Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New York 
Niagara 
Oneida 
Onondaga 
Ontario 
Orange 
Orleans 
Oswego 
Farms 
number 
6 
760 
1,066 
681 
853 
658 
487 
657 
Land in farms 
acres 
(D) 
142,818 
205,106 
150,269 
192,616 
88,030 
135,090 
94,209 
Average size of farm 
acres 
(D) 
188 
192 
221 
226 
134 
277 
143 
Median size of farm 
acres 
1 
51 
106 
64 
72 
65 
61 
86 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(D) 
430,664 
383,145 
696,072 
727,475 
740,827 
720,725 
289,994 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(D) 
2,292 
1,991 
3,155 
3,222 
5,537 
2,598 
2,022 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
282 
103,919 
116,448 
113,110 
127,732 
76,946 
113,126 
56,125 
Average per farm 
dollars 
47,018 
136,736 
109,238 
166,094 
149,744 
116,940 
232,291 
85,427 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
5 
70 
59 
89 
71 
72 
32 
46 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1 
289 
215 
211 
278 
205 
172 
168 
50 to 1 79 acres 
- 
271 
451 
225 
283 
239 
170 
279 
180 to 499 acres 
- 
77 
253 
96 
131 
112 
68 
129 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
23 
67 
27 
46 
22 
16 
32 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
30 
21 
33 
44 
8 
29 
3 
Total cropland 
farms 
- 
674 
888 
533 
709 
477 
412 
523 
acres 
- 
118,529 
118,728 
101,800 
148,209 
45,794 
109,537 
45,419 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
- 
602 
800 
496 
622 
407 
355 
464 
acres 
- 
107,352 
104,662 
94,478 
137,010 
38,448 
101,275 
37,914 
Irrigated land 
farms 
- 
116 
48 
86 
85 
102 
72 
48 
acres 
- 
2,955 
208 
1,316 
917 
2,734 
4,565 
555 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
(D) 
122,675 
113,189 
152,050 
180,326 
100,697 
150,323 
47,602 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(D) 
161,415 
106,181 
223,275 
211,402 
153,035 
308,672 
72,453 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
- 
76,305 
42,170 
48,302 
77,235 
72,045 
138,467 
22,499 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(D) 
46,370 
71,018 
103,748 
103,091 
28,652 
11,856 
25,103 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
4 
269 
343 
228 
267 
198 
189 
260 
$2,500 to $4,999 
- 
69 
112 
50 
62 
39 
35 
54 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1 
79 
97 
61 
72 
31 
39 
82 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1 
99 
130 
102 
100 
122 
52 
91 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
59 
84 
63 
78 
64 
29 
52 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
72 
69 
46 
59 
53 
19 
42 
$100,000 or more 
" 
113 
231 
131 
215 
151 
124 
76 
Government payments 
farms 
- 
206 
336 
221 
280 
183 
192 
117 
$1,000 
- 
1,684 
2,155 
1,688 
2,675 
2,006 
1,883 
555 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
3 
310 
445 
266 
354 
282 
220 
218 
$1,000 
10 
8,024 
4,389 
6,002 
1 1 ,457 
10,934 
5,984 
1,903 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
(D) 
99,051 
85,372 
132,359 
150,818 
100,600 
126,979 
41,246 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(D) 
130,331 
80,086 
194,360 
176,809 
152,887 
260,738 
62,779 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
6 
760 
1,066 
681 
853 
658 
487 
657 
$1,000 
(D) 
33,332 
34,361 
27,381 
43,641 
13,037 
31,210 
8,814 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(D) 
43,858 
32,233 
40,207 
51,161 
19,814 
64,087 
13,415 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
- 
402 
604 
374 
495 
399 
269 
358 
Other 
number 
6 
358 
462 
307 
358 
259 
218 
299 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
2 
419 
578 
378 
503 
352 
261 
376 
200 days or more 
number 
1 
277 
398 
229 
286 
185 
175 
258 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
- 
182 
452 
188 
267 
118 
120 
246 
number 
- 
20,168 
37,206 
40,035 
47,890 
8,658 
7,153 
9,580 
Beef cows 
farms 
- 
108 
173 
99 
107 
42 
65 
139 
number 
- 
1,401 
2,177 
1,293 
1,958 
614 
1,216 
1,464 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
26 
214 
68 
119 
51 
31 
63 
number 
- 
9,770 
16,171 
19,155 
19,598 
3,739 
2,279 
2,301 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
- 
144 
370 
152 
236 
91 
90 
183 
number 
- 
7,912 
14,117 
13,922 
19,884 
6,758 
2,704 
9,266 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
37 
53 
25 
25 
10 
10 
40 
number 
- 
903 
470 
353 
(D) 
119 
122 
526 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
32 
41 
20 
23 
10 
6 
38 
number 
- 
1,201 
653 
507 
(D) 
123 
(D) 
809 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
- 
30 
58 
32 
34 
32 
17 
25 
number 
- 
1,181 
1,862 
441 
1,540 
1,489 
276 
250 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
- 
95 
165 
65 
112 
65 
84 
91 
number 
- 
44,929 
4,014 
434,176 
3,594 
(D) 
2,342 
1,938 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
8 
17 
15 
28 
5 
10 
11 
number 
- 
1,262 
3,586 
1,660 
2,213 
2,450 
155 
506 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
136 
247 
130 
237 
29 
94 
59 
acres 
- 
32,816 
24,682 
21,879 
33,463 
3,168 
43,610 
4,419 
bushels 
- 
3,678,679 
3,100,520 
2,643,157 
4,249,517 
398,052 
6,478,925 
487,467 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
50 
196 
84 
142 
49 
41 
58 
acres 
- 
9,274 
11,572 
15,453 
17,973 
3,195 
2,129 
2,893 
tons 
- 
142,191 
191,165 
245,693 
304,685 
44,006 
33,912 
39,967 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
39 
26 
42 
103 
2 
35 
3 
acres 
- 
7,555 
1,963 
4,216 
7,769 
(D) 
5,514 
25 
bushels 
- 
492,263 
111,951 
241,811 
475,341 
(D) 
351,518 
1,000 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
39 
26 
42 
102 
2 
35 
3 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,216 
(D) 
(D) 
5,514 
25 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
241,811 
(D) 
(D) 
351,518 
1,000 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
New York 233 
