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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
3,821 
20 
273 
481 
1,152 
1,206 
689 
acres treated 
169,850 
377 
12,306 
23,117 
47,417 
47,358 
39,275 
Manure used 
farms 
2,443 
11 
191 
322 
775 
749 
395 
acres treated 
70,405 
325 
4,785 
9,880 
21,741 
19,008 
14,666 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,863 
11 
104 
261 
570 
569 
348 
acres 
63,227 
94 
3,429 
6,955 
16,389 
20,168 
16,192 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,107 
13 
224 
408 
944 
944 
574 
acres 
137,905 
284 
10,040 
19,662 
36,086 
38,523 
33,310 
Nematodes 
farms 
287 
- 
11 
56 
91 
70 
59 
acres 
6,964 
- 
233 
1,262 
1,066 
2,887 
1,516 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
870 
- 
54 
116 
263 
276 
161 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
16,791 
- 
518 
1,358 
4,235 
6,771 
3,909 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
290 
5 
13 
36 
76 
94 
66 
acres on which used 
12,523 
62 
73 
526 
4,519 
3,703 
3,640 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
2,013 
11 
145 
254 
581 
635 
387 
acres 
67,506 
247 
5,192 
7,527 
16,979 
21,591 
15,970 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,438 
5 
127 
276 
756 
790 
484 
acres 
78,822 
136 
3,783 
8,387 
25,075 
22,802 
18,639 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
545 
- 
17 
51 
140 
186 
151 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
31,490 
" 
1,319 
2,949 
7,559 
10,000 
9,663 
used 
farms 
578 
2 
41 
80 
160 
171 
124 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
20,097 
(D) 
(D) 
4,243 
3,857 
5,297 
5,372 
used 
farms 
519 
4 
51 
52 
147 
160 
105 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
32,377 
98 
3,304 
2,215 
7,850 
7,892 
11,018 
practices were used 
farms 
2,813 
17 
215 
369 
818 
830 
564 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
96,037 
277 
6,260 
14,519 
27,379 
25,992 
21,610 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
974 
4 
106 
144 
260 
291 
169 
acres 
17,744 
66 
1,581 
2,191 
4,608 
4,333 
4,965 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
536 
- 
39 
59 
150 
173 
115 
Solar panels 
farms 
343 
- 
27 
33 
110 
114 
59 
Wind turbines 
farms 
111 
- 
9 
20 
19 
34 
29 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
51 
- 
- 
6 
15 
18 
12 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
- 
6 
5 
5 
Biodiesel 
farms 
26 
- 
2 
1 
6 
10 
7 
Ethanol 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
Other 
farms 
11 
- 
3 
1 
1 
4 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
111 
3 
10 
12 
33 
23 
30 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
11,837 
40 
487 
1,280 
3,334 
3,790 
2,906 
Part owners 
farms 
2,756 
10 
176 
414 
900 
833 
423 
Tenants 
farms 
544 
19 
101 
107 
129 
102 
86 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
14,608 
50 
663 
1,694 
4,240 
4,628 
3,333 
acres 
1,525,384 
2,186 
55,735 
146,597 
394,283 
468,560 
458,023 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
14,593 
50 
663 
1,694 
4,234 
4,623 
3,329 
acres 
1,372,858 
1,935 
50,576 
131,715 
363,116 
419,261 
406,255 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
3,321 
29 
277 
524 
1,034 
941 
516 
acres 
275,836 
1,948 
19,942 
44,012 
80,709 
75,484 
53,741 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
3,300 
29 
277 
521 
1,029 
935 
509 
acres 
272,185 
1,900 
19,782 
43,834 
80,402 
74,671 
51,596 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
2,679 
11 
116 
263 
666 
906 
717 
acres 
156,177 
299 
5,319 
15,060 
31,474 
50,112 
53,913 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
23,924 
100 
1,277 
2,973 
7,058 
7,398 
5,118 
1 operator 
7,710 
45 
339 
788 
2,048 
2,468 
2,022 
2 operators 
6,413 
17 
356 
900 
2,029 
1,971 
1,140 
3 operators 
803 
7 
56 
83 
217 
223 
217 
4 operators 
146 
- 
7 
23 
54 
38 
24 
5 or more operators 
65 
- 
6 
7 
15 
25 
12 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
8,743 
44 
481 
1,132 
2,730 
2,739 
1,617 
1 operator 
7,471 
28 
430 
971 
2,327 
2,319 
1,396 
2 operators 
509 
8 
13 
63 
161 
171 
93 
3 operators 
60 
- 
3 
10 
23 
14 
10 
4 operators 
11 
- 
4 
- 
3 
4 
- 
5 or more operators 
5 
- 
- 
1 
" 
3 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
New York 203 
