Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pennsylvania 
Adams 
Allegheny 
Armstrong 
Beaver 
Bedford 
Berks 
Farms 
number 
59,309 
1,188 
428 
783 
646 
1,210 
2,039 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,704,444 
171,305 
34,837 
129,090 
55,795 
209,795 
233,744 
Average size of farm 
acres 
130 
144 
81 
165 
86 
173 
115 
Median size of farm 
acres 
68 
51 
45 
92 
52 
108 
52 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
704,712 
898,623 
428,840 
474,018 
415,333 
640,069 
1,015,554 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,425 
6,232 
5,269 
2,875 
4,809 
3,692 
8,859 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
5,321,820 
134,923 
22,799 
65,526 
43,523 
116,131 
245,195 
Average per farm 
dollars 
89,735 
113,571 
53,268 
83,686 
67,373 
95,976 
120,253 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
5,575 
104 
70 
44 
55 
58 
275 
1 0 to 49 acres 
17,721 
469 
147 
152 
237 
244 
699 
50 to 1 79 acres 
24,841 
387 
164 
393 
281 
527 
711 
1 80 to 499 acres 
8,750 
153 
43 
146 
61 
302 
283 
500 to 999 acres 
1,768 
53 
2 
35 
11 
63 
50 
1 ,000 acres or more 
654 
22 
2 
13 
1 
16 
21 
Total cropland 
farms 
49,838 
981 
328 
650 
494 
1,046 
1,711 
acres 
4,546,052 
125,642 
14,098 
66,565 
28,531 
104,274 
182,303 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
42,981 
881 
277 
550 
419 
892 
1,541 
acres 
3,957,000 
112,966 
9,639 
54,733 
23,878 
88,692 
172,239 
Irrigated land 
farms 
4,539 
102 
56 
36 
27 
49 
216 
acres 
38,990 
2,198 
243 
158 
198 
134 
1,633 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
7,400,781 
201,742 
10,397 
35,861 
20,913 
122,820 
528,711 
Average per farm 
dollars 
124,783 
169,817 
24,291 
45,799 
32,374 
101,504 
259,299 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,782,911 
114,024 
8,755 
20,185 
10,879 
36,473 
224,986 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
4,617,870 
87,718 
1,642 
15,676 
10,035 
86,347 
303,725 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
19,621 
375 
204 
296 
277 
345 
484 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,144 
102 
40 
67 
66 
136 
163 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,002 
134 
50 
90 
91 
147 
200 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,801 
153 
55 
149 
95 
164 
207 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,883 
110 
43 
76 
50 
81 
203 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,044 
86 
14 
33 
28 
75 
166 
$100,000 or more 
11,814 
228 
22 
72 
39 
262 
616 
Government payments 
farms 
16,007 
338 
34 
194 
104 
356 
577 
$1,000 
86,359 
1,818 
41 
924 
500 
1,863 
3,646 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
21,979 
502 
111 
200 
172 
492 
924 
$1,000 
309,738 
16,150 
1,814 
1,080 
1,332 
4,208 
13,714 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
6,041,767 
157,948 
1 1 ,892 
29,299 
19,075 
99,610 
415,102 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,869 
132,953 
27,784 
37,419 
29,527 
82,322 
203,581 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
59,309 
1,188 
428 
783 
646 
1,210 
2,039 
$1,000 
1,755,111 
61,762 
360 
8,565 
3,670 
29,282 
130,969 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,593 
51,988 
841 
10,939 
5,681 
24,200 
64,232 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
30,638 
605 
178 
329 
307 
612 
1,252 
Other 
number 
28,671 
583 
250 
454 
339 
598 
787 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
34,939 
742 
268 
474 
389 
689 
1,141 
200 days or more 
number 
23,013 
486 
194 
329 
282 
455 
746 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
25,189 
404 
114 
361 
243 
660 
870 
number 
1,626,374 
27,483 
2,435 
14,506 
7,374 
47,427 
79,323 
Beef cows 
farms 
1 1 ,880 
213 
79 
261 
161 
388 
274 
number 
148,249 
3,712 
(D) 
3,144 
1,510 
5,474 
3,349 
Milk cows 
farms 
7,829 
46 
4 
49 
33 
191 
296 
number 
532,335 
8,130 
(D) 
2,943 
1,623 
15,970 
24,701 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
19,381 
316 
65 
275 
161 
528 
765 
number 
880,431 
14,272 
863 
8,942 
3,754 
19,366 
42,091 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,097 
42 
19 
32 
12 
52 
101 
number 
1,134,957 
8,519 
191 
247 
(D) 
1 1 ,274 
66,645 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,672 
37 
13 
22 
8 
48 
91 
number 
4,677,032 
22,969 
186 
844 
(D) 
30,015 
131,246 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3,590 
61 
47 
41 
42 
78 
144 
number 
96,648 
2,111 
910 
758 
1,097 
2,927 
2,303 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
9,539 
148 
86 
112 
82 
177 
344 
number 
25,147,630 
(D) 
4,124 
2,538 
2,175 
364,934 
2,683,591 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1,395 
7 
3 
- 
8 
18 
68 
number 
166,691,355 
989,169 
(D) 
- 
320 
6,809 
13,027,727 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
16,800 
348 
39 
203 
123 
346 
795 
acres 
998,376 
26,249 
661 
13,035 
4,186 
18,905 
52,813 
bushels 
125,500,345 
2,848,285 
77,514 
1,666,692 
470,758 
2,467,508 
6,313,080 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
9,752 
96 
6 
67 
54 
260 
450 
acres 
412,695 
6,158 
140 
2,854 
1,545 
12,908 
21,530 
tons 
7,205,366 
97,692 
1,912 
47,802 
20,688 
223,340 
356,353 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,053 
148 
9 
29 
36 
63 
364 
acres 
144,725 
5,854 
71 
1,243 
551 
1,512 
10,880 
bushels 
9,037,847 
348,714 
3,272 
55,179 
24,273 
85,665 
638,089 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
4,053 
148 
9 
29 
36 
63 
364 
acres 
144,725 
5,854 
71 
1,243 
551 
1,512 
10,880 
bushels 
9,037,847 
348,714 
3,272 
55,179 
24,273 
85,665 
638,089 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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