Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Cumberland 
Dauphin 
Delaware 
Elk 
Erie 
Fayette 
Forest 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
585 
309 
43 
71 
595 
316 
23 
2007 
569 
256 
22 
126 
598 
460 
33 
Any 
2012 
830 
502 
33 
200 
827 
625 
33 
2007 
981 
580 
57 
250 
1,011 
760 
51 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
162 
64 
16 
27 
114 
60 
1 
2007 
218 
103 
7 
38 
185 
117 
2 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
52 
38 
1 
16 
59 
49 
7 
2007 
72 
41 
- 
9 
72 
68 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
85 
40 
2 
49 
102 
70 
5 
2007 
130 
64 
8 
29 
138 
73 
10 
200 days or more 
2012 
531 
360 
14 
108 
552 
446 
20 
2007 
561 
372 
42 
174 
616 
502 
38 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
76 
22 
1 
6 
35 
14 
4 
2007 
79 
49 
12 
13 
49 
41 
- 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
106 
36 
12 
19 
43 
35 
2 
2007 
135 
61 
6 
31 
78 
66 
12 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
217 
110 
15 
18 
173 
123 
7 
2007 
242 
133 
17 
56 
252 
199 
15 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,016 
643 
48 
228 
1,171 
769 
43 
2007 
1,094 
593 
44 
276 
1,230 
914 
57 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.7 
22.2 
23.8 
25.5 
25.0 
25.1 
23.2 
2007 
20.6 
21.1 
18.6 
22.6 
23.7 
24.0 
20.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
47 
18 
- 
6 
24 
6 
1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
85 
28 
11 
18 
37 
32 
1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
197 
86 
13 
14 
138 
113 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,086 
679 
52 
233 
1,223 
790 
43 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.6 
23.7 
25.1 
26.2 
27.0 
26.5 
23.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
4 
- 
- 
3 
- 
4 
- 
2007 
24 
8 
- 
- 
3 
4 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
188 
67 
15 
3 
48 
41 
3 
2007 
134 
78 
3 
10 
84 
45 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
216 
95 
- 
22 
165 
95 
10 
2007 
236 
119 
7 
54 
191 
126 
16 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
285 
214 
16 
92 
366 
198 
6 
2007 
361 
207 
15 
126 
399 
312 
20 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
153 
97 
11 
47 
236 
167 
11 
2007 
235 
108 
27 
40 
274 
190 
15 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
172 
108 
11 
21 
216 
134 
10 
2007 
200 
79 
4 
50 
194 
117 
17 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
148 
68 
3 
34 
144 
90 
5 
2007 
129 
96 
11 
37 
158 
177 
9 
70 years and over 
2012 
249 
162 
20 
49 
247 
212 
11 
2007 
231 
141 
12 
59 
306 
249 
7 
Average age 
2012 
54.4 
55.9 
58.0 
58.1 
57.8 
58.4 
57.9 
2007 
54.1 
54.7 
57.6 
56.2 
57.1 
58.2 
55.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
732 
529 
69 
149 
1,038 
620 
42 
2007 
708 
429 
51 
208 
938 
577 
49 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
30 
35 
1 
6 
171 
54 
15 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
399 
163 
30 
110 
469 
137 
19 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
193 
268 
21 
21 
222 
171 
2 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
63 
36 
15 
2 
4 
47 
1 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
72 
55 
6 
4 
158 
169 
- 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
23 
14 
9 
13 
82 
73 
5 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
14 
14 
- 
- 
21 
18 
- 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
3 
1 
- 
- 
7 
2 
- 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
1,369 
786 
66 
264 
1,367 
925 
55 
acres, 2012 
149,463 
123,832 
3,879 
22,624 
154,981 
110,838 
7,896 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
32 
19 
6 
9 
37 
19 
2 
acres, 2012 
8,508 
1,415 
44 
585 
4,229 
2,613 
(D) 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
1,265 
728 
52 
235 
1,248 
850 
52 
2007 
1,448 
757 
53 
358 
1,473 
1,134 
81 
acres, 2012 
124,983 
(D) 
(D) 
21,314 
129,785 
95,064 
7,677 
2007 
130,280 
(D) 
(D) 
29,593 
138,772 
114,537 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
92 
38 
1 
20 
92 
49 
2007 
67 
40 
1 
12 
69 
49 
1 
acres, 2012 
20,325 
7,395 
(D) 
1,336 
14,894 
9,237 
- 
2007 
23,410 
9,144 
(D) 
2,032 
12,015 
12,943 
(D) 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
26 
25 
16 
6 
61 
24 
2 
2007 
26 
28 
14 
5 
47 
26 
1 
acres, 2012 
5,203 
7,943 
1,209 
182 
21,035 
5,946 
(D) 
2007 
3,166 
9,277 
767 
(D) 
19,617 
8,256 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
8 
7 
- 
2 
5 
- 
2007 
2 
4 
- 
- 
1 
5 
- 
acres, 2012 
1,300 
730 
- 
(D) 
1,858 
- 
- 
2007 
(D) 
690 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
24 
13 
7 
8 
16 
18 
2 
2007 
7 
7 
11 
1 
19 
6 
1 
acres, 2012 
3,068 
(D) 
516 
(D) 
1,062 
2,624 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
642 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Pennsylvania 541 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
