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. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,128 
1,033 
1,012 
95 
92 
117 
acres treated 
372,846 
356,556 
352,360 
16,290 
(D) 
18,534 
Manure used 
farms 
423 
391 
383 
32 
31 
78 
acres treated 
136,688 
131,068 
128,082 
5,620 
(D) 
4,271 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
894 
808 
800 
86 
83 
84 
acres 
194,780 
183,301 
181,357 
11,479 
(D) 
11,277 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,083 
994 
974 
89 
86 
114 
acres 
345,878 
330,812 
326,625 
15,066 
(D) 
17,587 
Nematodes 
farms 
151 
138 
136 
13 
13 
21 
acres 
18,519 
18,155 
(D) 
364 
364 
435 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
516 
461 
457 
55 
54 
50 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
71,791 
66,141 
66,025 
5,650 
(D) 
1,709 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
225 
200 
197 
25 
25 
14 
acres on which used 
39,781 
38,518 
38,353 
1,263 
1,263 
329 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
572 
532 
525 
40 
38 
62 
acres 
143,590 
133,972 
132,644 
9,618 
(D) 
7,171 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
478 
427 
421 
51 
46 
46 
acres 
58,935 
55,713 
55,108 
3,222 
(D) 
1,660 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
140 
132 
130 
8 
8 
27 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
14,992 
14,340 
(D) 
652 
652 
4,160 
used 
farms 
209 
198 
195 
11 
9 
27 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
39,090 
(D) 
35,738 
(D) 
(D) 
7,088 
used 
farms 
239 
222 
218 
17 
16 
24 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
120,945 
118,857 
117,667 
2,088 
(D) 
3,402 
practices were used 
farms 
699 
645 
628 
54 
49 
82 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
154,744 
147,274 
143,834 
7,470 
(D) 
7,416 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
357 
324 
313 
33 
29 
41 
acres 
54,240 
52,870 
52,531 
1,370 
(D) 
1,200 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
134 
115 
112 
19 
16 
25 
Solar panels 
farms 
72 
61 
61 
11 
9 
15 
Wind turbines 
farms 
33 
29 
29 
4 
4 
3 
Methane digesters 
farms 
6 
5 
5 
1 
- 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
22 
20 
17 
2 
2 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
5 
3 
3 
2 
2 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
12 
6 
6 
6 
6 
8 
Ethanol 
farms 
3 
1 
1 
2 
2 
- 
Other 
farms 
5 
3 
3 
2 
2 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
18 
17 
17 
1 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,540 
1,318 
1,291 
222 
218 
303 
Part owners 
farms 
636 
598 
591 
38 
35 
75 
Tenants 
farms 
179 
139 
136 
40 
33 
29 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,180 
1,920 
1,886 
260 
253 
378 
acres 
586,027 
548,047 
526,010 
37,980 
34,540 
101,574 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,176 
1,916 
1,882 
260 
253 
378 
acres 
561,833 
527,073 
506,136 
34,760 
31,329 
96,300 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
820 
742 
732 
78 
68 
104 
acres 
258,191 
243,389 
(D) 
14,802 
11,929 
16,217 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
815 
737 
727 
78 
68 
104 
acres 
253,717 
238,919 
235,863 
14,798 
1 1 ,929 
16,217 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
286 
259 
250 
27 
24 
46 
acres 
28,668 
25,444 
24,344 
3,224 
3,211 
5,274 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
4,420 
3,919 
3,854 
501 
476 
830 
1 operator 
992 
827 
811 
165 
158 
165 
2 operators 
911 
812 
795 
99 
94 
165 
3 operators 
328 
303 
300 
25 
24 
51 
4 operators 
75 
69 
69 
6 
6 
16 
5 or more operators 
49 
44 
43 
5 
4 
10 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
1,451 
1,237 
1,222 
214 
212 
287 
1 operator 
1,043 
921 
912 
122 
120 
200 
2 operators 
157 
136 
133 
21 
21 
20 
3 operators 
22 
12 
12 
10 
10 
3 
4 operators 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
2 
2 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
New York 149 
