Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
469 
164,668,494 
467 
146,621,106 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
212 
226,168,807 
145 
157,671,213 
Layers 
159 
5,380,093 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
111 
13,128,289 
97 
10,989,362 
Turkeys 
98 
4,884,688 
114 
8,870,746 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
24 
5,333 
60 
7,873 
Flogs and pigs 
344 
2,460,095 
345 
2,307,315 
Replacement dairy heifers 
484 
73,217 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
157 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
3 
(X) 
2 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
13 
(X) 
9 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
4 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
1,782 
1,300,174 
1,634 
1,012,360 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
1,782 
195,380 
1,634 
160,169 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms 
59,309 
(X) 
63,163 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
41 ,795,782 
(X) 
37,289,908 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
704,712 
(X) 
590,376 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
5,425 
(X) 
4,775 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,268 
74,267 
3,990 
95,472 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,240 
236,453 
4,256 
306,695 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,411 
1,212,509 
10,143 
1,452,524 
$200,000 to $499,999 
21,263 
6,705,201 
21,080 
6,645,981 
$500,000 to $999,999 
12,532 
8,582,073 
14,343 
9,809,859 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
6,565 
8,663,155 
6,496 
8,511,368 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3,303 
9,516,621 
2,419 
7,000,742 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
517 
3,364,277 
351 
2,277,746 
$10,000,000 or more 
210 
3,441,226 
85 
1,189,521 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
59,306 
5,321,820 
63,158 
4,609,776 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
89,735 
(X) 
72,988 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,327 
10,132 
5,497 
14,682 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,185 
27,888 
6,328 
43,633 
$10,000 to $19,999 
7,998 
106,761 
9,603 
130,833 
$20,000 to $29,999 
7,489 
173,081 
7,846 
183,324 
$30,000 to $49,999 
8,675 
321 ,949 
9,269 
345,405 
$50,000 to $69,999 
6,623 
368,454 
6,672 
373,411 
$70,000 to $99,999 
5,187 
417,704 
4,982 
402,894 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,122 
1,060,567 
7,377 
965,529 
$200,000 to $499,999 
5,102 
1,441,348 
4,473 
1,254,365 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,142 
717,091 
881 
550,591 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
456 
676,844 
230 
345,109 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
40,404 
73,088 
7,729 
9,023 
35,991 
64,065 
42,506 
73,954 
1 1 ,239 
12,979 
Tractors 
49,844 
146,345 
8,700 
1 1 ,573 
47,028 
134,772 
52,901 
147,025 
9,218 
12,097 
2 or 3 
19,587 
47,187 
1,633 
3,576 
18,280 
44,141 
21,256 
50,942 
1,645 
3,613 
4 or more 
15,163 
84,064 
231 
1,161 
13,812 
75,695 
14,245 
78,683 
229 
1,140 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
29,080 
46,808 
3,151 
3,561 
26,799 
43,247 
31,917 
51,045 
4,288 
4,816 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
36,717 
71,563 
4,769 
5,486 
34,359 
66,077 
37,814 
72,109 
4,728 
5,557 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
15,652 
27,974 
1,949 
2,526 
14,774 
25,448 
14,034 
23,871 
1,388 
1,724 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
7,067 
7,737 
285 
306 
6,824 
7,431 
6,969 
7,609 
245 
257 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
3,055 
3,323 
186 
195 
2,886 
3,128 
2,978 
3,104 
264 
279 
Flay balers 
27,251 
35,579 
2,397 
2,596 
25,710 
32,983 
28,409 
35,006 
2,390 
2,574 
38 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
