Table 53. Institutional, Research, Experimental, and American Indian Reservation Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
2012 
2007 
Characteristics 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
.number 
240 
85 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
109,370 
38,195 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
5,360 
2,053 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
456 
449 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
28,417 
34,557 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
191,445 
90,165 
T otal farm production expenses 
$1,000 
42,061 
29,108 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
797,689 
1,060,766 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
175,255 
342,452 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
1,750 
2,361 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
11 
11 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
84 
25 
equipment 
..$1,000 
31,069 
13,720 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
7,656 
2,274 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
75 
13 
$1,000 
2,900 
135 
Total cropland 
....farms 
75 
61 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
38,669 
10,402 
acres 
10,659 
10,938 
Flarvested cropland 
....farms 
55 
46 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
5,539 
5,152 
Full owners 
209 
68 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
10 
8 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
15 
10 
Tenants 
21 
9 
acres 
2,096 
2,675 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
32 
21 
acres 
3,024 
3,111 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
7 
8 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
4 
3 
Total woodland 
....farms 
58 
38 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
7 
4 
acres 
88,015 
21,411 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
17 
19 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
8 
4 
acres 
192 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1119) 
17 
16 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
55 
35 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
87,823 
(D) 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms 
43 
18 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
17 
16 
acres 
2,126 
984 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities. 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
5 
1 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
218 
59 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
1 
acres 
8,570 
4,862 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
6 
5 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
31 
29 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
1 
- 
acres 
572 
510 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
7 
4 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
4 
2 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
33,776 
36,610 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
140,735 
430,706 
production (1 125,1 129) 
165 
22 
Table 54. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Item 
2012 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANICALLY 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION - Con. 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
farms 
600 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
78,525 
On farm operated 
610 
Average per farm 
dollars 
130,875 
Not on farm operated 
82 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
125 
None 
332 
$1,000 
252 
Any 
360 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
38 
1 to 49 days 
121 
$1,000 
286 
50 to 99 days 
35 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
62 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
69 
$1,000 
960 
200 days or more 
135 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
54 
$1,000 
1,937 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
321 
2 years or less 
24 
$1,000 
75,091 
3 or 4 years 
78 
5 to 9 years 
145 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
445 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
16 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
581 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
111 
Under 25 years 
18 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
142 
organic production 
farms 
159 
35 to 44 years 
164 
45 to 49 years 
51 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
85 
55 to 59 years 
86 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
69 
Male 
606 
65 to 69 years 
47 
Female 
86 
70 years and over 
30 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
47.1 
Farming 
541 
Other 
151 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Pennsylvania 41 
