Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Chautauqua 
Chemung 
Chenango 
Clinton 
Columbia 
Cortland 
Delaware 
Dutchess 
Farms 
number 
1,515 
372 
828 
603 
494 
518 
704 
678 
Land in farms 
acres 
236,546 
58,114 
167,226 
147,229 
95,378 
115,024 
145,608 
112,482 
Average size of farm 
acres 
156 
156 
202 
244 
193 
222 
207 
166 
Median size of farm 
acres 
80 
92 
120 
117 
82 
112 
125 
62 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
322,390 
376,064 
370,505 
494,533 
1,008,442 
423,170 
515,442 
860,499 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,065 
2,407 
1,835 
2,025 
5,223 
1,906 
2,492 
5,187 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
145,259 
28,123 
72,442 
87,318 
57,084 
54,239 
59,071 
66,228 
Average per farm 
dollars 
95,880 
75,600 
87,491 
144,805 
115,554 
104,709 
83,908 
97,681 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
113 
21 
35 
49 
64 
22 
37 
85 
1 0 to 49 acres 
421 
80 
155 
113 
144 
97 
158 
217 
50 to 179 acres 
622 
175 
365 
231 
151 
221 
224 
218 
1 80 to 499 acres 
286 
80 
206 
140 
87 
131 
218 
109 
500 to 999 acres 
47 
11 
48 
40 
32 
26 
55 
35 
1 ,000 acres or more 
26 
5 
19 
30 
16 
21 
12 
14 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,333 
321 
685 
448 
386 
452 
561 
437 
acres 
129,467 
28,124 
79,255 
74,012 
56,885 
60,365 
59,331 
45,576 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,228 
279 
623 
410 
353 
403 
517 
384 
acres 
114,522 
23,298 
68,196 
68,451 
51,645 
52,517 
50,958 
38,941 
Irrigated land 
farms 
73 
32 
26 
27 
81 
24 
38 
94 
acres 
894 
155 
195 
146 
1,428 
186 
158 
843 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
161,849 
16,049 
65,934 
148,999 
66,524 
62,897 
47,686 
49,022 
Average per farm 
dollars 
106,831 
43,143 
79,630 
247,096 
134,663 
121,422 
67,735 
72,303 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
73,787 
6,610 
14,722 
42,340 
35,906 
13,471 
9,315 
26,022 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
88,061 
9,440 
51,212 
106,659 
30,618 
49,426 
38,371 
23,000 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
448 
155 
278 
197 
132 
155 
218 
233 
$2,500 to $4,999 
104 
54 
89 
60 
34 
52 
72 
41 
$5,000 to $9,999 
141 
57 
85 
63 
56 
65 
84 
71 
$10,000 to $24,999 
227 
44 
112 
102 
95 
85 
99 
96 
$25,000 to $49,999 
136 
20 
52 
44 
46 
36 
49 
65 
$50,000 to $99,999 
172 
10 
52 
18 
29 
44 
59 
59 
$100,000 or more 
287 
32 
160 
119 
102 
81 
123 
113 
Government payments 
farms 
300 
85 
256 
149 
98 
185 
237 
70 
$1,000 
2,502 
482 
2,117 
1,660 
674 
984 
1,248 
427 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
680 
111 
294 
243 
192 
228 
270 
322 
$1,000 
10,030 
1,207 
3,515 
2,481 
4,840 
1,401 
3,126 
12,724 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
128,945 
15,056 
52,359 
116,680 
63,373 
50,635 
42,176 
79,326 
Average per farm 
dollars 
85,113 
40,473 
63,235 
193,498 
128,286 
97,751 
59,909 
117,001 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,515 
372 
828 
603 
494 
518 
704 
678 
$1,000 
45,436 
2,682 
19,207 
36,460 
8,665 
14,647 
9,884 
-17,154 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,990 
7,209 
23,197 
60,465 
17,540 
28,276 
14,039 
-25,301 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
823 
200 
466 
347 
304 
270 
438 
368 
Other 
number 
692 
172 
362 
256 
190 
248 
266 
310 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
877 
209 
418 
345 
270 
324 
370 
411 
200 days or more 
number 
597 
114 
275 
192 
177 
203 
229 
231 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
550 
121 
410 
252 
150 
224 
388 
160 
number 
48,947 
5,564 
27,506 
35,223 
13,811 
23,239 
23,125 
8,296 
Beef cows 
farms 
239 
96 
199 
128 
107 
114 
216 
102 
number 
2,559 
1,456 
2,474 
1,354 
1,892 
1,279 
2,972 
2,013 
Milk cows 
farms 
223 
23 
184 
109 
38 
91 
151 
35 
number 
19,381 
1,914 
12,137 
17,794 
5,457 
10,351 
8,530 
2,218 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
404 
92 
315 
181 
109 
182 
286 
117 
number 
19,090 
2,053 
11,366 
16,121 
4,773 
7,818 
9,241 
3,913 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
84 
23 
42 
42 
43 
34 
51 
33 
number 
698 
348 
1,121 
491 
992 
560 
1,026 
598 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
66 
14 
33 
31 
38 
32 
51 
35 
number 
1,850 
324 
2,001 
525 
1,078 
553 
1,804 
534 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
64 
17 
48 
22 
55 
29 
64 
77 
number 
1,192 
535 
1,735 
285 
3,301 
700 
1,116 
1,960 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
198 
45 
144 
72 
114 
77 
170 
143 
number 
4,809 
1,105 
8,951 
(D) 
28,678 
2,047 
6,370 
6,119 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
36 
11 
12 
17 
24 
9 
38 
24 
number 
4,523 
1,310 
3,955 
1,851 
13,220 
1,112 
2,457 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
140 
37 
82 
41 
51 
74 
29 
42 
acres 
12,937 
3,748 
6,462 
10,554 
8,071 
5,629 
903 
6,492 
bushels 
1,771,515 
410,032 
776,215 
1,782,460 
1,060,501 
738,694 
119,254 
903,560 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
186 
30 
138 
87 
38 
80 
85 
33 
acres 
13,876 
1,681 
8,111 
14,046 
4,421 
7,924 
4,633 
1,986 
tons 
259,304 
23,429 
131,881 
256,354 
76,799 
128,052 
65,362 
30,632 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
9 
5 
1 
- 
5 
5 
2 
1 
acres 
356 
97 
(D) 
- 
442 
131 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
20,916 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
26,790 
8,736 
(D) 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
9 
5 
1 
- 
5 
5 
2 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
442 
92 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
26,790 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
39 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
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- 
- 
(D) 
- 
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230 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
