Table 28. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales by Size of Flock: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Wool production 
Sheep and lambs sold 
Total 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Pounds 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
2,017 
86,286 
1,587 
50,267 
1,117 
295,396 
196 
1,183 
62,997 
10,093 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
1,364 
1 1 ,843 
1,026 
6,974 
693 
52,909 
23 
619 
5,680 
834 
25 to 99 
498 
22,233 
414 
13,071 
326 
93,405 
80 
414 
13,490 
2,120 
100 to 299 
118 
19,553 
110 
12,371 
73 
78,761 
51 
114 
18,531 
2,809 
300 to 999 
31 
18,138 
31 
9,766 
20 
37,103 
(D) 
30 
10,963 
1,763 
1,000 to 2,499 
4 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
2,500 to 4,999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
5,000 or more 
" 
“ 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
No sheep and lambs as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
27 
7,881 
1 
98 
1,806 
285 
Table 29. Ewes 1 Year Old or Older - Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Ewes 1 year old or older inventory 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Wool production 
Sheep and lambs sold 
Total 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Pounds 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
1,587 
79,571 
1,587 
50,267 
919 
270,632 
172 
1,008 
58,710 
9,264 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
1,201 
18,001 
1,201 
10,015 
659 
71,651 
36 
659 
8,700 
1,318 
25 to 99 
285 
18,760 
285 
12,848 
191 
75,163 
58 
249 
11,950 
1,695 
100 to 199 
55 
9,741 
55 
6,982 
39 
31,567 
19 
55 
6,852 
1,020 
200 to 499 
37 
16,056 
37 
10,005 
23 
50,183 
39 
36 
14,940 
2,294 
500 to 999 
5 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
3 
7,378 
3 
4,667 
3 
20,068 
(D) 
3 
7,823 
1,394 
2,500 to 4,999 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
5,000 or more 
- 
" 
" 
- 
“ 
" 
No ewes 1 year old or older as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
430 
6,715 
(X) 
(X) 
225 
32,645 
25 
273 
6,093 
1,114 
Table 30. Goats, Kids, and Mohair - Inventory, Mohair Production, and Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Inventory 
Sales 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Goats, all 
2,449 
36,441 
2,707 
39,920 
1,115 
21,327 
3,229 
943 
16,818 
Angora goats and kids 
176 
975 
152 
886 
36 
238 
22 
26 
146 
Milk goats and kids 
1,091 
14,727 
1,030 
11,968 
474 
10,282 
1,906 
324 
3,296 
Meat goats and other goats and kids 
1,535 
20,739 
1,993 
27,066 
693 
10,807 
1,300 
705 
13,376 
Mohair clipped 1 
pounds 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
54 
4,031 
6 
77 
7,141 
' 2007 data for pounds sold are for farms with production, not necessarily sold. 
Table 31. Equine - Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Equine 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Equine 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
INVENTORY 
SALES 
Total horses and ponies 
10,207 
90,157 
(X) 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
2,414 
9,225 
58,089 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
9,514 
59,083 
(X) 
1 to 24 
2,358 
6,926 
44,770 
25 to 49 
529 
17,329 
(X) 
25 to 49 
43 
1,319 
8,640 
50 to 99 
131 
8,267 
(X) 
50 to 99 
10 
572 
(D) 
100 or more 
33 
5,478 
(X) 
100 or more 
3 
408 
(D) 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
9,888 
67,987 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
96 
275 
122 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
9,547 
52,657 
(X) 
1 to 24 
96 
275 
122 
25 to 49 
257 
8,145 
(X) 
25 to 49 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
64 
4,206 
(X) 
50 or more 
- 
- 
- 
100 or more 
20 
2,979 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
1,177 
3,443 
(X) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,167 
2,893 
(X) 
25 to 49 
4 
100 
(X) 
50 or more 
6 
450 
(X) 
24 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
