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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
269 
113 
243 
186 
219 
362 
436 
9 
2007 
346 
91 
231 
185 
182 
293 
388 
12 
Any 
2012 
539 
170 
353 
273 
279 
485 
453 
13 
2007 
678 
258 
488 
398 
304 
643 
614 
5 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
108 
42 
35 
39 
19 
76 
67 
4 
2007 
141 
55 
95 
83 
50 
125 
106 
1 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
26 
6 
26 
23 
17 
33 
26 
3 
2007 
34 
14 
29 
30 
22 
46 
44 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
55 
32 
40 
36 
67 
61 
54 
- 
2007 
97 
39 
77 
48 
43 
69 
94 
- 
200 days or more 
2012 
350 
90 
252 
175 
176 
315 
306 
6 
2007 
406 
150 
287 
237 
189 
403 
370 
4 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
21 
5 
10 
14 
17 
43 
30 
3 
2007 
67 
6 
12 
22 
5 
37 
62 
4 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
25 
11 
34 
32 
44 
28 
53 
5 
2007 
57 
43 
50 
67 
26 
60 
47 
4 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
121 
49 
41 
57 
70 
119 
85 
5 
2007 
192 
74 
124 
92 
82 
154 
153 
3 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
641 
218 
511 
356 
367 
657 
721 
9 
2007 
708 
226 
533 
402 
373 
685 
740 
6 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.1 
23.1 
25.1 
22.8 
23.7 
22.9 
23.9 
13.3 
2007 
19.1 
19.9 
22.7 
20.7 
23.2 
22.4 
22.8 
10.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
3 
8 
10 
13 
37 
19 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
23 
9 
22 
31 
42 
18 
56 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
107 
42 
33 
43 
55 
108 
62 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
665 
229 
533 
375 
388 
684 
752 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.4 
24.6 
27.1 
24.0 
25.7 
24.6 
25.8 
13.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
2 
6 
8 
2 
4 
6 
2007 
24 
- 
3 
13 
- 
6 
7 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
68 
8 
20 
44 
37 
59 
78 
6 
2007 
131 
12 
26 
44 
11 
96 
47 
2 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
130 
26 
67 
67 
44 
133 
104 
- 
2007 
185 
54 
68 
102 
44 
119 
127 
2 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
238 
76 
128 
90 
95 
165 
198 
7 
2007 
240 
104 
194 
131 
140 
226 
273 
5 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
111 
36 
81 
80 
79 
124 
112 
1 
2007 
112 
40 
86 
64 
76 
126 
115 
6 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
88 
40 
84 
45 
63 
139 
100 
5 
2007 
139 
53 
86 
66 
74 
113 
135 
1 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
68 
40 
66 
41 
55 
87 
96 
1 
2007 
101 
36 
83 
67 
60 
85 
127 
- 
70 years and over 
2012 
102 
55 
144 
84 
123 
136 
195 
2 
2007 
92 
50 
173 
96 
81 
165 
171 
1 
Average age 
2012 
53.8 
58.3 
59.2 
55.3 
58.9 
56.0 
56.8 
51.4 
2007 
51.4 
55.8 
58.8 
54.6 
58.0 
55.0 
56.8 
50.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
405 
185 
466 
260 
349 
499 
461 
18 
2007 
429 
187 
471 
281 
302 
449 
430 
11 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
63 
10 
14 
13 
28 
35 
52 
- 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
250 
54 
97 
179 
164 
280 
317 
7 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
27 
99 
199 
42 
141 
87 
69 
3 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
4 
10 
144 
3 
7 
5 
10 
5 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
63 
14 
98 
24 
35 
66 
32 
4 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
28 
4 
20 
9 
12 
65 
19 
1 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
6 
1 
6 
2 
5 
1 
3 
- 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
4 
2 
- 
- 
9 
6 
3 
1 
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 
791 
268 
580 
449 
485 
808 
847 
18 
acres, 2012 
88,787 
23,628 
28,046 
42,388 
63,704 
111,512 
125,424 
199 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
4 
16 
61 
9 
39 
31 
20 
8 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
744 
3,295 
1,194 
1,609 
8,706 
5,787 
16 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
733 
217 
462 
413 
416 
737 
796 
9 
2007 
970 
294 
582 
547 
416 
844 
920 
9 
acres, 2012 
78,122 
(D) 
21,921 
35,155 
51,807 
(D) 
110,965 
(D) 
2007 
85,714 
(D) 
29,417 
44,064 
(D) 
102,771 
119,891 
59 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
30 
31 
50 
21 
48 
65 
55 
3 
2007 
26 
36 
44 
11 
42 
45 
43 
- 
acres, 2012 
9,369 
6,262 
3,343 
4,658 
10,623 
33,229 
15,131 
(D) 
2007 
7,272 
7,724 
4,299 
1,762 
10,673 
26,439 
12,370 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
29 
26 
61 
12 
24 
34 
20 
1 
2007 
24 
9 
58 
9 
23 
30 
25 
- 
acres, 2012 
2,562 
2,004 
3,307 
2,362 
2,309 
12,257 
6,941 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
693 
2,485 
1,893 
4,951 
13,049 
10,348 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
3 
5 
4 
2 
1 
2 
6 
- 
2007 
4 
8 
15 
7 
4 
5 
4 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
529 
25 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,808 
- 
2007 
(D) 
1,205 
1,699 
1,666 
919 
4,876 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
13 
4 
19 
11 
9 
9 
12 
9 
2007 
- 
2 
20 
9 
1 
12 
10 
8 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
2,184 
(D) 
(D) 
240 
230 
246 
2007 
(D) 
4,008 
867 
(D) 
525 
(D) 
203 
-continued 
544 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
