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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
13,683 
10,640 
1,798 
1,537 
acres treated 
2,174,462 
1,084,950 
698,132 
649,401 
Manure used 
farms 
8,902 
7,218 
1,183 
985 
acres treated 
970,813 
497,825 
332,029 
304,587 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
7,007 
5,040 
989 
885 
acres 
823,419 
344,673 
272,689 
255,941 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
11,942 
9,081 
1,664 
1,434 
acres 
1,909,800 
929,298 
617,037 
571,360 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,056 
734 
150 
137 
acres 
81,518 
36,021 
26,543 
25,357 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,141 
2,162 
413 
376 
acres 
224,993 
90,454 
61,039 
56,533 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,066 
654 
173 
160 
acres on which used 
91,399 
32,735 
18,554 
16,557 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
7,009 
5,398 
977 
832 
acres 
780,996 
382,919 
247,316 
229,517 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
6,524 
5,281 
719 
607 
acres 
447,291 
274,672 
112,024 
102,139 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,470 
1,075 
228 
187 
acres 
116,708 
69,028 
28,528 
26,290 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
2,497 
1,854 
407 
345 
acres 
280,214 
135,363 
98,673 
90,633 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
2,854 
2,013 
578 
506 
acres 
635,595 
288,476 
222,772 
205,189 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
10,602 
8,459 
1,362 
1,119 
acres 
1,009,389 
555,409 
291,820 
268,257 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
3,912 
2,982 
532 
481 
acres 
215,297 
97,757 
62,100 
59,417 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,379 
1,067 
153 
135 
Solar panels 
farms 
815 
647 
81 
70 
Wind turbines 
farms 
317 
238 
43 
36 
Methane digesters 
farms 
20 
2 
10 
10 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
123 
86 
13 
12 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
35 
28 
2 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
95 
66 
9 
8 
Ethanol 
farms 
32 
26 
3 
3 
Other 
farms 
46 
39 
2 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
279 
230 
31 
27 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
23,795 
20,433 
1,519 
1,235 
Part owners 
farms 
10,263 
8,137 
1,415 
1,176 
Tenants 
farms 
1,479 
1,109 
162 
149 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
34,106 
28,612 
2,936 
2,413 
acres 
5,548,189 
3,809,103 
1,051,485 
922,028 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
34,058 
28,570 
2,934 
2,411 
acres 
5,226,301 
3,548,723 
1,019,445 
894,435 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
11,809 
9,304 
1,581 
1,328 
acres 
1,970,568 
1,205,478 
490,682 
448,057 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
11,742 
9,246 
1,577 
1,325 
acres 
1,957,275 
1,197,349 
489,992 
447,457 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
5,334 
4,599 
403 
342 
acres 
335,181 
268,509 
32,730 
28,193 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
57,022 
45,187 
6,585 
5,558 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
18,077 
16,288 
632 
489 
2 operators 
14,487 
11,684 
1,727 
1,420 
3 operators 
2,342 
1,413 
550 
473 
4 operators 
432 
214 
127 
121 
5 or more operators 
199 
80 
60 
57 
Total women operators 
number 
19,215 
15,682 
1,795 
1,508 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
16,512 
13,929 
1,340 
1,108 
2 operators 
1,072 
714 
181 
155 
3 operators 
124 
71 
28 
27 
4 operators 
24 
20 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
14 
6 
1 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
148 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
