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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
57,548 
29,623 
266 
2,564 
3,815 
5,837 
7,260 
9,881 
acres 
7,225,333 
4,949,012 
26,999 
277,663 
606,752 
1,085,458 
1,430,260 
1,521,880 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
2,036 
1,182 
12 
111 
173 
277 
320 
289 
acres 
401,817 
310,355 
1,003 
19,351 
44,007 
51,083 
95,234 
99,677 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
52,390 
26,480 
232 
2,376 
3,453 
5,125 
6,325 
8,969 
acres 
5,928,144 
3,921,047 
23,747 
234,918 
476,127 
886,816 
1,065,279 
1,234,160 
Partnership 
farms 
3,808 
2,429 
30 
158 
252 
525 
735 
729 
acres 
1,052,558 
850,416 
2,713 
39,054 
80,781 
185,222 
280,906 
261,740 
Registered under state law 
farms 
2,944 
1,898 
25 
123 
206 
413 
601 
530 
acres 
882,777 
723,572 
2,343 
33,801 
67,447 
158,812 
245,692 
215,477 
Corporation 
farms 
2,294 
1,378 
11 
96 
183 
359 
406 
323 
acres 
544,362 
412,405 
(D) 
(D) 
95,791 
89,444 
127,237 
84,093 
Family held 
farms 
2,054 
1,254 
11 
88 
155 
332 
363 
305 
acres 
490,771 
377,409 
(D) 
(D) 
86,039 
81,248 
118,594 
79,579 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
67 
28 
1 
2 
12 
5 
8 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
1,987 
1,226 
11 
87 
153 
320 
358 
297 
Other than family held 
farms 
240 
124 
_ 
8 
28 
27 
43 
18 
acres 
53,591 
34,996 
- 
3,891 
9,752 
8,196 
8,643 
4,514 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
23 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
217 
118 
- 
8 
28 
24 
40 
18 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
817 
351 
1 
38 
24 
59 
101 
128 
acres 
179,380 
127,290 
(D) 
(D) 
4,006 
19,786 
87,908 
12,323 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
14,954 
10,759 
121 
1,371 
1,502 
2,446 
2,686 
2,633 
workers 
65,487 
52,086 
347 
3,647 
6,394 
13,782 
17,440 
10,476 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
7,148 
5,683 
41 
564 
729 
1,487 
1,603 
1,259 
workers 
26,601 
22,804 
87 
1,126 
2,661 
6,504 
8,264 
4,162 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
10,805 
7,512 
92 
1,009 
1,099 
1,623 
1,820 
1,869 
workers 
38,886 
29,282 
260 
2,521 
3,733 
7,278 
9,176 
6,314 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
402 
335 
4 
47 
42 
76 
100 
66 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
38 
18 
- 
2 
6 
3 
1 
6 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
29,483 
15,486 
131 
1,402 
2,220 
3,298 
3,924 
4,511 
workers 
78,159 
42,131 
381 
4,014 
7,846 
9,933 
9,425 
10,532 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
5,575 
2,225 
23 
253 
262 
478 
590 
619 
1 0 to 49 acres 
17,721 
7,033 
67 
536 
795 
1,287 
1,831 
2,517 
50 to 69 acres 
6,622 
3,253 
33 
427 
541 
564 
592 
1,096 
70 to 99 acres 
7,471 
3,916 
51 
509 
609 
653 
787 
1,307 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
6,845 
3,779 
37 
393 
561 
669 
818 
1,301 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
3,903 
2,261 
19 
171 
264 
472 
553 
782 
180 to 219 acres 
2,660 
1,675 
18 
107 
167 
369 
435 
579 
220 to 259 acres 
1,866 
1,285 
11 
69 
139 
298 
352 
416 
260 to 499 acres 
4,224 
3,154 
10 
144 
351 
781 
909 
959 
500 to 999 acres 
1,768 
1,469 
5 
47 
143 
345 
497 
432 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
515 
470 
- 
11 
64 
116 
167 
112 
2,000 acres or more 
139 
118 
- 
1 
16 
36 
36 
29 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
8,445 
4,820 
22 
252 
480 
847 
1,287 
1,932 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1,711 
1,016 
23 
144 
183 
192 
239 
235 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1,969 
932 
3 
31 
72 
153 
291 
382 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
3,020 
1,536 
7 
98 
148 
319 
498 
466 
Other crop farming (1119) 
17,328 
6,545 
27 
236 
413 
953 
1,572 
3,344 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
143 
122 
3 
28 
24 
28 
20 
19 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1199) 
17,185 
6,423 
24 
208 
389 
925 
1,552 
3,325 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
7,665 
3,455 
24 
234 
386 
559 
853 
1,399 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
726 
523 
1 
27 
84 
124 
141 
146 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
6,598 
6,148 
130 
1,260 
1,428 
1,546 
1,143 
641 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
765 
472 
7 
64 
93 
120 
113 
75 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
2,141 
1,293 
10 
129 
230 
377 
310 
237 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
2,073 
736 
10 
34 
72 
131 
199 
290 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
6,868 
3,162 
10 
159 
323 
747 
921 
1,002 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
25,189 
15,850 
193 
1,908 
2,577 
3,355 
3,616 
4,201 
number 
1,626,374 
1,418,926 
17,051 
184,967 
266,861 
361,248 
341,592 
247,207 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
7,045 
2,728 
20 
131 
278 
438 
721 
1,140 
1 0 to 49 
9,076 
4,978 
33 
396 
550 
835 
1,226 
1,938 
50 to 99 
4,387 
3,817 
90 
758 
901 
845 
689 
534 
100 to 199 
2,980 
2,731 
33 
456 
578 
801 
540 
323 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
204 Pennsyivania 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
