Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
9,539 
7,604 
5,165 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
25,147,630 
21,982,408 
23,196,416 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
1,395 
1,139 
1,231 
1,197 
845 
839 
1,052 
1,262 
number 
166,691,355 
150,102,682 
132,507,545 
135,535,891 
118,545,429 
108,113,026 
106,382,310 
103,755,972 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
16,800 
16,030 
15,172 
21,986 
18,732 
21,610 
26,968 
31,699 
acres 
998,376 
980,753 
790,111 
1,009,021 
970,895 
1,012,263 
1 ,070,293 
1,282,084 
bushels 
125,500,345 
118,964,770 
52,645,120 
96,956,097 
93,320,717 
112,034,518 
99,282,796 
119,837,016 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
9,752 
10,230 
11,968 
13,504 
12,598 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
412,695 
429,139 
536,615 
486,865 
484,951 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
7,205,366 
7,057,789 
5,770,515 
6,417,582 
6,363,560 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,053 
4,577 
5,499 
7,267 
6,381 
7,734 
9,719 
12,068 
acres 
144,725 
152,528 
172,137 
175,665 
167,488 
182,021 
186,100 
221,454 
bushels 
9,037,847 
8,949,116 
8,936,589 
8,896,467 
8,526,375 
8,670,089 
7,663,537 
7,790,790 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
4,053 
4,577 
5,499 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
144,725 
152,528 
172,137 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
9,037,847 
8,949,116 
8,936,589 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
4,524 
5,089 
7,396 
10,615 
9,041 
1 1 ,205 
14,900 
19,254 
acres 
65,158 
79,943 
117,653 
152,696 
144,456 
184,186 
243,257 
307,410 
bushels 
3,802,765 
4,237,273 
6,768,130 
8,542,744 
8,122,302 
11,064,027 
13,881,340 
18,088,854 
Barley for grain 
farms 
2,626 
2,104 
3,033 
3,775 
3,515 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
52,853 
41,986 
54,292 
64,465 
63,782 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
3,816,281 
3,053,989 
3,774,180 
4,138,589 
4,091,499 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
75 
117 
142 
119 
108 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,170 
3,155 
4,529 
2,788 
2,754 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
165,396 
177,639 
181,215 
188,115 
189,932 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
510 
335 
471 
475 
460 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
9,475 
4,471 
6,211 
6,087 
6,066 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
106,654 
40,767 
51,523 
52,719 
52,514 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
7,718 
6,374 
5,931 
7,238 
6,486 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
519,718 
431,053 
378,846 
362,550 
347,981 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
25,008,038 
17,386,829 
9,665,498 
13,487,668 
12,941,343 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
21 
17 
16 
72 
55 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
608 
153 
525 
1,352 
1,264 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
14,617 
3,045 
12,160 
18,769 
17,484 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,312 
1,152 
897 
1,484 
1,357 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
9,532 
7,886 
5,470 
8,634 
7,953 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
22,119,230 
18,811,546 
9,677,757 
18,676,597 
17,098,232 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
33,131 
34,923 
35,767 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,651,917 
1,747,589 
1,956,072 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
4,505,059 
4,487,424 
4,526,973 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
30 
32 
77 
24 
18 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
657 
660 
937 
(D) 
433 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
593,682 
405,407 
566,771 
(D) 
226,720 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) ^ 
farms 
3,968 
4,338 
3,478 
3,576 
3,103 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
49,397 
55,655 
48,698 
47,960 
44,533 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
1,330 
1,258 
984 
906 
740 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
8,659 
9,690 
1 1 ,094 
13,274 
12,597 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
93 
54 
81 
43 
36 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
50 
38 
34 
22 
20 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
2,282 
2,686 
2,370 
2,753 
2,069 
2,317 
2,805 
3,116 
acres 
41,437 
46,560 
50,287 
63,675 
56,029 
57,656 
66,537 
68,124 
' Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
^ Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
^ Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
® Data for 1 982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
^ Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
