Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
875 
420 
1 
6 
17 
49 
121 
226 
$1,000 
6,843 
5,292 
(D) 
(D) 
148 
891 
1,696 
2,516 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
23 
22 
- 
6 
9 
7 
$1,000 
2,925 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,150 
1,064 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
844 
408 
1 
6 
17 
47 
115 
222 
$1,000 
6,012 
4,540 
(D) 
34 
148 
(D) 
(D) 
2,484 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
19 
- 
- 
5 
7 
7 
$1,000 
2,218 
(□) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
620 
1,064 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
48 
19 
- 
2 
- 
3 
10 
4 
$1,000 
830 
753 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
33 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
677 
677 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
13,051 
7,700 
26 
260 
625 
1,500 
2,204 
3,085 
$1,000 
301,438 
252,031 
311 
7,372 
24,461 
61,658 
83,057 
75,171 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,355 
1,217 
2 
46 
118 
309 
417 
325 
$1,000 
193,182 
179,675 
(D) 
(D) 
18,277 
46,766 
62,542 
47,089 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
1,425 
760 
3 
42 
101 
158 
192 
264 
$1,000 
13,520 
8,911 
2 
231 
1,282 
1,862 
2,912 
2,621 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
50 
42 
- 
2 
4 
11 
16 
9 
$1,000 
5,919 
4,774 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,007 
1,940 
972 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,555 
7,573 
58 
679 
959 
1,777 
2,054 
2,046 
$1,000 
449,497 
405,356 
888 
30,512 
53,306 
92,211 
120,922 
107,516 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,331 
1,225 
4 
65 
162 
306 
387 
301 
$1,000 
344,519 
321,356 
290 
21,662 
42,368 
72,045 
98,172 
86,819 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
4,866 
4,574 
56 
560 
721 
1,248 
1,193 
796 
$1,000 
2,417,398 
2,360,289 
7,910 
116,686 
279,987 
636,797 
801,751 
517,159 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,378 
4,152 
44 
467 
675 
1,177 
1,090 
699 
$1,000 
2,402,110 
2,346,749 
7,567 
113,802 
278,441 
634,301 
798,763 
513,876 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,629 
860 
8 
77 
155 
239 
214 
167 
$1,000 
38,999 
32,259 
12 
3,532 
2,601 
19,164 
5,162 
1,788 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
56 
43 
- 
3 
12 
13 
7 
8 
$1,000 
34,866 
29,478 
- 
3,213 
2,137 
18,457 
4,592 
1,080 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,263 
1,152 
6 
85 
129 
309 
300 
323 
$1,000 
19,249 
1 1 ,972 
4 
2,070 
1,174 
3,876 
2,379 
2,468 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
44 
- 
3 
6 
19 
12 
4 
$1,000 
1 1 ,343 
6,781 
- 
1,577 
730 
2,720 
915 
839 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,447 
1,357 
3 
114 
213 
337 
343 
347 
$1,000 
58,211 
39,113 
30 
3,026 
5,471 
10,947 
8,612 
11,027 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
234 
153 
- 
14 
28 
37 
33 
41 
$1,000 
43,799 
30,906 
- 
2,692 
4,620 
8,357 
6,248 
8,989 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,018 
2,207 
12 
211 
349 
594 
559 
482 
$1,000 
144,663 
141,329 
5 
698 
22,643 
65,034 
32,617 
20,332 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
76 
68 
- 
4 
11 
18 
18 
17 
$1,000 
139,642 
137,958 
- 
306 
22,086 
64,054 
31,705 
19,807 
Aquaculture 
farms 
90 
56 
- 
7 
11 
11 
13 
14 
$1,000 
18,036 
16,651 
- 
222 
8,923 
1,138 
5,826 
542 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29 
25 
- 
2 
6 
8 
7 
2 
$1,000 
17,415 
16,230 
- 
(D) 
8,829 
1,121 
5,710 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,522 
834 
6 
66 
124 
206 
206 
226 
$1,000 
19,845 
14,190 
(□) 
(D) 
1,018 
5,630 
4,190 
3,193 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
47 
1 
4 
10 
20 
12 
$1,000 
13,916 
10,426 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,544 
3,404 
1,867 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
9,366 
7,099 
24 
360 
638 
1,730 
2,070 
2,277 
$1,000 
74,511 
67,534 
163 
2,705 
6,874 
19,272 
21,183 
17,337 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
540 
340 
2 
31 
49 
74 
75 
109 
$1,000 
6,236 
5,600 
(D) 
(D) 
844 
2,078 
1,260 
1,135 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
6,342 
3,696 
21 
257 
442 
843 
1,077 
1,056 
$1,000 
100,646 
88,024 
147 
7,165 
9,843 
23,755 
29,054 
18,059 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
35,537 
20,400 
116 
1,200 
1,995 
4,411 
5,779 
6,899 
$1,000 
4,535,138 
4,022,871 
9,698 
166,245 
425,112 
1,100,152 
1,338,296 
983,368 
Average per farm 
dollars 
127,617 
197,200 
83,605 
138,538 
213,089 
249,411 
231,579 
142,538 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
16,101 
11,120 
71 
794 
1,260 
2,538 
3,200 
3,257 
$1,000 
264,876 
244,719 
582 
9,207 
22,507 
63,144 
86,870 
62,408 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,504 
6,229 
42 
466 
652 
1,271 
1,758 
2,040 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,621 
3,054 
28 
252 
413 
780 
827 
754 
$25,000 to $49,999 
879 
795 
- 
43 
88 
192 
249 
223 
$50,000 or more 
1,097 
1,042 
1 
33 
107 
295 
366 
240 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
14,466 
10,245 
61 
680 
1,104 
2,395 
2,995 
3,010 
$1,000 
151,480 
137,446 
380 
4,321 
10,182 
40,074 
46,257 
36,231 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,980 
7,109 
47 
526 
781 
1,568 
1,967 
2,220 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,334 
2,059 
9 
116 
229 
530 
652 
523 
$25,000 to $49,999 
560 
518 
5 
19 
43 
137 
183 
131 
$50,000 or more 
592 
559 
- 
19 
51 
160 
193 
136 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
