Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Union 
Venango 
Warren 
Washington 
Wayne 
Westmoreland 
Wyoming 
York 
Farms 
number 
613 
464 
602 
1,915 
711 
1,274 
508 
2,171 
Land in farms 
acres 
93,241 
61,531 
82,419 
205,821 
112,998 
143,062 
68,749 
262,062 
Average size of farm 
acres 
152 
133 
137 
107 
159 
112 
135 
121 
Median size of farm 
acres 
68 
80 
80 
78 
111 
65 
94 
37 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
820,065 
410,135 
321,166 
489,896 
592,875 
534,291 
542,845 
910,957 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,391 
3,093 
2,346 
4,558 
3,730 
4,758 
4,011 
7,547 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
61,928 
38,002 
38,224 
130,688 
54,620 
118,355 
40,595 
188,887 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,025 
81,900 
63,495 
68,244 
76,821 
92,900 
79,911 
87,005 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
37 
31 
31 
65 
40 
99 
29 
315 
1 0 to 49 acres 
195 
122 
178 
626 
137 
376 
128 
914 
50 to 1 79 acres 
276 
248 
266 
925 
289 
607 
234 
649 
1 80 to 499 acres 
91 
38 
100 
265 
216 
152 
101 
197 
500 to 999 acres 
10 
16 
20 
30 
24 
30 
13 
57 
1 ,000 acres or more 
4 
9 
7 
4 
5 
10 
3 
39 
Total cropland 
farms 
547 
391 
486 
1,548 
623 
1,011 
445 
1,739 
acres 
52,661 
29,030 
27,624 
86,359 
43,153 
81,877 
32,431 
194,977 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
480 
353 
420 
1,366 
567 
849 
346 
1,556 
acres 
47,721 
25,457 
22,794 
68,665 
37,775 
67,293 
24,613 
181,769 
Irrigated land 
farms 
32 
16 
15 
71 
49 
73 
27 
149 
acres 
125 
19 
98 
755 
143 
426 
119 
829 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
135,970 
15,775 
20,747 
35,412 
32,352 
48,610 
14,616 
234,064 
Average per farm 
dollars 
221,811 
33,998 
34,464 
18,492 
45,502 
38,156 
28,772 
107,814 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
25,949 
10,179 
6,834 
18,787 
6,785 
27,006 
8,369 
147,217 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
110,021 
5,596 
13,913 
16,625 
25,567 
21,605 
6,247 
86,847 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
121 
160 
270 
771 
219 
525 
233 
775 
$2,500 to $4,999 
22 
56 
94 
257 
67 
118 
48 
200 
$5,000 to $9,999 
21 
66 
64 
348 
116 
158 
61 
213 
$10,000 to $24,999 
58 
90 
79 
292 
132 
220 
57 
249 
$25,000 to $49,999 
62 
36 
27 
143 
64 
84 
41 
215 
$50,000 to $99,999 
53 
25 
28 
52 
32 
79 
29 
160 
$100,000 or more 
276 
31 
40 
52 
81 
90 
39 
359 
Government payments 
farms 
167 
106 
96 
209 
142 
322 
161 
482 
$1,000 
713 
489 
464 
841 
696 
1,118 
633 
2,746 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
298 
115 
168 
444 
233 
355 
146 
796 
$1,000 
4,361 
707 
1,145 
5,422 
1,274 
3,970 
6,528 
7,551 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
102,437 
14,242 
20,303 
42,123 
29,761 
48,491 
14,805 
189,444 
Average per farm 
dollars 
167,108 
30,695 
33,725 
21,996 
41,858 
38,062 
29,143 
87,261 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
613 
464 
602 
1,915 
711 
1,274 
508 
2,171 
$1,000 
38,607 
2,729 
2,054 
-448 
4,561 
5,207 
6,972 
54,918 
Average per farm 
dollars 
62,980 
5,880 
3,412 
-234 
6,414 
4,087 
13,724 
25,296 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
377 
223 
235 
854 
358 
588 
234 
1,062 
Other 
number 
236 
241 
367 
1,061 
353 
686 
274 
1,109 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
405 
264 
371 
1,129 
428 
772 
312 
1,316 
200 days or more 
number 
247 
216 
285 
765 
245 
529 
211 
911 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
326 
223 
258 
783 
303 
484 
154 
689 
number 
29,405 
6,876 
9,365 
21,787 
14,161 
19,901 
6,430 
33,589 
Beef cows 
farms 
62 
170 
140 
595 
181 
334 
83 
352 
number 
683 
1,544 
1,451 
8,065 
2,104 
4,726 
1,156 
4,722 
Milk cows 
farms 
144 
21 
61 
41 
92 
60 
34 
139 
number 
8,590 
1,050 
3,250 
2,400 
4,822 
4,110 
1,559 
7,452 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
293 
157 
170 
533 
219 
359 
112 
549 
number 
30,103 
1,836 
3,307 
8,898 
4,437 
6,602 
2,046 
14,136 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
39 
27 
57 
83 
41 
57 
25 
92 
number 
21,059 
757 
542 
542 
360 
819 
141 
45,998 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
40 
28 
47 
60 
34 
45 
18 
83 
number 
59,697 
701 
684 
669 
961 
1,016 
277 
198,754 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
23 
20 
20 
176 
45 
88 
13 
157 
number 
535 
1,024 
543 
7,508 
1,658 
3,132 
878 
3,466 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
127 
87 
126 
270 
120 
190 
80 
336 
number 
605,369 
1,817 
3,123 
6,085 
3,636 
6,030 
1,858 
409,567 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
47 
3 
11 
8 
17 
8 
2 
27 
number 
9,181,209 
148 
1,249 
183 
(D) 
733 
(D) 
2,680,037 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
304 
124 
70 
153 
17 
314 
64 
682 
acres 
14,440 
10,401 
2,668 
3,141 
271 
16,989 
4,063 
68,654 
bushels 
1,945,328 
1,261,717 
337,003 
331,266 
34,103 
1,898,665 
460,674 
9,056,521 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
184 
39 
68 
48 
67 
85 
42 
173 
acres 
5,785 
812 
1,926 
1,838 
1,336 
3,711 
1,176 
13,407 
tons 
104,095 
17,644 
34,361 
23,876 
20,298 
64,669 
18,889 
275,720 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
49 
13 
4 
19 
- 
46 
2 
309 
acres 
1,302 
279 
42 
256 
- 
1,012 
(D) 
18,611 
bushels 
80,553 
13,220 
2,760 
13,291 
- 
48,648 
(D) 
1 ,298,970 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
49 
13 
4 
19 
- 
46 
2 
309 
acres 
1,302 
279 
42 
256 
- 
1,012 
(D) 
18,611 
bushels 
80,553 
13,220 
2,760 
13,291 
- 
48,648 
(D) 
1 ,298,970 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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