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 
Schenectady 
Schoharie 
Schuyler 
Seneca 
Steuben 
Suffolk 
Sullivan 
Tioga 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
169 
532 
393 
584 
1,667 
604 
321 
536 
2007 
194 
525 
394 
513 
1,578 
585 
323 
565 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
19,868 
98,369 
69,222 
130,206 
405,727 
35,975 
53,859 
107,873 
2007 
19,129 
95,490 
66,368 
127,972 
371,932 
34,404 
50,443 
106,834 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
118 
185 
176 
223 
243 
60 
168 
201 
2007 
99 
182 
168 
249 
236 
59 
156 
189 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
169 
532 
393 
584 
1,667 
604 
321 
536 
2007 
194 
525 
394 
513 
1,578 
585 
323 
565 
$1,000, 2012 
68,620 
224,179 
197,740 
383,512 
744,184 
420,808 
198,345 
212,297 
2007 
68,812 
204,362 
144,582 
257,621 
584,594 
623,216 
176,189 
187,100 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
406,037 
421,388 
503,156 
656,699 
446,421 
696,703 
617,896 
396,076 
2007 
354,700 
389,261 
366,960 
502,185 
370,465 
1,065,327 
545,478 
331,150 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,454 
2,279 
2,857 
2,945 
1,834 
11,697 
3,683 
1,968 
2007 
3,597 
2,140 
2,178 
2,013 
1,572 
18,115 
3,493 
1,751 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
9 
37 
9 
33 
79 
125 
15 
26 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6 
23 
43 
47 
182 
50 
18 
32 
$100,000 to $199,999 
23 
110 
88 
97 
452 
82 
48 
121 
$200,000 to $499,999 
84 
227 
173 
216 
620 
142 
109 
247 
$500,000 to $999,999 
34 
100 
49 
115 
192 
103 
75 
71 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
13 
21 
16 
43 
87 
66 
40 
27 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
- 
14 
11 
19 
47 
25 
12 
11 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
- 
2 
12 
4 
7 
4 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
4 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
130,929 
397,964 
210,133 
207,173 
889,966 
583,709 
619,606 
331,910 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
15.2 
24.7 
32.9 
62.8 
45.6 
6.2 
8.7 
32.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
18 
26 
25 
48 
57 
212 
27 
30 
acres 
119 
(D) 
117 
200 
260 
791 
123 
140 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
52 
91 
96 
130 
265 
213 
97 
93 
acres 
1,224 
2,371 
2,746 
3,793 
7,121 
4,926 
2,311 
2,600 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
17 
31 
63 
60 
154 
43 
19 
58 
acres 
1,002 
1,830 
3,754 
3,406 
9,011 
2,532 
1,072 
3,377 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
16 
66 
60 
62 
224 
49 
29 
45 
acres 
1,309 
5,568 
5,090 
5,352 
18,967 
4,027 
(D) 
3,913 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
21 
70 
36 
74 
215 
26 
38 
76 
acres 
2,574 
8,014 
4,238 
8,769 
25,265 
2,989 
4,221 
8,605 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
11 
58 
24 
45 
132 
16 
16 
40 
acres 
1,771 
9,153 
3,657 
7,075 
20,834 
2,418 
2,443 
6,325 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
8 
51 
24 
33 
112 
10 
21 
32 
acres 
1,536 
10,103 
4,764 
6,534 
21,994 
2,029 
4,159 
6,345 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
5 
29 
19 
24 
108 
8 
11 
34 
acres 
1,230 
6,808 
4,393 
5,728 
25,974 
1,880 
2,587 
8,150 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
15 
74 
25 
55 
210 
18 
40 
81 
acres 
5,270 
25,956 
8,817 
19,177 
74,240 
6,218 
13,494 
28,246 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
6 
29 
11 
31 
118 
4 
15 
34 
acres 
3,833 
18,055 
7,476 
21,745 
78,517 
2,247 
9,839 
22,681 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
- 
5 
5 
16 
52 
5 
7 
13 
acres 
- 
6,420 
6,620 
20,947 
70,290 
5,918 
9,126 
17,491 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
2 
5 
6 
20 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
17,550 
27,480 
53,254 
- 
(D) 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
28 
33 
15 
37 
61 
238 
19 
30 
acres 
155 
125 
54 
186 
314 
932 
90 
149 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
62 
90 
87 
131 
211 
196 
81 
118 
acres 
1,411 
2,455 
2,402 
3,811 
6,079 
4,386 
1,861 
3,374 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
30 
43 
63 
37 
152 
28 
35 
43 
acres 
1,706 
2,467 
(D) 
2,076 
8,783 
1,680 
1,939 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
11 
47 
54 
35 
206 
34 
26 
59 
acres 
849 
3,930 
4,629 
2,876 
17,448 
2,725 
2,050 
4,901 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
24 
69 
55 
64 
210 
30 
50 
74 
acres 
2,827 
8,001 
6,451 
7,329 
24,769 
3,557 
5,608 
8,483 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
8 
55 
33 
48 
143 
16 
23 
59 
acres 
1,290 
8,672 
5,252 
7,470 
22,634 
2,435 
3,689 
9,199 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
4 
36 
27 
15 
123 
6 
23 
28 
acres 
775 
7,264 
5,360 
2,931 
24,467 
(D) 
4,624 
5,469 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
7 
36 
18 
20 
95 
8 
10 
32 
acres 
1,650 
8,507 
4,212 
4,746 
22,788 
1,908 
2,355 
7,698 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
14 
80 
15 
62 
214 
22 
33 
80 
acres 
4,646 
27,916 
4,947 
22,424 
76,411 
7,716 
10,800 
27,934 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
6 
30 
18 
43 
108 
5 
19 
29 
acres 
3,820 
18,493 
1 1 ,644 
29,470 
74,349 
(D) 
12,440 
19,432 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
- 
6 
7 
14 
40 
1 
4 
12 
acres 
- 
7,660 
11,115 
18,001 
55,236 
(D) 
4,987 
15,535 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
7 
15 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
26,652 
38,654 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
143 
457 
349 
505 
1,457 
466 
234 
449 
2007 
172 
469 
348 
474 
1,434 
484 
274 
490 
acres, 2012 
9,083 
54,964 
38,031 
98,029 
221,713 
23,163 
22,794 
50,688 
2007 
10,530 
53,031 
37,086 
102,896 
211,164 
26,342 
24,614 
53,816 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
136 
428 
327 
488 
1,285 
444 
207 
409 
2007 
138 
423 
314 
429 
1,215 
444 
236 
420 
acres, 2012 
7,408 
49,006 
33,694 
92,456 
196,669 
19,805 
19,495 
41,176 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
7,534 
44,961 
30,540 
92,783 
171,191 
21,054 
21,198 
42,342 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
18 
72 
35 
83 
189 
21 
35 
60 
2007 
55 
110 
95 
122 
349 
79 
71 
116 
acres, 2012 
565 
1,524 
1,522 
2,184 
6,685 
423 
1,656 
1,897 
2007 
1,305 
2,564 
2,986 
3,869 
17,341 
2,798 
2,670 
4,693 
-continued 
298 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
