Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Schenectady 
Schoharie 
Schuyler 
Seneca 
Steuben 
Suffolk 
Sullivan 
Tioga 
Farms 
number 
169 
532 
393 
584 
1,667 
604 
321 
536 
Land in farms 
acres 
19,868 
98,369 
69,222 
130,206 
405,727 
35,975 
53,859 
107,873 
Average size of farm 
acres 
118 
185 
176 
223 
243 
60 
168 
201 
Median size of farm 
acres 
65 
124 
77 
95 
124 
19 
80 
114 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
406,037 
421,388 
503,156 
656,699 
446,421 
696,703 
617,896 
396,076 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,454 
2,279 
2,857 
2,945 
1,834 
11,697 
3,683 
1,968 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
13,042 
46,143 
36,542 
98,591 
176,513 
83,770 
23,947 
44,959 
Average per farm 
dollars 
77,169 
86,734 
92,983 
168,821 
105,886 
138,693 
74,601 
83,879 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
18 
26 
25 
48 
57 
212 
27 
30 
1 0 to 49 acres 
52 
91 
96 
130 
265 
213 
97 
93 
50 to 1 79 acres 
65 
225 
183 
241 
725 
134 
102 
219 
180 to 499 acres 
28 
154 
68 
112 
430 
36 
72 
147 
500 to 999 acres 
6 
29 
11 
31 
118 
4 
15 
34 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
7 
10 
22 
72 
5 
8 
13 
Total cropland 
farms 
143 
457 
349 
505 
1,457 
466 
234 
449 
acres 
9,083 
54,964 
38,031 
98,029 
221,713 
23,163 
22,794 
50,688 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
136 
428 
327 
488 
1,285 
444 
207 
409 
acres 
7,408 
49,006 
33,694 
92,456 
196,669 
19,805 
19,495 
41,176 
Irrigated land 
farms 
26 
49 
32 
62 
88 
347 
25 
41 
acres 
140 
650 
157 
379 
1,223 
11,820 
86 
672 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
4,161 
39,500 
44,472 
118,926 
187,206 
239,818 
27,100 
36,748 
Average per farm 
dollars 
24,619 
74,248 
113,161 
203,640 
112,301 
397,049 
84,424 
68,559 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,943 
15,388 
12,962 
52,506 
81,300 
204,504 
4,055 
1 1 ,324 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,218 
24,112 
31,511 
66,420 
105,906 
35,314 
23,045 
25,423 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
64 
130 
134 
107 
539 
150 
107 
179 
$2,500 to $4,999 
25 
57 
29 
39 
195 
22 
41 
59 
$5,000 to $9,999 
18 
84 
43 
46 
190 
47 
30 
72 
$10,000 to $24,999 
31 
104 
49 
59 
233 
69 
58 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
38 
44 
41 
108 
49 
25 
33 
$50,000 to $99,999 
10 
45 
25 
62 
129 
74 
18 
40 
$100,000 or more 
9 
74 
69 
230 
273 
193 
42 
78 
Government payments 
farms 
12 
165 
63 
169 
497 
43 
58 
198 
$1,000 
101 
1,105 
375 
1,017 
3,112 
790 
274 
1,112 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
45 
210 
140 
281 
651 
241 
107 
159 
$1,000 
(D) 
4,214 
2,969 
4,716 
6,848 
12,994 
2,543 
1,520 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
4,758 
35,942 
35,420 
89,254 
145,085 
224,592 
27,246 
29,596 
Average per farm 
dollars 
28,152 
67,560 
90,128 
152,831 
87,034 
371,841 
84,878 
55,216 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
169 
532 
393 
584 
1,667 
604 
321 
536 
$1,000 
-361 
8,877 
12,397 
35,405 
52,081 
29,011 
2,671 
9,784 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-2,139 
16,686 
31,544 
60,625 
31,242 
48,031 
8,322 
18,254 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
78 
330 
198 
405 
857 
418 
191 
290 
Other 
number 
91 
202 
195 
179 
810 
186 
130 
246 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
100 
269 
251 
305 
1,056 
306 
171 
299 
200 days or more 
number 
63 
167 
156 
135 
643 
184 
113 
194 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
15 
241 
134 
265 
836 
13 
102 
267 
number 
761 
13,290 
14,886 
26,076 
61,199 
202 
4,780 
14,902 
Beef cows 
farms 
12 
146 
72 
84 
492 
4 
64 
153 
number 
181 
1,754 
1,116 
1,435 
6,760 
(D) 
880 
1,684 
Milk cows 
farms 
4 
72 
45 
154 
255 
3 
32 
88 
number 
292 
5,285 
6,573 
8,568 
20,776 
(D) 
1,484 
6,454 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
15 
177 
106 
223 
607 
9 
85 
183 
number 
213 
4,570 
3,350 
21,037 
25,056 
48 
2,628 
4,418 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3 
41 
21 
32 
103 
10 
19 
41 
number 
108 
971 
1,586 
16,385 
7,471 
(D) 
233 
1,209 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
3 
40 
19 
23 
78 
6 
19 
34 
number 
30 
1,332 
2,415 
105,751 
21,729 
(D) 
247 
1,162 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
13 
50 
30 
46 
106 
22 
37 
37 
number 
187 
1,479 
4,329 
9,882 
4,743 
176 
485 
671 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
18 
111 
73 
118 
272 
71 
88 
124 
number 
387 
4,445 
18,293 
63,518 
(D) 
14,714 
(D) 
3,502 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
27 
10 
21 
31 
6 
18 
16 
number 
(D) 
10,163 
2,565 
64,625 
1,546 
503,110 
(D) 
2,514 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
3 
52 
55 
215 
289 
27 
6 
67 
acres 
(D) 
6,741 
5,812 
27,441 
30,383 
1,436 
214 
3,819 
bushels 
(D) 
830,383 
666,998 
3,650,744 
3,713,359 
193,907 
(D) 
517,834 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4 
66 
50 
147 
223 
6 
25 
71 
acres 
116 
4,506 
5,638 
7,115 
19,500 
241 
1,073 
4,981 
tons 
1,757 
64,088 
83,105 
113,196 
316,867 
2,857 
16,114 
70,955 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
1 
6 
58 
35 
6 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
762 
4,358 
1,836 
94 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
44,764 
267,531 
107,567 
4,980 
- 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
1 
6 
58 
35 
5 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
762 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
44,764 
265,715 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
3 
2 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
" 
- 
1,816 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
New York 235 
