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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
26,149 
17,092 
175 
1,840 
2,529 
3,577 
4,199 
4,772 
acres treated 
2,612,426 
2,221,195 
13,730 
154,655 
328,195 
549,189 
664,520 
510,906 
Manure used 
farms 
19,373 
12,889 
176 
1,628 
2,038 
2,761 
3,069 
3,217 
acres treated 
1 ,248,975 
1,085,762 
10,923 
107,438 
181,991 
294,489 
292,836 
198,085 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
12,158 
9,076 
134 
1,266 
1,604 
2,037 
2,145 
1,890 
acres 
1,000,265 
898,828 
5,399 
65,135 
147,748 
229,255 
271,309 
179,982 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
23,669 
15,736 
172 
1,697 
2,326 
3,402 
3,905 
4,234 
acres 
2,354,445 
2,036,995 
10,876 
132,996 
309,891 
513,550 
614,930 
454,752 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,552 
1,184 
16 
135 
196 
254 
309 
274 
acres 
88,584 
77,137 
679 
3,301 
8,036 
27,443 
22,199 
15,479 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,234 
2,959 
47 
404 
493 
663 
693 
659 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
198,642 
176,111 
1,108 
8,028 
23,916 
45,921 
59,826 
37,312 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,538 
1,156 
18 
193 
240 
228 
259 
218 
acres on which used 
49,008 
42,151 
528 
3,413 
5,224 
9,569 
14,502 
8,915 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
6,794 
4,488 
35 
418 
566 
969 
1,223 
1,277 
acres 
297,320 
240,133 
820 
8,943 
27,284 
58,917 
76,385 
67,784 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,480 
2,505 
24 
238 
275 
489 
696 
783 
acres 
138,228 
99,470 
798 
6,202 
13,754 
19,574 
32,955 
26,187 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
4,217 
2,353 
28 
253 
306 
507 
605 
654 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
313,373 
227,251 
2,313 
19,220 
37,360 
53,266 
54,934 
60,158 
used 
farms 
13,937 
10,243 
125 
1,345 
1,767 
2,242 
2,436 
2,328 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
1 ,379,252 
1,211,794 
6,209 
75,909 
199,420 
302,968 
370,585 
256,703 
used 
farms 
7,494 
5,652 
45 
522 
877 
1,334 
1,468 
1,406 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
504,502 
446,130 
1,159 
20,533 
57,703 
104,965 
147,006 
114,764 
practices were used 
farms 
14,824 
9,896 
148 
1,274 
1,608 
2,058 
2,187 
2,621 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
470,436 
374,212 
3,686 
35,020 
53,111 
94,250 
93,343 
94,802 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
10,588 
7,924 
142 
1,359 
1,563 
1,705 
1,719 
1,436 
acres 
446,295 
394,324 
4,124 
49,663 
71,023 
99,279 
103,624 
66,611 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,234 
1,160 
11 
99 
180 
236 
321 
313 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,528 
822 
7 
85 
133 
172 
223 
202 
Wind turbines 
farms 
176 
66 
2 
2 
5 
16 
16 
25 
Methane digesters 
farms 
37 
28 
- 
2 
2 
8 
8 
8 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
378 
126 
- 
7 
6 
20 
48 
45 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
36 
24 
- 
- 
5 
2 
6 
11 
Biodiesel 
farms 
138 
87 
- 
2 
19 
17 
26 
23 
Ethanol 
farms 
58 
42 
2 
- 
7 
8 
6 
19 
Other 
farms 
34 
23 
- 
2 
7 
3 
6 
5 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
111 
73 
- 
6 
17 
18 
16 
16 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
40,788 
17,852 
75 
931 
1,880 
3,163 
4,407 
7,396 
Part owners 
farms 
14,335 
10,027 
56 
757 
1,472 
2,513 
2,766 
2,463 
Tenants 
farms 
4,186 
2,759 
143 
980 
560 
392 
394 
290 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
55,197 
27,933 
131 
1,693 
3,366 
5,683 
7,186 
9,874 
acres 
5,729,786 
3,530,572 
9,969 
125,831 
378,115 
719,342 
1,022,574 
1,274,741 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
55,123 
27,879 
131 
1,688 
3,352 
5,676 
7,173 
9,859 
acres 
5,377,978 
3,357,027 
9,480 
119,875 
356,229 
688,842 
977,027 
1 ,205,574 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
18,610 
12,840 
199 
1,743 
2,040 
2,912 
3,176 
2,770 
acres 
2,336,805 
1,961,062 
1 7,800 
172,956 
301,763 
493,462 
586,686 
388,395 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
18,521 
12,786 
199 
1,737 
2,032 
2,905 
3,160 
2,753 
acres 
2,326,466 
1,954,131 
17,800 
172,384 
300,476 
492,426 
584,303 
386,742 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
7,623 
3,433 
7 
226 
405 
577 
853 
1,365 
acres 
362,147 
180,476 
489 
6,528 
23,173 
31,536 
47,930 
70,820 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
92,341 
48,126 
472 
4,390 
6,043 
9,655 
12,146 
15,420 
1 operator 
32,632 
16,694 
113 
1,165 
2,123 
3,229 
4,008 
6,056 
2 operators 
22,068 
11,341 
128 
1,312 
1,552 
2,295 
2,815 
3,239 
3 operators 
3,618 
2,032 
31 
167 
185 
412 
574 
663 
4 operators 
649 
379 
- 
20 
30 
84 
127 
118 
5 or more operators 
342 
192 
2 
4 
22 
48 
43 
73 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
28,026 
14,023 
156 
1,543 
1,798 
2,871 
3,409 
4,246 
1 operator 
23,933 
1 1 ,995 
142 
1,398 
1,622 
2,460 
3,002 
3,371 
2 operators 
1,679 
828 
7 
46 
75 
168 
172 
360 
3 operators 
185 
94 
- 
11 
4 
18 
17 
44 
4 operators 
34 
15 
- 
5 
- 
4 
3 
3 
5 or more operators 
7 
5 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
