Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
1,079 
501 
- 
12 
17 
90 
143 
239 
$1,000 
21,148 
17,887 
- 
139 
812 
6,787 
5,811 
4,338 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
65 
56 
- 
- 
4 
19 
16 
17 
$1,000 
14,710 
14,081 
- 
- 
707 
6,041 
4,659 
2,674 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
1,055 
493 
- 
12 
17 
88 
140 
236 
$1,000 
21,016 
17,824 
- 
139 
812 
6,765 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
64 
55 
- 
- 
4 
19 
15 
17 
$1,000 
14,630 
14,001 
- 
- 
707 
6,038 
4,604 
2,652 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
37 
14 
- 
- 
- 
4 
6 
4 
$1,000 
132 
63 
- 
- 
- 
22 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
19,844 
10,204 
75 
590 
935 
1,811 
2,614 
4,179 
$1,000 
264,256 
189,409 
1,283 
11,411 
22,185 
45,195 
52,427 
56,908 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
950 
827 
10 
61 
118 
230 
246 
162 
$1,000 
103,664 
92,746 
607 
5,784 
12,455 
26,194 
27,785 
19,922 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
565 
284 
2 
51 
46 
53 
75 
57 
$1,000 
2,999 
1,462 
(D) 
(D) 
225 
252 
333 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
5 
1 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 
999 
528 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
19,381 
13,182 
164 
1,715 
2,229 
2,822 
2,973 
3,279 
$1,000 
717,085 
598,490 
7,265 
77,816 
123,796 
148,103 
142,347 
99,163 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,684 
2,374 
20 
240 
486 
618 
608 
402 
$1,000 
514,683 
439,092 
5,095 
52,554 
94,568 
112,906 
107,408 
66,561 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
7,048 
6,554 
137 
1,298 
1,512 
1,647 
1,265 
695 
$1,000 
1 ,966,892 
1,902,074 
22,795 
262,998 
379,686 
503,922 
460,885 
271,788 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,477 
6,141 
130 
1,219 
1,411 
1,573 
1,178 
630 
$1,000 
1,953,311 
1,890,666 
22,702 
260,787 
376,950 
501,614 
458,494 
270,119 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
2,672 
1,464 
24 
169 
267 
405 
321 
278 
$1,000 
457,916 
406,455 
1,487 
42,333 
96,430 
122,793 
100,648 
42,763 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
551 
461 
3 
62 
97 
141 
109 
49 
$1,000 
450,572 
401,360 
1,303 
42,112 
95,525 
121,535 
99,481 
41,405 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
4,035 
1,883 
20 
179 
281 
382 
447 
574 
$1,000 
15,840 
9,708 
47 
1,120 
1,246 
1,780 
2,038 
3,478 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
24 
- 
5 
3 
7 
5 
4 
$1,000 
3,458 
2,940 
- 
406 
150 
552 
378 
1,454 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,174 
1,855 
25 
329 
382 
387 
390 
342 
$1,000 
38,693 
28,312 
29 
1,423 
2,669 
3,980 
15,605 
4,607 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
79 
49 
- 
1 
5 
13 
20 
10 
$1,000 
20,210 
17,060 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,545 
12,663 
2,343 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
7,102 
4,264 
59 
606 
932 
1,040 
861 
766 
$1,000 
1 ,362,039 
1,204,941 
6,169 
89,311 
240,224 
466,433 
293,194 
109,609 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,217 
1,032 
5 
114 
239 
320 
246 
108 
$1,000 
1,352,029 
1,198,597 
6,020 
88,010 
239,067 
464,886 
291,868 
108,747 
Aquaculture 
farms 
223 
130 
- 
2 
9 
34 
28 
57 
$1,000 
26,123 
22,294 
- 
(D) 
3,411 
5,235 
10,733 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
41 
- 
5 
15 
11 
10 
$1,000 
24,283 
21,366 
- 
- 
3,388 
5,060 
10,589 
2,328 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,982 
1,014 
10 
92 
182 
255 
253 
222 
$1,000 
33,283 
25,904 
(D) 
(D) 
2,427 
7,033 
6,696 
8,409 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
55 
6 
5 
19 
14 
11 
$1,000 
25,700 
21,352 
- 
1,106 
1,450 
5,778 
5,548 
7,469 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
16,007 
9,705 
45 
559 
1,092 
1,992 
2,694 
3,323 
$1,000 
86,359 
64,331 
186 
2,954 
7,692 
15,607 
20,470 
1 7,423 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
740 
454 
24 
72 
81 
87 
89 
101 
$1,000 
10,649 
9,252 
450 
3,438 
805 
1,936 
1,609 
1,015 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
7,577 
4,193 
41 
489 
684 
892 
1,009 
1,078 
$1,000 
86,030 
69,881 
422 
5,882 
10,591 
18,203 
19,129 
15,653 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ^ 
farms 
59,309 
30,638 
274 
2,668 
3,912 
6,068 
7,567 
10,149 
$1,000 
6,041,767 
5,185,677 
34,324 
448,812 
890,402 
1 ,478,386 
1,513,311 
820,442 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,869 
169,256 
125,269 
168,220 
227,608 
243,636 
199,988 
80,840 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
30,203 
19,004 
189 
1,995 
2,722 
3,917 
4,714 
5,467 
$1,000 
351,184 
302,926 
1,157 
16,230 
47,912 
85,283 
89,042 
63,303 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,142 
10,755 
102 
1,083 
1,439 
1,921 
2,568 
3,642 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,737 
6,178 
78 
803 
1,022 
1,469 
1,444 
1,362 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,252 
1,087 
9 
74 
136 
291 
333 
244 
$50,000 or more 
1,072 
984 
- 
35 
125 
236 
369 
219 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
28,795 
18,403 
191 
1,921 
2,708 
3,876 
4,560 
5,147 
$1,000 
156,725 
135,562 
655 
7,826 
22,229 
32,328 
44,424 
28,101 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,399 
13,733 
150 
1,572 
1,979 
2,661 
3,202 
4,169 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,190 
3,570 
36 
300 
566 
953 
977 
738 
$25,000 to $49,999 
714 
646 
5 
36 
101 
150 
214 
140 
$50,000 or more 
492 
454 
- 
13 
62 
112 
167 
100 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
190 Pennsyivania 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
