Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
27,675 
1,780 
5,686 
2,943 
3,642 
3,443 
$1,000 
262,539 
1 1 ,908 
22,029 
13,272 
19,478 
14,734 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,929 
1,055 
3,607 
1,225 
1,315 
1,105 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,627 
410 
1,643 
1,287 
1,438 
1,289 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,236 
224 
328 
403 
853 
1,023 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,078 
46 
46 
14 
23 
17 
$50,000 or more 
805 
45 
62 
14 
13 
9 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
18,409 
1,612 
4,824 
2,130 
2,453 
2,182 
$1,000 
502,633 
33,520 
89,634 
36,476 
43,550 
54,880 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,466 
1,208 
3,538 
1,312 
1,591 
1,303 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,956 
261 
783 
521 
528 
522 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,808 
98 
342 
207 
215 
213 
$100,000 to $249,999 
853 
35 
124 
75 
104 
120 
$250,000 or more 
326 
10 
37 
15 
15 
24 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,489 
559 
1,673 
907 
1,171 
1,105 
$1,000 
114,511 
3,515 
12,539 
10,199 
10,090 
21,258 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
12,736 
1,226 
3,743 
1,606 
1,767 
1,481 
$1,000 
388,122 
30,005 
77,095 
26,277 
33,459 
33,623 
Feed purchased 
farms 
37,228 
3,540 
10,926 
3,980 
4,673 
4,153 
$1,000 
1,832,951 
88,154 
263,080 
137,189 
181,832 
189,121 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,138 
2,454 
7,223 
2,176 
2,419 
2,066 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,025 
761 
2,655 
892 
894 
854 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,549 
189 
579 
660 
977 
828 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,060 
51 
209 
177 
263 
276 
$250,000 or more 
1,456 
85 
260 
75 
120 
129 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
57,129 
4,948 
16,843 
6,439 
7,299 
6,703 
$1,000 
312,238 
11,606 
34,463 
22,214 
25,363 
25,334 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44,837 
4,571 
15,852 
5,589 
6,002 
5,251 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,276 
319 
855 
815 
1,240 
1,389 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,267 
27 
72 
15 
45 
41 
$50,000 or more 
749 
31 
64 
20 
12 
22 
Utilities 
farms 
39,053 
2,942 
9,914 
4,127 
4,850 
4,767 
$1,000 
171,362 
1 1 ,243 
28,647 
15,187 
1 1 ,836 
14,824 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18,413 
1,671 
5,975 
2,439 
2,697 
2,269 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,584 
883 
3,231 
1,323 
1,619 
1,731 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,344 
342 
606 
335 
505 
727 
$25,000 to $49,999 
423 
15 
46 
18 
17 
28 
$50,000 or more 
289 
31 
56 
12 
12 
12 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs .. 
farms 
48,928 
3,845 
13,513 
5,459 
6,316 
5,911 
$1,000 
452,801 
22,056 
47,622 
31,481 
33,918 
36,720 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
33,662 
3,312 
1 1 ,908 
4,229 
4,512 
3,975 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,555 
445 
1,384 
1,114 
1,630 
1,716 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,294 
56 
132 
83 
127 
171 
$50,000 or more 
1,417 
32 
89 
33 
47 
49 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
14,954 
1,247 
3,168 
1,473 
1,754 
1,642 
$1,000 
671,592 
60,991 
110,621 
74,258 
32,499 
39,066 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,774 
537 
1,668 
864 
1,065 
863 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,258 
371 
807 
395 
461 
481 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,975 
265 
577 
179 
190 
232 
$100,000 to $249,999 
590 
43 
63 
20 
22 
52 
$250,000 or more 
357 
31 
53 
15 
16 
14 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,159 
295 
899 
293 
313 
331 
$1,000 
66,165 
4,780 
12,574 
15,892 
2,795 
2,259 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
800 
87 
266 
95 
91 
104 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,136 
116 
329 
106 
119 
118 
$5,000 to $24,999 
862 
66 
225 
68 
79 
93 
$25,000 to $49,999 
207 
4 
45 
19 
16 
12 
$50,000 or more 
154 
22 
34 
5 
8 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
16,020 
622 
2,806 
1,833 
2,208 
2,258 
$1,000 
135,685 
2,694 
9,762 
7,376 
10,051 
14,642 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,750 
347 
1,433 
658 
650 
619 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,588 
162 
945 
808 
908 
902 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,642 
100 
394 
335 
620 
645 
$25,000 to $49,999 
646 
5 
18 
25 
22 
68 
$50,000 or more 
394 
8 
16 
7 
8 
24 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
14,329 
423 
1,475 
1,073 
1,679 
1,812 
$1,000 
180,008 
1,367 
10,858 
6,962 
1 1 ,977 
13,146 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,184 
358 
1,223 
714 
1,075 
1,178 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,151 
45 
108 
116 
186 
270 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,513 
12 
100 
223 
361 
284 
$25,000 or more 
1,481 
8 
44 
20 
57 
80 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
60 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
