Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ farms 
469 
(X) 
321 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,814 
(X) 
4,135 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.1 
(X) 
0.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
99 
22 
33 
7 
$500 to $999 
45 
31 
32 
21 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
205 
487 
101 
245 
$5,000 to $9,999 
63 
452 
57 
406 
$10,000 to $24,999 
31 
496 
49 
701 
$25,000 or more 
26 
2,325 
49 
2,755 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
390 
31 
938 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9 
525 
14 
882 
$100,000 or more 
6 
1,410 
4 
935 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
28,723 
(X) 
25,724 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
515,339 
(X) 
448,828 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.5 
(X) 
9.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,235 
336 
1,436 
373 
$500 to $999 
1,667 
1,137 
1,557 
1,095 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,724 
22,911 
8,263 
21,379 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,316 
36,686 
4,702 
32,704 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,158 
95,517 
5,322 
84,198 
$25,000 or more 
5,623 
358,753 
4,444 
309,078 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,419 
118,749 
2,526 
86,614 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,550 
100,966 
1,330 
89,838 
$100,000 or more 
654 
139,038 
588 
132,626 
' Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
59,309 
1,755,111 
63,163 
1,172,716 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
29,593 
(X) 
18,567 
Farms with net gains ^ 
28,758 
2,275,355 
26,920 
1,604,090 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
79,121 
(X) 
59,587 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,063 
979 
2,685 
1,274 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,135 
14,228 
5,298 
14,214 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,618 
26,478 
3,081 
22,136 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,989 
82,382 
4,366 
70,537 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,817 
137,077 
3,158 
113,335 
$50,000 or more 
9,136 
2,014,211 
8,332 
1 ,382,594 
Farms with net losses 
30,551 
520,243 
36,243 
431,374 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
17,029 
(X) 
1 1 ,902 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,416 
1,193 
3,919 
2,001 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
9,390 
27,472 
14,120 
39,638 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,164 
51,718 
8,302 
59,895 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,920 
108,619 
6,717 
102,814 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,715 
95,042 
2,046 
70,118 
$50,000 or more 
1,946 
236,198 
1,139 
156,908 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
59,309 
1,534,971 
63,163 
1,030,531 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
25,881 
(X) 
16,315 
Farm operators reporting net gains ' 
28,664 
2,060,450 
26,744 
1,468,593 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
71,883 
(X) 
54,913 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,069 
988 
2,689 
1,275 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,175 
14,370 
5,301 
14,241 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,613 
26,456 
3,105 
22,272 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,047 
83,225 
4,434 
71,928 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,885 
139,675 
3,221 
115,883 
$50,000 or more 
8,875 
1 ,795,737 
7,994 
1 ,242,994 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
30,645 
525,480 
36,419 
438,062 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
17,147 
(X) 
12,028 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,423 
1,198 
3,925 
2,004 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
9,396 
27,497 
14,136 
39,649 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,153 
51,672 
8,352 
60,264 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,971 
109,461 
6,748 
103,350 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,725 
95,533 
2,075 
71,280 
$50,000 or more 
1,977 
240,119 
1,183 
161,515 
' 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. 
14 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
