Table 33. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - New York: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.number 
35,537 
9,266 
1 1 ,633 
8,294 
2,564 
1,733 
730 
136 
1,181 
percent 
100.0 
26.1 
32.7 
23.3 
7.2 
4.9 
2.1 
0.4 
3.3 
Land in farms 
.... acres 
7,183,576 
1,106,233 
1,166,236 
1,172,975 
797,633 
983,220 
1,000,818 
496,345 
460,116 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
202 
119 
100 
141 
311 
567 
1,371 
3,650 
390 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total farms 
35,537 
9,266 
11,633 
8,294 
2,564 
1,733 
730 
136 
1,181 
$1,000 
5,489,636 
159,237 
192,986 
298,230 
590,960 
968,870 
1,472,234 
1,240,740 
566,378 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
154,477 
17,185 
16,590 
35,957 
230,484 
559,071 
2,016,759 
9,123,092 
479,575 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
7,739 
2,549 
3,440 
1,501 
29 
14 
2 
204 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,040 
1,098 
1,350 
525 
2 
3 
- 
- 
62 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,240 
1,138 
1,473 
573 
8 
- 
- 
- 
48 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,856 
1,336 
1,662 
775 
8 
- 
- 
- 
75 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,029 
1,604 
1,919 
1,361 
7 
1 
- 
- 
137 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,841 
722 
856 
1,155 
6 
2 
_ 
_ 
100 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,583 
479 
517 
1,473 
15 
9 
2 
- 
88 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,308 
282 
342 
918 
1,611 
23 
3 
- 
129 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,900 
57 
68 
10 
855 
787 
7 
- 
116 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,019 
1 
4 
3 
18 
869 
31 
- 
93 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
982 
- 
2 
- 
5 
25 
685 
136 
129 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
585 
- 
2 
- 
3 
20 
490 
- 
70 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
239 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
195 
3 
34 
$5,000,000 or more 
158 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
133 
25 
Total sales 
.... farms 
35,537 
9,266 
11,633 
8,294 
2,564 
1,733 
730 
136 
1,181 
$1,000 
5,415,125 
155,073 
188,511 
291,763 
578,609 
950,633 
1,454,746 
1,235,461 
560,330 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
... farms 
7,398 
987 
1,319 
1,800 
1,262 
1,087 
513 
100 
330 
$1,000 
855,891 
26,287 
33,445 
38,611 
74,758 
211,153 
266,107 
126,167 
79,363 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
2,457 
155 
177 
256 
433 
724 
443 
94 
175 
$1,000 
790,359 
16,907 
20,472 
20,733 
61,744 
203,272 
264,492 
126,063 
76,675 
Corn 
... farms 
6,372 
819 
1,042 
1,488 
1,109 
1,032 
481 
95 
306 
$1,000 
620,793 
19,178 
24,254 
27,577 
51,486 
142,858 
192,413 
101,392 
61,635 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
2,034 
115 
125 
155 
348 
628 
412 
88 
163 
$1,000 
560,794 
10,861 
13,491 
11,386 
39,873 
134,001 
190,820 
101,246 
59,115 
Wheat 
... farms 
1,011 
101 
81 
160 
191 
222 
160 
38 
58 
$1,000 
38,612 
875 
619 
1,211 
2,953 
8,174 
14,415 
7,387 
2,979 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
210 
- 
2 
- 
6 
57 
90 
33 
22 
$1,000 
27,250 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
4,696 
12,579 
7,234 
2,281 
Soybeans 
... farms 
2,343 
216 
371 
405 
465 
518 
228 
29 
111 
$1,000 
171,289 
5,296 
7,515 
7,470 
16,789 
52,461 
53,653 
15,183 
12,922 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
786 
33 
30 
25 
109 
318 
192 
26 
53 
$1,000 
144,036 
2,568 
2,246 
1,720 
10,335 
47,644 
52,589 
15,156 
11,778 
Sorghum 
... farms 
70 
3 
4 
18 
13 
13 
11 
2 
6 
$1,000 
444 
(D) 
(D) 
63 
43 
80 
166 
(D) 
55 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
... farms 
271 
31 
44 
57 
62 
43 
23 
1 
10 
$1,000 
1,553 
(D) 
(D) 
216 
293 
463 
232 
(D) 
78 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
.... farms 
2,171 
260 
315 
713 
404 
245 
105 
19 
110 
$1,000 
23,199 
825 
911 
2,076 
3,194 
7,117 
5,228 
2,154 
1,694 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
82 
- 
- 
- 
11 
28 
30 
4 
9 
$1,000 
13,672 
- 
" 
- 
1,161 
5,317 
4,368 
1,950 
877 
Tobacco 
... farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
.... farms 
3,489 
685 
870 
1,148 
253 
237 
130 
21 
145 
$1,000 
364,135 
9,048 
11,320 
24,176 
21,881 
65,842 
119,671 
81,496 
30,701 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
720 
35 
48 
142 
126 
179 
116 
20 
54 
$1,000 
331,936 
(D) 
3,960 
10,608 
19,694 
64,804 
119,431 
(D) 
29,137 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
... farms 
2,843 
702 
768 
736 
236 
184 
93 
3 
121 
$1,000 
307,644 
(D) 
16,794 
18,173 
32,452 
63,421 
113,176 
(D) 
39,753 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
809 
104 
105 
143 
167 
144 
85 
2 
59 
$1,000 
285,633 
(D) 
10,189 
1 1 ,475 
31,545 
62,878 
112,970 
(D) 
38,828 
Fruits and tree nuts 
... farms 
1,892 
439 
490 
428 
193 
154 
85 
2 
101 
$1,000 
292,670 
(D) 
14,398 
14,939 
30,830 
60,695 
111,599 
(D) 
38,603 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
755 
94 
101 
130 
160 
134 
79 
2 
55 
$1,000 
276,878 
(D) 
9,623 
10,296 
30,329 
60,299 
1 1 1 ,489 
(D) 
37,828 
Berries 
... farms 
1,262 
332 
327 
387 
78 
80 
23 
1 
34 
$1,000 
14,973 
(D) 
2,397 
3,234 
1,621 
2,726 
1,577 
(D) 
1,150 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
70 
9 
5 
11 
11 
17 
10 
7 
$1,000 
7,126 
614 
516 
945 
940 
1,917 
1,270 
- 
924 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 447 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
