Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mifflin 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Montour 
Northampton 
Northumberlan 
d 
Perry 
Philadelphia 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
808 
283 
596 
459 
498 
847 
889 
22 
2007 
1,024 
349 
719 
583 
486 
936 
1,002 
17 
acres, 2012 
90,554 
26,483 
30,780 
43,493 
65,744 
129,501 
135,075 
285 
2007 
94,133 
29,165 
41,908 
50,252 
68,252 
147,660 
144,375 
262 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
630 
196 
361 
292 
366 
560 
618 
12 
2007 
696 
225 
450 
330 
338 
600 
649 
10 
acres, 2012 
47,547 
10,914 
16,516 
22,362 
53,199 
78,653 
71,280 
(D) 
TENURE 
2007 
47,897 
11,163 
20,997 
21,054 
54,249 
91,106 
74,043 
46 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
596 
218 
431 
353 
316 
610 
607 
4 
2007 
749 
281 
535 
472 
320 
656 
749 
7 
acres, 2012 
46,849 
13,369 
13,761 
23,014 
11,441 
45,022 
58,454 
(D) 
2007 
48,200 
15,897 
21,603 
30,549 
12,786 
54,219 
70,799 
(D) 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
438 
141 
241 
192 
211 
339 
366 
2 
2007 
430 
164 
301 
228 
189 
335 
419 
5 
acres, 2012 
16,137 
2,436 
4,081 
7,575 
5,098 
13,225 
15,883 
(D) 
2007 
13,521 
3,038 
6,713 
7,476 
4,600 
17,236 
20,387 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
161 
47 
127 
78 
145 
190 
227 
3 
2007 
184 
46 
131 
83 
132 
236 
201 
3 
acres, 2012 
37,039 
1 1 ,358 
15,075 
16,409 
49,590 
73,367 
70,994 
(D) 
2007 
36,597 
1 1 ,729 
16,309 
15,054 
49,273 
88,123 
67,600 
(D) 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
21,289 
5,173 
5,238 
9,247 
14,721 
35,637 
34,569 
(D) 
2007 
20,795 
5,600 
4,671 
7,831 
13,686 
40,687 
31,703 
5 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
15,750 
6,185 
9,837 
7,162 
34,869 
37,730 
36,425 
(D) 
2007 
15,802 
6,129 
11,638 
7,223 
35,587 
47,436 
35,897 
(D) 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
146 
43 
95 
74 
127 
182 
211 
2 
2007 
179 
46 
117 
79 
118 
231 
191 
2 
acres, 2012 
25,897 
7,074 
11,057 
1 1 ,972 
44,123 
56,079 
51,195 
(D) 
2007 
26,977 
7,403 
11,209 
10,012 
44,441 
70,357 
49,543 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
51 
18 
38 
28 
37 
47 
55 
15 
2007 
91 
22 
53 
28 
34 
44 
52 
7 
acres, 2012 
6,666 
1,756 
1,944 
4,070 
4,713 
11,112 
5,627 
252 
2007 
9,336 
1,539 
3,996 
4,649 
6,193 
5,318 
5,976 
(D) 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
46 
12 
25 
26 
28 
39 
41 
8 
2007 
87 
15 
32 
23 
31 
34 
39 
3 
acres, 2012 
5,513 
1,404 
1,378 
2,815 
3,978 
9,349 
4,202 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
7,399 
722 
3,075 
3,566 
5,208 
3,513 
4,113 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
1,208 
506 
938 
698 
783 
1,310 
1,347 
32 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
475 
139 
324 
274 
266 
497 
520 
13 
2 operators 
283 
121 
216 
152 
189 
265 
299 
8 
3 operators 
35 
16 
44 
26 
33 
68 
54 
1 
4 operators 
14 
2 
10 
3 
10 
11 
13 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
5 
2 
4 
- 
6 
3 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
351 
153 
348 
205 
260 
376 
405 
13 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
313 
125 
281 
175 
227 
319 
324 
7 
2 operators 
19 
7 
29 
12 
12 
21 
33 
3 
3 operators 
- 
3 
3 
2 
3 
5 
5 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,393 
550 
1,109 
809 
792 
1,365 
1,476 
24 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
714 
195 
430 
396 
262 
597 
630 
12 
2 operators 
273 
125 
222 
166 
170 
273 
299 
3 
3 operators 
20 
19 
42 
10 
33 
53 
47 
2 
4 operators 
12 
6 
21 
5 
15 
9 
24 
- 
5 or more operators 
5 
4 
4 
6 
6 
4 
2 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
361 
175 
375 
226 
240 
358 
436 
14 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
313 
155 
274 
203 
190 
325 
377 
8 
2 operators 
18 
10 
42 
10 
15 
15 
25 
- 
3 operators 
- 
- 
4 
1 
5 
1 
3 
2 
4 operators 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
732 
224 
433 
406 
389 
741 
764 
12 
2007 
912 
276 
558 
513 
423 
830 
841 
7 
acres, 2012 
85,292 
23,942 
25,858 
39,948 
62,320 
124,545 
123,901 
228 
2007 
88,616 
26,081 
37,088 
45,463 
65,188 
141,039 
133,277 
(D) 
Female 
farms, 2012 
76 
59 
163 
53 
109 
106 
125 
10 
2007 
112 
73 
161 
70 
63 
106 
161 
10 
acres, 2012 
5,262 
2,541 
4,922 
3,545 
3,424 
4,956 
11,174 
57 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
5,517 
3,084 
4,820 
4,789 
3,064 
6,621 
1 1 ,098 
(D) 
Farming 
2012 
396 
156 
328 
208 
252 
463 
450 
10 
2007 
473 
146 
305 
209 
226 
420 
430 
11 
Other 
2012 
412 
127 
268 
251 
246 
384 
439 
12 
Place of residence: 
2007 
551 
203 
414 
374 
260 
516 
572 
6 
On farm operated 
2012 
709 
240 
504 
391 
420 
720 
752 
11 
2007 
919 
282 
601 
490 
410 
814 
838 
5 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
99 
43 
92 
68 
78 
127 
137 
11 
2007 
105 
67 
118 
93 
76 
122 
164 
12 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Pennsylvania 535 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
