Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,069 
698 
4 
22 
36 
96 
179 
361 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,175 
2,033 
6 
87 
145 
296 
479 
1,020 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,613 
1,690 
3 
125 
139 
238 
427 
758 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,047 
2,829 
19 
262 
311 
477 
700 
1,060 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,885 
2,828 
67 
413 
465 
576 
680 
627 
$50,000 or more 
8,875 
7,887 
96 
1,064 
1,620 
2,031 
1,856 
1,220 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
30,645 
12,673 
79 
695 
1,196 
2,354 
3,246 
5,103 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
17,147 
24,548 
21,072 
36,782 
31,338 
33,339 
25,479 
16,696 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,423 
821 
6 
39 
57 
113 
203 
403 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,396 
3,183 
17 
105 
263 
401 
789 
1,608 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,153 
2,668 
21 
110 
166 
509 
686 
1,176 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,971 
3,170 
20 
157 
353 
622 
858 
1,160 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,725 
1,499 
10 
134 
174 
340 
394 
447 
$50,000 or more 
1,977 
1,332 
5 
150 
183 
369 
316 
309 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
136 
125 
1 
9 
35 
45 
35 
$1,000 
7,764 
7,673 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,688 
2,653 
1,373 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
21,979 
13,924 
100 
1,373 
2,130 
3,067 
3,489 
3,765 
$1,000 
309,738 
227,940 
509 
13,862 
40,096 
56,390 
62,467 
54,616 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
4,333 
3,392 
43 
412 
672 
812 
830 
623 
$1,000 
58,017 
50,975 
315 
5,414 
10,961 
16,351 
12,773 
5,161 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
6,788 
3,144 
6 
211 
352 
552 
756 
1,267 
$1,000 
30,453 
17,924 
34 
1,078 
2,523 
3,560 
4,652 
6,077 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
2,268 
1,336 
1 
84 
140 
303 
370 
438 
$1,000 
19,329 
12,893 
(D) 
(D) 
1,017 
4,087 
3,604 
3,751 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
729 
443 
3 
19 
46 
109 
117 
149 
$1,000 
24,677 
17,710 
2 
459 
2,017 
6,759 
4,223 
4,249 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
6,849 
5,610 
45 
736 
1,027 
1,380 
1,391 
1,031 
$1,000 
15,985 
13,958 
31 
890 
2,023 
3,248 
4,604 
3,161 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
1,416 
1,114 
2 
51 
106 
273 
332 
350 
$1 ,000 
29,691 
26,671 
(D) 
(D) 
4,425 
5,602 
9,427 
6,487 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
525 
294 
2 
14 
33 
74 
79 
92 
$1,000 
2,939 
2,056 
(D) 
(D) 
309 
550 
549 
537 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
6,204 
4,324 
19 
420 
688 
1,002 
1,144 
1,051 
$1,000 
128,634 
85,741 
106 
4,759 
16,822 
16,232 
22,629 
25,193 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
49,838 
26,696 
231 
2,383 
3,460 
5,213 
6,520 
8,889 
acres 
4,546,052 
3,492,058 
19,131 
220,109 
479,641 
836,345 
1,011,310 
925,522 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
42,981 
24,669 
226 
2,332 
3,312 
4,902 
6,060 
7,837 
acres 
3,957,000 
3,204,453 
18,162 
208,393 
450,474 
788,691 
938,619 
800,114 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
24,756 
10,995 
88 
939 
1,307 
1,782 
2,640 
4,239 
50 to 99 acres 
8,415 
5,578 
87 
817 
935 
1,035 
1,093 
1,611 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
5,168 
3,948 
32 
354 
525 
974 
1,024 
1,039 
200 to 499 acres 
3,392 
2,968 
18 
175 
374 
828 
890 
683 
500 to 999 acres 
867 
816 
1 
41 
113 
181 
290 
190 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
298 
283 
- 
5 
46 
74 
102 
56 
2,000 acres or more 
85 
81 
- 
1 
12 
28 
21 
19 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
4,962 
2,829 
27 
307 
454 
542 
623 
876 
acres 
118,049 
75,965 
215 
6,310 
10,742 
14,696 
20,415 
23,587 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
2,560 
1,248 
6 
59 
102 
217 
354 
510 
acres 
45,692 
24,825 
39 
796 
1,779 
3,851 
7,145 
11,215 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,720 
4,730 
20 
185 
389 
778 
1,220 
2,138 
acres 
383,267 
158,084 
507 
2,747 
13,205 
23,010 
39,029 
79,586 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,972 
1,221 
16 
101 
162 
221 
283 
438 
acres 
42,044 
28,731 
208 
1,863 
3,441 
6,097 
6,102 
1 1 ,020 
Total woodland 
farms 
35,896 
17,999 
93 
1,086 
1,884 
3,559 
4,740 
6,637 
acres 
1,804,157 
1,004,397 
3,010 
24,582 
92,318 
182,308 
335,401 
366,778 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
8,420 
4,444 
24 
342 
529 
862 
1,158 
1,529 
acres 
134,964 
82,823 
147 
2,586 
7,067 
16,022 
24,282 
32,719 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
32,282 
16,104 
87 
932 
1,622 
3,211 
4,264 
5,988 
acres 
1,669,193 
921 ,574 
2,863 
21,996 
85,251 
166,286 
311,119 
334,059 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
