Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
26,149 
976 
1,404 
2,889 
4,601 
3,030 
acres treated 
2,612,426 
581,398 
467,877 
519,812 
479,477 
206,396 
Manure used 
farms 
19,373 
651 
1,016 
2,214 
3,502 
1,932 
acres treated 
1 ,248,975 
250,783 
193,374 
274,319 
253,410 
84,628 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
12,158 
773 
1,031 
1,887 
2,752 
1,466 
acres 
1,000,265 
335,494 
192,137 
194,553 
160,329 
51,871 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
23,669 
986 
1,405 
2,851 
4,398 
2,941 
acres 
2,354,445 
611,791 
457,156 
465,994 
407,736 
171,141 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,552 
115 
132 
173 
320 
210 
acres 
88,584 
34,379 
18,480 
11,936 
12,655 
5,258 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,234 
268 
286 
409 
778 
578 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
198,642 
83,810 
39,129 
27,257 
23,941 
10,019 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,538 
75 
103 
184 
392 
219 
acres on which used 
49,008 
1 7,988 
7,379 
6,152 
7,506 
4,176 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
6,794 
316 
383 
821 
1,162 
745 
acres 
297,320 
48,677 
46,677 
49,387 
51,941 
30,408 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,480 
106 
138 
288 
491 
371 
acres 
138,228 
13,295 
15,289 
15,580 
23,465 
12,678 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
4,217 
178 
200 
379 
532 
304 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
313,373 
42,678 
39,554 
43,819 
51,107 
27,271 
used 
farms 
13,937 
826 
1,164 
2,221 
3,238 
1,745 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
1 ,379,252 
400,934 
293,107 
272,655 
222,216 
89,877 
used 
farms 
7,494 
424 
611 
1,168 
1,686 
1,051 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
504,502 
133,554 
98,484 
97,117 
86,453 
41,870 
practices were used 
farms 
14,824 
287 
520 
1,451 
2,853 
1,858 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
470,436 
47,469 
51,368 
83,701 
108,897 
64,509 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
10,588 
589 
835 
1,718 
2,575 
1,136 
acres 
446,295 
114,185 
78,894 
92,510 
86,231 
26,255 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,234 
126 
75 
98 
208 
151 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,528 
96 
59 
75 
145 
106 
Wind turbines 
farms 
176 
- 
1 
4 
10 
8 
Methane digesters 
farms 
37 
22 
2 
- 
2 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
378 
8 
12 
11 
23 
12 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
36 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
Biodiesel 
farms 
138 
4 
2 
8 
23 
14 
Ethanol 
farms 
58 
1 
4 
4 
10 
4 
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 
356 
463 
933 
1,953 
1,950 
Part owners 
farms 
14,335 
807 
1,093 
2,035 
2,625 
1,625 
Tenants 
farms 
4,186 
111 
124 
381 
1,026 
488 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
55,197 
1,163 
1,557 
2,970 
4,592 
3,585 
acres 
5,729,786 
395,117 
366,371 
518,280 
682,194 
459,634 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
55,123 
1,163 
1,556 
2,968 
4,578 
3,575 
acres 
5,377,978 
384,051 
350,988 
496,854 
657,699 
438,162 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
18,610 
923 
1,219 
2,424 
3,656 
2,118 
acres 
2,336,805 
528,834 
387,441 
419,189 
407,298 
189,800 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
18,521 
918 
1,217 
2,416 
3,651 
2,113 
acres 
2,326,466 
526,279 
387,303 
418,786 
406,389 
189,288 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
7,623 
185 
190 
296 
434 
439 
acres 
362,147 
13,621 
15,521 
21,829 
25,404 
21,984 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
92,341 
2,626 
3,060 
5,704 
8,986 
6,256 
1 operator 
32,632 
489 
703 
1,550 
2,942 
2,346 
2 operators 
22,068 
444 
695 
1,376 
2,123 
1,383 
3 operators 
3,618 
221 
213 
350 
435 
255 
4 operators 
649 
65 
41 
44 
65 
45 
5 or more operators 
342 
55 
28 
29 
39 
34 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
28,026 
458 
640 
1,359 
2,225 
1,586 
1 operator 
23,933 
353 
549 
1,223 
1,984 
1,355 
2 operators 
1,679 
40 
29 
35 
83 
69 
3 operators 
185 
7 
8 
16 
22 
27 
4 operators 
34 
1 
- 
1 
1 
3 
5 or more operators 
7 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
120 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
