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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,808 
1,120 
26 
173 
232 
312 
182 
195 
number 
13,567,651 
12,741,761 
236,579 
455,884 
1,884,887 
6,431,139 
2,246,664 
1,486,608 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
259 
185 
3 
24 
27 
57 
40 
34 
number 
15,612,631 
13,955,173 
(D) 
(D) 
2,177,865 
5,020,672 
3,408,483 
2,291,591 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
1,395 
864 
8 
126 
178 
227 
219 
106 
number 
166,691,355 
144,950,148 
(D) 
17,269,539 
33,215,649 
42,170,752 
38,420,945 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
831 
407 
7 
65 
66 
102 
104 
63 
2,000 to 59,999 
106 
83 
- 
14 
34 
22 
9 
4 
60,000 to 99,999 
29 
19 
- 
7 
4 
1 
3 
4 
100,000 or more 
429 
355 
1 
40 
74 
102 
103 
35 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
935 
516 
6 
40 
109 
133 
133 
95 
number 
2,955,993 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
482,741 
537,186 
1 ,463,322 
202,186 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
485 
328 
3 
37 
74 
90 
81 
43 
number 
8,507,490 
8,009,725 
(D) 
(D) 
1,081,098 
1 ,491 ,386 
4,482,948 
668,793 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
2,626 
2,174 
24 
237 
354 
534 
610 
415 
acres 
52,853 
47,151 
297 
3,732 
7,843 
1 1 ,880 
14,025 
9,374 
bushels 
3,816,281 
3,415,569 
20,123 
280,459 
591,557 
810,881 
1,003,089 
709,460 
Irrigated 
farms 
33 
31 
- 
5 
10 
6 
7 
3 
acres 
51 
(D) 
- 
5 
19 
13 
9 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,982 
1,581 
24 
198 
245 
374 
433 
307 
25 to 99 acres 
597 
548 
- 
34 
107 
150 
161 
96 
1 00 to 249 acres 
41 
39 
- 
5 
1 
9 
15 
9 
250 to 499 acres 
6 
6 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
3 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
16,800 
12,061 
137 
1,367 
1,837 
2,630 
2,898 
3,192 
acres 
998,376 
856,454 
3,685 
51,802 
117,877 
209,578 
270,906 
202,606 
bushels 
125,500,345 
108,718,824 
467,202 
6,960,944 
15,168,219 
26,582,921 
34,350,524 
25,189,014 
Irrigated 
farms 
335 
272 
- 
42 
71 
66 
52 
41 
acres 
5,099 
4,381 
- 
271 
543 
1,691 
709 
1,167 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
8,736 
5,546 
89 
860 
969 
1,018 
1,043 
1,567 
25 to 99 acres 
5,624 
4,344 
41 
412 
594 
1,089 
1,131 
1,077 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,717 
1,497 
7 
67 
184 
366 
478 
395 
250 to 499 acres 
464 
426 
- 
21 
44 
91 
164 
106 
500 acres or more 
259 
248 
- 
7 
46 
66 
82 
47 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
9,752 
8,329 
127 
1,328 
1,742 
2,071 
1,821 
1,240 
acres 
412,695 
384,374 
3,809 
41,209 
75,247 
96,642 
100,738 
66,729 
tons 
7,205,366 
6,742,734 
78,470 
757,280 
1,401,548 
1,642,285 
1,715,726 
1,147,425 
Irrigated 
farms 
216 
189 
- 
45 
51 
57 
28 
8 
acres 
1,794 
1,730 
- 
193 
498 
742 
266 
31 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,959 
3,894 
56 
716 
893 
902 
733 
594 
25 to 99 acres 
3,955 
3,621 
69 
558 
718 
943 
848 
485 
1 00 to 249 acres 
684 
663 
2 
51 
116 
192 
178 
124 
250 to 499 acres 
113 
111 
- 
3 
9 
28 
45 
26 
500 acres or more 
41 
40 
- 
- 
6 
6 
17 
11 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
21 
16 
_ 
2 
3 
5 
2 
4 
acres 
608 
573 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
cwt 
14,617 
14,047 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
17 
13 
. 
2 
2 
3 
2 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
4,524 
2,991 
19 
171 
258 
643 
814 
1,086 
acres 
65,158 
50,778 
204 
2,220 
4,486 
13,092 
14,556 
16,220 
bushels 
3,802,765 
3,022,503 
10,092 
136,262 
270,451 
817,599 
874,227 
913,872 
Irrigated 
farms 
39 
25 
- 
2 
8 
5 
6 
4 
acres 
113 
59 
- 
(D) 
8 
7 
19 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,890 
2,439 
18 
154 
208 
481 
636 
942 
25 to 99 acres 
578 
500 
1 
16 
43 
146 
167 
127 
1 00 to 249 acres 
50 
46 
- 
1 
6 
15 
10 
14 
250 to 499 acres 
6 
6 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
3 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
75 
58 
1 
3 
11 
14 
15 
14 
acres 
2,170 
1,454 
(D) 
(D) 
340 
200 
335 
451 
bushels 
165,396 
128,140 
(D) 
(D) 
27,050 
18,885 
19,410 
52,584 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
57 
46 
1 
1 
8 
12 
13 
11 
25 to 99 acres 
12 
8 
- 
2 
1 
2 
1 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
7,718 
5,714 
59 
535 
815 
1,301 
1,538 
1,466 
acres 
519,718 
451,198 
1,479 
21,879 
65,877 
113,934 
142,980 
105,049 
bushels 
25,008,038 
21,765,491 
74,496 
1,076,544 
3,167,711 
5,557,622 
6,870,721 
5,018,397 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
208 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
