Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Chautauqua 
Chemung 
Chenango 
Clinton 
Columbia 
Cortland 
Delaware 
Dutchess 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,515 
372 
828 
603 
494 
518 
704 
678 
2007 
1,658 
373 
908 
590 
554 
587 
747 
656 
acres, 2012 
236,546 
58,114 
167,226 
147,229 
95,378 
115,024 
145,608 
112,482 
2007 
235,858 
65,124 
177,267 
149,219 
106,574 
124,824 
165,572 
102,360 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,228 
279 
623 
410 
353 
403 
517 
384 
2007 
1,343 
273 
706 
419 
388 
412 
558 
378 
acres, 2012 
114,522 
23,298 
68,196 
68,451 
51,645 
52,517 
50,958 
38,941 
TENURE 
2007 
106,933 
25,329 
72,490 
62,157 
52,158 
48,780 
58,430 
37,961 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,026 
275 
551 
382 
324 
328 
439 
477 
2007 
1,157 
268 
596 
399 
385 
387 
428 
489 
acres, 2012 
92,919 
31,152 
73,484 
49,924 
30,981 
46,621 
52,491 
51,614 
2007 
110,487 
31,554 
72,495 
55,315 
43,774 
55,427 
60,633 
52,191 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
776 
188 
367 
233 
208 
230 
291 
241 
2007 
878 
180 
415 
253 
243 
237 
285 
245 
acres, 2012 
27,658 
5,770 
18,089 
13,111 
9,848 
11,669 
9,313 
9,027 
2007 
33,073 
7,227 
20,403 
15,174 
14,587 
12,698 
11,805 
12,063 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
438 
92 
248 
199 
132 
170 
224 
156 
2007 
448 
101 
294 
177 
139 
176 
282 
126 
acres, 2012 
137,368 
26,380 
87,852 
94,654 
57,297 
65,562 
86,546 
55,385 
2007 
120,129 
32,152 
102,030 
92,517 
58,873 
66,781 
97,186 
45,319 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
86,922 
13,468 
54,064 
66,225 
26,867 
41,290 
47,008 
27,176 
2007 
76,382 
18,357 
63,345 
62,004 
30,576 
43,310 
59,407 
21,311 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
50,446 
12,912 
33,788 
28,429 
30,430 
24,272 
39,538 
28,209 
2007 
43,747 
13,795 
38,685 
30,513 
28,297 
23,471 
37,779 
24,008 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
416 
86 
233 
161 
117 
154 
195 
114 
2007 
422 
89 
277 
156 
130 
157 
249 
106 
acres, 2012 
82,653 
17,222 
46,149 
53,861 
36,497 
38,915 
38,679 
27,478 
2007 
71,232 
17,146 
50,579 
46,403 
36,217 
34,512 
43,488 
23,294 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
51 
5 
29 
22 
38 
20 
41 
45 
2007 
53 
4 
18 
14 
30 
24 
37 
41 
acres, 2012 
6,259 
582 
5,890 
2,651 
7,100 
2,841 
6,571 
5,483 
2007 
5,242 
1,418 
2,742 
1,387 
3,927 
2,616 
7,753 
4,850 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
36 
5 
23 
16 
28 
19 
31 
29 
2007 
43 
4 
14 
10 
15 
18 
24 
27 
acres, 2012 
4,211 
306 
3,958 
1,479 
5,300 
1,933 
2,966 
2,436 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
2,628 
956 
1,508 
580 
1,354 
1,570 
3,137 
2,604 
Total operators 
number 
2,327 
583 
1,314 
1,000 
822 
833 
1,140 
1,110 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
819 
193 
424 
282 
253 
252 
342 
371 
2 operators 
603 
154 
332 
264 
180 
224 
300 
240 
3 operators 
75 
19 
64 
46 
43 
37 
54 
48 
4 operators 
14 
5 
6 
9 
13 
3 
4 
9 
5 or more operators 
4 
1 
2 
2 
5 
2 
4 
10 
Total women operators 
number 
701 
197 
428 
312 
297 
299 
401 
401 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
631 
174 
390 
282 
248 
257 
347 
337 
2 operators 
35 
10 
13 
15 
14 
19 
24 
29 
3 operators 
- 
1 
4 
- 
7 
- 
2 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,484 
586 
1,407 
957 
941 
942 
1,213 
1,078 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
964 
201 
483 
300 
270 
292 
371 
345 
2 operators 
594 
147 
357 
236 
226 
246 
309 
240 
3 operators 
76 
18 
62 
40 
35 
39 
50 
52 
4 operators 
16 
4 
6 
10 
12 
9 
13 
10 
5 or more operators 
8 
3 
- 
4 
11 
1 
4 
9 
Total women operators 
number 
745 
203 
449 
295 
334 
324 
428 
435 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
649 
176 
422 
253 
282 
272 
382 
328 
2 operators 
42 
8 
12 
21 
19 
20 
23 
47 
3 operators 
4 
1 
1 
- 
2 
4 
- 
3 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,333 
307 
673 
523 
382 
420 
573 
456 
2007 
1,430 
298 
740 
495 
403 
497 
605 
453 
acres, 2012 
222,987 
49,855 
147,236 
137,433 
85,685 
101,831 
130,487 
92,373 
2007 
222,094 
56,377 
160,191 
137,910 
93,351 
114,549 
142,477 
89,298 
Female 
farms, 2012 
182 
65 
155 
80 
112 
98 
131 
222 
2007 
228 
75 
168 
95 
151 
90 
142 
203 
acres, 2012 
13,559 
8,259 
19,990 
9,796 
9,693 
13,193 
15,121 
20,109 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
13,764 
8,747 
17,076 
11,309 
13,223 
10,275 
23,095 
13,062 
Farming 
2012 
823 
200 
466 
347 
304 
270 
438 
368 
2007 
887 
183 
496 
330 
287 
301 
437 
364 
Other 
2012 
692 
172 
362 
256 
190 
248 
266 
310 
Place of residence: 
2007 
771 
190 
412 
260 
267 
286 
310 
292 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,289 
338 
721 
533 
413 
453 
640 
587 
2007 
1,440 
333 
811 
521 
474 
502 
662 
555 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
226 
34 
107 
70 
81 
65 
64 
91 
2007 
218 
40 
97 
69 
80 
85 
85 
101 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New York 503 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
