Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
15,146 
11,944 
1,862 
1,584 
$1,000 
222,731 
87,215 
58,678 
54,752 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,839 
5,228 
343 
262 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,201 
3,444 
440 
356 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,455 
2,537 
572 
496 
$25,000 to $49,999 
733 
400 
209 
187 
$50,000 or more 
918 
335 
298 
283 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
10,255 
8,667 
955 
806 
$1,000 
139,833 
79,299 
28,040 
25,694 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,336 
6,465 
513 
425 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,086 
1,687 
255 
209 
$25,000 to $99,999 
604 
398 
126 
118 
$100,000 to $249,999 
126 
74 
33 
29 
$250,000 or more 
103 
43 
28 
25 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
5,449 
4,551 
603 
506 
$1,000 
72,677 
45,733 
16,935 
15,203 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
6,538 
5,606 
497 
420 
$1,000 
67,156 
33,567 
11,105 
10,491 
Feed purchased farms 
21,869 
18,385 
2,029 
1,660 
$1,000 
1,007,295 
419,368 
389,082 
364,788 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,764 
10,711 
577 
438 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,283 
4,321 
471 
388 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,321 
2,589 
467 
372 
$100,000 to $249,999 
920 
579 
247 
214 
$250,000 or more 
581 
185 
267 
248 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
34,584 
28,837 
3,046 
2,519 
$1,000 
313,194 
146,021 
88,978 
81,776 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,033 
22,987 
1,465 
1,152 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,366 
4,867 
866 
720 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,070 
584 
296 
261 
$50,000 or more 
1,115 
399 
419 
386 
Utilities farms 
25,776 
20,828 
2,653 
2,227 
$1,000 
130,377 
62,115 
34,407 
31,901 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,627 
9,554 
595 
455 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,008 
8,228 
894 
748 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,287 
2,810 
844 
724 
$25,000 to $49,999 
505 
159 
176 
159 
$50,000 or more 
349 
77 
144 
141 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
30,573 
25,231 
2,864 
2,375 
$1,000 
424,483 
201,170 
132,962 
122,126 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,849 
18,366 
1,225 
957 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,536 
5,131 
736 
616 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,661 
1,067 
377 
322 
$50,000 or more 
1,527 
667 
526 
480 
Hired farm labor farms 
10,345 
7,008 
1,576 
1,362 
$1,000 
730,687 
214,767 
207,918 
197,898 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,615 
3,114 
280 
210 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,829 
2,068 
375 
316 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,398 
1,344 
487 
423 
$100,000 to $249,999 
835 
349 
201 
185 
$250,000 or more 
668 
133 
233 
228 
Contract labor farms 
2,535 
1,799 
325 
298 
$1,000 
40,594 
15,366 
8,319 
8,061 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
513 
445 
44 
40 
$1,000 to $4,999 
945 
727 
90 
80 
$5,000 to $24,999 
781 
501 
123 
113 
$25,000 to $49,999 
177 
82 
38 
36 
$50,000 or more 
119 
44 
30 
29 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
7,451 
5,836 
1,057 
885 
$1,000 
101,449 
44,419 
35,506 
33,374 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,101 
1,874 
139 
113 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,520 
2,093 
271 
220 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,080 
1,525 
382 
308 
$25,000 to $49,999 
395 
216 
119 
106 
$50,000 or more 
355 
128 
146 
138 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
8,923 
6,778 
1,383 
1,188 
$1,000 
130,799 
63,567 
36,401 
33,838 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,145 
4,335 
546 
444 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,358 
1,058 
206 
175 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,321 
888 
270 
240 
$25,000 or more 
1,099 
497 
361 
329 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
140 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
