,425 
377,649 
174,857 
154,518 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
25,881 
-386 
-1,454 
1,294 
71,021 
181,390 
555,366 
2,820,271 
87,745 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
... farms 
28,664 
6,310 
7,885 
5,945 
4,241 
2,609 
621 
56 
997 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
71,883 
15,629 
17,067 
26,196 
87,388 
205,478 
641,641 
3,168,519 
189,490 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,069 
766 
977 
266 
16 
2 
- 
- 
42 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,175 
1,921 
2,228 
856 
36 
10 
- 
- 
124 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,613 
1,185 
1,426 
817 
63 
15 
1 
- 
106 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,047 
1,380 
1,734 
1,524 
209 
44 
8 
- 
148 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,885 
597 
869 
1,533 
698 
83 
9 
- 
96 
$50,000 or more 
8,875 
461 
651 
949 
3,219 
2,455 
603 
56 
481 
Operators reporting net losses 
... farms 
30,645 
9,207 
13,828 
6,053 
512 
216 
59 
6 
764 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
17,147 
11,362 
12,015 
23,165 
64,547 
109,567 
352,717 
430,039 
45,031 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,423 
842 
1,175 
341 
7 
2 
- 
- 
56 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,396 
3,262 
4,564 
1,314 
52 
13 
2 
- 
189 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,153 
2,229 
3,551 
1,183 
39 
12 
2 
- 
137 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,971 
1,956 
3,049 
1,639 
120 
29 
3 
- 
175 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,725 
626 
1,007 
875 
100 
34 
3 
1 
79 
$50,000 or more 
1,977 
292 
482 
701 
194 
126 
49 
5 
128 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
... farms 
136 
13 
11 
10 
10 
48 
34 
1 
9 
$1,000 
7,764 
111 
(D) 
35 
144 
1,795 
4,833 
(D) 
588 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) farms 
21,979 
4,595 
6,106 
4,868 
3,110 
2,064 
469 
41 
726 
$1,000 
309,738 
31,876 
37,412 
42,880 
37,790 
63,442 
47,405 
26,992 
21,940 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
... farms 
4,333 
456 
769 
944 
927 
862 
218 
11 
146 
$1,000 
58,017 
1,573 
4,027 
7,684 
9,063 
20,927 
10,257 
1,254 
3,232 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
... farms 
6,788 
2,023 
2,631 
1,226 
386 
242 
55 
13 
212 
$1,000 
30,453 
6,611 
8,428 
5,575 
4,384 
3,167 
701 
168 
1,417 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
... farms 
2,268 
633 
708 
531 
165 
135 
28 
2 
66 
$1,000 
19,329 
4,885 
4,460 
3,035 
1,574 
1,917 
2,524 
(D) 
(D) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
... farms 
729 
174 
206 
175 
59 
58 
24 
2 
31 
$1,000 
24,677 
2,462 
2,810 
2,276 
2,820 
8,211 
3,840 
(D) 
(D) 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
... farms 
6,849 
758 
983 
1,334 
1,957 
1,246 
286 
31 
254 
$1,000 
15,985 
991 
1,212 
1,444 
2,745 
3,941 
2,627 
(D) 
(D) 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
... farms 
1,416 
199 
246 
294 
216 
267 
112 
6 
76 
$1,000 
29,691 
1,327 
1,318 
2,063 
3,106 
6,710 
9,114 
3,527 
2,526 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments farms 
525 
145 
153 
85 
63 
44 
13 
_ 
22 
$1,000 
2,939 
449 
680 
463 
756 
345 
161 
- 
86 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
... farms 
6,204 
1,108 
1,471 
1,565 
964 
677 
161 
15 
243 
$1,000 
128,634 
13,579 
14,476 
20,341 
13,342 
18,217 
18,174 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
... farms 
49,838 
13,021 
17,392 
9,986 
4,554 
2,696 
652 
52 
1,485 
acres 
4,546,052 
649,327 
748,067 
654,624 
646,434 
932,520 
567,387 
74,580 
273,113 
Harvested cropland 
... farms 
42,981 
10,117 
14,504 
9,255 
4,514 
2,662 
635 
52 
1,242 
acres 
3,957,000 
443,911 
560,936 
565,552 
616,987 
906,187 
553,064 
72,186 
238,177 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 535 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
