Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
35,646 
19,319 
192 
1,871 
2,558 
3,930 
4,661 
6,107 
acres 
814,210 
509,590 
3,691 
32,360 
53,657 
103,141 
133,443 
183,298 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
45,840 
23,793 
197 
1,999 
3,072 
4,737 
5,877 
7,911 
acres 
540,025 
305,113 
1,448 
15,208 
31,089 
59,474 
81,176 
116,718 
Irrigated land 
farms 
4,539 
3,098 
36 
478 
558 
731 
777 
518 
acres 
38,990 
31,062 
258 
2,642 
5,405 
9,089 
8,502 
5,166 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,475 
3,063 
34 
474 
554 
721 
774 
506 
acres 
38,224 
30,630 
(D) 
(D) 
5,342 
8,942 
8,454 
5,052 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
104 
58 
2 
8 
9 
19 
6 
14 
acres 
766 
432 
(D) 
(D) 
63 
147 
48 
114 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
6,547 
2,580 
2 
60 
163 
422 
707 
1,226 
acres 
194,234 
75,236 
(D) 
(D) 
3,260 
9,283 
17,883 
44,116 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
5,092 
3,966 
14 
221 
487 
885 
1,226 
1,133 
acres 
1,181,661 
1,068,740 
1,046 
41,893 
163,704 
255,139 
350,721 
256,237 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
600 
482 
9 
116 
133 
81 
94 
49 
$1,000 
78,525 
66,131 
458 
13,585 
19,522 
9,524 
19,045 
3,998 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
59,309 
30,638 
274 
2,668 
3,912 
6,068 
7,567 
10,149 
$1,000 
41,795,782 
29,377,968 
193,852 
2,216,125 
4,194,599 
6,981,732 
8,231,181 
7,560,479 
Average per farm 
dollars 
704,712 
958,874 
707,488 
830,631 
1 ,072,239 
1,150,582 
1,087,773 
744,948 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,425 
5,531 
7,106 
7,583 
6,387 
5,910 
5,272 
4,748 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,268 
1,367 
19 
147 
176 
223 
333 
469 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,240 
1,220 
11 
75 
115 
171 
317 
531 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,411 
3,312 
29 
223 
313 
538 
860 
1,349 
$200,000 to $499,999 
21,263 
9,069 
59 
624 
938 
1,605 
2,163 
3,680 
$500,000 to $999,999 
12,532 
7,368 
94 
807 
1,073 
1,458 
1,701 
2,235 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
6,565 
4,893 
46 
593 
836 
1,147 
1,171 
1,100 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3,303 
2,763 
16 
182 
384 
760 
785 
636 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
517 
455 
- 
15 
55 
112 
166 
107 
$10,000,000 or more 
210 
191 
- 
2 
22 
54 
71 
42 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
59,306 
30,636 
274 
2,668 
3,912 
6,068 
7,566 
10,148 
$1,000 
5,321,820 
3,901,242 
27,700 
310,528 
578,556 
928,430 
1,072,365 
983,663 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,327 
1,472 
13 
84 
160 
266 
364 
585 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,185 
1,390 
12 
85 
120 
199 
354 
620 
$10,000 to $19,999 
7,998 
3,008 
17 
181 
255 
504 
745 
1,306 
$20,000 to $49,999 
16,164 
6,931 
50 
517 
738 
1,220 
1,665 
2,741 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11,810 
6,783 
96 
759 
955 
1,192 
1,552 
2,229 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,122 
5,574 
51 
629 
829 
1,279 
1,362 
1,424 
$200,000 to $499,999 
5,102 
4,022 
25 
333 
636 
1,054 
1,059 
915 
$500,000 or more 
1,598 
1,456 
10 
80 
219 
354 
465 
328 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
40,404 
22,635 
159 
1,426 
2,510 
4,629 
6,023 
7,888 
number 
73,088 
47,207 
269 
2,688 
5,390 
10,768 
13,391 
14,701 
Tractors, all 
farms 
49,844 
26,857 
228 
2,179 
3,266 
5,356 
6,761 
9,067 
number 
146,345 
91,428 
611 
5,737 
10,272 
19,565 
24,590 
30,653 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
29,080 
14,630 
96 
729 
1,351 
2,845 
3,879 
5,730 
number 
46,808 
24,590 
126 
1,029 
2,098 
4,761 
6,496 
10,080 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
36,717 
20,884 
154 
1,526 
2,495 
4,204 
5,408 
7,097 
number 
71,563 
44,820 
265 
2,728 
4,934 
9,409 
12,111 
15,373 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
15,652 
1 1 ,458 
131 
1,300 
1,749 
2,635 
2,858 
2,785 
number 
27,974 
22,018 
220 
1,980 
3,240 
5,395 
5,983 
5,200 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
7,067 
5,114 
30 
240 
571 
1,164 
1,447 
1,662 
number 
7,737 
5,656 
32 
252 
620 
1,303 
1,628 
1,821 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
3,055 
2,391 
39 
203 
343 
597 
659 
550 
number 
3,323 
2,597 
42 
218 
380 
652 
696 
609 
Hay balers 
farms 
27,251 
16,442 
128 
1,372 
2,079 
3,287 
4,060 
5,516 
number 
35,579 
21,823 
151 
1,685 
2,642 
4,468 
5,458 
7,419 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
198 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
