Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Blair 
Bradford 
Bucks 
Butler 
Cambria 
Cameron 
Carbon 
Farms 
number 
525 
1,629 
827 
1,061 
551 
36 
195 
Land in farms 
acres 
90,117 
307,990 
64,024 
136,237 
76,889 
6,215 
21,162 
Average size of farm 
acres 
172 
189 
77 
128 
140 
173 
109 
Median size of farm 
acres 
82 
115 
20 
68 
76 
101 
60 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
783,611 
700,259 
950,716 
609,486 
457,327 
337,485 
710,525 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,565 
3,704 
12,280 
4,747 
3,277 
1,955 
6,547 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
56,131 
145,812 
73,806 
95,298 
45,462 
1,999 
19,306 
Average per farm 
dollars 
106,917 
89,510 
89,245 
89,819 
82,508 
55,534 
99,003 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
73 
72 
149 
87 
52 
1 
16 
1 0 to 49 acres 
115 
348 
439 
336 
132 
8 
74 
50 to 1 79 acres 
222 
612 
161 
452 
272 
14 
70 
1 80 to 499 acres 
84 
473 
56 
143 
64 
9 
30 
500 to 999 acres 
21 
106 
17 
32 
19 
4 
3 
1 ,000 acres or more 
10 
18 
5 
11 
12 
- 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
446 
1,459 
573 
920 
477 
28 
175 
acres 
63,273 
163,329 
47,951 
77,093 
45,386 
1,631 
13,350 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
386 
1,116 
516 
803 
401 
25 
135 
acres 
57,160 
129,492 
44,095 
64,666 
37,962 
1,507 
11,626 
Irrigated land 
farms 
59 
54 
131 
52 
19 
_ 
13 
acres 
282 
157 
839 
587 
59 
- 
155 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
107,701 
128,794 
62,418 
52,905 
32,641 
692 
9,339 
Average per farm 
dollars 
205,146 
79,063 
75,475 
49,863 
59,240 
19,221 
47,894 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
17,467 
29,151 
46,869 
36,846 
18,117 
314 
8,534 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
90,235 
99,643 
15,549 
16,059 
14,524 
378 
805 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
149 
659 
321 
393 
186 
15 
73 
$2,500 to $4,999 
45 
123 
89 
97 
51 
2 
17 
$5,000 to $9,999 
47 
145 
78 
133 
81 
3 
14 
$10,000 to $24,999 
56 
197 
103 
196 
114 
3 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25 
134 
63 
84 
48 
7 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
51 
121 
60 
52 
24 
6 
22 
$100,000 or more 
152 
250 
113 
106 
47 
- 
16 
Government payments 
farms 
171 
701 
113 
282 
176 
14 
82 
$1,000 
1,416 
6,994 
579 
1,502 
775 
55 
191 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
247 
543 
306 
313 
191 
9 
47 
$1,000 
3,629 
4,942 
12,621 
3,573 
1,182 
137 
611 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
91,230 
114,386 
69,265 
43,977 
23,554 
1,000 
8,499 
Average per farm 
dollars 
173,772 
70,219 
83,755 
41,449 
42,747 
27,789 
43,582 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
525 
1,629 
827 
1,061 
551 
36 
195 
$1,000 
21,516 
26,343 
6,353 
14,002 
1 1 ,044 
-116 
1,643 
Average per farm 
dollars 
40,982 
16,171 
7,682 
13,197 
20,044 
-3,217 
8,424 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
307 
746 
424 
484 
206 
18 
73 
Other 
number 
218 
883 
403 
577 
345 
18 
122 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
284 
919 
466 
657 
356 
26 
130 
200 days or more 
number 
184 
528 
306 
408 
254 
16 
97 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
279 
749 
162 
457 
236 
20 
46 
number 
42,061 
54,083 
6,968 
14,573 
8,326 
533 
1,450 
Beef cows 
farms 
86 
398 
94 
345 
149 
12 
21 
number 
962 
5,335 
858 
4,340 
1,779 
66 
297 
Milk cows 
farms 
119 
262 
27 
36 
20 
- 
3 
number 
18,760 
16,467 
1,686 
2,163 
2,245 
- 
58 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
220 
572 
121 
351 
167 
13 
27 
number 
16,388 
36,347 
3,261 
6,551 
3,016 
165 
273 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
27 
67 
32 
37 
38 
4 
5 
number 
5,188 
(D) 
530 
722 
561 
90 
65 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
21 
44 
26 
36 
39 
4 
4 
number 
9,091 
(D) 
683 
1,790 
762 
164 
143 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
44 
55 
128 
54 
12 
- 
10 
number 
1,165 
1,692 
1,907 
1,160 
729 
- 
227 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
107 
188 
147 
126 
83 
10 
23 
number 
3,371 
4,726 
11,449 
3,768 
1,908 
153 
1,746 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
9 
33 
10 
14 
10 
- 
3 
number 
332 
3,751 
7,278 
5,384 
660 
- 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
171 
224 
116 
314 
194 
5 
58 
acres 
14,734 
15,709 
9,620 
16,245 
9,096 
(D) 
1,698 
bushels 
1,843,451 
1,954,581 
1,082,972 
2,091,475 
1,187,348 
(D) 
194,287 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
164 
255 
41 
79 
50 
4 
9 
acres 
14,522 
14,582 
1,930 
2,902 
2,102 
60 
144 
tons 
246,416 
193,711 
29,240 
49,343 
36,299 
(D) 
2,064 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
21 
10 
42 
70 
15 
1 
16 
acres 
475 
187 
1,652 
1,745 
1,534 
(D) 
268 
bushels 
32,902 
8,512 
83,193 
91,792 
78,398 
(D) 
9,618 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
21 
10 
42 
70 
15 
1 
16 
acres 
475 
187 
1,652 
1,745 
1,534 
(D) 
268 
bushels 
32,902 
8,512 
83,193 
91,792 
78,398 
(D) 
9,618 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
228 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
