Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Cumberland 
Dauphin 
Delaware 
Elk 
Erie 
Fayette 
Forest 
Farms 
number 
1,415 
811 
76 
271 
1,422 
941 
56 
Land in farms 
acres 
154,879 
129,378 
4,725 
23,488 
168,634 
112,871 
8,283 
Average size of farm 
acres 
109 
160 
62 
87 
119 
120 
148 
Median size of farm 
acres 
55 
53 
28 
50 
60 
75 
97 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
853,017 
724,409 
857,862 
296,375 
407,705 
398,346 
356,125 
Average per acre 
dollars 
7,793 
4,541 
13,798 
3,420 
3,438 
3,321 
2,408 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
135,265 
76,815 
4,384 
13,404 
106,874 
62,824 
3,868 
Average per farm 
dollars 
95,593 
94,833 
57,685 
49,460 
75,158 
66,763 
69,072 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
125 
103 
28 
42 
99 
58 
4 
1 0 to 49 acres 
540 
294 
21 
81 
487 
262 
10 
50 to 1 79 acres 
541 
304 
22 
120 
596 
459 
34 
1 80 to 499 acres 
159 
88 
5 
24 
182 
130 
6 
500 to 999 acres 
36 
15 
- 
4 
43 
25 
1 
1 ,000 acres or more 
14 
7 
- 
- 
15 
7 
1 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,258 
644 
50 
228 
1,258 
771 
49 
acres 
119,664 
59,986 
1,218 
9,727 
96,210 
55,185 
2,549 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,122 
558 
36 
213 
1,096 
674 
46 
acres 
109,879 
54,617 
(D) 
7,745 
83,798 
40,337 
2,082 
Irrigated land 
farms 
157 
47 
18 
14 
85 
22 
6 
acres 
1,595 
697 
80 
30 
939 
30 
13 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
195,356 
122,589 
9,781 
4,229 
91,675 
27,023 
1,820 
Average per farm 
dollars 
138,060 
151,158 
128,700 
15,607 
64,469 
28,717 
32,498 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
59,386 
28,705 
9,680 
2,015 
70,163 
14,221 
707 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
135,969 
93,884 
101 
2,214 
21,512 
12,802 
1,113 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
409 
285 
44 
111 
491 
368 
19 
$2,500 to $4,999 
113 
63 
4 
39 
201 
130 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
110 
63 
3 
38 
140 
146 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
159 
106 
12 
59 
197 
160 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
139 
68 
7 
14 
107 
48 
5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
109 
63 
1 
4 
104 
39 
9 
$100,000 or more 
376 
163 
5 
6 
182 
50 
3 
Government payments 
farms 
403 
220 
2 
23 
292 
167 
10 
$1,000 
1,997 
724 
(D) 
66 
1,693 
588 
25 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
586 
327 
42 
66 
537 
217 
13 
$1,000 
6,268 
4,601 
529 
370 
6,380 
2,130 
39 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
152,912 
97,342 
10,119 
4,731 
76,209 
24,763 
2,063 
Average per farm 
dollars 
108,065 
120,027 
133,146 
17,456 
53,593 
26,316 
36,833 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,415 
811 
76 
271 
1,422 
941 
56 
$1,000 
50,709 
30,573 
197 
-65 
23,539 
4,978 
-178 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,837 
37,698 
2,597 
-239 
16,553 
5,290 
-3,183 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
751 
364 
37 
91 
693 
450 
23 
Other 
number 
664 
447 
39 
180 
729 
491 
33 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
830 
502 
33 
200 
827 
625 
33 
200 days or more 
number 
531 
360 
14 
108 
552 
446 
20 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
622 
272 
12 
88 
410 
479 
22 
number 
66,543 
16,906 
(D) 
2,053 
13,461 
13,038 
692 
Beef cows 
farms 
199 
104 
5 
73 
264 
373 
16 
number 
3,235 
1,429 
45 
616 
2,300 
4,479 
253 
Milk cows 
farms 
243 
80 
5 
9 
73 
31 
6 
number 
19,774 
5,775 
(D) 
406 
4,631 
2,217 
150 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
514 
222 
3 
60 
292 
301 
13 
number 
31,655 
27,359 
7 
802 
4,946 
5,114 
220 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
59 
35 
3 
13 
55 
49 
7 
number 
20,540 
7,370 
18 
182 
729 
483 
63 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
53 
38 
4 
9 
48 
38 
4 
number 
49,963 
25,724 
22 
178 
688 
1,572 
39 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
81 
64 
10 
3 
53 
46 
4 
number 
1,653 
1,976 
120 
(D) 
1,134 
950 
25 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
232 
136 
14 
62 
130 
107 
13 
number 
611,422 
1,065,502 
364 
1,297 
22,779 
3,442 
396 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
28 
22 
2 
6 
12 
8 
- 
number 
3,317,288 
4,611,432 
(D) 
(D) 
458 
166 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
532 
261 
4 
38 
262 
147 
16 
acres 
29,189 
16,641 
96 
1,072 
20,061 
5,605 
344 
bushels 
3,565,557 
1,809,330 
7,800 
115,438 
2,442,647 
667,265 
54,233 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
359 
110 
- 
21 
94 
35 
3 
acres 
16,499 
4,580 
- 
432 
3,027 
1,493 
67 
tons 
288,895 
65,330 
- 
5,803 
51,649 
24,474 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
153 
89 
3 
3 
24 
6 
2 
acres 
5,659 
3,342 
45 
18 
2,135 
52 
(D) 
bushels 
377,149 
201,839 
7,875 
700 
89,342 
6,108 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
153 
89 
3 
3 
24 
6 
2 
acres 
5,659 
3,342 
45 
18 
2,135 
52 
(D) 
bushels 
377,149 
201,839 
7,875 
700 
89,342 
6,108 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
230 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
