Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Erie 
Essex 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Genesee 
Greene 
Hamilton 
Herkimer 
Farms 
number 
1,044 
261 
688 
211 
549 
273 
26 
687 
Land in farms 
acres 
142,679 
54,837 
145,023 
31,869 
187,317 
42,986 
2,078 
140,270 
Average size of farm 
acres 
137 
210 
211 
151 
341 
157 
80 
204 
Median size of farm 
acres 
55 
98 
114 
88 
83 
96 
71 
140 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
404,428 
443,408 
354,043 
324,465 
898,004 
588,196 
145,705 
393,427 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,959 
2,110 
1,680 
2,148 
2,632 
3,736 
1,823 
1,927 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
117,503 
19,601 
68,866 
15,812 
117,311 
17,991 
742 
63,535 
Average per farm 
dollars 
112,551 
75,099 
74,940 
213,682 
65,901 
28,550 
92,481 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
110 
20 
44 
29 
38 
27 
3 
40 
1 0 to 49 acres 
363 
57 
114 
49 
156 
60 
6 
104 
50 to 1 79 acres 
391 
106 
302 
79 
190 
112 
15 
269 
180 to 499 acres 
127 
49 
170 
40 
99 
58 
2 
220 
500 to 999 acres 
34 
17 
38 
12 
25 
11 
- 
46 
1 ,000 acres or more 
19 
12 
20 
2 
41 
5 
- 
8 
Total cropland 
farms 
846 
204 
554 
163 
453 
197 
15 
602 
acres 
93,833 
20,024 
74,818 
14,665 
143,305 
18,716 
251 
76,397 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
773 
181 
511 
157 
389 
179 
10 
555 
acres 
84,751 
17,098 
66,827 
12,935 
134,610 
15,659 
(D) 
65,069 
Irrigated land 
farms 
143 
31 
33 
7 
34 
38 
2 
37 
acres 
1,872 
89 
589 
61 
6,346 
727 
(D) 
63 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
133,146 
11,709 
84,166 
9,301 
236,952 
22,392 
348 
70,442 
Average per farm 
dollars 
127,534 
44,863 
122,334 
44,079 
431,606 
82,022 
13,390 
102,536 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
61,682 
5,573 
19,540 
3,368 
85,189 
9,733 
(D) 
17,711 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
71,464 
6,136 
64,626 
5,933 
151,763 
12,659 
(D) 
52,731 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
391 
114 
189 
83 
185 
86 
16 
162 
$2,500 to $4,999 
98 
16 
57 
20 
47 
31 
5 
44 
$5,000 to $9,999 
114 
42 
109 
21 
53 
46 
- 
83 
$10,000 to $24,999 
137 
32 
112 
26 
54 
43 
3 
113 
$25,000 to $49,999 
65 
21 
47 
23 
36 
36 
- 
70 
$50,000 to $99,999 
68 
15 
48 
17 
32 
14 
- 
71 
$100,000 or more 
171 
21 
126 
21 
142 
17 
2 
144 
Government payments 
farms 
250 
34 
179 
39 
250 
65 
_ 
220 
$1,000 
1,863 
209 
1,583 
269 
2,111 
911 
- 
1,414 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
409 
108 
298 
64 
273 
97 
11 
300 
$1,000 
6,973 
1,166 
2,318 
799 
6,481 
1,433 
30 
2,181 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
115,196 
12,531 
68,240 
8,093 
191,069 
22,555 
507 
55,825 
Average per farm 
dollars 
110,341 
48,011 
99,186 
38,356 
348,031 
82,621 
19,513 
81,259 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,044 
261 
688 
211 
549 
273 
26 
687 
$1,000 
26,787 
553 
19,827 
2,275 
54,475 
2,181 
-130 
18,212 
Average per farm 
dollars 
25,658 
2,119 
28,818 
10,784 
99,226 
7,989 
-4,986 
26,510 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
599 
145 
409 
121 
310 
140 
11 
410 
Other 
number 
445 
116 
279 
90 
239 
133 
15 
277 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
549 
160 
380 
126 
323 
154 
16 
352 
200 days or more 
number 
383 
101 
255 
71 
223 
95 
6 
214 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
281 
84 
342 
63 
190 
90 
- 
331 
number 
30,084 
5,588 
31,633 
3,466 
63,949 
2,362 
- 
27,956 
Beef cows 
farms 
111 
61 
155 
36 
76 
61 
- 
152 
number 
1,132 
853 
1,762 
421 
861 
623 
- 
1,815 
Milk cows 
farms 
92 
22 
155 
22 
79 
22 
- 
172 
number 
13,204 
1,586 
15,146 
1,549 
28,938 
556 
- 
13,128 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
224 
46 
275 
50 
161 
68 
- 
277 
number 
12,194 
1,540 
10,297 
987 
35,471 
869 
- 
8,831 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
69 
25 
71 
13 
28 
15 
- 
41 
number 
1,140 
171 
481 
79 
804 
214 
- 
408 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
58 
21 
53 
6 
28 
19 
- 
35 
number 
1,571 
321 
881 
89 
(D) 
149 
- 
1,532 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
65 
21 
20 
10 
21 
27 
3 
26 
number 
1,100 
256 
2,056 
442 
1,251 
534 
21 
1,787 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
135 
63 
118 
31 
69 
68 
3 
87 
number 
(D) 
3,000 
4,555 
498 
(D) 
(D) 
12 
3,730 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
32 
16 
26 
2 
9 
11 
- 
15 
number 
(D) 
3,203 
1,268 
(D) 
1,500 
776 
- 
4,495 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
128 
6 
71 
19 
155 
7 
- 
88 
acres 
12,796 
314 
9,442 
901 
30,855 
600 
- 
6,552 
bushels 
1,511,054 
(D) 
1,087,782 
93,488 
4,053,170 
92,914 
- 
876,417 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
117 
21 
94 
24 
99 
4 
- 
147 
acres 
12,116 
1,542 
9,318 
1,177 
24,371 
(D) 
- 
9,505 
tons 
170,046 
21,622 
163,617 
13,647 
402,650 
(D) 
- 
148,541 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
22 
5 
3 
1 
74 
1 
- 
6 
acres 
1,404 
41 
16 
(D) 
8,476 
(D) 
- 
104 
bushels 
61,155 
1,597 
906 
(D) 
573,771 
(D) 
- 
7,750 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
21 
5 
3 
1 
74 
1 
- 
6 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
16 
(D) 
8,476 
(D) 
- 
104 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
906 
(D) 
573,771 
(D) 
- 
7,750 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
New York 231 
