Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
27,675 
23,936 
2,318 
1,878 
$1,000 
262,539 
149,933 
50,950 
46,956 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,929 
9,069 
424 
316 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,627 
7,744 
561 
413 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,236 
5,969 
899 
754 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,078 
733 
250 
228 
$50,000 or more 
805 
421 
184 
167 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
18,409 
16,399 
1,220 
952 
$1,000 
502,633 
344,277 
71,187 
65,114 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,466 
10,484 
567 
405 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,956 
3,444 
333 
271 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,808 
1,537 
162 
134 
$100,000 to $249,999 
853 
736 
90 
78 
$250,000 or more 
326 
198 
68 
64 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
8,489 
7,527 
613 
484 
$1,000 
114,511 
80,677 
1 1 ,996 
10,538 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
12,736 
1 1 ,372 
799 
604 
$1,000 
388,122 
263,600 
59,191 
54,576 
Feed purchased farms 
37,228 
33,048 
2,445 
1,888 
$1,000 
1,832,951 
1 ,285,783 
338,278 
310,205 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,138 
18,626 
798 
559 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,025 
6,902 
624 
466 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,549 
4,779 
477 
391 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,060 
1,675 
293 
241 
$250,000 or more 
1,456 
1,066 
253 
231 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
57,129 
50,439 
3,713 
2,875 
$1,000 
312,238 
196,931 
57,592 
52,270 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44,837 
40,687 
2,107 
1,528 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,276 
8,626 
1,083 
868 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,267 
801 
297 
266 
$50,000 or more 
749 
325 
226 
213 
Utilities farms 
39,053 
33,781 
3,024 
2,398 
$1,000 
171,362 
96,282 
29,338 
26,896 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18,413 
16,847 
871 
604 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
13,584 
1 1 ,720 
1,059 
849 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,344 
4,900 
901 
763 
$25,000 to $49,999 
423 
222 
114 
106 
$50,000 or more 
289 
92 
79 
76 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
48,928 
42,865 
3,424 
2,660 
$1,000 
452,801 
288,529 
85,966 
77,263 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
33,662 
30,497 
1,606 
1,139 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,555 
9,808 
1,097 
884 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,294 
1,762 
368 
307 
$50,000 or more 
1,417 
798 
353 
330 
Hired farm labor farms 
14,954 
11,756 
1,590 
1,298 
$1,000 
671,592 
216,940 
141,593 
134,304 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,774 
6,002 
433 
295 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,258 
3,403 
459 
376 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,975 
2,031 
472 
411 
$100,000 to $249,999 
590 
253 
133 
127 
$250,000 or more 
357 
67 
93 
89 
Contract labor farms 
3,159 
2,489 
332 
281 
$1,000 
66,165 
20,807 
1 1 ,034 
10,650 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
800 
709 
49 
40 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,136 
905 
131 
101 
$5,000 to $24,999 
862 
671 
78 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
207 
134 
43 
33 
$50,000 or more 
154 
70 
31 
31 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
16,020 
14,078 
1,306 
1,053 
$1,000 
135,685 
92,703 
27,674 
25,957 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,750 
4,354 
223 
153 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,588 
5,010 
400 
294 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,642 
4,020 
450 
389 
$25,000 to $49,999 
646 
490 
117 
103 
$50,000 or more 
394 
204 
116 
114 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
14,329 
12,005 
1,532 
1,260 
$1,000 
180,008 
1 1 1 ,974 
38,108 
35,382 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,184 
7,199 
646 
489 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,151 
1,804 
240 
205 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,513 
2,057 
306 
254 
$25,000 or more 
1,481 
945 
340 
312 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
138 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
