Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Erie 
Essex 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Genesee 
Greene 
Hamilton 
Herkimer 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,044 
261 
688 
211 
549 
273 
26 
687 
2007 
1,215 
243 
604 
222 
551 
286 
20 
672 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
81,444 
16,033 
59,079 
15,722 
132,333 
15,495 
57 
64,172 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
729 
180 
469 
147 
336 
179 
22 
478 
2007 
847 
168 
418 
158 
361 
193 
16 
454 
acres, 2012 
47,900 
30,986 
70,967 
14,989 
34,184 
21,240 
1,496 
72,640 
2007 
60,973 
30,905 
62,089 
17,346 
48,379 
21,454 
410 
70,892 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
481 
116 
333 
107 
195 
109 
8 
369 
2007 
505 
97 
286 
117 
231 
116 
8 
317 
acres, 2012 
14,220 
4,150 
(D) 
4,610 
11,576 
6,558 
92 
24,465 
2007 
18,086 
6,502 
20,981 
5,498 
27,882 
(D) 
57 
23,157 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
279 
61 
209 
47 
197 
82 
4 
182 
2007 
322 
60 
176 
54 
176 
87 
- 
195 
acres, 2012 
92,212 
20,955 
73,371 
14,959 
141,996 
18,113 
582 
59,679 
2007 
83,557 
18,884 
68,227 
13,772 
125,567 
21,758 
- 
63,162 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
42,564 
12,380 
50,962 
9,833 
86,810 
10,117 
554 
35,570 
2007 
41,551 
10,759 
46,308 
8,759 
78,992 
11,136 
- 
39,816 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
49,648 
8,575 
22,409 
5,126 
55,186 
7,996 
28 
24,109 
2007 
42,006 
8,125 
21,919 
5,013 
46,575 
10,622 
- 
23,346 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
266 
49 
176 
36 
182 
63 
2 
166 
2007 
294 
45 
157 
48 
169 
82 
- 
179 
acres, 2012 
68,909 
11,812 
40,987 
6,938 
112,989 
7,905 
(D) 
37,352 
2007 
60,501 
9,506 
37,848 
8,077 
95,271 
(D) 
38,144 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
36 
20 
10 
17 
16 
12 
_ 
27 
2007 
46 
15 
10 
10 
14 
6 
4 
23 
acres, 2012 
2,567 
2,896 
685 
1,921 
11,137 
3,633 
- 
7,951 
2007 
4,826 
437 
536 
2,733 
9,593 
1,116 
40 
5,963 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
26 
16 
2 
14 
12 
7 
- 
20 
2007 
35 
7 
10 
6 
8 
2 
- 
17 
acres, 2012 
1,622 
1,136 
(D) 
1,387 
10,045 
1,196 
- 
3,252 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
2,857 
25 
250 
2,147 
9,180 
(D) 
2,871 
Total operators 
number 
1,677 
423 
1,083 
322 
888 
422 
45 
1,118 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
535 
125 
341 
126 
271 
144 
9 
343 
2 operators 
426 
114 
314 
67 
237 
110 
15 
285 
3 operators 
62 
18 
21 
14 
30 
18 
2 
33 
4 operators 
11 
4 
9 
2 
5 
1 
- 
24 
5 or more operators 
10 
" 
3 
2 
6 
- 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
593 
167 
362 
106 
273 
142 
20 
358 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
510 
131 
336 
90 
243 
130 
20 
318 
2 operators 
28 
15 
13 
5 
15 
6 
- 
17 
3 operators 
9 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
“ 
- 
" 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,898 
398 
970 
329 
857 
441 
29 
1,150 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
662 
112 
301 
128 
316 
152 
12 
307 
2 operators 
463 
114 
258 
86 
184 
117 
7 
288 
3 operators 
65 
10 
31 
5 
40 
13 
1 
49 
4 operators 
16 
7 
11 
2 
6 
4 
- 
23 
5 or more operators 
9 
“ 
3 
1 
5 
" 
- 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
698 
151 
309 
116 
244 
159 
15 
381 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
552 
131 
278 
104 
211 
131 
15 
336 
2 operators 
60 
10 
14 
6 
15 
14 
- 
18 
3 operators 
6 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
806 
206 
594 
167 
467 
228 
20 
596 
2007 
932 
182 
517 
170 
473 
218 
8 
568 
acres, 2012 
131,166 
48,989 
128,375 
29,193 
178,985 
38,837 
1,873 
126,446 
2007 
135,348 
45,325 
117,980 
29,611 
163,467 
39,286 
286 
128,399 
Female 
farms, 2012 
238 
55 
94 
44 
82 
45 
6 
91 
2007 
283 
61 
87 
52 
78 
68 
12 
104 
acres, 2012 
11,513 
5,848 
16,648 
2,676 
8,332 
4,149 
205 
13,824 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
14,008 
4,901 
12,872 
4,240 
20,072 
5,042 
164 
11,618 
Farming 
2012 
599 
145 
409 
121 
310 
140 
11 
410 
2007 
636 
111 
344 
106 
322 
145 
9 
415 
Other 
2012 
445 
116 
279 
90 
239 
133 
15 
277 
Place of residence: 
2007 
579 
132 
260 
116 
229 
141 
11 
257 
On farm operated 
2012 
853 
222 
629 
177 
500 
244 
20 
603 
2007 
1,048 
213 
534 
204 
501 
266 
19 
602 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
191 
39 
59 
34 
49 
29 
6 
84 
2007 
167 
30 
70 
18 
50 
20 
1 
70 
-continued 
504 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
