Table 8. Land: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
Total 
Percent 
of total 
in 2012 
Total 
Percent 
of total 
in 2012 
LAND USE 
LAND USE - Con. 
Farms 
.number 
35,537 
100.0 
36,352 
Total cropland - Con. 
Land in farms 
.... acres 
7,183,576 
100.0 
7,174,743 
Other cropland - Con. 
Total cropland 
....farms 
29,273 
82.4 
31,083 
Cropland in cultivated 
acres 
4,217,041 
58.7 
4,314,954 
summer fallow 
farms 
1,386 
3.9 
1,529 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
26,569 
74.8 
26,814 
acres 
49,865 
0.7 
47,081 
acres 
3,783,661 
52.7 
3,651,278 
Farms by acres harvested: 
Total woodland 
farms 
23,576 
66.3 
23,730 
1 to 49 acres 
13,805 
38.8 
13,719 
acres 
1,613,045 
22.5 
1,559,522 
1 to 9 acres 
5,053 
14.2 
4,328 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
5,286 
14.9 
5,659 
1 0 to 1 9 acres 
3,052 
8.6 
3,080 
acres 
146,995 
2.0 
165,855 
20 to 29 acres 
2,412 
6.8 
2,643 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
21,433 
60.3 
21,467 
30 to 49 acres 
3,288 
9.3 
3,668 
acres 
1,466,050 
20.4 
1,393,667 
50 to 99 acres 
4,523 
12.7 
4,706 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
100 to 199 acres 
3,918 
11.0 
3,940 
other than cropland and woodland 
200 to 499 acres 
2,867 
8.1 
2,969 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
20,430 
57.5 
19,682 
500 to 999 acres 
820 
2.3 
922 
acres 
724,581 
10.1 
714,615 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
423 
1.2 
407 
2,000 acres or more 
213 
0.6 
151 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, 
Other pasture and grazing land that 
roads, wasteland, etc 
farms 
28,023 
78.9 
25,260 
could have been used for crops without 
acres 
628,909 
8.8 
585,652 
additional improvement (see text)... 
....farms 
3,850 
10.8 
7,768 
acres 
113,918 
1.6 
279,940 
CONSERVATION AND CROP 
INSURANCE 
Other cropland 
....farms 
8,550 
24.1 
9,833 
acres 
319,462 
4.4 
383,736 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands 
Cropland idle or used for 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
cover crops or soil-improvement 
Programs 
farms 
1,477 
(X) 
2,478 
but not harvested and not 
acres 
48,182 
(X) 
115,546 
pastured or grazed 
....farms 
6,227 
17.5 
7,408 
acres 
214,488 
3.0 
268,172 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
programs 
farms 
2,523 
(X) 
2,877 
or were abandoned 
....farms 
2,298 
6.5 
2,494 
acres 
1,012,605 
(X) 
833,783 
acres 
55,109 
0.8 
68,483 
16 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
