Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Tompkins 
Ulster 
Warren 
Washington 
Wayne 
Westchester 
Wyoming 
Yates 
Farms 
number 
558 
486 
117 
851 
873 
131 
713 
919 
Land in farms 
acres 
90,774 
71,222 
9,528 
189,391 
179,109 
7,752 
225,864 
126,946 
Average size of farm 
acres 
163 
147 
81 
223 
205 
59 
317 
138 
Median size of farm 
acres 
64 
51 
31 
108 
77 
21 
96 
100 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
448,508 
738,834 
325,483 
539,925 
508,517 
952,856 
828,938 
546,444 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,757 
5,042 
3,997 
2,426 
2,479 
16,102 
2,617 
3,956 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
63,454 
50,173 
6,830 
94,691 
145,074 
13,737 
154,171 
106,489 
Average per farm 
dollars 
113,717 
103,236 
58,376 
111,270 
166,179 
104,859 
216,228 
115,875 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
58 
67 
32 
72 
49 
44 
46 
48 
1 0 to 49 acres 
187 
168 
39 
193 
285 
54 
189 
201 
50 to 179 acres 
182 
174 
22 
289 
293 
22 
242 
472 
1 80 to 499 acres 
93 
52 
24 
198 
171 
9 
130 
165 
500 to 999 acres 
19 
20 
- 
74 
39 
2 
55 
22 
1 ,000 acres or more 
19 
5 
- 
25 
36 
- 
51 
11 
Total cropland 
farms 
447 
385 
70 
677 
782 
70 
557 
865 
acres 
54,424 
26,139 
1,475 
101,904 
126,311 
1,450 
159,507 
88,113 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
394 
358 
62 
635 
738 
64 
517 
834 
acres 
47,143 
22,689 
1,263 
92,965 
116,390 
1,169 
151,690 
80,131 
Irrigated land 
farms 
71 
112 
22 
65 
114 
40 
44 
121 
acres 
254 
4,238 
58 
601 
1,900 
146 
3,361 
593 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
67,391 
55,899 
(D) 
139,147 
205,606 
8,800 
318,505 
117,022 
Average per farm 
dollars 
120,773 
115,019 
(D) 
163,510 
235,516 
67,174 
446,710 
127,336 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
22,691 
46,396 
(D) 
26,934 
149,398 
4,192 
77,920 
43,971 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
44,700 
9,504 
(D) 
112,213 
56,207 
4,608 
240,584 
73,050 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
200 
157 
58 
240 
239 
43 
189 
137 
$2,500 to $4,999 
48 
50 
11 
73 
49 
19 
72 
40 
$5,000 to $9,999 
66 
70 
15 
84 
57 
8 
76 
52 
$10,000 to $24,999 
92 
70 
10 
130 
115 
12 
81 
106 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
40 
5 
101 
66 
15 
56 
72 
$50,000 to $99,999 
31 
38 
5 
44 
75 
11 
30 
91 
$100,000 or more 
90 
61 
13 
179 
272 
23 
209 
421 
Government payments 
farms 
144 
49 
1 
243 
240 
3 
250 
157 
$1,000 
900 
328 
(D) 
2,914 
2,084 
(□) 
3,057 
1,081 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
212 
170 
45 
388 
366 
69 
383 
430 
$1,000 
1,991 
3,648 
1,524 
7,340 
7,163 
1 1 ,434 
9,509 
4,941 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
56,306 
53,251 
6,865 
115,509 
165,632 
23,343 
269,948 
83,285 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,907 
109,570 
58,676 
135,734 
189,727 
178,191 
378,608 
90,625 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
558 
486 
117 
851 
873 
131 
713 
919 
$1,000 
13,976 
6,624 
-1,515 
33,892 
49,221 
-3,103 
61,123 
39,759 
Average per farm 
dollars 
25,046 
13,630 
-12,951 
39,826 
56,382 
-23,685 
85,726 
43,263 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
282 
327 
64 
473 
543 
77 
448 
612 
Other 
number 
276 
159 
53 
378 
330 
54 
265 
307 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
348 
261 
75 
521 
448 
61 
389 
459 
200 days or more 
number 
206 
147 
42 
339 
281 
19 
244 
267 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
148 
105 
8 
364 
210 
11 
384 
478 
number 
19,797 
4,213 
136 
49,807 
20,056 
535 
100,970 
35,364 
Beef cows 
farms 
77 
80 
5 
169 
102 
8 
132 
86 
number 
1,133 
1,350 
(D) 
2,855 
1,247 
(D) 
1,378 
1,017 
Milk cows 
farms 
62 
10 
1 
164 
68 
1 
163 
337 
number 
9,085 
399 
(D) 
22,336 
8,229 
(D) 
46,483 
15,569 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
123 
62 
4 
296 
146 
7 
315 
444 
number 
7,733 
940 
13 
21,993 
6,277 
313 
54,410 
23,239 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
28 
37 
6 
47 
30 
8 
36 
31 
number 
750 
342 
17 
1,736 
15,377 
147 
377 
290 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
18 
33 
4 
50 
28 
7 
43 
31 
number 
1,416 
803 
15 
5,198 
45,256 
1,440 
481 
669 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
40 
42 
8 
64 
35 
12 
22 
39 
number 
1,904 
488 
242 
2,071 
1,521 
448 
740 
2,749 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
103 
106 
17 
152 
102 
19 
92 
209 
number 
2,846 
5,623 
1,556 
7,234 
(D) 
1,859 
2,164 
13,297 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
22 
11 
3 
37 
12 
4 
18 
50 
number 
1,737 
1,716 
620 
153,874 
1,765 
30,280 
1,375 
4,355 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
76 
21 
2 
66 
228 
1 
161 
365 
acres 
8,232 
1,392 
(D) 
6,332 
34,199 
(D) 
20,972 
14,889 
bushels 
972,075 
167,749 
(D) 
755,168 
4,337,125 
(D) 
3,082,296 
1,826,986 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
65 
12 
142 
83 
2 
193 
333 
acres 
6,951 
537 
- 
21,673 
7,451 
(D) 
42,929 
10,133 
tons 
118,751 
9,045 
- 
368,231 
123,176 
(D) 
783,898 
144,004 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
17 
2 
- 
3 
47 
40 
127 
acres 
654 
(D) 
- 
40 
2,743 
- 
3,289 
3,963 
bushels 
29,881 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
162,303 
- 
233,387 
240,109 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
17 
2 
- 
3 
47 
- 
40 
125 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
40 
2,743 
- 
(D) 
3,645 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
162,303 
- 
(D) 
228,389 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
318 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
11,720 
-continued 
236 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
