Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
517 
5 
23 
67 
127 
174 
121 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,273 
- 
69 
131 
341 
424 
308 
$5,000 to $9,999 
787 
7 
54 
98 
202 
246 
180 
$10,000 to $24,999 
978 
2 
53 
133 
300 
265 
225 
$25,000 to $49,999 
521 
2 
30 
65 
148 
157 
119 
$50,000 or more 
607 
4 
43 
90 
160 
172 
138 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
10,454 
49 
492 
1,217 
3,085 
3,287 
2,324 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
16,808 
25,024 
16,642 
16,287 
15,864 
16,243 
18,992 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
717 
11 
42 
65 
205 
237 
157 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,034 
8 
140 
349 
829 
992 
716 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,758 
8 
125 
337 
861 
826 
601 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,600 
11 
125 
335 
819 
813 
497 
$25,000 to $49,999 
780 
3 
39 
74 
246 
233 
185 
$50,000 or more 
565 
8 
21 
57 
125 
186 
168 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
14 
7 
4 
3 
$1,000 
914 
- 
513 
(D) 
(D) 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
5,267 
27 
302 
574 
1,428 
1,691 
1,245 
$1,000 
66,431 
41 
3,463 
8,494 
18,694 
18,021 
17,718 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
583 
4 
38 
89 
179 
172 
101 
$1,000 
3,379 
8 
373 
501 
777 
1,051 
670 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
2,410 
11 
113 
224 
592 
826 
644 
$1,000 
7,836 
16 
249 
654 
1,532 
2,723 
2,663 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
1,075 
3 
59 
117 
329 
319 
248 
$1,000 
5,879 
2 
191 
769 
1,365 
1,754 
1,798 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
290 
2 
26 
42 
73 
84 
63 
$1,000 
11,064 
(D) 
1,406 
5,007 
3,495 
389 
(D) 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
559 
5 
38 
63 
159 
185 
109 
$1,000 
1,604 
(D) 
(D) 
76 
627 
591 
(D) 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
122 
6 
12 
29 
41 
34 
$1,000 
2,830 
- 
100 
151 
602 
1,047 
930 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
92 
_ 
5 
8 
28 
23 
28 
$1,000 
403 
- 
7 
27 
164 
86 
119 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,197 
2 
68 
148 
349 
380 
250 
$1,000 
33,435 
(D) 
(D) 
1,309 
10,132 
10,380 
10,524 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
11,708 
47 
589 
1,312 
3,311 
3,681 
2,768 
acres 
671,640 
1,943 
33,660 
76,750 
182,246 
200,119 
176,922 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
10,058 
42 
542 
1,169 
2,898 
3,187 
2,220 
acres 
509,472 
1,530 
29,325 
63,147 
143,461 
150,386 
121,623 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
7,067 
28 
371 
799 
2,032 
2,284 
1,553 
50 to 99 acres 
1,666 
11 
71 
206 
491 
517 
370 
100 to 199 acres 
900 
3 
71 
104 
244 
281 
197 
200 to 499 acres 
351 
- 
27 
45 
118 
90 
71 
500 to 999 acres 
59 
- 
2 
12 
12 
10 
23 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
9 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
4 
2,000 acres or more 
6 
“ 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,338 
8 
79 
172 
422 
366 
291 
acres 
28,523 
164 
1,133 
2,891 
8,432 
7,337 
8,566 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
965 
8 
35 
107 
298 
322 
195 
acres 
21,528 
125 
647 
2,456 
4,797 
7,099 
6,404 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
2,953 
5 
102 
277 
753 
993 
823 
acres 
99,027 
80 
2,227 
7,731 
20,680 
31,963 
36,346 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
427 
4 
15 
41 
125 
133 
109 
acres 
13,090 
44 
328 
525 
4,876 
3,334 
3,983 
Total woodland 
farms 
9,759 
36 
455 
1,119 
2,867 
3,092 
2,190 
acres 
550,627 
540 
17,089 
51,782 
148,859 
171,456 
160,901 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1,994 
7 
104 
293 
611 
614 
365 
acres 
43,475 
54 
2,898 
5,834 
11,976 
13,366 
9,347 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
8,884 
33 
413 
978 
2,604 
2,833 
2,023 
acres 
507,152 
486 
14,191 
45,948 
136,883 
158,090 
151,554 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
New York 199 
