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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
12,158 
940 
2,288 
1,156 
1,568 
1,426 
acres 
1,000,265 
2,034 
23,938 
26,922 
51,186 
63,385 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
23,669 
953 
4,252 
2,405 
3,118 
3,188 
acres 
2,354,445 
2,619 
53,375 
60,912 
105,596 
153,525 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,552 
144 
333 
164 
193 
201 
acres 
88,584 
437 
2,845 
2,911 
3,839 
5,023 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
4,234 
531 
1,203 
439 
488 
407 
acres 
198,642 
1,170 
8,875 
6,145 
7,516 
10,721 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
1,538 
104 
356 
241 
280 
151 
acres on which used 
49,008 
263 
2,835 
2,966 
3,908 
2,717 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
6,794 
136 
987 
605 
842 
959 
acres 
297,320 
315 
8,476 
8,530 
17,411 
23,922 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
4,480 
193 
1,086 
478 
534 
601 
acres 
138,228 
574 
9,709 
7,038 
10,093 
14,822 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
4,217 
78 
1,039 
469 
508 
515 
acres 
313,373 
307 
19,186 
18,228 
24,371 
33,096 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
13,937 
262 
1,812 
1,338 
1,908 
1,922 
acres 
1,379,252 
733 
21,279 
27,988 
53,023 
79,673 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
7,494 
156 
766 
715 
947 
982 
acres 
504,502 
355 
6,903 
12,007 
20,409 
30,296 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
14,824 
705 
2,862 
1,889 
2,316 
2,075 
acres 
470,436 
1,657 
25,674 
30,509 
46,147 
51,810 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
10,588 
327 
1,660 
1,214 
1,573 
1,464 
acres 
446,295 
784 
14,832 
23,287 
37,271 
47,334 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
2,234 
198 
774 
256 
277 
206 
Solar panels 
... farms 
1,528 
171 
550 
169 
179 
141 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
176 
10 
63 
15 
27 
26 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
37 
- 
7 
3 
1 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
378 
16 
127 
61 
51 
32 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
36 
6 
8 
3 
5 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
138 
12 
40 
5 
18 
15 
Ethanol 
... farms 
58 
3 
17 
7 
5 
6 
Other 
... farms 
34 
4 
6 
9 
6 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
111 
3 
10 
4 
11 
14 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
40,788 
4,660 
14,846 
5,046 
5,294 
4,523 
Part owners 
... farms 
14,335 
291 
1,876 
997 
1,585 
1,811 
Tenants 
... farms 
4,186 
624 
999 
579 
592 
511 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
55,197 
4,959 
16,740 
6,061 
6,885 
6,342 
acres 
5,729,786 
37,692 
495,206 
369,905 
562,606 
696,185 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
55,123 
4,951 
16,722 
6,043 
6,879 
6,334 
acres 
5,377,978 
21,700 
404,060 
328,372 
522,736 
651 ,864 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
18,610 
923 
2,913 
1,582 
2,196 
2,330 
acres 
2,336,805 
3,421 
53,906 
58,308 
99,144 
143,363 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
18,521 
915 
2,875 
1,576 
2,177 
2,322 
acres 
2,326,466 
3,292 
50,234 
57,507 
97,893 
141,742 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
7,623 
631 
2,667 
962 
1,018 
828 
acres 
362,147 
16,121 
94,818 
42,334 
41,121 
45,942 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
92,341 
8,615 
27,133 
10,002 
1 1 ,354 
10,384 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
32,632 
2,912 
9,643 
3,838 
4,260 
4,013 
2 operators 
22,068 
2,391 
7,092 
2,359 
2,727 
2,299 
3 operators 
3,618 
213 
790 
332 
365 
418 
4 operators 
649 
34 
134 
65 
82 
77 
5 or more operators 
342 
25 
62 
28 
37 
38 
Total women operators 
number 
28,026 
3,379 
9,853 
3,077 
3,369 
2,818 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
23,933 
2,846 
8,460 
2,634 
2,921 
2,397 
2 operators 
1,679 
220 
576 
190 
185 
168 
3 operators 
185 
18 
56 
14 
26 
27 
4 operators 
34 
7 
16 
4 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
7 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
50,849 
4,174 
14,081 
5,747 
6,603 
6,170 
Female 
8,460 
1,401 
3,640 
875 
868 
675 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
30,638 
2,225 
7,033 
3,253 
3,916 
3,779 
Other 
28,671 
3,350 
10,688 
3,369 
3,555 
3,066 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
68 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
