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 
Jefferson 
Kings 
Lewis 
Livingston 
Madison 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Nassau 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
876 
10 
634 
661 
838 
475 
659 
55 
2007 
885 
1 
616 
792 
744 
585 
604 
59 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
290,811 
(D) 
181,741 
194,945 
187,496 
98,676 
131,386 
2,682 
2007 
262,331 
(D) 
167,249 
222,415 
188,320 
133,041 
124,556 
1,288 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
332 
(D) 
287 
295 
224 
208 
199 
49 
2007 
296 
(D) 
272 
281 
253 
227 
206 
22 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
876 
10 
634 
661 
838 
475 
659 
55 
2007 
885 
1 
616 
792 
744 
585 
604 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
477,013 
9,510 
303,491 
564,843 
382,792 
350,399 
302,103 
49,170 
2007 
363,564 
(D) 
268,431 
447,913 
316,934 
343,811 
269,055 
127,508 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
544,536 
951,000 
478,693 
854,527 
456,792 
737,682 
458,427 
893,995 
2007 
410,806 
(D) 
435,764 
565,547 
425,987 
587,711 
445,455 
2,161,159 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,640 
792,500 
1,670 
2,897 
2,042 
3,551 
2,299 
18,333 
2007 
1,386 
(D) 
1,605 
2,014 
1,683 
2,584 
2,160 
98,997 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
53 
1 
41 
55 
57 
32 
42 
6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
60 
- 
46 
58 
78 
47 
37 
1 
$100,000 to $199,999 
230 
- 
156 
170 
222 
83 
154 
4 
$200,000 to $499,999 
337 
2 
222 
204 
296 
206 
263 
10 
$500,000 to $999,999 
125 
3 
127 
71 
116 
45 
101 
17 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
26 
2 
20 
36 
39 
21 
45 
7 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
29 
2 
16 
43 
22 
28 
13 
9 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
11 
- 
5 
15 
7 
8 
3 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
5 
- 
1 
9 
1 
5 
1 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
811,946 
45,319 
815,774 
404,328 
419,114 
420,614 
257,994 
182,225 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
35.8 
(D) 
22.3 
48.2 
44.7 
23.5 
50.9 
1.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
42 
10 
27 
39 
57 
74 
45 
36 
acres 
188 
(D) 
67 
211 
200 
350 
176 
123 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
138 
89 
187 
172 
185 
108 
14 
acres 
3,750 
- 
2,332 
4,899 
4,676 
4,893 
3,101 
383 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
49 
- 
30 
62 
63 
54 
50 
- 
acres 
2,865 
- 
1,748 
3,488 
3,693 
3,041 
2,984 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
59 
- 
43 
85 
111 
31 
91 
2 
acres 
4,977 
- 
3,447 
6,921 
8,886 
2,570 
7,439 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
101 
_ 
57 
54 
86 
28 
88 
2 
acres 
11,540 
- 
6,724 
6,166 
10,040 
3,150 
10,195 
(D) 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
75 
- 
52 
42 
53 
13 
74 
acres 
11,915 
- 
8,094 
6,700 
8,422 
2,050 
1 1 ,574 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
77 
- 
56 
25 
62 
17 
36 
- 
acres 
15,123 
- 
10,772 
4,971 
12,435 
3,360 
7,008 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
50 
- 
45 
21 
48 
9 
32 
- 
acres 
11,829 
- 
10,514 
5,066 
1 1 ,442 
2,206 
7,745 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
134 
_ 
156 
49 
97 
16 
74 
_ 
acres 
46,613 
- 
54,821 
17,790 
34,510 
5,725 
24,904 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
93 
- 
53 
44 
61 
23 
46 
- 
acres 
60,993 
- 
32,177 
30,210 
39,404 
15,369 
29,484 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
39 
- 
20 
32 
22 
13 
11 
1 
acres 
54,825 
- 
26,345 
41,992 
29,187 
18,458 
13,170 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
19 
- 
6 
21 
6 
12 
4 
acres 
66,193 
- 
24,700 
66,531 
24,601 
37,504 
13,606 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
42 
1 
31 
47 
37 
78 
34 
35 
acres 
145 
(D) 
119 
227 
172 
384 
131 
122 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
146 
81 
206 
137 
243 
111 
17 
acres 
4,122 
- 
2,341 
5,865 
4,091 
6,233 
3,041 
477 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
43 
- 
33 
74 
62 
46 
55 
2 
acres 
2,460 
- 
1,871 
4,208 
3,670 
2,676 
3,152 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
62 
- 
43 
96 
85 
45 
80 
2 
acres 
5,243 
- 
3,583 
8,095 
6,996 
3,646 
6,791 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
103 
_ 
55 
66 
80 
54 
65 
2 
acres 
11,930 
- 
6,295 
7,593 
9,362 
6,263 
7,574 
(D) 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
73 
- 
53 
47 
43 
13 
50 
acres 
11,630 
- 
8,326 
7,524 
6,918 
2,031 
7,756 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
64 
- 
48 
46 
59 
8 
42 
1 
acres 
12,569 
- 
9,410 
9,110 
1 1 ,826 
1,566 
8,312 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
50 
- 
59 
31 
34 
10 
28 
acres 
11,880 
14,101 
7,210 
8,051 
2,306 
6,740 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
172 
_ 
139 
77 
102 
22 
89 
_ 
acres 
63,823 
- 
48,724 
27,711 
36,047 
7,820 
31,639 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
85 
- 
56 
45 
75 
30 
34 
- 
acres 
57,010 
- 
35,231 
32,361 
49,516 
20,475 
22,557 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
32 
- 
13 
34 
22 
17 
12 
- 
acres 
42,797 
- 
16,578 
44,843 
26,532 
23,189 
13,984 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
13 
- 
5 
23 
8 
19 
4 
- 
acres 
38,722 
- 
20,670 
67,668 
25,139 
56,452 
12,879 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
760 
10 
506 
543 
682 
385 
582 
25 
2007 
781 
1 
495 
675 
643 
507 
542 
33 
acres, 2012 
173,519 
(D) 
97,216 
149,591 
110,970 
79,522 
85,898 
289 
2007 
166,233 
(D) 
92,028 
165,843 
115,935 
105,731 
84,091 
268 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
697 
10 
482 
469 
617 
347 
554 
25 
2007 
715 
1 
456 
534 
561 
421 
473 
22 
acres, 2012 
158,317 
(D) 
88,248 
138,110 
99,211 
72,795 
76,159 
(D) 
2007 
147,726 
(D) 
82,977 
146,753 
98,579 
93,282 
70,982 
218 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
84 
. 
71 
58 
120 
38 
85 
_ 
2007 
190 
- 
137 
176 
162 
86 
164 
12 
acres, 2012 
4,396 
- 
2,444 
2,321 
4,731 
959 
1,660 
- 
2007 
9,134 
- 
6,008 
7,756 
7,304 
1,943 
5,901 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New York 295 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
