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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
13,683 
9,862 
69 
694 
1,114 
2,270 
2,895 
2,820 
acres treated 
2,174,462 
2,004,612 
5,285 
78,321 
210,208 
540,021 
673,178 
497,599 
Manure used 
farms 
8,902 
6,459 
64 
561 
790 
1,538 
1,812 
1,694 
acres treated 
970,813 
900,408 
4,589 
49,832 
103,095 
267,145 
289,688 
186,059 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
7,007 
5,144 
44 
329 
571 
1,255 
1,535 
1,410 
acres 
823,419 
760,192 
2,420 
24,848 
67,811 
210,970 
261,798 
192,345 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1 1 ,942 
8,835 
59 
588 
1,034 
2,106 
2,557 
2,491 
acres 
1,909,800 
1,771,895 
4,693 
65,594 
177,158 
468,891 
602,226 
453,333 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,056 
769 
2 
36 
93 
207 
236 
195 
acres 
81,518 
74,554 
(D) 
(D) 
4,142 
20,183 
29,592 
19,215 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,141 
2,271 
10 
123 
218 
555 
721 
644 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
224,993 
208,202 
234 
9,053 
12,715 
52,570 
77,088 
56,542 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,066 
776 
1 
38 
39 
207 
268 
223 
acres on which used 
91,399 
78,876 
(D) 
2,566 
(D) 
21,464 
36,452 
15,939 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
7,009 
4,996 
35 
440 
582 
1,185 
1,426 
1,328 
acres 
780,996 
713,490 
2,023 
35,051 
69,748 
197,417 
240,863 
168,388 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
6,524 
4,086 
25 
216 
383 
964 
1,189 
1,309 
acres 
447,291 
368,469 
2,096 
10,807 
40,347 
91,355 
118,418 
105,446 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,470 
925 
7 
51 
84 
179 
300 
304 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
116,708 
85,218 
536 
4,234 
7,513 
16,466 
28,899 
27,570 
used 
farms 
2,497 
1,919 
13 
153 
263 
438 
546 
506 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
280,214 
260,117 
225 
10,632 
28,362 
72,832 
79,191 
68,875 
used 
farms 
2,854 
2,335 
16 
162 
263 
585 
730 
579 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
635,595 
603,218 
482 
14,109 
62,510 
167,943 
209,152 
149,022 
practices were used 
farms 
10,602 
7,789 
68 
656 
974 
1,812 
2,158 
2,121 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
1,009,389 
913,352 
4,753 
44,406 
93,521 
229,120 
307,926 
233,626 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
3,912 
2,938 
28 
333 
406 
681 
868 
622 
acres 
215,297 
197,553 
1,132 
10,425 
19,815 
53,048 
74,299 
38,834 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,379 
843 
6 
59 
68 
223 
269 
218 
Solar panels 
farms 
815 
472 
4 
38 
35 
131 
156 
108 
Wind turbines 
farms 
317 
206 
- 
9 
21 
64 
64 
48 
Methane digesters 
farms 
20 
19 
- 
- 
3 
4 
8 
4 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
123 
72 
- 
4 
4 
20 
20 
24 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
35 
19 
- 
- 
1 
2 
8 
8 
Biodiesel 
farms 
95 
69 
2 
7 
4 
15 
22 
19 
Ethanol 
farms 
32 
26 
- 
- 
1 
4 
2 
19 
Other 
farms 
46 
35 
- 
2 
4 
8 
13 
8 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
279 
168 
- 
3 
12 
58 
47 
48 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
23,795 
1 1 ,958 
31 
500 
936 
2,336 
3,400 
4,755 
Part owners 
farms 
10,263 
7,507 
34 
477 
891 
1,872 
2,210 
2,023 
Tenants 
farms 
1,479 
935 
51 
223 
168 
203 
169 
121 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
34,106 
19,498 
65 
984 
1,829 
4,215 
5,620 
6,785 
acres 
5,548,189 
4,022,805 
6,091 
123,188 
321,722 
915,612 
1,292,378 
1,363,814 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
34,058 
19,465 
65 
977 
1,827 
4,208 
5,610 
6,778 
acres 
5,226,301 
3,853,443 
5,969 
121,058 
311,674 
886,763 
1,236,864 
1,291,115 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
11,809 
8,488 
85 
700 
1,061 
2,084 
2,399 
2,159 
acres 
1,970,568 
1,694,732 
11,638 
97,104 
209,891 
457,671 
543,223 
375,205 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1 1 ,742 
8,442 
85 
700 
1,059 
2,075 
2,379 
2,144 
acres 
1,957,275 
1,685,090 
11,638 
97,100 
209,740 
455,654 
537,956 
373,002 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
5,334 
2,655 
4 
56 
170 
496 
791 
1,138 
acres 
335,181 
179,004 
122 
2,134 
10,199 
30,866 
60,781 
74,902 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
57,022 
33,098 
190 
1,927 
3,273 
7,306 
9,518 
10,884 
1 operator 
18,077 
10,367 
59 
557 
948 
2,109 
2,924 
3,770 
2 operators 
14,487 
8,074 
46 
572 
873 
1,865 
2,231 
2,487 
3 operators 
2,342 
1,539 
6 
58 
138 
331 
481 
525 
4 operators 
432 
286 
4 
13 
22 
77 
92 
78 
5 or more operators 
199 
134 
1 
14 
29 
51 
39 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
19,215 
10,472 
69 
712 
1,115 
2,459 
3,029 
3,088 
1 operator 
16,512 
9,041 
50 
642 
980 
2,127 
2,529 
2,713 
2 operators 
1,072 
563 
2 
23 
57 
138 
183 
160 
3 operators 
124 
64 
5 
4 
7 
11 
24 
13 
4 operators 
24 
13 
- 
3 
- 
4 
2 
4 
5 or more operators 
14 
9 
- 
- 
- 
1 
8 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
