Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
35,537 
29,679 
3,096 
2,560 
percent 
100.0 
83.5 
8.7 
7.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,183,576 
4,746,072 
1,509,437 
1,341,892 
Average size of farm 
acres 
202 
160 
488 
524 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
35,537 
29,679 
3,096 
2,560 
$1,000 
5,489,636 
2,318,492 
1,814,769 
1,694,759 
Average per farm 
dollars 
154,477 
78,119 
586,166 
662,015 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
7,739 
6,715 
388 
317 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,040 
2,795 
131 
107 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,240 
2,969 
130 
99 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,856 
3,479 
190 
150 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,029 
4,415 
309 
227 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,841 
2,359 
282 
225 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,583 
2,147 
236 
177 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,308 
2,634 
397 
336 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,900 
1,314 
354 
308 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,019 
557 
272 
239 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
982 
295 
407 
375 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
585 
206 
238 
208 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
239 
66 
91 
91 
$5,000,000 or more 
158 
23 
78 
76 
Total sales 
farms 
35,537 
29,679 
3,096 
2,560 
$1,000 
5,415,125 
2,276,554 
1,791,915 
1,673,885 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
7,398 
5,810 
1,109 
922 
$1,000 
855,891 
436,144 
278,992 
255,823 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,457 
1,578 
617 
545 
$1,000 
790,359 
382,727 
270,289 
248,551 
Corn 
farms 
6,372 
4,933 
1,023 
864 
$1,000 
620,793 
307,819 
207,456 
189,873 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,034 
1,255 
542 
479 
$1,000 
560,794 
259,627 
198,346 
182,125 
Wheat 
farms 
1,011 
682 
220 
198 
$1,000 
38,612 
16,884 
13,832 
13,154 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
210 
85 
85 
79 
$1,000 
27,250 
9,414 
11,155 
10,695 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,343 
1,792 
382 
333 
$1,000 
171,289 
96,584 
52,573 
48,032 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
786 
477 
217 
199 
$1,000 
144,036 
74,161 
49,131 
45,314 
Sorghum 
farms 
70 
45 
20 
17 
$1,000 
444 
194 
188 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
271 
207 
41 
34 
$1,000 
1,553 
953 
337 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(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 
1,722 
312 
258 
$1,000 
23,199 
13,710 
4,607 
4,299 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
82 
45 
19 
17 
$1,000 
13,672 
7,253 
2,378 
(D) 
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 
2,771 
353 
309 
$1,000 
364,135 
133,133 
82,780 
79,019 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
720 
397 
148 
136 
$1,000 
331,936 
106,715 
80,103 
76,625 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,843 
2,175 
303 
267 
$1,000 
307,644 
118,585 
57,281 
51,915 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
809 
457 
153 
141 
$1,000 
285,633 
100,819 
55,418 
50,387 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,892 
1,374 
222 
195 
$1,000 
292,670 
110,433 
53,023 
47,766 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
755 
426 
137 
126 
$1,000 
276,878 
97,554 
51,802 
46,831 
Berries 
farms 
1,262 
1,009 
136 
124 
$1,000 
14,973 
8,153 
4,258 
4,149 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
70 
29 
26 
26 
$1,000 
7,126 
2,445 
3,193 
3,193 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
2,195 
1,493 
212 
196 
$1,000 
413,277 
87,507 
51,581 
48,770 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
672 
306 
82 
79 
$1,000 
393,058 
(D) 
49,535 
46,967 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
