Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Erie 
Essex 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Genesee 
Greene 
Hamilton 
Herkimer 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,044 
261 
688 
211 
549 
273 
26 
687 
2007 
1,215 
243 
604 
222 
551 
286 
20 
672 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
142,679 
54,837 
145,023 
31,869 
187,317 
42,986 
2,078 
140,270 
2007 
149,356 
50,226 
130,852 
33,851 
183,539 
44,328 
450 
140,017 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
137 
210 
211 
151 
341 
157 
80 
204 
2007 
123 
207 
217 
152 
333 
155 
23 
208 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
1,044 
261 
688 
211 
549 
273 
26 
687 
2007 
1,215 
243 
604 
222 
551 
286 
20 
672 
$1,000, 2012 
422,223 
115,730 
243,582 
68,462 
493,004 
160,578 
3,788 
270,285 
2007 
442,708 
118,130 
190,159 
73,552 
321,462 
129,429 
1,954 
244,113 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
404,428 
443,408 
354,043 
324,465 
898,004 
588,196 
145,705 
393,427 
2007 
364,369 
486,131 
314,833 
331,316 
583,415 
452,548 
97,714 
363,264 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,959 
2,110 
1,680 
2,148 
2,632 
3,736 
1,823 
1,927 
2007 
2,964 
2,352 
1,453 
2,173 
1,751 
2,920 
4,343 
1,743 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
72 
27 
43 
17 
40 
20 
7 
45 
$50,000 to $99,999 
70 
30 
102 
18 
51 
7 
2 
60 
$100,000 to $199,999 
254 
54 
226 
53 
165 
25 
10 
145 
$200,000 to $499,999 
435 
94 
216 
86 
169 
99 
7 
285 
$500,000 to $999,999 
150 
31 
68 
29 
46 
81 
- 
101 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
37 
16 
15 
6 
25 
30 
_ 
36 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
21 
7 
13 
2 
36 
11 
- 
14 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
4 
2 
5 
- 
7 
- 
- 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
10 
- 
- 
" 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
667,327 
1,148,328 
1,042,607 
317,094 
315,479 
414,183 
1,099,121 
903,379 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
21.4 
4.8 
13.9 
10.1 
59.4 
10.4 
0.2 
15.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
110 
20 
44 
29 
38 
27 
3 
40 
acres 
513 
115 
150 
138 
186 
137 
(D) 
192 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
363 
57 
114 
49 
156 
60 
6 
104 
acres 
9,661 
1,615 
2,994 
1,317 
3,750 
1,509 
74 
2,796 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
117 
23 
80 
20 
52 
36 
1 
57 
acres 
6,641 
1,298 
4,551 
1,212 
3,107 
2,076 
(D) 
3,301 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
119 
31 
66 
21 
68 
18 
6 
53 
acres 
10,048 
(D) 
5,473 
(□) 
5,757 
1,588 
430 
4,417 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
94 
30 
82 
27 
49 
40 
4 
88 
acres 
10,690 
3,455 
9,367 
3,162 
5,856 
4,688 
476 
10,275 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
61 
22 
74 
11 
21 
18 
4 
71 
acres 
9,630 
3,532 
11,612 
1,684 
3,275 
2,828 
582 
11,310 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
29 
15 
44 
17 
24 
21 
- 
42 
acres 
5,788 
3,007 
9,006 
3,475 
4,824 
4,234 
- 
8,284 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
20 
9 
40 
7 
16 
8 
2 
54 
acres 
4,827 
2,148 
9,369 
(D) 
3,734 
1,829 
(D) 
12,942 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
78 
25 
86 
16 
59 
29 
_ 
124 
acres 
27,177 
8,461 
30,960 
5,988 
20,845 
10,902 
- 
42,823 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
34 
17 
38 
12 
25 
11 
- 
46 
acres 
22,819 
11,091 
24,649 
8,203 
19,248 
7,315 
- 
31,222 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
12 
11 
15 
2 
21 
5 
- 
6 
acres 
16,294 
15,108 
21,030 
(D) 
26,570 
5,880 
- 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
7 
1 
5 
20 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
18,591 
(D) 
15,862 
- 
90,165 
- 
- 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
132 
22 
25 
27 
40 
32 
7 
27 
acres 
636 
115 
97 
(D) 
214 
160 
38 
129 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
449 
61 
132 
39 
159 
70 
10 
110 
acres 
11,869 
1,445 
3,472 
1,207 
4,061 
1,797 
171 
3,152 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
136 
22 
40 
21 
69 
18 
1 
42 
acres 
7,819 
1,285 
2,275 
1,171 
4,029 
1,071 
(D) 
2,483 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
130 
19 
61 
23 
60 
23 
1 
52 
acres 
11,051 
1,574 
5,021 
2,100 
5,049 
1,840 
(D) 
4,175 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
113 
22 
74 
35 
38 
47 
1 
91 
acres 
12,882 
2,568 
8,719 
4,029 
4,611 
5,411 
(D) 
10,493 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
59 
16 
51 
12 
21 
25 
64 
acres 
9,274 
2,555 
8,072 
1,855 
3,360 
3,967 
- 
10,241 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
45 
20 
43 
17 
30 
17 
- 
59 
acres 
9,063 
4,009 
8,530 
3,400 
5,876 
3,363 
- 
11,502 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
29 
8 
40 
9 
12 
10 
- 
40 
acres 
6,797 
1,865 
9,434 
2,072 
2,876 
2,377 
- 
9,555 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
68 
22 
82 
24 
53 
26 
_ 
123 
acres 
23,042 
8,388 
28,611 
7,707 
18,453 
9,522 
- 
43,424 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
38 
22 
35 
14 
28 
13 
- 
54 
acres 
26,806 
14,478 
23,263 
9,109 
20,430 
8,570 
- 
33,841 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
11 
9 
18 
1 
26 
5 
- 
10 
acres 
15,890 
1 1 ,944 
24,359 
(D) 
34,350 
6,250 
- 
1 1 ,022 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5 
- 
3 
15 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
14,227 
8,999 
- 
80,230 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
846 
204 
554 
163 
453 
197 
15 
602 
2007 
986 
193 
506 
186 
486 
231 
12 
597 
acres, 2012 
93,833 
20,024 
74,818 
14,665 
143,305 
18,716 
251 
76,397 
2007 
98,588 
22,206 
69,691 
18,277 
145,987 
22,234 
156 
77,940 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
773 
181 
511 
157 
389 
179 
10 
555 
2007 
834 
149 
453 
171 
408 
200 
8 
513 
acres, 2012 
84,751 
17,098 
66,827 
12,935 
134,610 
15,659 
(D) 
65,069 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
81,444 
16,033 
59,079 
15,722 
132,333 
15,495 
57 
64,172 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
112 
33 
102 
13 
57 
36 
- 
66 
2007 
215 
65 
151 
37 
139 
66 
5 
132 
acres, 2012 
1,889 
739 
2,982 
335 
1,746 
1,102 
- 
2,767 
2007 
4,067 
2,661 
6,659 
777 
4,513 
3,221 
68 
6,905 
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294 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
