Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mifflin 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Montour 
Northampton 
Northumberlan 
d 
Perry 
Philadelphia 
Farms 
number 
808 
283 
596 
459 
498 
889 
22 
Land in farms 
acres 
90,554 
26,483 
30,780 
43,493 
65,744 
135,075 
285 
Average size of farm 
acres 
112 
94 
52 
95 
132 
153 
152 
13 
Median size of farm 
acres 
75 
42 
19 
56 
32 
60 
90 
2 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
550,039 
735,582 
725,669 
519,507 
1,084,882 
748,820 
767,425 
587,334 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,908 
7,860 
14,051 
5,483 
8,218 
4,898 
5,051 
45,338 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
61,481 
20,149 
31,526 
28,584 
57,324 
86,192 
93,311 
657 
Average per farm 
dollars 
76,090 
71,199 
52,896 
62,275 
115,108 
101,882 
104,962 
29,854 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
87 
35 
144 
38 
106 
65 
42 
15 
1 0 to 49 acres 
199 
115 
304 
160 
207 
299 
248 
3 
50 to 1 79 acres 
381 
96 
110 
204 
99 
330 
372 
4 
1 80 to 499 acres 
124 
30 
32 
50 
56 
98 
184 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
12 
6 
3 
5 
16 
36 
36 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
5 
1 
3 
2 
14 
19 
7 
- 
Total cropland 
farms 
687 
230 
384 
389 
395 
759 
738 
13 
acres 
53,241 
13,049 
18,668 
29,564 
55,555 
92,754 
81,253 
66 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
630 
196 
361 
292 
366 
560 
618 
12 
acres 
47,547 
10,914 
16,516 
22,362 
53,199 
78,653 
71 ,280 
(D) 
Irrigated land 
farms 
38 
24 
100 
37 
62 
85 
44 
10 
acres 
116 
134 
812 
121 
318 
1,422 
312 
21 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
94,023 
10,974 
25,594 
47,425 
43,496 
154,339 
140,401 
768 
Average per farm 
dollars 
116,365 
38,777 
42,943 
103,323 
87,342 
182,219 
157,932 
34,892 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
16,676 
7,335 
18,398 
28,511 
36,053 
57,058 
27,727 
727 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
77,347 
3,639 
7,196 
18,914 
7,443 
97,281 
112,674 
40 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
208 
133 
246 
200 
173 
279 
281 
9 
$2,500 to $4,999 
74 
18 
42 
33 
34 
39 
58 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
77 
31 
71 
23 
69 
72 
86 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
95 
34 
94 
54 
59 
84 
119 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
59 
25 
52 
29 
48 
70 
80 
1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
95 
18 
43 
39 
31 
94 
38 
3 
$100,000 or more 
200 
24 
48 
81 
84 
209 
227 
2 
Government payments 
farms 
215 
44 
63 
167 
116 
365 
322 
_ 
$1,000 
1,361 
174 
293 
678 
845 
2,014 
1,816 
- 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
354 
72 
194 
151 
190 
341 
377 
6 
$1,000 
3,766 
1,115 
5,368 
1,187 
3,039 
3,970 
2,530 
324 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
73,634 
1 1 ,739 
33,088 
36,579 
38,501 
114,547 
109,993 
1,221 
Average per farm 
dollars 
91,131 
41,482 
55,517 
79,692 
77,310 
135,238 
123,726 
55,519 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
808 
283 
596 
459 
498 
847 
889 
22 
$1,000 
25,516 
524 
-1,833 
12,712 
8,880 
45,776 
34,754 
-130 
Average per farm 
dollars 
31,579 
1,851 
-3,076 
27,695 
17,832 
54,045 
39,094 
-5,899 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
396 
156 
328 
208 
252 
463 
450 
10 
Other 
number 
412 
127 
268 
251 
246 
384 
439 
12 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
539 
170 
353 
273 
279 
485 
453 
13 
200 days or more 
number 
350 
90 
252 
175 
176 
315 
306 
6 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
482 
35 
105 
165 
121 
338 
384 
1 
number 
29,576 
965 
3,312 
6,384 
4,553 
25,796 
33,646 
(D) 
Beef cows 
farms 
144 
18 
66 
65 
56 
104 
137 
1 
number 
1,591 
(D) 
827 
683 
889 
1,321 
1,704 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
269 
1 
19 
49 
26 
77 
137 
number 
1 1 ,758 
(D) 
629 
1,355 
1,509 
4,691 
10,692 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
383 
25 
77 
130 
82 
272 
292 
1 
number 
15,380 
677 
1,861 
5,180 
1,997 
20,368 
17,182 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
87 
22 
26 
20 
23 
48 
65 
1 
number 
28,151 
122 
2,920 
982 
268 
32,215 
65,908 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
62 
14 
25 
17 
19 
39 
50 
1 
number 
88,040 
183 
5,663 
(D) 
360 
1 1 1 ,787 
285,616 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
115 
17 
56 
13 
41 
42 
33 
1 
number 
1,081 
293 
1,067 
662 
543 
1,789 
1,185 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
187 
37 
115 
76 
84 
123 
146 
number 
23,056 
1,262 
17,417 
102,530 
3,378 
770,149 
103,061 
- 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
12 
4 
11 
9 
9 
30 
24 
3 
number 
986,099 
1,655 
666 
2,033,287 
504 
4,881,656 
3,572,186 
2,250 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
354 
39 
63 
149 
147 
289 
319 
- 
acres 
13,083 
3,641 
3,691 
7,199 
23,800 
30,834 
16,623 
- 
bushels 
1,521,868 
392,308 
380,354 
828,647 
2,856,615 
3,603,573 
1,723,064 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
267 
5 
13 
55 
32 
137 
136 
- 
acres 
8,966 
120 
530 
1,244 
1,648 
4,819 
8,395 
- 
tons 
147,909 
2,271 
11,436 
19,552 
26,738 
68,633 
132,670 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
63 
10 
21 
43 
62 
58 
95 
- 
acres 
711 
291 
408 
852 
3,865 
4,157 
3,251 
- 
bushels 
37,582 
16,743 
20,761 
40,584 
219,333 
281,471 
171,405 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
63 
10 
21 
43 
62 
58 
95 
- 
acres 
711 
291 
408 
852 
3,865 
4,157 
3,251 
- 
bushels 
37,582 
16,743 
20,761 
40,584 
219,333 
281,471 
171,405 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Pennsylvania 233 
