Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
7,007 
684 
552 
806 
1,109 
810 
acres 
823,419 
466,768 
126,937 
93,810 
66,892 
27,943 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
11,942 
874 
869 
1,554 
2,229 
1,435 
acres 
1,909,800 
943,950 
312,738 
270,994 
208,263 
75,930 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,056 
104 
89 
109 
157 
121 
acres 
81,518 
45,183 
14,458 
6,351 
7,154 
3,125 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,141 
252 
225 
268 
449 
402 
acres 
224,993 
122,620 
33,264 
21,498 
20,244 
10,437 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,066 
125 
112 
106 
155 
109 
acres on which used 
91,399 
53,088 
11,445 
7,674 
7,191 
2,612 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
7,009 
515 
497 
809 
1,287 
751 
acres 
780,996 
330,714 
122,707 
108,692 
102,589 
36,322 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
6,524 
282 
312 
450 
756 
583 
acres 
447,291 
141,807 
53,863 
46,237 
52,067 
33,006 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,470 
81 
62 
87 
160 
138 
acres 
116,708 
17,114 
10,867 
11,557 
16,917 
8,383 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
2,497 
290 
253 
336 
436 
251 
acres 
280,214 
130,908 
56,457 
36,826 
30,873 
10,149 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
2,854 
472 
350 
460 
501 
295 
acres 
635,595 
383,623 
107,674 
74,719 
40,276 
12,389 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
10,602 
637 
661 
1,254 
1,917 
1,310 
acres 
1,009,389 
412,314 
144,840 
153,982 
143,007 
63,493 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
3,912 
350 
274 
474 
741 
395 
acres 
215,297 
113,352 
26,509 
23,473 
23,887 
8,041 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,379 
62 
55 
80 
120 
83 
Solar panels 
farms 
815 
12 
23 
22 
68 
62 
Wind turbines 
farms 
317 
22 
20 
37 
43 
19 
Methane digesters 
farms 
20 
15 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
123 
3 
3 
8 
8 
9 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
35 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
95 
7 
4 
8 
9 
5 
Ethanol 
farms 
32 
7 
3 
1 
1 
3 
Other 
farms 
46 
- 
2 
5 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
279 
13 
22 
43 
29 
22 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
23,795 
148 
206 
504 
1,325 
1,314 
Part owners 
farms 
10,263 
789 
751 
1,250 
1,733 
1,108 
Tenants 
farms 
1,479 
28 
40 
115 
236 
164 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
34,106 
940 
958 
1,758 
3,066 
2,427 
acres 
5,548,189 
1,013,017 
407,333 
544,945 
655,060 
412,276 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
34,058 
937 
957 
1,754 
3,058 
2,422 
acres 
5,226,301 
1,000,253 
401,909 
531,991 
631,799 
390,267 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
11,809 
818 
791 
1,368 
1,977 
1,276 
acres 
1,970,568 
655,796 
272,779 
261,518 
272,377 
140,196 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1 1 ,742 
817 
791 
1,365 
1,969 
1,272 
acres 
1,957,275 
653,887 
272,426 
258,708 
271,088 
139,123 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
5,334 
98 
76 
154 
301 
322 
acres 
335,181 
14,673 
5,777 
15,764 
24,550 
23,082 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
57,022 
2,269 
1,944 
3,239 
5,405 
4,021 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
18,077 
254 
370 
852 
1,648 
1,460 
2 operators 
14,487 
342 
390 
728 
1,289 
920 
3 operators 
2,342 
241 
178 
233 
290 
161 
4 operators 
432 
78 
44 
50 
36 
25 
5 or more operators 
199 
50 
15 
6 
31 
20 
Total women operators 
number 
19,215 
363 
394 
785 
1,475 
1,138 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
16,512 
284 
333 
654 
1,246 
989 
2 operators 
1,072 
29 
23 
49 
85 
56 
3 operators 
124 
4 
5 
7 
13 
7 
4 operators 
24 
1 
- 
3 
- 
4 
5 or more operators 
14 
1 
" 
- 
4 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
29,078 
943 
959 
1,769 
3,034 
2,320 
Female 
6,459 
22 
38 
100 
260 
266 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
20,400 
927 
938 
1,728 
2,884 
1,986 
Other 
15,137 
38 
59 
141 
410 
600 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
96 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
