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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
34,356 
19,630 
108 
1,157 
1,907 
4,212 
5,542 
6,704 
acres 
6,723,460 
5,150,381 
17,115 
207,813 
481,788 
1,250,744 
1,621,241 
1,571,680 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
2,333 
1,569 
12 
93 
235 
404 
476 
349 
acres 
1,074,180 
958,001 
848 
29,154 
121,162 
264,315 
328,619 
213,903 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
29,679 
16,384 
101 
992 
1,597 
3,391 
4,560 
5,743 
acres 
4,746,072 
3,416,108 
15,073 
163,605 
347,488 
808,638 
1,027,544 
1,053,760 
Partnership 
farms 
3,096 
2,271 
7 
128 
235 
529 
667 
705 
acres 
1,509,437 
1,371,551 
(D) 
(D) 
126,441 
328,134 
471,961 
405,496 
Registered under state law 
farms 
2,560 
1,905 
7 
114 
211 
444 
574 
555 
acres 
1,341,892 
1,230,301 
(D) 
(D) 
116,775 
291,985 
431,391 
354,811 
Corporation 
farms 
2,355 
1,542 
4 
59 
147 
442 
496 
394 
acres 
815,550 
678,309 
612 
9,697 
43,429 
185,434 
260,195 
178,942 
Family held 
farms 
2,055 
1,355 
4 
45 
132 
374 
434 
366 
acres 
765,992 
645,189 
612 
9,195 
42,798 
178,213 
245,553 
168,818 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
37 
21 
- 
6 
2 
4 
6 
3 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2,018 
1,334 
4 
39 
130 
370 
428 
363 
Other than family held 
farms 
300 
187 
- 
14 
15 
68 
62 
28 
acres 
49,558 
33,120 
- 
502 
631 
7,221 
14,642 
10,124 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
14 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
286 
183 
- 
12 
15 
68 
60 
28 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
407 
203 
4 
21 
16 
49 
56 
57 
acres 
112,517 
72,565 
(D) 
(D) 
4,056 
20,211 
15,120 
25,919 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
10,345 
7,516 
22 
421 
712 
1,856 
2,269 
2,236 
workers 
60,944 
48,790 
93 
1,844 
3,972 
13,940 
15,953 
12,988 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
5,990 
4,762 
11 
225 
493 
1,264 
1,513 
1,256 
workers 
27,148 
22,675 
30 
631 
2,038 
6,365 
7,576 
6,035 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
7,304 
5,177 
19 
315 
460 
1,288 
1,532 
1,563 
workers 
33,796 
26,115 
63 
1,213 
1,934 
7,575 
8,377 
6,953 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
807 
705 
33 
74 
193 
238 
167 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
48 
32 
- 
- 
5 
4 
13 
10 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
17,026 
9,480 
54 
565 
1,086 
2,105 
2,595 
3,075 
workers 
40,979 
23,078 
111 
1,483 
3,322 
5,553 
5,738 
6,871 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
2,901 
1,271 
11 
102 
133 
291 
361 
373 
1 0 to 49 acres 
8,668 
3,984 
10 
236 
389 
921 
1,160 
1,268 
50 to 69 acres 
3,195 
1,568 
16 
73 
125 
309 
404 
641 
70 to 99 acres 
3,686 
1,799 
5 
147 
183 
277 
480 
707 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
4,004 
2,191 
25 
146 
193 
375 
616 
836 
140 to 179 acres 
2,659 
1,629 
13 
121 
158 
329 
401 
607 
180 to 219 acres 
2,031 
1,331 
19 
97 
132 
274 
352 
457 
220 to 259 acres 
1,515 
1,024 
3 
56 
134 
226 
268 
337 
260 to 499 acres 
3,900 
2,982 
8 
143 
296 
726 
862 
947 
500 to 999 acres 
1,872 
1,612 
5 
56 
158 
420 
515 
458 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
762 
679 
1 
18 
67 
176 
238 
179 
2,000 acres or more 
344 
330 
- 
5 
27 
87 
122 
89 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,686 
1,804 
8 
93 
153 
393 
514 
643 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
2,031 
1,315 
9 
93 
134 
294 
415 
370 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
2,278 
1,310 
4 
45 
76 
299 
402 
484 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
2,322 
1,244 
. 
40 
100 
258 
397 
449 
Other crop farming (1119) 
9,335 
4,344 
20 
100 
242 
662 
1,188 
2,132 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
9,335 
4,344 
20 
100 
242 
662 
1,188 
2,132 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
4,453 
2,204 
9 
110 
186 
379 
621 
899 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
143 
93 
- 
- 
9 
18 
28 
38 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
4,694 
4,403 
56 
543 
710 
1,200 
1,138 
756 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
422 
183 
3 
17 
39 
46 
39 
39 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
882 
408 
- 
18 
68 
104 
112 
106 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,120 
518 
- 
31 
40 
148 
136 
163 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
5,171 
2,574 
7 
110 
238 
610 
789 
820 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
13,559 
9,109 
82 
763 
1,110 
2,151 
2,437 
2,566 
number 
1,419,365 
1,311,004 
4,054 
72,944 
166,013 
336,511 
430,897 
300,585 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,322 
1,407 
17 
58 
136 
301 
368 
527 
1 0 to 49 
5,073 
2,965 
21 
245 
251 
573 
785 
1,090 
50 to 99 
2,179 
1,899 
35 
245 
291 
491 
454 
383 
100 to 199 
1,732 
1,624 
9 
151 
262 
467 
435 
300 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
