Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Centre 
Chester 
Clarion 
Clearfield 
Clinton 
Columbia 
Crawford 
Farms 
number 
1,192 
1,730 
652 
533 
469 
1,351 
Land in farms 
acres 
162,041 
164,495 
115,976 
69,250 
52,715 
227,731 
Average size of farm 
acres 
136 
95 
178 
130 
112 
130 
169 
Median size of farm 
acres 
80 
37 
100 
74 
75 
68 
80 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
736,207 
1 ,242,743 
524,999 
344,137 
608,541 
610,161 
475,735 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,416 
13,070 
2,951 
2,649 
5,414 
4,693 
2,822 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
103,393 
191,532 
49,165 
36,433 
39,943 
84,494 
123,877 
Average per farm 
dollars 
86,739 
110,712 
75,407 
68,354 
85,166 
89,506 
91,693 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
94 
250 
26 
36 
48 
46 
85 
1 0 to 49 acres 
384 
737 
118 
147 
126 
306 
335 
50 to 1 79 acres 
483 
570 
355 
242 
244 
442 
586 
1 80 to 499 acres 
174 
129 
112 
85 
33 
107 
264 
500 to 999 acres 
46 
22 
24 
19 
16 
32 
55 
1 ,000 acres or more 
11 
22 
17 
4 
2 
11 
26 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,028 
1,252 
567 
454 
409 
845 
1,120 
acres 
84,871 
107,125 
60,546 
34,781 
29,115 
85,144 
130,284 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
909 
1,138 
490 
382 
348 
579 
989 
acres 
74,491 
99,513 
50,316 
27,496 
24,787 
68,450 
115,536 
Irrigated land 
farms 
100 
220 
16 
29 
58 
69 
48 
acres 
1,060 
1,211 
63 
109 
847 
631 
347 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
91,581 
660,744 
36,136 
13,691 
60,558 
74,351 
116,075 
Average per farm 
dollars 
76,829 
381,933 
55,423 
25,686 
129,123 
78,761 
85,918 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
31,431 
535,206 
20,145 
7,279 
12,232 
48,714 
51,457 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
60,150 
125,537 
15,991 
6,411 
48,327 
25,636 
64,618 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
407 
589 
233 
215 
143 
438 
444 
$2,500 to $4,999 
97 
125 
74 
44 
31 
61 
124 
$5,000 to $9,999 
125 
106 
73 
80 
27 
61 
157 
$10,000 to $24,999 
173 
184 
98 
87 
39 
113 
214 
$25,000 to $49,999 
78 
154 
74 
43 
46 
68 
120 
$50,000 to $99,999 
74 
92 
33 
27 
34 
73 
84 
$100,000 or more 
238 
480 
67 
37 
149 
130 
208 
Government payments 
farms 
361 
274 
217 
115 
137 
462 
360 
$1,000 
1,985 
1,631 
960 
392 
951 
2,088 
2,095 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
417 
751 
206 
115 
188 
344 
534 
$1,000 
5,774 
31,152 
1,260 
782 
2,235 
2,453 
14,015 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
83,222 
550,692 
27,905 
13,517 
52,002 
62,498 
99,814 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,817 
318,319 
42,799 
25,360 
110,878 
66,205 
73,881 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,192 
1,730 
652 
533 
469 
944 
1,351 
$1,000 
16,118 
142,835 
10,451 
1,348 
11,744 
16,394 
32,372 
Average per farm 
dollars 
13,522 
82,564 
16,029 
2,528 
25,040 
17,367 
23,962 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
684 
1,050 
256 
240 
239 
376 
696 
Other 
number 
508 
680 
396 
293 
230 
568 
655 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
645 
900 
413 
343 
277 
529 
829 
200 days or more 
number 
458 
562 
241 
251 
157 
362 
567 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
550 
490 
314 
202 
258 
244 
694 
number 
30,237 
39,441 
13,400 
5,949 
28,339 
12,244 
35,566 
Beef cows 
farms 
263 
140 
233 
148 
53 
141 
434 
number 
3,049 
1,792 
2,907 
1,404 
607 
1,424 
5,091 
Milk cows 
farms 
181 
275 
46 
27 
98 
52 
224 
number 
10,985 
18,444 
2,562 
1,080 
6,022 
3,863 
12,196 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
395 
383 
209 
125 
195 
177 
516 
number 
16,370 
21,413 
12,583 
2,459 
29,717 
7,689 
16,547 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
73 
47 
44 
47 
41 
41 
108 
number 
3,766 
27,452 
1,416 
259 
2,975 
16,813 
1,282 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
69 
43 
38 
27 
34 
38 
74 
number 
7,747 
141,317 
4,894 
181 
2,207 
119,289 
1,383 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
101 
131 
20 
11 
15 
33 
108 
number 
1,745 
2,723 
1,126 
252 
655 
890 
3,516 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
227 
339 
89 
92 
125 
106 
201 
number 
6,904 
59,447 
2,134 
2,195 
258,144 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
22 
27 
14 
6 
9 
21 
25 
number 
9,046 
1 ,528,239 
2,020 
347 
621 
788,399 
3,101 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
345 
368 
179 
153 
134 
269 
378 
acres 
18,297 
28,293 
13,781 
4,511 
6,731 
20,273 
29,149 
bushels 
2,451,498 
4,064,609 
1,625,193 
526,250 
794,910 
2,617,248 
3,916,170 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
212 
276 
47 
36 
115 
61 
171 
acres 
8,092 
10,396 
1,640 
1,087 
3,433 
2,348 
9,435 
tons 
137,601 
219,882 
28,410 
18,271 
62,740 
32,861 
176,036 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
91 
96 
19 
14 
23 
117 
27 
acres 
3,047 
5,433 
1,639 
57 
844 
5,112 
1,668 
bushels 
190,388 
430,982 
42,645 
2,389 
54,392 
299,792 
86,408 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
91 
96 
19 
14 
23 
117 
27 
acres 
3,047 
5,433 
1,639 
57 
844 
5,112 
1,668 
bushels 
190,388 
430,982 
42,645 
2,389 
54,392 
299,792 
86,408 
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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