Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
7,007 
602 
1,487 
507 
624 
689 
acres 
823,419 
1,547 
13,456 
8,631 
15,007 
23,687 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
11,942 
574 
1,789 
750 
936 
1,141 
acres 
1,909,800 
1,575 
17,579 
13,825 
24,021 
40,701 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,056 
68 
253 
75 
99 
107 
acres 
81,518 
211 
2,065 
1,093 
2,031 
2,644 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
3,141 
294 
850 
289 
336 
324 
acres 
224,993 
778 
7,285 
5,012 
6,992 
10,524 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
1,066 
73 
225 
83 
108 
119 
acres on which used 
91,399 
184 
2,455 
1,410 
2,712 
5,204 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
7,009 
145 
926 
468 
652 
817 
acres 
780,996 
467 
9,734 
8,671 
16,650 
30,569 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
6,524 
226 
1,195 
513 
695 
791 
acres 
447,291 
659 
13,680 
11,250 
17,581 
25,242 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
1,470 
28 
211 
119 
141 
168 
acres 
116,708 
116 
3,796 
3,352 
5,736 
8,838 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
2,497 
103 
283 
102 
142 
221 
acres 
280,214 
198 
1,264 
1,183 
2,557 
5,457 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
2,854 
48 
215 
105 
180 
193 
acres 
635,595 
93 
1,565 
1,542 
3,321 
4,734 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
10,602 
453 
1,484 
606 
924 
1,119 
acres 
1,009,389 
1,117 
12,815 
10,196 
18,998 
32,348 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
3,912 
176 
591 
248 
370 
410 
acres 
215,297 
369 
4,299 
3,227 
5,536 
7,408 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
1,379 
110 
352 
121 
142 
153 
Solar panels 
... farms 
815 
73 
246 
93 
92 
87 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
317 
11 
60 
11 
25 
32 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
20 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
123 
12 
42 
9 
11 
8 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
35 
5 
7 
3 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
95 
8 
17 
5 
10 
9 
Ethanol 
... farms 
32 
2 
5 
3 
- 
6 
Other 
... farms 
46 
6 
15 
4 
9 
5 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
279 
1 
25 
8 
16 
31 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
23,795 
2,453 
7,310 
2,562 
2,873 
2,819 
Part owners 
... farms 
10,263 
159 
1,002 
512 
719 
1,039 
Tenants 
... farms 
1,479 
289 
356 
121 
94 
146 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
34,106 
2,623 
8,319 
3,080 
3,594 
3,863 
acres 
5,548,189 
20,108 
256,131 
194,462 
310,010 
441,716 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
34,058 
2,612 
8,312 
3,074 
3,592 
3,858 
acres 
5,226,301 
11,308 
205,387 
164,717 
275,078 
399,440 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
11,809 
451 
1,373 
641 
821 
1,193 
acres 
1,970,568 
1,723 
24,953 
22,610 
32,282 
68,249 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
11,742 
448 
1,358 
633 
813 
1,185 
acres 
1,957,275 
1,536 
24,069 
21,348 
31,827 
66,245 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
5,334 
206 
1,329 
604 
718 
681 
acres 
335,181 
8,987 
51,628 
31,007 
35,387 
44,280 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
57,022 
4,641 
13,679 
5,014 
5,771 
6,225 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
18,077 
1,449 
4,269 
1,678 
1,869 
2,160 
2 operators 
14,487 
1,278 
3,898 
1,315 
1,596 
1,575 
3 operators 
2,342 
135 
419 
162 
190 
208 
4 operators 
432 
27 
65 
27 
22 
32 
5 or more operators 
199 
12 
17 
13 
9 
29 
Total women operators 
number 
19,215 
2,004 
5,709 
1,826 
2,093 
2,030 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
16,512 
1,710 
4,858 
1,557 
1,843 
1,803 
2 operators 
1,072 
103 
357 
107 
105 
83 
3 operators 
124 
18 
27 
9 
12 
19 
4 operators 
24 
- 
11 
2 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
14 
5 
2 
2 
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PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
29,078 
1,954 
6,219 
2,563 
2,974 
3,435 
Female 
6,459 
947 
2,449 
632 
712 
569 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
20,400 
1,271 
3,984 
1,568 
1,799 
2,191 
Other 
15,137 
1,630 
4,684 
1,627 
1,887 
1,813 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
70 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
