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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves sold - Con. 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
.. farms 
9,316 
1,151 
1,651 
1,814 
2,630 
1,465 
281 
17 
307 
number 
345,973 
19,297 
21,454 
65,706 
77,662 
95,480 
40,549 
10,708 
15,117 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
.... farms 
17,600 
2,940 
4,700 
3,605 
3,477 
1,936 
384 
17 
541 
number 
534,458 
34,649 
50,320 
68,501 
114,777 
134,821 
62,668 
15,075 
53,647 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
.... farms 
1,702 
196 
273 
368 
386 
310 
63 
2 
104 
number 
135,534 
(□) 
9,058 
11,108 
25,425 
43,570 
20,465 
(D) 
14,874 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
.... farms 
3,097 
406 
1,271 
841 
237 
185 
64 
3 
90 
Farms with- 
number 
1,134,957 
24,759 
122,893 
162,344 
199,661 
303,434 
149,654 
38,200 
134,012 
1 to 24 
2,182 
334 
1,099 
574 
89 
25 
4 
- 
57 
25 to 49 
194 
35 
69 
75 
7 
1 
1 
- 
6 
50 to 99 
81 
11 
19 
37 
7 
1 
5 
- 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 
78 
6 
14 
34 
15 
4 
1 
- 
4 
200 to 499 
99 
6 
13 
39 
22 
14 
3 
- 
2 
500 or more 
463 
14 
57 
82 
97 
140 
50 
3 
20 
Used or to be used for breeding 
.... farms 
1,178 
142 
479 
373 
63 
61 
21 
1 
38 
number 
103,064 
1,087 
(D) 
7,457 
8,955 
17,105 
10,716 
(D) 
45,052 
Other hogs and pigs 
.... farms 
2,792 
367 
1,120 
748 
223 
185 
62 
3 
84 
number 
1,031,893 
23,672 
(D) 
154,887 
190,706 
286,329 
138,938 
(D) 
88,960 
Hogs and pigs sold 
.... farms 
2,672 
328 
1,086 
686 
226 
202 
64 
3 
77 
number 
4,677,032 
78,189 
(D) 
505,669 
756,593 
1,115,252 
498,971 
(D) 
1,054,711 
$1,000 
457,916 
13,101 
36,167 
56,659 
88,777 
126,143 
62,667 
19,909 
54,494 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) .... 
.... farms 
3,590 
809 
1,586 
886 
128 
79 
17 
1 
84 
number 
96,648 
21,664 
36,483 
28,606 
2,799 
3,546 
(D) 
(D) 
2,610 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
.... farms 
2,877 
668 
1,287 
699 
93 
53 
15 
62 
number 
58,459 
13,944 
21,841 
17,439 
1,941 
1,415 
361 
- 
1,518 
Sheep and lambs sold 
.... farms 
2,315 
481 
1,029 
573 
105 
64 
14 
1 
48 
number 
64,072 
12,019 
21,874 
17,659 
1,688 
8,755 
(D) 
(D) 
1,440 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
.... farms 
16,426 
3,639 
6,376 
3,979 
1,680 
324 
56 
2 
370 
Owned horses and ponies 
number 
119,900 
24,880 
40,176 
35,595 
1 1 ,428 
2,561 
(D) 
(D) 
4,791 
inventory 
.... farms 
15,752 
3,432 
6,107 
3,861 
1,657 
300 
48 
2 
345 
number 
96,554 
20,598 
33,465 
26,675 
9,998 
1,926 
(D) 
(D) 
3,569 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
.... farms 
2,963 
517 
1,030 
891 
373 
58 
4 
90 
number 
10,177 
1,724 
2,853 
3,240 
1,335 
370 
61 
- 
594 
Goats, all inventory 
.... farms 
4,088 
840 
2,016 
954 
103 
94 
9 
_ 
72 
number 
50,174 
10,244 
21,736 
13,453 
2,249 
1,565 
72 
- 
855 
Goats, all sold 
.... farms 
1,931 
360 
972 
439 
61 
62 
3 
- 
34 
number 
24,749 
4,346 
1 1 ,029 
6,290 
1,114 
1,590 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
.... farms 
9,539 
1,616 
3,983 
2,393 
991 
291 
88 
7 
170 
Farms with- 
number 
25,147,630 
101,250 
505,660 
1,035,231 
2,282,083 
4,330,319 
7,462,784 
8,590,117 
840,186 
1 to 399 
9,069 
1,608 
3,929 
2,269 
894 
193 
17 
- 
159 
400 to 3,199 
123 
3 
23 
63 
20 
9 
2 
- 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
83 
3 
11 
37 
22 
10 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
81 
2 
18 
17 
24 
16 
3 
- 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
64 
- 
2 
3 
19 
30 
9 
- 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
68 
- 
- 
4 
6 
27 
29 
- 
2 
100,000 or more 
51 
- 
- 
6 
6 
28 
7 
4 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
.... farms 
1,061 
193 
373 
320 
59 
57 
12 
5 
42 
number 
7,291,936 
157,737 
406,399 
917,745 
827,936 
2,493,848 
1,374,586 
933,963 
179,722 
Layers sold (see text) 
.... farms 
1,808 
264 
582 
489 
262 
117 
50 
4 
40 
number 
13,567,651 
111,554 
290,967 
885,084 
916,001 
2,370,318 
4,064,981 
4,318,600 
610,146 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
.... farms 
259 
29 
61 
71 
30 
50 
13 
1 
4 
number 
15,612,631 
565,500 
1,008,012 
1,341,566 
2,404,772 
6,197,695 
3,644,936 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
.... farms 
1,395 
127 
485 
363 
232 
122 
24 
3 
39 
Farms with- 
number 
166,691,355 
4,229,409 
18,178,717 
22,205,019 
59,850,777 
43,130,901 
10,317,532 
1,300,000 
7,479,000 
1 to 1,999 
831 
102 
394 
232 
59 
23 
4 
- 
17 
2,000 to 59,999 
106 
7 
19 
36 
23 
17 
1 
- 
3 
60,000 to 99,999 
29 
5 
8 
11 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
429 
13 
64 
84 
147 
80 
19 
3 
19 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
.... farms 
935 
154 
351 
270 
63 
48 
12 
1 
36 
number 
2,955,993 
99,851 
(D) 
557,797 
657,452 
464,457 
188,912 
(D) 
29,073 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
.... farms 
485 
54 
142 
158 
57 
50 
12 
1 
11 
number 
8,507,490 
249,920 
374,538 
1,181,013 
1,816,248 
1,527,250 
(D) 
(D) 
130,823 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
.... farms 
2,626 
251 
378 
482 
620 
632 
145 
1 
117 
acres 
52,853 
(D) 
3,641 
6,093 
10,268 
17,542 
9,025 
(D) 
3,418 
bushels 
3,816,281 
(D) 
232,153 
395,585 
738,441 
1,297,044 
709,210 
(D) 
249,955 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 541 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
