Table 1 1 . Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Irrigated farms 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Any land irrigated 
All harvested 
cropland 
irrigated 
Nonirrigated farms 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
number 
59,309 
63,163 
4,539 
3,958 
1,633 
1,388 
54,770 
59,205 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,704,444 
7,809,244 
427,426 
405,670 
44,734 
35,549 
7,277,018 
7,403,574 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
704,712 
590,376 
751,314 
717,348 
437,467 
461,300 
700,850 
581,887 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,425 
4,775 
7,978 
6,999 
15,970 
18,011 
5,275 
4,653 
Irrigated land 
acres 
38,990 
37,786 
38,990 
37,786 
10,686 
7,904 
(X) 
(X) 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
farms 
49,838 
54,772 
4,522 
3,907 
1,633 
1,388 
45,316 
50,865 
acres 
4,546,052 
4,870,287 
285,327 
274,995 
15,394 
13,374 
4,260,725 
4,595,292 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
42,981 
44,269 
4,508 
3,878 
1,633 
1,388 
38,473 
40,391 
acres 
3,957,000 
3,942,079 
259,949 
242,821 
10,608 
7,852 
3,697,051 
3,699,258 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms 
37,502 
40,711 
2,002 
1,735 
332 
318 
35,500 
38,976 
acres 
932,259 
1,129,406 
33,335 
28,679 
4,733 
3,595 
898,924 
1,100,727 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
farms 
6,547 
6,784 
127 
141 
30 
27 
6,420 
6,643 
acres 
194,234 
232,543 
2,406 
4,221 
540 
471 
191,828 
228,322 
Owned and rented land in farms: 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
55,123 
58,949 
3,944 
3,493 
1,386 
1,197 
51,179 
55,456 
acres 
5,377,978 
5,471,604 
285,205 
274,527 
39,784 
31,097 
5,092,773 
5,197,077 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
18,521 
18,547 
1,655 
1,397 
390 
288 
16,866 
17,150 
acres 
2,326,466 
2,337,640 
142,221 
131,143 
4,950 
(D) 
2,184,245 
2,206,497 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) 
$1,000 
7,400,781 
5,808,803 
1 ,584,059 
1,255,565 
703,187 
592,225 
5,816,722 
4,553,238 
Average per farm 
dollars 
124,783 
91,965 
348,989 
317,222 
430,610 
426,675 
106,203 
76,906 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
farms 
36,948 
33,119 
4,430 
3,759 
1,602 
1,349 
32,518 
29,360 
$1,000 
2,782,911 
1 ,869,706 
1,164,679 
1 ,046,773 
692,383 
584,933 
1,618,232 
822,933 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
farms 
29,364 
31,208 
1,912 
1,583 
321 
247 
27,452 
29,625 
$1,000 
4,617,870 
3,939,097 
419,379 
208,792 
10,804 
7,292 
4,198,491 
3,730,305 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
6,041,767 
4,909,109 
1 ,272,584 
1,100,772 
553,740 
532,147 
4,769,184 
3,808,337 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,869 
77,721 
280,366 
278,113 
339,093 
383,391 
87,077 
64,325 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners purchased 
farms 
30,203 
33,575 
3,656 
3,229 
1,163 
943 
26,547 
30,346 
$1,000 
351,184 
205,463 
95,829 
23,714 
67,451 
7,007 
255,355 
181,748 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
28,795 
25,980 
3,684 
2,934 
1,161 
886 
25,111 
23,046 
$1,000 
156,725 
111,666 
36,618 
27,242 
9,618 
8,417 
120,108 
84,424 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
27,675 
26,345 
3,752 
3,362 
1,285 
1,096 
23,923 
22,983 
$1,000 
262,539 
185,879 
89,070 
76,056 
37,047 
40,685 
173,469 
109,823 
Livestock and poultry purchased or leased 
farms 
18,409 
15,367 
1,407 
922 
203 
112 
17,002 
14,445 
$1,000 
502,633 
482,913 
52,387 
30,162 
1,435 
1,172 
450,246 
452,751 
