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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sunflower seed, all - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
250 to 499 acres 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,312 
30 
81 
342 
768 
67 
3 
_ 
21 
acres 
9,532 
226 
442 
2,585 
5,545 
553 
56 
- 
125 
pounds 
22,119,230 
506,483 
925,943 
5,612,520 
13,308,258 
1,327,431 
136,875 
- 
301,720 
Irrigated 
farms 
36 
- 
- 
26 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
139 
- 
- 
66 
73 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
10 
10 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
36 
- 
10 
9 
9 
2 
- 
- 
6 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
80 
4 
10 
31 
31 
3 
- 
- 
1 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
241 
5 
23 
61 
140 
12 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
646 
15 
15 
151 
429 
27 
1 
- 
8 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
287 
5 
13 
90 
150 
22 
1 
- 
6 
25.0 acres or more 
12 
1 
- 
- 
9 
1 
1 
" 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,053 
545 
705 
889 
709 
745 
244 
11 
205 
acres 
144,725 
8,527 
10,969 
14,820 
18,629 
43,717 
32,576 
5,249 
10,238 
bushels 
9,037,847 
429,262 
565,557 
865,826 
1,099,960 
2,696,781 
2,306,321 
459,228 
614,912 
Irrigated 
farms 
77 
3 
12 
28 
10 
13 
7 
1 
3 
acres 
232 
6 
26 
43 
48 
33 
(D) 
(D) 
13 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,552 
450 
578 
735 
421 
240 
31 
1 
96 
25 to 99 acres 
1,185 
95 
123 
141 
271 
367 
102 
2 
84 
1 00 to 249 acres 
234 
- 
3 
8 
15 
118 
69 
3 
18 
250 to 499 acres 
71 
- 
1 
5 
2 
20 
35 
3 
5 
500 acres or more 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
2 
2 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
33,131 
7,832 
10,943 
6,837 
4,009 
2,154 
458 
23 
875 
acres 
1,651,917 
293,117 
350,503 
316,362 
244,857 
236,815 
114,421 
19,471 
76,371 
tons, dry 
4,505,059 
653,640 
792,282 
775,836 
811,593 
797,243 
382,385 
73,687 
218,393 
Irrigated 
farms 
439 
61 
100 
126 
88 
37 
9 
5 
13 
acres 
4,025 
693 
446 
382 
304 
518 
242 
877 
563 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
15,044 
3,911 
6,206 
3,108 
1,208 
291 
39 
281 
25 to 99 acres 
13,978 
3,342 
4,111 
2,910 
2,119 
1,059 
92 
1 
344 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,389 
522 
580 
726 
541 
629 
183 
7 
201 
250 to 499 acres 
572 
52 
42 
82 
121 
137 
102 
3 
33 
500 acres or more 
148 
5 
4 
11 
20 
38 
42 
12 
16 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
12,794 
2,127 
3,246 
3,048 
2,600 
1,126 
204 
10 
433 
acres 
400,984 
60,822 
73,753 
83,405 
79,707 
61,301 
19,692 
2,696 
19,608 
tons, dry 
1,139,714 
154,046 
181,545 
231,301 
262,028 
187,242 
61,076 
8,908 
53,568 
Irrigated 
farms 
218 
17 
40 
79 
52 
21 
3 
2 
4 
acres 
811 
(D) 
108 
158 
83 
147 
78 
(D) 
5 
Other tame hay 
farms 
16,901 
4,472 
6,156 
3,459 
1,262 
947 
221 
9 
375 
acres 
710,021 
156,187 
185,268 
150,995 
75,609 
75,530 
34,420 
5,876 
26,136 
tons, dry 
1,569,081 
325,879 
394,473 
320,158 
176,135 
185,533 
92,692 
17,936 
56,275 
Irrigated 
farms 
160 
33 
50 
46 
17 
7 
3 
2 
2 
acres 
991 
485 
210 
93 
41 
54 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
21 
3 
6 
6 
2 
2 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
320 
28 
40 
51 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
" 
" 
- 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
3,968 
544 
1,000 
1,445 
524 
261 
74 
5 
115 
acres 
48,622 
2,199 
3,087 
9,076 
6,318 
12,309 
11,107 
1,264 
3,263 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,684 
142 
364 
701 
284 
108 
31 
1 
53 
acres 
13,351 
347 
(D) 
3,039 
2,513 
2,844 
2,368 
(D) 
1,203 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2,401 
408 
819 
805 
252 
66 
8 
43 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
1,222 
129 
168 
585 
199 
75 
17 
1 
48 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
253 
7 
13 
55 
68 
78 
15 
1 
16 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
67 
- 
- 
- 
4 
37 
19 
1 
6 
250.0 acres or more 
25 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
15 
2 
2 
Beans, snap 
farms 
1,181 
174 
300 
450 
105 
81 
24 
- 
47 
acres 
10,723 
163 
301 
548 
661 
4,469 
3,480 
- 
1,101 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
149 
21 
33 
23 
12 
37 
16 
- 
7 
acres 
9,475 
42 
220 
325 
551 
3,924 
3,365 
" 
1,048 
Peas, green 
farms 
109 
18 
16 
47 
14 
12 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
95 
5 
4 
17 
25 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
11 
2 
- 
2 
6 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
1,330 
188 
321 
529 
153 
67 
25 
1 
46 
acres 
8,659 
(D) 
227 
676 
1,059 
2,975 
2,967 
(D) 
369 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
113 
14 
25 
27 
9 
23 
11 
4 
acres 
4,087 
4 
(D) 
14 
216 
2,466 
1,319 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,211 
185 
315 
511 
122 
33 
6 
39 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
54 
3 
6 
18 
12 
8 
3 
- 
4 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
40 
- 
- 
- 
19 
15 
5 
- 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
23 
- 
- 
- 
- 
11 
9 
1 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 543 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
