Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lancaster 
Lawrence 
Lebanon 
Lehigh 
Luzerne 
Lycoming 
McKean 
Mercer 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
2,512 
224 
512 
202 
240 
514 
109 
402 
2007 
2,015 
248 
455 
192 
177 
375 
90 
478 
Any 
2012 
3,145 
435 
707 
284 
316 
693 
181 
783 
2007 
3,447 
460 
738 
324 
433 
836 
223 
732 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
654 
35 
121 
26 
33 
66 
4 
114 
2007 
958 
51 
161 
70 
62 
140 
14 
103 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
193 
23 
37 
16 
16 
32 
16 
44 
2007 
221 
27 
51 
21 
28 
84 
20 
52 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
330 
111 
81 
47 
42 
108 
24 
80 
2007 
439 
85 
84 
39 
77 
118 
26 
131 
200 days or more 
2012 
1,968 
266 
468 
195 
225 
487 
137 
545 
2007 
1,829 
297 
442 
194 
266 
494 
163 
446 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
209 
19 
41 
21 
9 
18 
8 
71 
2007 
255 
31 
65 
20 
16 
49 
13 
42 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
302 
21 
56 
25 
21 
20 
9 
77 
2007 
308 
34 
73 
29 
42 
78 
11 
77 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
823 
77 
198 
73 
74 
136 
33 
184 
2007 
945 
90 
201 
60 
91 
170 
55 
190 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
4,323 
542 
924 
367 
452 
1,033 
240 
853 
2007 
3,954 
553 
854 
407 
461 
914 
234 
901 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.1 
25.8 
21.0 
23.4 
25.4 
25.0 
24.9 
21.8 
2007 
18.8 
23.2 
19.9 
22.6 
23.7 
22.2 
22.0 
23.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
147 
4 
35 
18 
6 
11 
8 
57 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
241 
18 
42 
22 
17 
17 
9 
56 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
734 
74 
159 
69 
71 
123 
26 
177 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
4,535 
563 
983 
377 
462 
1,056 
247 
895 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
21.7 
27.6 
23.0 
24.9 
26.9 
26.7 
26.2 
23.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
101 
- 
20 
- 
3 
3 
- 
5 
2007 
102 
- 
17 
2 
2 
11 
- 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
968 
33 
151 
26 
18 
68 
5 
87 
2007 
1,069 
37 
152 
23 
24 
87 
11 
83 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
1,332 
80 
196 
59 
47 
108 
24 
170 
2007 
1,142 
111 
206 
51 
67 
138 
37 
184 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
1,348 
159 
320 
117 
119 
255 
88 
293 
2007 
1,497 
214 
315 
159 
154 
320 
81 
319 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
649 
102 
158 
74 
90 
163 
34 
172 
2007 
568 
108 
165 
91 
102 
153 
55 
170 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
469 
90 
141 
75 
94 
177 
49 
170 
2007 
419 
85 
106 
45 
65 
158 
51 
109 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
269 
82 
98 
45 
48 
160 
33 
98 
2007 
246 
48 
104 
51 
65 
129 
26 
114 
70 years and over 
2012 
521 
113 
135 
90 
137 
273 
57 
190 
2007 
419 
105 
128 
94 
131 
215 
52 
224 
Average age 
2012 
48.7 
57.1 
51.8 
57.2 
59.7 
59.0 
58.8 
55.1 
2007 
47.7 
55.2 
51.7 
56.9 
57.8 
56.2 
56.9 
55.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
2,361 
427 
756 
366 
352 
789 
194 
791 
2007 
1,871 
413 
564 
302 
315 
609 
201 
646 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
226 
29 
82 
30 
21 
107 
15 
93 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
1,480 
169 
228 
105 
223 
483 
89 
406 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
579 
154 
275 
217 
70 
147 
51 
175 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
11 
15 
45 
4 
3 
10 
3 
19 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
210 
54 
108 
37 
27 
48 
20 
93 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
71 
41 
73 
11 
13 
50 
23 
58 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
32 
4 
6 
7 
16 
32 
4 
15 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
7 
3 
15 
- 
1 
5 
3 
17 
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 
5,537 
636 
1,198 
457 
540 
1,166 
285 
1,162 
acres, 2012 
412,655 
76,781 
116,867 
72,779 
57,438 
145,666 
35,606 
1 56,466 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
194 
10 
27 
36 
9 
27 
4 
31 
acres, 2012 
29,503 
1,455 
6,102 
19,056 
744 
5,991 
1,379 
10,714 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
5,129 
578 
1,104 
400 
490 
1,092 
270 
1,069 
2007 
5,093 
658 
1,077 
462 
569 
1,122 
296 
1,118 
acres, 2012 
352,526 
59,402 
101,392 
57,038 
51,588 
127,368 
33,053 
127,412 
2007 
348,791 
(D) 
92,848 
54,531 
56,517 
127,877 
(D) 
142,642 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
290 
44 
68 
32 
40 
44 
9 
72 
2007 
232 
35 
68 
28 
24 
52 
12 
65 
acres, 2012 
57,477 
12,245 
16,484 
9,590 
6,388 
8,661 
2,032 
26,704 
2007 
52,922 
17,026 
15,254 
16,680 
6,944 
10,450 
1,544 
24,303 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
182 
28 
36 
41 
20 
31 
5 
35 
2007 
113 
14 
38 
21 
12 
23 
4 
20 
acres, 2012 
20,271 
7,577 
3,032 
9,440 
1,880 
11,807 
(D) 
4,520 
2007 
16,105 
3,401 
4,761 
13,311 
1,714 
8,524 
(D) 
3,783 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
15 
2 
5 
5 
1 
5 
2 
2 
2007 
11 
- 
7 
1 
4 
1 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
1,145 
(D) 
220 
48 
(D) 
1,267 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
639 
521 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
41 
7 
6 
8 
5 
35 
4 
7 
2007 
13 
1 
3 
4 
1 
13 
1 
5 
acres, 2012 
8,062 
(D) 
285 
215 
(D) 
9,359 
196 
(D) 
2007 
6,879 
(D) 
102 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Pennsylvania 543 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