Feed purchased 
farms 
37,228 
32,576 
2,122 
1,595 
347 
282 
35,106 
30,981 
$1,000 
1,832,951 
1,267,184 
185,059 
80,866 
5,732 
2,511 
1 ,647,892 
1,186,317 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
57,129 
60,621 
4,382 
3,928 
1,512 
1,362 
52,747 
56,693 
$1,000 
312,238 
245,604 
69,614 
59,571 
36,061 
29,437 
242,624 
186,033 
Utilities 
farms 
39,053 
31,188 
3,509 
3,097 
1,203 
1,048 
35,544 
28,091 
$1,000 
171,362 
148,033 
51,810 
52,550 
35,852 
33,685 
119,552 
95,482 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms 
48,928 
55,090 
4,029 
3,839 
1,349 
1,353 
44,899 
51,251 
$1,000 
452,801 
476,884 
88,770 
151,573 
42,040 
86,109 
364,031 
325,310 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
14,954 
1 1 ,722 
2,267 
1,762 
759 
567 
12,687 
9,960 
$1,000 
671,592 
590,891 
329,749 
317,205 
206,092 
183,326 
341,843 
273,686 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,159 
2,532 
411 
390 
163 
133 
2,748 
2,142 
$1,000 
66,165 
62,941 
41,290 
43,306 
31,588 
22,287 
24,875 
19,635 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
16,020 
11,359 
1,335 
835 
139 
96 
14,685 
10,524 
$1,000 
135,685 
97,625 
16,666 
21,251 
4,268 
5,361 
119,019 
76,374 
Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing fees 
farms 
14,329 
12,729 
1,288 
1,102 
254 
197 
13,041 
1 1 ,627 
$1,000 
180,008 
148,292 
24,273 
23,920 
7,587 
8,736 
155,735 
124,372 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
4,685 
3,129 
653 
390 
115 
113 
4,032 
2,739 
$1,000 
28,417 
18,660 
10,016 
6,344 
5,567 
3,799 
18,401 
12,316 
Interest expense 
farms 
21,981 
17,056 
2,205 
1,538 
569 
409 
19,776 
15,518 
$1,000 
257,009 
220,775 
35,129 
29,826 
10,397 
11,126 
221,880 
190,949 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
55,523 
56,634 
3,976 
3,488 
1,382 
1,167 
51,547 
53,146 
$1,000 
229,885 
211,603 
23,246 
18,288 
7,419 
5,553 
206,639 
193,314 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms 
33,424 
31,282 
2,861 
2,682 
857 
755 
30,563 
28,600 
$1,000 
430,573 
434,697 
123,056 
138,896 
45,584 
82,934 
307,516 
295,801 
Commodity Credit Corporation loans (see text) 
farms 
136 
440 
3 
19 
- 
- 
133 
421 
$1,000 
7,764 
16,598 
591 
1,108 
- 
- 
7,173 
15,490 
Government payments received 
farms 
16,007 
17,441 
484 
530 
77 
39 
15,523 
16,911 
$1,000 
86,359 
75,975 
3,584 
3,344 
332 
106 
82,776 
72,632 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
farms 
21,979 
17,846 
1,819 
1,205 
425 
206 
20,160 
16,641 
$1,000 
309,738 
197,047 
48,801 
21,757 
5,997 
2,773 
260,937 
175,290 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
59,306 
63,158 
4,539 
3,958 
1,633 
1,388 
54,767 
59,200 
$1,000 
5,321,820 
4,609,776 
482,329 
430,704 
134,341 
126,474 
4,839,491 
4,179,071 
Average per farm 
dollars 
89,735 
72,988 
106,263 
108,819 
82,267 
91,120 
88,365 
70,592 
Livestock inventory: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
25,189 
25,975 
1,310 
1,024 
90 
76 
23,879 
24,951 
number 
1 ,626,374 
1,609,147 
103,184 
68,140 
2,806 
655 
1,523,190 
1,541,007 
Milk cows 
farms 
7,829 
8,333 
568 
422 
28 
11 
7,261 
7,911 
number 
532,335 
553,321 
32,720 
21,755 
241 
52 
499,615 
531,566 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,097 
3,637 
265 
195 
40 
19 
2,832 
3,442 
number 
1,134,957 
1,167,449 
66,926 
51,612 
5,067 
(D) 
1,068,031 
1,115,837 
Sheep and lambs 
farms 
3,590 
3,672 
246 
214 
64 
56 
3,344 
3,458 
number 
96,648 
96,883 
5,232 
3,721 
1,308 
624 
91,416 
93,162 
18 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
