Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lancaster 
Lawrence 
Lebanon 
Lehigh 
Luzerne 
Lycoming 
McKean 
Mercer 
Farms 
number 
5,657 
659 
1,219 
486 
556 
1,207 
290 
1,185 
Land in farms 
acres 
439,481 
80,468 
121,413 
76,331 
60,930 
158,462 
36,297 
163,148 
Average size of farm 
acres 
78 
122 
100 
157 
110 
131 
125 
138 
Median size of farm 
acres 
56 
75 
53 
33 
65 
80 
78 
77 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
973,388 
501,195 
1,052,028 
1,308,144 
491,933 
559,934 
258,074 
470,815 
Average per acre 
dollars 
12,529 
4,105 
10,562 
8,329 
4,489 
4,265 
2,062 
3,420 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
576,940 
55,871 
148,918 
53,133 
37,362 
88,190 
14,473 
104,346 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,987 
84,781 
122,164 
109,328 
67,198 
73,065 
49,906 
88,056 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
787 
39 
201 
92 
49 
84 
30 
82 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,709 
181 
387 
194 
167 
307 
78 
301 
50 to 1 79 acres 
2,748 
339 
410 
129 
265 
576 
108 
567 
1 80 to 499 acres 
341 
76 
193 
43 
55 
195 
65 
186 
500 to 999 acres 
55 
15 
26 
12 
15 
32 
9 
33 
1 ,000 acres or more 
17 
9 
2 
16 
5 
13 
- 
16 
Total cropland 
farms 
4,847 
557 
986 
364 
495 
1,067 
231 
1,009 
acres 
331,973 
46,839 
97,431 
63,225 
34,383 
79,664 
13,156 
97,735 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
4,618 
505 
929 
337 
357 
824 
195 
875 
acres 
315,137 
42,006 
93,293 
61,368 
27,392 
61,018 
10,446 
86,482 
Irrigated land 
farms 
930 
36 
82 
67 
66 
44 
9 
44 
acres 
6,076 
124 
1,463 
831 
295 
565 
17 
117 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
1,474,954 
38,519 
348,933 
90,833 
20,993 
72,202 
4,952 
82,650 
Average per farm 
dollars 
260,731 
58,450 
286,245 
186,899 
37,757 
59,819 
17,075 
69,747 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
261,037 
20,607 
45,770 
63,218 
17,259 
38,877 
2,440 
46,664 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,213,918 
17,912 
303,163 
27,614 
3,734 
33,325 
2,512 
35,986 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
894 
190 
263 
144 
243 
452 
138 
377 
$2,500 to $4,999 
282 
63 
81 
47 
50 
106 
29 
107 
$5,000 to $9,999 
285 
85 
94 
45 
87 
147 
32 
135 
$10,000 to $24,999 
459 
125 
122 
67 
58 
163 
41 
171 
$25,000 to $49,999 
453 
67 
96 
73 
36 
87 
29 
105 
$50,000 to $99,999 
544 
61 
105 
40 
31 
93 
8 
115 
$100,000 or more 
2,740 
68 
458 
70 
51 
159 
13 
175 
Government payments 
farms 
1,043 
171 
324 
123 
230 
472 
71 
354 
$1,000 
5,843 
652 
2,250 
701 
970 
2,246 
192 
1,376 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,866 
221 
620 
181 
156 
363 
73 
448 
$1,000 
37,686 
3,434 
9,873 
3,566 
1,051 
2,832 
775 
2,594 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
1,158,856 
31,945 
263,841 
76,272 
19,971 
59,579 
5,331 
61,921 
Average per farm 
dollars 
204,854 
48,475 
216,440 
156,939 
35,918 
49,361 
18,384 
52,254 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
5,657 
659 
1,219 
486 
556 
1,207 
290 
1,185 
$1,000 
359,628 
10,659 
97,214 
18,828 
3,044 
17,701 
587 
24,699 
Average per farm 
dollars 
63,572 
16,175 
79,749 
38,740 
5,474 
14,665 
2,023 
20,843 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
4,083 
332 
718 
273 
235 
531 
107 
535 
Other 
number 
1,574 
327 
501 
213 
321 
676 
183 
650 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
3,145 
435 
707 
284 
316 
693 
181 
783 
200 days or more 
number 
1,968 
266 
468 
195 
225 
487 
137 
545 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
3,214 
316 
591 
80 
127 
431 
96 
567 
number 
276,729 
14,934 
59,207 
3,864 
3,149 
15,846 
2,482 
25,293 
Beef cows 
farms 
466 
199 
151 
53 
83 
234 
63 
328 
number 
4,934 
2,565 
1,569 
500 
599 
3,158 
795 
3,799 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,878 
75 
285 
18 
15 
106 
14 
149 
number 
110,805 
3,783 
25,119 
1,210 
790 
4,731 
522 
7,877 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,811 
228 
497 
56 
65 
308 
73 
429 
number 
165,463 
4,652 
26,492 
1,227 
919 
6,731 
781 
9,728 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
350 
44 
73 
11 
14 
67 
22 
80 
number 
359,505 
758 
101,924 
2,118 
213 
16,836 
211 
1,452 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
347 
40 
84 
11 
8 
53 
24 
58 
number 
1,460,771 
2,403 
408,019 
(D) 
157 
67,188 
257 
1,632 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
338 
71 
86 
30 
19 
57 
12 
92 
number 
6,736 
1,924 
2,022 
712 
623 
1,287 
192 
2,828 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,220 
104 
190 
55 
61 
163 
41 
201 
number 
10,651,369 
2,099 
2,248,341 
1,862 
4,732 
21,220 
954 
6,350 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
336 
7 
73 
12 
10 
18 
4 
31 
number 
53,586,627 
199 
21,933,581 
7,672 
2,508 
7,725 
95 
2,925 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,775 
244 
510 
128 
105 
360 
13 
437 
acres 
101,005 
1 1 ,054 
27,434 
22,217 
10,295 
1 7,694 
397 
32,591 
bushels 
15,034,403 
1,404,854 
3,283,565 
2,611,660 
1,122,841 
2,176,879 
54,534 
4,597,549 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2,429 
89 
362 
22 
29 
141 
25 
167 
acres 
72,539 
3,240 
19,306 
833 
1,043 
3,129 
490 
4,543 
tons 
1,517,429 
51,312 
330,822 
13,390 
17,712 
50,698 
7,110 
87,384 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
630 
75 
131 
84 
29 
56 
1 
49 
acres 
12,466 
1,415 
4,589 
7,137 
1,307 
1,088 
(D) 
1,413 
bushels 
914,391 
74,410 
296,944 
495,473 
61,741 
52,249 
(D) 
68,734 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
630 
75 
131 
84 
29 
56 
1 
49 
acres 
12,466 
1,415 
4,589 
7,137 
1,307 
1,088 
(D) 
1,413 
bushels 
914,391 
74,410 
296,944 
495,473 
61,741 
52,249 
(D) 
68,734 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
232 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
