Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
27,675 
14,305 
10,627 
2,743 
14,743 
12,932 
$1,000 
262,539 
60,695 
158,349 
43,495 
107,182 
155,357 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,929 
7,477 
1,916 
536 
5,377 
4,552 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,627 
4,494 
3,056 
1,077 
4,958 
3,669 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,236 
2,040 
4,250 
946 
3,606 
3,630 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,078 
176 
816 
86 
475 
603 
$50,000 or more 
805 
118 
589 
98 
327 
478 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
18,409 
10,552 
6,158 
1,699 
9,026 
9,383 
$1,000 
502,633 
226,089 
236,857 
39,688 
268,657 
233,977 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1 1 ,466 
7,354 
3,165 
947 
5,563 
5,903 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,956 
1,903 
1,576 
477 
1,951 
2,005 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,808 
827 
790 
191 
894 
914 
$100,000 to $249,999 
853 
363 
431 
59 
462 
391 
$250,000 or more 
326 
105 
196 
25 
156 
170 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,489 
4,201 
3,303 
985 
4,066 
4,423 
$1,000 
114,511 
47,939 
51,217 
15,356 
58,783 
55,728 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
12,736 
7,725 
3,916 
1,095 
6,246 
6,490 
$1,000 
388,122 
178,150 
185,640 
24,332 
209,873 
1 78,249 
Feed purchased 
farms 
37,228 
23,637 
10,767 
2,824 
18,208 
19,020 
$1,000 
1,832,951 
700,523 
953,605 
1 78,823 
846,949 
986,002 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,138 
15,109 
4,152 
877 
10,301 
9,837 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,025 
5,183 
2,198 
644 
3,694 
4,331 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,549 
2,119 
2,525 
905 
2,737 
2,812 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,060 
647 
1,106 
307 
850 
1,210 
$250,000 or more 
1,456 
579 
786 
91 
626 
830 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
57,129 
38,856 
14,256 
4,017 
31,213 
25,916 
$1,000 
312,238 
104,001 
170,421 
37,816 
134,752 
177,486 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44,837 
35,001 
7,333 
2,503 
25,361 
19,476 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,276 
3,460 
5,473 
1,343 
5,055 
5,221 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,267 
243 
927 
97 
540 
727 
$50,000 or more 
749 
152 
523 
74 
257 
492 
Utilities 
farms 
39,053 
24,331 
11,976 
2,746 
20,272 
18,781 
$1,000 
171,362 
69,687 
80,048 
21,627 
71,535 
99,826 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18,413 
13,975 
3,357 
1,081 
10,214 
8,199 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,584 
7,969 
4,620 
995 
7,060 
6,524 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,344 
2,151 
3,601 
592 
2,739 
3,605 
$25,000 to $49,999 
423 
142 
247 
34 
149 
274 
$50,000 or more 
289 
94 
151 
44 
110 
179 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
48,928 
31,728 
13,531 
3,669 
26,429 
22,499 
$1,000 
452,801 
152,198 
252,384 
48,220 
197,276 
255,525 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
33,662 
26,026 
5,712 
1,924 
18,861 
14,801 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,555 
4,943 
5,199 
1,413 
6,082 
5,473 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,294 
484 
1,609 
201 
962 
1,332 
$50,000 or more 
1,417 
275 
1,011 
131 
524 
893 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
14,954 
7,679 
5,561 
1,714 
7,222 
7,732 
$1 ,000 
671,592 
260,643 
306,408 
104,541 
232,527 
439,066 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,774 
3,846 
2,048 
880 
3,570 
3,204 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,258 
2,195 
1,631 
432 
2,071 
2,187 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,975 
1,315 
1,379 
281 
1,270 
1,705 
$100,000 to $249,999 
590 
205 
316 
69 
205 
385 
$250,000 or more 
357 
118 
187 
52 
106 
251 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,159 
1,949 
983 
227 
1,599 
1,560 
$1,000 
66,165 
26,269 
34,450 
5,446 
18,092 
48,073 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
800 
607 
150 
43 
447 
353 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,136 
719 
342 
75 
585 
551 
$5,000 to $24,999 
862 
467 
322 
73 
420 
442 
$25,000 to $49,999 
207 
95 
98 
14 
84 
123 
$50,000 or more 
154 
61 
71 
22 
63 
91 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
16,020 
7,395 
6,769 
1,856 
8,602 
7,418 
$1,000 
135,685 
32,904 
85,692 
17,089 
56,884 
78,801 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,750 
2,977 
1,353 
420 
2,708 
2,042 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,588 
2,779 
2,186 
623 
3,135 
2,453 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,642 
1,461 
2,496 
685 
2,356 
2,286 
$25,000 to $49,999 
646 
122 
449 
75 
272 
374 
$50,000 or more 
394 
56 
285 
53 
131 
263 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
14,329 
48 
11,018 
3,263 
7,347 
6,982 
$1,000 
180,008 
348 
125,616 
54,043 
75,707 
104,301 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,184 
34 
6,836 
1,314 
4,378 
3,806 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,151 
6 
1,638 
507 
1,155 
996 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,513 
5 
1,465 
1,043 
1,186 
1,327 
$25,000 or more 
1,481 
3 
1,079 
399 
628 
853 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
216 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
