Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pike 
Potter 
Schuylkill 
Snyder 
Somerset 
Sullivan 
Susquehanna 
Tioga 
Farms 
number 
50 
442 
791 
933 
1,140 
179 
1,005 
1,125 
Land in farms 
acres 
28,260 
96,689 
105,749 
91,179 
214,581 
37,481 
166,399 
205,158 
Average size of farm 
acres 
565 
219 
134 
98 
188 
209 
166 
182 
Median size of farm 
acres 
60 
122 
60 
53 
118 
110 
104 
117 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,037,116 
601,247 
860,377 
568,782 
495,161 
645,696 
675,316 
626,934 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,835 
2,749 
6,436 
5,820 
2,631 
3,084 
4,079 
3,438 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
2,784 
38,716 
83,528 
63,342 
103,904 
1 7,384 
80,762 
88,808 
Average per farm 
dollars 
55,676 
87,592 
105,597 
67,890 
91,144 
97,115 
80,360 
78,941 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
14 
18 
69 
98 
73 
16 
50 
43 
1 0 to 49 acres 
9 
87 
259 
338 
184 
28 
248 
193 
50 to 1 79 acres 
13 
174 
315 
388 
497 
85 
388 
517 
1 80 to 499 acres 
7 
122 
105 
82 
304 
34 
264 
293 
500 to 999 acres 
5 
28 
30 
18 
59 
12 
48 
68 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2 
13 
13 
9 
23 
4 
7 
11 
Total cropland 
farms 
37 
369 
679 
794 
996 
163 
870 
1,028 
acres 
3,436 
41,982 
72,077 
59,679 
119,396 
15,422 
73,702 
108,961 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
33 
249 
534 
705 
854 
119 
684 
802 
acres 
1,972 
31,668 
63,041 
51,056 
102,205 
12,046 
58,672 
88,499 
Irrigated land 
farms 
6 
5 
75 
113 
64 
7 
30 
29 
acres 
11 
8 
1,663 
782 
109 
13 
84 
150 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
2,965 
35,450 
165,853 
165,493 
104,209 
9,517 
43,321 
80,258 
Average per farm 
dollars 
59,307 
80,204 
209,675 
177,377 
91,411 
53,165 
43,106 
71,341 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,706 
1 1 ,242 
76,823 
27,150 
27,139 
2,545 
8,974 
21,241 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
259 
24,208 
89,029 
138,343 
77,070 
6,972 
34,348 
59,017 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
20 
209 
301 
278 
344 
79 
442 
388 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6 
39 
53 
76 
93 
15 
98 
119 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4 
34 
65 
55 
101 
25 
111 
128 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6 
60 
92 
103 
160 
30 
132 
186 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
20 
68 
106 
95 
9 
82 
101 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
23 
46 
83 
106 
5 
26 
53 
$100,000 or more 
5 
57 
166 
232 
241 
16 
114 
150 
Government payments 
farms 
3 
230 
338 
236 
352 
78 
354 
472 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,364 
1,486 
1,273 
1,602 
461 
1,585 
2,590 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
16 
164 
326 
388 
480 
55 
257 
374 
$1,000 
195 
1,427 
12,953 
2,248 
2,476 
271 
1,952 
2,694 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
2,650 
29,321 
142,013 
131,028 
83,489 
8,409 
42,934 
63,712 
Average per farm 
dollars 
52,995 
66,338 
179,536 
140,437 
73,236 
46,977 
42,721 
56,633 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
50 
442 
791 
933 
1,140 
179 
1,005 
1,125 
$1,000 
539 
8,919 
38,279 
37,986 
24,799 
1,839 
3,924 
21,830 
Average per farm 
dollars 
10,778 
20,179 
48,393 
40,714 
21,753 
10,275 
3,905 
19,404 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
17 
247 
393 
447 
551 
90 
513 
557 
Other 
number 
33 
195 
398 
486 
589 
89 
492 
568 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
38 
198 
483 
607 
708 
127 
593 
623 
200 days or more 
number 
30 
133 
352 
373 
470 
81 
352 
389 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
15 
178 
235 
427 
617 
53 
412 
497 
number 
232 
14,424 
12,757 
21,450 
43,334 
4,291 
25,138 
27,319 
Beef cows 
farms 
8 
101 
95 
108 
290 
28 
239 
298 
number 
(D) 
1,377 
783 
1,209 
3,739 
266 
2,946 
4,064 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
56 
50 
137 
258 
14 
135 
133 
number 
(D) 
5,589 
3,132 
5,756 
16,304 
1,852 
7,283 
9,514 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10 
122 
177 
343 
505 
35 
289 
391 
number 
(D) 
6,719 
6,711 
18,695 
21,141 
884 
14,052 
11,645 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
24 
42 
67 
57 
4 
45 
34 
number 
- 
323 
23,713 
43,928 
(D) 
11 
462 
26,102 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
22 
39 
59 
49 
- 
46 
38 
number 
- 
1,067 
57,152 
231,941 
(D) 
- 
579 
162,180 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
6 
13 
16 
72 
57 
2 
65 
51 
number 
168 
500 
298 
1,203 
2,511 
(D) 
1,796 
2,339 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
14 
65 
102 
183 
210 
18 
168 
113 
number 
241 
2,012 
1 ,451 ,372 
434,248 
10,550 
260 
3,344 
2,919 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
2 
31 
60 
24 
- 
10 
8 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
9,296,710 
17,712,428 
1,652 
- 
2,666 
446 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1 
55 
269 
343 
377 
34 
32 
164 
acres 
(D) 
3,083 
22,497 
14,941 
18,988 
2,293 
976 
8,271 
bushels 
(D) 
359,905 
2,545,518 
1,664,305 
2,632,749 
276,354 
125,617 
1,004,548 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
62 
72 
178 
262 
18 
105 
131 
acres 
- 
4,113 
2,835 
5,069 
10,957 
2,068 
4,048 
7,344 
tons 
- 
65,505 
44,513 
74,277 
181,236 
30,369 
67,929 
97,854 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
12 
92 
65 
19 
- 
- 
19 
acres 
- 
1,575 
3,985 
1,692 
1,068 
- 
- 
433 
bushels 
- 
93,018 
252,517 
89,430 
62,175 
- 
- 
26,587 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
12 
92 
65 
19 
- 
- 
19 
acres 
- 
1,575 
3,985 
1,692 
1,068 
- 
- 
433 
bushels 
- 
93,018 
252,517 
89,430 
62,175 
- 
- 
26,587 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
234 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
