Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
12,158 
764 
999 
1,887 
2,752 
1,477 
acres 
1,000,265 
330,862 
188,893 
198,054 
162,475 
52,800 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
23,669 
973 
1,367 
2,833 
4,386 
2,944 
acres 
2,354,445 
602,359 
451,631 
470,466 
409,235 
1 75,459 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,552 
115 
128 
171 
320 
212 
acres 
88,584 
34,379 
17,652 
12,156 
13,051 
5,348 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,234 
265 
278 
416 
772 
583 
acres 
198,642 
83,210 
38,203 
28,457 
24,066 
10,132 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,538 
75 
99 
185 
393 
221 
acres on which used 
49,008 
17,988 
7,018 
6,275 
7,726 
4,194 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
6,794 
307 
370 
824 
1,143 
768 
acres 
297,320 
47,517 
44,927 
51,415 
50,724 
31,766 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,480 
103 
132 
297 
480 
370 
acres 
138,228 
12,695 
14,660 
16,809 
22,860 
12,873 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
4,217 
177 
194 
373 
528 
299 
acres 
313,373 
42,650 
37,779 
44,724 
50,809 
26,438 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
13,937 
815 
1,140 
2,193 
3,246 
1,751 
acres 
1,379,252 
395,177 
289,113 
274,397 
226,007 
90,986 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
7,494 
418 
588 
1,173 
1,681 
1,055 
acres 
504,502 
130,836 
97,784 
98,434 
87,121 
42,497 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
14,824 
285 
497 
1,454 
2,837 
1,861 
acres 
470,436 
47,388 
49,259 
84,663 
107,809 
65,907 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
10,588 
581 
808 
1,716 
2,566 
1,165 
acres 
446,295 
1 1 1 ,695 
78,868 
93,082 
86,831 
27,010 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,234 
124 
75 
95 
208 
148 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,528 
94 
59 
72 
147 
103 
Wind turbines 
farms 
176 
- 
1 
4 
10 
8 
Methane digesters 
farms 
37 
22 
2 
- 
2 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
378 
8 
12 
11 
22 
13 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
36 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
Biodiesel 
farms 
138 
4 
2 
8 
22 
13 
Ethanol 
farms 
58 
1 
4 
4 
10 
3 
Other 
farms 
34 
- 
1 
2 
2 
7 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
111 
5 
5 
8 
13 
15 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
40,788 
355 
456 
921 
1,949 
1,914 
Part owners 
farms 
14,335 
797 
1,061 
2,032 
2,608 
1,645 
Tenants 
farms 
4,186 
108 
124 
375 
1,028 
485 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
55,197 
1,152 
1,518 
2,955 
4,569 
3,571 
acres 
5,729,786 
390,311 
355,896 
517,624 
678,693 
454,319 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
55,123 
1,152 
1,517 
2,953 
4,557 
3,559 
acres 
5,377,978 
379,256 
340,502 
496,344 
654,961 
432,829 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
18,610 
910 
1,187 
2,415 
3,641 
2,135 
acres 
2,336,805 
521,421 
381,851 
423,948 
409,003 
190,457 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
18,521 
905 
1,185 
2,407 
3,636 
2,130 
acres 
2,326,466 
518,866 
381,713 
423,545 
408,144 
189,895 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
7,623 
184 
191 
294 
425 
435 
acres 
362,147 
13,610 
15,532 
21,683 
24,591 
22,052 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
92,341 
2,599 
2,985 
5,682 
8,984 
6,205 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
32,632 
485 
685 
1,536 
2,916 
2,342 
2 operators 
22,068 
437 
685 
1,366 
2,121 
1,376 
3 operators 
3,618 
218 
204 
352 
443 
252 
4 operators 
649 
65 
41 
43 
66 
42 
5 or more operators 
342 
55 
26 
31 
39 
32 
Total women operators 
number 
28,026 
455 
619 
1,361 
2,214 
1,572 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
23,933 
350 
536 
1,219 
1,971 
1,351 
2 operators 
1,679 
40 
25 
38 
84 
67 
3 operators 
185 
7 
8 
16 
22 
25 
4 operators 
34 
1 
- 
1 
1 
3 
5 or more operators 
7 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
50,849 
1,212 
1,587 
3,247 
5,377 
3,778 
Female 
8,460 
48 
54 
81 
208 
266 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
30,638 
1,169 
1,488 
3,070 
4,882 
2,852 
Other 
28,671 
91 
153 
258 
703 
1,192 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
94 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
