Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
2,355 
2,055 
2,018 
300 
286 
407 
percent 
6.6 
5.8 
5.7 
0.8 
0.8 
1.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
815,550 
765,992 
741,999 
49,558 
43,258 
112,517 
Average size of farm 
acres 
346 
373 
368 
165 
151 
276 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,355 
2,055 
2,018 
300 
286 
407 
$1,000 
1,283,329 
1,192,237 
1,179,821 
91,092 
(D) 
73,045 
Average per farm 
dollars 
544,938 
580,164 
584,649 
303,640 
(D) 
179,473 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
482 
399 
385 
83 
74 
154 
$1,000 to $2,499 
91 
73 
73 
18 
16 
23 
$2,500 to $4,999 
117 
97 
93 
20 
20 
24 
$5,000 to $9,999 
155 
137 
131 
18 
18 
32 
$10,000 to $24,999 
261 
228 
227 
33 
33 
44 
$25,000 to $49,999 
164 
150 
147 
14 
14 
36 
$50,000 to $99,999 
174 
144 
143 
30 
30 
26 
$100,000 to $249,999 
249 
217 
216 
32 
32 
28 
$250,000 to $499,999 
216 
190 
188 
26 
25 
16 
$500,000 to $999,999 
182 
171 
169 
11 
10 
8 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
264 
249 
246 
15 
14 
16 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
132 
127 
127 
5 
5 
9 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
79 
74 
71 
5 
5 
3 
$5,000,000 or more 
53 
48 
48 
5 
4 
4 
Total sales 
farms 
2,355 
2,055 
2,018 
300 
286 
407 
$1,000 
1,274,055 
1,183,235 
1,171,045 
90,819 
(D) 
72,602 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
429 
411 
396 
18 
13 
50 
$1,000 
132,382 
129,090 
127,479 
3,292 
(D) 
8,372 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
244 
234 
229 
10 
8 
18 
$1,000 
129,243 
126,064 
124,597 
3,179 
(D) 
8,099 
Corn 
farms 
377 
360 
345 
17 
12 
39 
$1,000 
100,301 
98,064 
(D) 
2,238 
(D) 
5,217 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
223 
214 
209 
9 
8 
14 
$1,000 
97,832 
95,728 
94,772 
2,104 
(D) 
4,989 
Wheat 
farms 
96 
93 
93 
3 
1 
13 
$1,000 
(D) 
7,264 
7,264 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
39 
37 
37 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
6,225 
6,225 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
150 
145 
141 
5 
4 
19 
$1,000 
19,353 
18,762 
(D) 
591 
(D) 
2,779 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
85 
83 
82 
2 
1 
7 
$1,000 
18,101 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,643 
Sorghum 
farms 
5 
5 
5 
- 
$1,000 
62 
62 
62 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
22 
16 
15 
6 
3 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
166 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(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 
117 
114 
112 
3 
3 
20 
$1,000 
4,783 
4,772 
(D) 
11 
11 
99 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
18 
17 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
4,042 
4,042 
(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 
321 
291 
290 
30 
27 
44 
$1,000 
143,070 
138,469 
(D) 
4,601 
4,601 
5,152 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
160 
152 
152 
8 
8 
15 
$1,000 
140,535 
136,178 
136,178 
4,357 
4,357 
4,583 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
339 
305 
303 
34 
34 
26 
$1,000 
127,850 
120,584 
(D) 
7,266 
7,266 
3,928 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
191 
177 
176 
14 
14 
8 
$1,000 
125,569 
118,617 
(D) 
6,952 
6,952 
3,826 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
277 
253 
251 
24 
24 
19 
$1,000 
125,428 
118,343 
(D) 
7,084 
7,084 
3,787 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
184 
171 
170 
13 
13 
8 
$1,000 
123,789 
116,947 
(D) 
6,842 
6,842 
3,733 
Berries 
farms 
103 
93 
93 
10 
10 
14 
$1,000 
2,422 
2,240 
2,240 
182 
182 
141 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
13 
13 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
455 
385 
383 
70 
67 
35 
$1,000 
260,571 
222,867 
(D) 
37,705 
(D) 
13,618 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
278 
238 
237 
40 
39 
6 
$1,000 
257,585 
220,339 
(D) 
37,246 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data New York 137 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
