Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
1,422 
982 
358 
302 
500 or more 
279 
113 
107 
103 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
18,960 
16,913 
1,472 
1,154 
number 
680,584 
494,983 
135,305 
120,588 
Beef cows 
farms 
11,880 
10,828 
717 
516 
number 
148,249 
125,310 
14,747 
1 1 ,364 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
6,978 
6,495 
318 
234 
1 0 to 49 
4,522 
4,061 
326 
223 
50 to 99 
290 
218 
51 
38 
too to 199 
73 
49 
16 
16 
200 to 499 
15 
5 
6 
5 
500 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cews 
farms 
7,829 
6,714 
837 
695 
number 
532,335 
369,673 
120,558 
109,224 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,077 
993 
52 
35 
1 0 to 49 
2,823 
2,561 
165 
122 
50 to 99 
2,725 
2,433 
235 
201 
100 to 199 
882 
595 
244 
203 
200 to 499 
246 
116 
100 
94 
500 or more 
76 
16 
41 
40 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
21,574 
19,216 
1,678 
1,298 
number 
945,790 
717,127 
161,560 
137,638 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
19,381 
17,156 
1,630 
1,276 
number 
880,431 
658,163 
133,100 
110,151 
$1,000 
717,085 
528,090 
106,086 
89,614 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
9,316 
8,077 
938 
748 
number 
345,973 
271,606 
53,774 
40,673 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
17,600 
15,550 
1,504 
1,183 
number 
534,458 
386,557 
79,326 
69,478 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,702 
1,413 
208 
159 
number 
135,534 
95,423 
22,729 
19,670 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,097 
2,755 
205 
156 
number 
1,134,957 
832,352 
143,137 
136,356 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
2,182 
1,976 
122 
90 
25 to 49 
194 
175 
12 
6 
50 to 99 
81 
73 
4 
1 
100 to 199 
78 
66 
7 
4 
200 to 499 
99 
77 
17 
13 
500 or more 
463 
388 
43 
42 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,178 
1,031 
68 
42 
number 
103,064 
48,597 
(D) 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,792 
2,476 
189 
144 
number 
1,031,893 
783,755 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,672 
2,388 
178 
136 
number 
4,677,032 
3,107,322 
(D) 
386,973 
$1,000 
457,916 
328,187 
61,857 
59,093 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,590 
3,244 
146 
105 
number 
96,648 
87,714 
5,689 
4,752 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
2,877 
2,607 
121 
95 
number 
58,459 
52,978 
3,557 
2,949 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
2,315 
2,121 
98 
82 
number 
64,072 
59,522 
2,987 
2,379 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
16,426 
14,728 
807 
601 
number 
119,900 
99,578 
8,447 
6,365 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
15,752 
14,149 
749 
558 
number 
96,554 
82,456 
5,950 
4,343 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,963 
2,520 
208 
155 
number 
10,177 
8,430 
735 
559 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
4,088 
3,762 
140 
98 
number 
50,174 
45,656 
2,141 
1,667 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,931 
1,800 
68 
52 
number 
24,749 
23,151 
851 
737 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
9,539 
8,743 
410 
309 
number 
25,147,630 
13,511,985 
7,457,544 
7,350,402 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
9,069 
8,349 
364 
273 
400 to 3,199 
123 
108 
7 
6 
3,200 to 9,999 
83 
76 
7 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
81 
71 
6 
4 
20,000 to 49,999 
64 
54 
7 
6 
50,000 to 99,999 
68 
52 
11 
11 
100,000 or more 
51 
33 
8 
8 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
1,061 
930 
71 
55 
number 
7,291,936 
5,726,588 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
152 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
