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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
15,146 
10,507 
76 
760 
1,205 
2,451 
3,073 
2,942 
$1,000 
222,731 
190,920 
532 
8,182 
19,566 
50,960 
63,055 
48,625 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,839 
3,014 
23 
159 
274 
578 
885 
1,095 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,201 
3,001 
17 
289 
349 
698 
846 
802 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,455 
2,955 
35 
263 
403 
756 
810 
688 
$25,000 to $49,999 
733 
668 
- 
28 
83 
185 
228 
144 
$50,000 or more 
918 
869 
1 
21 
96 
234 
304 
213 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,255 
6,143 
50 
567 
824 
1,472 
1,662 
1,568 
$1,000 
139,833 
118,471 
580 
11,837 
20,713 
34,313 
28,009 
23,019 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,336 
3,941 
25 
346 
493 
951 
1,053 
1,073 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,086 
1,492 
18 
170 
215 
336 
404 
349 
$25,000 to $99,999 
604 
496 
7 
43 
79 
122 
142 
103 
$100,000 to $249,999 
126 
117 
- 
1 
14 
33 
43 
26 
$250,000 or more 
103 
97 
7 
23 
30 
20 
17 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,449 
3,596 
35 
366 
533 
881 
930 
851 
$1,000 
72,677 
62,786 
545 
4,878 
12,422 
19,417 
14,677 
10,847 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,538 
3,591 
25 
327 
463 
872 
1,007 
897 
$1,000 
67,156 
55,685 
35 
6,959 
8,291 
14,896 
13,332 
12,172 
Feed purchased 
farms 
21,869 
13,238 
87 
979 
1,510 
3,097 
3,714 
3,851 
$1,000 
1,007,295 
943,289 
2,765 
48,030 
113,182 
267,672 
315,410 
196,229 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1 1 ,764 
5,485 
29 
269 
419 
1,076 
1,587 
2,105 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,283 
3,384 
14 
218 
412 
830 
955 
955 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,321 
2,924 
40 
394 
467 
788 
725 
510 
$100,000 to $249,999 
920 
877 
4 
77 
144 
245 
258 
149 
$250,000 or more 
581 
568 
- 
21 
68 
158 
189 
132 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
34,584 
20,103 
Ill 
1,163 
1,953 
4,358 
5,694 
6,824 
$1,000 
313,194 
280,086 
603 
9,496 
28,466 
73,795 
87,107 
80,619 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,033 
12,768 
68 
683 
1,036 
2,443 
3,482 
5,056 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,366 
5,279 
42 
423 
686 
1,359 
1,492 
1,277 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,070 
993 
- 
35 
118 
240 
364 
236 
$50,000 or more 
1,115 
1,063 
1 
22 
113 
316 
356 
255 
Utilities 
farms 
25,776 
16,586 
85 
944 
1,665 
3,707 
4,768 
5,417 
$1,000 
130,377 
113,365 
308 
4,486 
11,797 
29,497 
36,993 
30,284 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,627 
5,119 
6 
244 
416 
881 
1,414 
2,158 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,008 
6,854 
65 
412 
671 
1,538 
1,910 
2,258 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,287 
3,827 
13 
270 
495 
1,061 
1,179 
809 
$25,000 to $49,999 
505 
457 
1 
14 
49 
142 
144 
107 
$50,000 or more 
349 
329 
- 
4 
34 
85 
121 
85 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
30,573 
18,457 
93 
1,079 
1,822 
4,030 
5,316 
6,117 
$1,000 
424,483 
379,271 
854 
12,566 
42,668 
94,833 
134,270 
94,079 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,849 
10,334 
53 
530 
832 
1,941 
2,875 
4,103 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,536 
5,196 
32 
433 
633 
1,276 
1,478 
1,344 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,661 
1,503 
6 
87 
193 
414 
454 
349 
$50,000 or more 
1,527 
1,424 
2 
29 
164 
399 
509 
321 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
10,345 
7,516 
22 
421 
712 
1,856 
2,269 
2,236 
$1,000 
730,687 
633,476 
294 
17,998 
52,811 
178,621 
224,491 
159,260 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,615 
2,161 
9 
161 
172 
439 
570 
810 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,829 
2,119 
10 
137 
206 
538 
611 
617 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,398 
1,923 
3 
86 
213 
488 
623 
510 
$100,000 to $249,999 
835 
726 
- 
25 
62 
217 
257 
165 
$250,000 or more 
668 
587 
- 
12 
59 
174 
208 
134 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,535 
1,618 
8 
99 
181 
422 
463 
445 
$1,000 
40,594 
33,878 
35 
1,441 
1,611 
7,999 
10,455 
12,337 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
513 
272 
4 
13 
29 
66 
63 
97 
$1,000 to $4,999 
945 
557 
2 
36 
76 
140 
166 
137 
$5,000 to $24,999 
781 
545 
2 
34 
59 
152 
150 
148 
$25,000 to $49,999 
177 
140 
- 
9 
15 
41 
37 
38 
$50,000 or more 
119 
104 
- 
7 
2 
23 
47 
25 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,451 
5,516 
46 
456 
707 
1,373 
1,528 
1,406 
$1,000 
101,449 
93,494 
400 
3,605 
9,726 
25,734 
34,542 
19,487 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,101 
1,220 
15 
89 
123 
272 
336 
385 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,520 
1,835 
11 
181 
276 
406 
483 
478 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,080 
1,754 
16 
151 
220 
499 
482 
386 
$25,000 to $49,999 
395 
371 
2 
25 
51 
106 
103 
84 
$50,000 or more 
355 
336 
2 
10 
37 
90 
124 
73 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
8,923 
6,794 
71 
567 
864 
1,730 
1,948 
1,614 
$1,000 
130,799 
117,648 
1,245 
7,309 
13,673 
32,126 
38,253 
25,042 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,145 
3,469 
24 
298 
426 
786 
999 
936 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,358 
1,138 
23 
93 
148 
335 
292 
247 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,321 
1,169 
17 
113 
158 
326 
326 
229 
$25,000 or more 
1,099 
1,018 
7 
63 
132 
283 
331 
202 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
