Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Union 
Venango 
Warren 
Washington 
Wayne 
Westmoreland 
Wyoming 
York 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
208 
200 
231 
786 
283 
502 
196 
855 
2007 
266 
159 
328 
674 
231 
518 
256 
800 
Any 
2012 
405 
264 
371 
1,129 
428 
772 
312 
1,316 
2007 
309 
328 
503 
1,349 
372 
897 
393 
1,570 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
86 
17 
26 
128 
59 
65 
35 
168 
2007 
62 
41 
87 
189 
74 
86 
87 
260 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
22 
7 
23 
73 
41 
44 
22 
92 
2007 
21 
14 
40 
110 
32 
52 
24 
108 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
50 
24 
37 
163 
83 
134 
44 
145 
2007 
42 
49 
66 
157 
65 
121 
61 
192 
200 days or more 
2012 
247 
216 
285 
765 
245 
529 
211 
911 
2007 
184 
224 
310 
893 
201 
638 
221 
1,010 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
15 
8 
26 
28 
25 
31 
15 
63 
2007 
20 
21 
51 
41 
25 
53 
29 
69 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
32 
26 
21 
47 
43 
53 
14 
100 
2007 
29 
37 
56 
80 
36 
62 
29 
123 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
107 
80 
70 
187 
95 
151 
49 
274 
2007 
100 
69 
129 
318 
78 
188 
91 
375 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
459 
350 
485 
1,653 
548 
1,039 
430 
1,734 
2007 
426 
360 
595 
1,584 
464 
1,112 
500 
1,803 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.2 
22.8 
23.7 
25.5 
26.0 
24.8 
26.5 
23.5 
2007 
21.2 
21.5 
21.5 
23.6 
23.3 
23.7 
23.2 
22.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
8 
13 
19 
19 
25 
11 
40 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
24 
20 
24 
41 
37 
47 
9 
91 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
90 
75 
58 
153 
83 
130 
47 
225 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
491 
361 
507 
1,702 
572 
1,072 
441 
1,815 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.2 
24.1 
25.6 
27.1 
27.5 
26.1 
27.9 
25.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
10 
4 
6 
3 
9 
14 
- 
10 
2007 
9 
2 
- 
6 
2 
- 
- 
18 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
102 
34 
30 
33 
40 
63 
20 
127 
2007 
79 
38 
43 
39 
35 
42 
26 
90 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
125 
59 
35 
155 
49 
83 
58 
201 
2007 
111 
51 
110 
206 
56 
144 
78 
327 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
138 
88 
146 
444 
140 
302 
114 
535 
2007 
132 
139 
217 
608 
150 
390 
163 
664 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
75 
83 
89 
288 
120 
202 
49 
363 
2007 
61 
88 
117 
252 
90 
229 
97 
393 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
48 
63 
104 
290 
108 
165 
75 
335 
2007 
59 
74 
117 
282 
78 
152 
91 
270 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
51 
66 
78 
273 
60 
148 
73 
207 
2007 
52 
34 
107 
216 
77 
164 
71 
255 
70 years and over 
2012 
64 
67 
114 
429 
185 
297 
119 
393 
2007 
72 
61 
120 
414 
115 
294 
123 
353 
Average age 
2012 
50.1 
56.0 
58.3 
60.4 
59.4 
59.3 
59.3 
57.4 
2007 
52.0 
54.8 
56.5 
58.5 
57.7 
58.3 
57.5 
55.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
330 
318 
399 
1,265 
493 
870 
323 
1,467 
2007 
210 
285 
380 
1,152 
369 
762 
294 
1,400 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
55 
60 
41 
160 
33 
86 
18 
282 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
214 
180 
247 
443 
326 
251 
230 
328 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
25 
65 
61 
253 
93 
323 
54 
489 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
8 
2 
7 
45 
17 
71 
2 
27 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
32 
22 
34 
191 
46 
118 
36 
400 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
14 
25 
24 
264 
14 
69 
19 
169 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
17 
11 
16 
47 
3 
15 
6 
23 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
1 
4 
11 
1 
12 
- 
31 
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 
589 
452 
590 
1,859 
702 
1,230 
492 
2,098 
acres, 2012 
63,333 
59,395 
80,001 
198,727 
110,562 
135,073 
61,661 
240,752 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
10 
13 
19 
82 
24 
36 
11 
86 
acres, 2012 
871 
613 
3,098 
12,682 
2,833 
5,391 
1,188 
11,606 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
559 
424 
546 
1,743 
640 
1,121 
447 
1,922 
2007 
541 
457 
782 
1,883 
555 
1,308 
611 
2,119 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
50,419 
69,212 
181,025 
95,474 
118,495 
52,812 
183,791 
2007 
58,942 
54,677 
86,151 
183,939 
80,486 
149,036 
66,559 
211,230 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
37 
23 
24 
106 
37 
86 
31 
132 
2007 
26 
20 
30 
78 
29 
57 
17 
145 
acres, 2012 
7,197 
5,650 
7,625 
17,455 
7,977 
13,323 
8,966 
37,649 
2007 
3,929 
8,910 
6,453 
14,844 
7,537 
10,509 
6,108 
38,227 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
11 
14 
18 
44 
23 
39 
20 
76 
2007 
3 
9 
14 
39 
17 
33 
8 
62 
acres, 2012 
2,533 
4,828 
4,584 
4,542 
5,916 
9,256 
6,093 
30,872 
2007 
431 
(D) 
3,455 
4,061 
(D) 
6,019 
4,052 
27,520 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
1 
- 
1 
7 
6 
2 
8 
2007 
- 
1 
1 
5 
- 
2 
4 
23 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,679 
1,030 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
248 
- 
(D) 
306 
4,972 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
2 
14 
21 
4 
22 
8 
33 
2007 
5 
- 
4 
18 
2 
15 
9 
21 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
998 
(D) 
1,952 
958 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
493 
(D) 
7,961 
(D) 
(D) 
932 
10,558 
546 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
