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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
780 
751 
51 
108 
198 
240 
154 
500 or more 
473 
463 
13 
62 
121 
155 
112 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
11,275 
7,777 
72 
696 
979 
1,907 
2,078 
2,045 
number 
696,742 
648,647 
2,397 
34,095 
77,435 
172,578 
214,026 
148,116 
Beef cows 
farms 
6,579 
3,478 
18 
143 
288 
754 
977 
1,298 
number 
86,030 
53,686 
138 
1,962 
4,670 
11,154 
15,778 
19,984 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,840 
1,819 
9 
94 
159 
402 
519 
636 
1 0 to 49 
2,483 
1,461 
9 
41 
108 
310 
393 
600 
50 to 99 
200 
156 
- 
5 
15 
31 
51 
54 
100 to 199 
47 
35 
- 
2 
3 
11 
13 
6 
200 to 499 
8 
7 
- 
1 
3 
- 
1 
2 
500 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
5,427 
4,893 
56 
597 
756 
1,332 
1,283 
869 
number 
610,712 
594,961 
2,259 
32,133 
72,765 
161,424 
198,248 
128,132 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
676 
431 
3 
52 
47 
103 
127 
99 
1 0 to 49 
1,913 
1,713 
38 
306 
265 
464 
370 
270 
50 to 99 
1,676 
1,611 
13 
185 
309 
449 
410 
245 
100 to 199 
659 
640 
2 
41 
78 
176 
208 
135 
200 to 499 
257 
254 
- 
9 
30 
78 
78 
59 
500 or more 
246 
244 
- 
4 
27 
62 
90 
61 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
11,490 
8,087 
62 
718 
1,022 
1,928 
2,164 
2,193 
number 
722,623 
662,357 
1,657 
38,849 
88,578 
163,933 
216,871 
152,469 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,555 
7,573 
58 
679 
959 
1,777 
2,054 
2,046 
number 
618,558 
568,934 
1,517 
41,135 
69,947 
138,699 
181,627 
136,009 
$1,000 
449,497 
405,356 
888 
30,512 
53,306 
92,211 
120,922 
107,516 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
5,853 
4,802 
47 
511 
689 
1,225 
1,286 
1,044 
number 
279,286 
265,523 
839 
23,318 
32,811 
67,436 
83,336 
57,783 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
9,670 
6,998 
50 
641 
886 
1,646 
1,909 
1,866 
number 
339,272 
303,411 
678 
17,817 
37,136 
71,263 
98,291 
78,226 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
376 
286 
- 
8 
35 
79 
81 
83 
number 
36,729 
34,196 
- 
1,653 
3,590 
4,544 
12,121 
12,288 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,912 
1,010 
16 
113 
195 
269 
247 
170 
number 
74,671 
55,488 
57 
6,580 
7,138 
24,373 
9,939 
7,401 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,655 
832 
16 
91 
161 
224 
208 
132 
25 to 49 
112 
68 
- 
12 
12 
12 
21 
11 
50 to 99 
70 
47 
- 
3 
7 
15 
8 
14 
100 to 199 
29 
26 
- 
2 
8 
7 
4 
5 
200 to 499 
27 
22 
- 
4 
5 
4 
3 
6 
500 or more 
19 
15 
- 
1 
2 
7 
3 
2 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
970 
538 
- 
64 
100 
140 
126 
108 
number 
10,923 
7,911 
- 
1,238 
679 
2,228 
1,935 
1,831 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,573 
839 
16 
93 
165 
219 
211 
135 
number 
63,748 
47,577 
57 
5,342 
6,459 
22,145 
8,004 
5,570 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,629 
860 
8 
77 
155 
239 
214 
167 
number 
337,333 
269,283 
53 
20,450 
22,565 
159,042 
53,086 
14,087 
$1,000 
38,999 
32,259 
12 
3,532 
2,601 
19,164 
5,162 
1,788 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,017 
1,022 
3 
55 
126 
279 
251 
308 
number 
86,286 
58,549 
18 
5,146 
6,872 
12,913 
18,534 
15,066 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,587 
791 
- 
50 
92 
204 
204 
241 
number 
50,267 
32,900 
- 
3,291 
3,214 
7,798 
9,821 
8,776 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,281 
678 
- 
42 
71 
187 
178 
200 
number 
64,803 
47,433 
- 
6,946 
4,094 
13,524 
11,639 
1 1 ,230 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
10,207 
5,479 
37 
433 
680 
1,297 
1,463 
1,569 
number 
90,157 
55,796 
232 
3,570 
7,889 
14,102 
14,860 
15,143 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,888 
5,311 
37 
424 
672 
1,256 
1,418 
1,504 
number 
67,987 
40,484 
168 
2,594 
5,479 
9,754 
11,109 
11,380 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,414 
1,340 
3 
114 
212 
333 
338 
340 
number 
9,225 
5,649 
9 
347 
975 
1,483 
1,044 
1,791 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,449 
1,235 
4 
87 
157 
350 
339 
298 
number 
36,441 
22,110 
14 
2,484 
1,924 
5,947 
5,278 
6,463 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,115 
551 
4 
52 
74 
151 
140 
130 
number 
21,327 
10,833 
10 
788 
1,126 
2,604 
3,110 
3,195 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
5,686 
2,977 
29 
307 
453 
774 
763 
651 
number 
5,208,831 
5,131,196 
427 
(D) 
(D) 
2,283,660 
1,061,559 
1,249,072 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
5,585 
2,896 
29 
295 
439 
761 
741 
631 
400 to 3,199 
74 
54 
- 
10 
12 
8 
10 
14 
3,200 to 9,999 
2 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
8 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
2 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
12 
12 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
3 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
772 
459 
2 
44 
66 
110 
121 
116 
number 
1,195,776 
1,185,334 
(D) 
2,385 
(D) 
696,136 
321,161 
163,674 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
208 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
