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 
New York 
Niagara 
Oneida 
Onondaga 
Ontario 
Orange 
Orleans 
Oswego 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
6 
760 
1,066 
681 
853 
658 
487 
657 
2007 
- 
865 
1,013 
692 
859 
642 
554 
639 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
142,818 
205,106 
150,269 
192,616 
88,030 
135,090 
94,209 
2007 
142,636 
192,232 
150,499 
198,937 
80,990 
139,764 
100,195 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
188 
192 
221 
226 
134 
277 
143 
2007 
165 
190 
217 
232 
126 
252 
157 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
6 
760 
1,066 
681 
853 
658 
487 
657 
2007 
- 
865 
1,013 
692 
859 
642 
554 
639 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
327,305 
408,433 
474,025 
620,536 
487,464 
350,993 
190,526 
2007 
304,422 
372,027 
360,617 
438,422 
417,072 
239,969 
188,648 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
(D) 
430,664 
383,145 
696,072 
727,475 
740,827 
720,725 
289,994 
2007 
351,933 
367,253 
521,122 
510,387 
649,645 
433,158 
295,224 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
(D) 
2,292 
1,991 
3,155 
3,222 
5,537 
2,598 
2,022 
2007 
2,134 
1,935 
2,396 
2,204 
5,150 
1,717 
1,883 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
6 
64 
62 
69 
67 
38 
45 
53 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
94 
104 
58 
68 
30 
47 
76 
$100,000 to $199,999 
- 
248 
280 
158 
149 
69 
165 
215 
$200,000 to $499,999 
- 
241 
409 
239 
315 
206 
130 
237 
$500,000 to $999,999 
53 
127 
70 
129 
186 
45 
49 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
_ 
31 
64 
44 
61 
94 
23 
21 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
- 
23 
16 
25 
42 
24 
23 
5 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
4 
4 
12 
16 
10 
2 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
2 
- 
6 
6 
1 
7 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
14,615 
334,310 
775,939 
498,182 
412,202 
519,487 
250,408 
609,060 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
(D) 
42.7 
26.4 
30.2 
46.7 
16.9 
53.9 
15.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
5 
70 
59 
89 
71 
72 
32 
46 
acres 
5 
333 
285 
382 
336 
339 
166 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1 
289 
215 
211 
278 
205 
172 
168 
acres 
(D) 
7,217 
5,965 
5,534 
7,340 
5,556 
4,561 
4,412 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
102 
106 
60 
65 
60 
55 
53 
acres 
- 
5,956 
6,124 
3,624 
3,837 
3,489 
3,171 
3,055 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
- 
77 
117 
63 
92 
80 
48 
92 
acres 
- 
6,488 
9,397 
5,159 
7,642 
6,548 
4,028 
7,526 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
_ 
60 
123 
64 
75 
62 
43 
74 
acres 
- 
7,049 
14,172 
7,297 
8,805 
7,114 
4,816 
8,525 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
- 
32 
105 
38 
51 
37 
24 
60 
acres 
- 
4,967 
16,480 
5,933 
8,043 
5,748 
3,712 
9,261 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
- 
18 
78 
22 
43 
40 
17 
38 
acres 
- 
3,627 
15,513 
4,498 
8,291 
8,051 
3,417 
7,486 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
- 
22 
44 
16 
27 
21 
15 
22 
acres 
- 
5,244 
10,496 
3,823 
6,406 
5,003 
3,616 
5,222 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
_ 
37 
131 
58 
61 
51 
36 
69 
acres 
- 
12,883 
47,031 
20,542 
22,151 
17,039 
12,881 
23,858 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
- 
23 
67 
27 
46 
22 
16 
32 
acres 
- 
15,580 
45,109 
19,645 
33,200 
15,537 
11,216 
19,827 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
- 
15 
16 
20 
30 
5 
17 
2 
acres 
- 
19,452 
23,269 
26,594 
41,659 
6,780 
22,292 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
15 
5 
13 
14 
3 
12 
1 
acres 
- 
54,022 
11,265 
47,238 
44,906 
6,826 
61,214 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
- 
83 
58 
76 
58 
92 
52 
49 
acres 
- 
433 
263 
377 
271 
(D) 
235 
266 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
- 
321 
219 
219 
282 
206 
159 
133 
acres 
- 
8,523 
6,075 
5,409 
7,510 
5,204 
4,560 
3,621 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
- 
106 
105 
69 
66 
53 
70 
65 
acres 
- 
6,154 
6,091 
4,039 
3,821 
3,004 
4,037 
3,791 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
- 
98 
93 
55 
75 
53 
48 
95 
acres 
- 
8,112 
7,607 
4,605 
6,125 
4,461 
4,109 
7,786 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
_ 
75 
101 
58 
90 
72 
44 
73 
acres 
- 
8,713 
12,080 
6,914 
10,377 
8,435 
5,037 
8,392 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
- 
41 
114 
37 
46 
38 
32 
58 
acres 
- 
6,493 
18,000 
5,757 
7,444 
5,940 
5,092 
9,261 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
- 
22 
50 
23 
56 
26 
36 
30 
acres 
- 
4,338 
9,953 
4,495 
11,261 
5,223 
7,202 
6,040 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
- 
25 
43 
12 
21 
23 
18 
33 
acres 
- 
5,947 
10,140 
2,955 
4,988 
5,471 
4,337 
7,779 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
_ 
44 
148 
63 
70 
53 
47 
73 
acres 
- 
16,140 
52,793 
21,147 
26,016 
18,443 
16,245 
25,691 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
- 
27 
61 
35 
47 
19 
18 
25 
acres 
- 
19,540 
38,737 
24,434 
32,272 
13,299 
13,464 
16,265 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
- 
11 
18 
39 
34 
5 
18 
3 
acres 
- 
15,380 
22,866 
53,501 
47,500 
6,818 
22,698 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
12 
3 
6 
14 
2 
12 
2 
acres 
42,863 
7,627 
16,866 
41,352 
(D) 
52,748 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
- 
674 
888 
533 
709 
477 
412 
523 
2007 
- 
791 
858 
586 
741 
479 
483 
546 
acres, 2012 
- 
118,529 
118,728 
101,800 
148,209 
45,794 
109,537 
45,419 
2007 
- 
113,623 
108,946 
106,223 
153,100 
46,268 
106,304 
49,041 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
- 
602 
800 
496 
622 
407 
355 
464 
2007 
- 
662 
728 
499 
600 
393 
390 
485 
acres, 2012 
- 
107,352 
104,662 
94,478 
137,010 
38,448 
101,275 
37,914 
2007 
- 
90,129 
87,040 
91,946 
137,752 
38,677 
91,599 
38,381 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
. 
66 
127 
69 
107 
52 
37 
59 
2007 
- 
154 
259 
139 
146 
124 
116 
155 
acres, 2012 
- 
1,073 
3,262 
1,680 
2,492 
1,062 
926 
1,382 
2007 
- 
3,790 
10,283 
5,462 
3,805 
3,713 
4,135 
5,140 
-continued 
296 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
