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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
129 
100 
12 
10 
38 
24 
16 
acres 
1,162 
952 
- 
66 
68 
485 
258 
75 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,420 
2,227 
32 
304 
319 
459 
531 
582 
25 to 99 acres 
3,011 
2,344 
26 
195 
333 
561 
623 
606 
1 00 to 249 acres 
865 
741 
1 
25 
100 
177 
248 
190 
250 to 499 acres 
275 
260 
- 
9 
44 
59 
84 
64 
500 acres or more 
147 
142 
- 
2 
19 
45 
52 
24 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
30 
25 
_ 
2 
2 
4 
10 
7 
acres 
657 
600 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
127 
106 
(D) 
pounds 
593,682 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
145,250 
(D) 
179,112 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
acres 
10 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
21 
17 
2 
1 
8 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
8 
7 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,312 
1,221 
38 
353 
407 
259 
114 
50 
acres 
9,532 
9,039 
225 
2,245 
2,891 
2,358 
939 
381 
pounds 
22,119,230 
21,094,648 
578,224 
5,310,244 
6,777,813 
5,424,114 
2,205,485 
798,768 
Irrigated 
farms 
36 
36 
- 
12 
13 
2 
8 
1 
acres 
139 
139 
- 
31 
41 
(D) 
59 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
10 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
36 
26 
8 
4 
3 
6 
2 
3 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
80 
66 
2 
36 
10 
9 
8 
1 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
241 
217 
3 
66 
83 
33 
20 
12 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
646 
626 
22 
198 
223 
110 
51 
22 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
287 
274 
3 
49 
87 
93 
32 
10 
25.0 acres or more 
12 
12 
- 
- 
1 
8 
1 
2 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,053 
3,157 
17 
213 
416 
745 
875 
891 
acres 
144,725 
127,429 
234 
5,156 
16,888 
30,761 
42,609 
31,781 
bushels 
9,037,847 
8,073,625 
14,332 
324,028 
1,143,149 
1 ,924,486 
2,736,991 
1 ,930,639 
Irrigated 
farms 
77 
63 
1 
6 
10 
24 
14 
8 
acres 
232 
193 
(D) 
(D) 
40 
30 
62 
46 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,552 
1,841 
14 
148 
231 
442 
464 
542 
25 to 99 acres 
1,185 
1,021 
3 
58 
150 
219 
305 
286 
1 00 to 249 acres 
234 
218 
- 
6 
28 
62 
74 
48 
250 to 499 acres 
71 
66 
- 
1 
6 
19 
28 
12 
500 acres or more 
11 
11 
- 
- 
1 
3 
4 
3 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
33,131 
19,424 
177 
1,935 
2,702 
3,909 
4,625 
6,076 
acres 
1,651,917 
1,207,267 
7,970 
81,490 
151,823 
293,497 
328,967 
343,520 
tons, dry 
4,505,059 
3,487,287 
27,291 
286,889 
482,268 
870,950 
933,807 
886,082 
Irrigated 
farms 
439 
319 
1 
45 
76 
82 
59 
56 
acres 
4,025 
3,511 
(D) 
(D) 
1,000 
995 
622 
805 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
15,044 
7,217 
74 
853 
1,078 
1,253 
1,587 
2,372 
25 to 99 acres 
13,978 
8,878 
87 
887 
1,257 
1,790 
2,034 
2,823 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,389 
2,675 
14 
168 
288 
672 
809 
724 
250 to 499 acres 
572 
517 
1 
26 
62 
158 
146 
124 
500 acres or more 
148 
137 
1 
1 
17 
36 
49 
33 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
12,794 
8,876 
97 
1,142 
1,560 
1,926 
1,934 
2,217 
acres 
400,984 
306,215 
2,252 
24,299 
48,472 
72,233 
75,210 
83,749 
tons, dry 
1,139,714 
901,440 
7,870 
75,293 
148,888 
218,213 
220,768 
230,408 
Irrigated 
farms 
218 
175 
- 
26 
52 
51 
26 
20 
acres 
811 
694 
- 
44 
278 
249 
84 
39 
Other tame hay 
farms 
16,901 
9,297 
54 
656 
885 
1,827 
2,498 
3,377 
acres 
710,021 
478,087 
1,381 
23,056 
41,944 
112,769 
138,321 
160,616 
tons, dry 
1,569,081 
1,077,601 
2,887 
55,983 
94,014 
255,546 
318,925 
350,246 
Irrigated 
farms 
160 
99 
- 
7 
22 
19 
31 
20 
acres 
991 
756 
- 
11 
89 
102 
87 
467 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
21 
15 
_ 
1 
_ 
2 
5 
7 
acres 
320 
280 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
79 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
3,968 
2,780 
39 
426 
575 
597 
642 
501 
acres 
48,622 
43,094 
359 
2,761 
7,246 
9,871 
14,725 
8,132 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,684 
1,274 
24 
265 
286 
294 
271 
134 
acres 
13,351 
11,551 
208 
1,384 
2,507 
2,778 
3,572 
1,102 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2,401 
1,457 
23 
246 
331 
275 
316 
266 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
1,222 
1,005 
12 
158 
202 
236 
233 
164 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
253 
233 
4 
22 
24 
67 
56 
60 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
67 
61 
- 
- 
14 
15 
26 
6 
250.0 acres or more 
25 
24 
- 
- 
4 
4 
11 
5 
Beans, snap 
farms 
1,181 
830 
12 
122 
172 
167 
222 
135 
acres 
10,723 
10,331 
4 
71 
1,628 
1,626 
5,169 
1,835 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
149 
112 
- 
8 
15 
14 
45 
30 
acres 
9,475 
9,212 
- 
4 
1,529 
1,276 
4,722 
1,681 
Peas, green 
farms 
109 
88 
_ 
7 
28 
17 
16 
20 
acres 
95 
89 
- 
1 
30 
8 
10 
41 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
210 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
