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.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Sweet corn 
.farms 
1,898 
317 
454 
660 
238 
128 
36 
1 
64 
acres 
12,715 
1,007 
1,070 
3,156 
2,147 
2,132 
2,225 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
164 
30 
57 
45 
18 
9 
1 
4 
acres 
650 
13 
55 
89 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
.farms 
93 
5 
22 
36 
19 
6 
2 
- 
3 
acres 
50 
(D) 
7 
24 
9 
4 
(D) 
- 
1 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
3 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
1 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
.farms 
1,720 
264 
425 
688 
184 
76 
19 
1 
63 
acres 
2,655 
(D) 
214 
543 
341 
308 
378 
(D) 
436 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
119 
17 
39 
39 
10 
4 
3 
1 
6 
acres 
986 
5 
10 
23 
114 
129 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
.farms 
2,282 
605 
841 
483 
129 
96 
39 
3 
86 
acres 
41,437 
3,687 
4,288 
5,407 
(D) 
7,665 
9,986 
(D) 
4,534 
Irrigated 
.farms 
313 
52 
82 
75 
32 
29 
21 
3 
19 
acres 
3,708 
(D) 
244 
384 
371 
784 
1,216 
(D) 
260 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,376 
432 
596 
258 
53 
11 
3 
- 
23 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
622 
144 
219 
172 
26 
25 
7 
1 
28 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
193 
26 
24 
47 
40 
31 
6 
- 
19 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
66 
3 
2 
6 
10 
24 
8 
- 
13 
250.0 acres or more 
25 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
15 
2 
3 
Apples 
.farms 
1,542 
413 
560 
315 
93 
69 
30 
3 
59 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
21,556 
(D) 
1,642 
1,632 
1,789 
4,021 
7,493 
(D) 
2,207 
Grapes 
.farms 
806 
200 
323 
175 
32 
35 
6 
- 
35 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
12,415 
1,313 
1,755 
2,795 
1,749 
2,579 
854 
- 
1,370 
Peaches, all 
.farms 
899 
177 
271 
231 
94 
56 
27 
1 
42 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
4,831 
512 
(D) 
672 
457 
846 
1,271 
(D) 
474 
Almonds 
.farms 
5 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pecans 
.farms 
13 
7 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
12 
5 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Walnuts, English 
.farms 
75 
35 
24 
15 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
61 
21 
30 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Land in berries (see text) 
.farms 
1,940 
379 
642 
598 
162 
87 
16 
- 
56 
acres 
2,671 
589 
671 
691 
216 
281 
83 
- 
140 
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
544 Farm Typology 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
