Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New York 
Niagara 
Oneida 
Onondaga 
Ontario 
Orange 
Orleans 
Oswego 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
6 
760 
1,066 
681 
853 
658 
487 
657 
2007 
- 
865 
1,013 
692 
859 
642 
554 
639 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
90,129 
87,040 
91,946 
137,752 
38,677 
91,599 
38,381 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
5 
518 
700 
445 
551 
415 
327 
467 
2007 
- 
614 
661 
458 
568 
414 
380 
434 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
35,338 
75,630 
46,874 
49,454 
29,090 
26,798 
45,004 
2007 
43,524 
79,459 
43,941 
52,282 
28,601 
43,519 
47,046 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
- 
380 
451 
288 
337 
202 
201 
285 
2007 
- 
424 
414 
288 
335 
204 
234 
301 
acres, 2012 
- 
17,036 
20,559 
14,382 
21,033 
6,703 
8,892 
10,223 
2007 
" 
17,861 
21,328 
14,851 
20,798 
7,895 
20,587 
12,723 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
_ 
203 
342 
194 
259 
170 
141 
182 
2007 
- 
230 
314 
205 
259 
166 
158 
192 
acres, 2012 
- 
104,534 
124,353 
101,247 
135,622 
46,216 
102,547 
48,444 
2007 
- 
97,482 
110,626 
95,274 
143,114 
43,298 
95,593 
51,478 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
- 
51,695 
74,468 
56,808 
74,027 
23,399 
65,236 
32,630 
2007 
- 
45,453 
69,426 
58,583 
80,000 
20,304 
59,515 
35,060 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
- 
52,839 
49,885 
44,439 
61,595 
22,817 
37,311 
15,814 
2007 
- 
52,029 
41,200 
36,691 
63,114 
22,994 
36,078 
16,418 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
- 
192 
330 
176 
251 
151 
140 
173 
2007 
- 
225 
294 
193 
245 
147 
148 
174 
acres, 2012 
- 
88,040 
80,913 
78,520 
110,265 
26,349 
87,769 
27,070 
2007 
71,184 
64,377 
68,599 
114,102 
25,729 
70,655 
24,696 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
1 
39 
24 
42 
43 
73 
19 
8 
2007 
- 
21 
38 
29 
32 
62 
16 
13 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
2,946 
5,123 
2,148 
7,540 
12,724 
5,745 
761 
2007 
1,630 
2,147 
1 1 ,284 
3,541 
9,091 
652 
1,671 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
- 
30 
19 
32 
34 
54 
14 
6 
2007 
- 
13 
20 
18 
20 
42 
8 
10 
acres, 2012 
- 
2,276 
3,190 
1,576 
5,712 
5,396 
4,614 
621 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
' 
1,084 
1,335 
8,496 
2,852 
5,053 
357 
962 
Total operators 
number 
8 
1,225 
1,675 
1,075 
1,380 
1,098 
757 
1,034 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
4 
384 
555 
356 
427 
317 
268 
327 
2 operators 
2 
307 
435 
266 
363 
264 
190 
294 
3 operators 
- 
53 
60 
50 
43 
61 
19 
28 
4 operators 
12 
12 
8 
14 
10 
6 
6 
5 or more operators 
- 
4 
4 
1 
6 
6 
4 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
5 
432 
569 
384 
447 
430 
229 
360 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
3 
372 
479 
323 
384 
310 
206 
319 
2 operators 
1 
30 
36 
20 
30 
37 
10 
16 
3 operators 
- 
- 
6 
7 
1 
6 
1 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
“ 
- 
4 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
- 
1,354 
1,581 
1,109 
1,343 
1,045 
867 
990 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
- 
442 
527 
366 
446 
302 
313 
336 
2 operators 
- 
375 
417 
263 
355 
286 
192 
263 
3 operators 
- 
37 
60 
44 
47 
46 
37 
33 
4 operators 
- 
5 
7 
12 
10 
7 
7 
6 
5 or more operators 
" 
6 
2 
7 
1 
1 
5 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
- 
438 
492 
390 
434 
380 
276 
347 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
- 
400 
455 
319 
393 
319 
235 
295 
2 operators 
- 
16 
17 
23 
19 
29 
15 
20 
3 operators 
- 
2 
1 
3 
1 
1 
1 
4 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
3 
626 
873 
508 
698 
464 
418 
524 
2007 
- 
706 
848 
535 
716 
461 
461 
498 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
134,895 
188,273 
139,782 
180,242 
75,988 
130,548 
84,928 
2007 
134,825 
175,899 
140,219 
185,517 
72,352 
134,798 
88,871 
Female 
farms, 2012 
3 
134 
193 
173 
155 
194 
69 
133 
2007 
- 
159 
165 
157 
143 
181 
93 
141 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
7,923 
16,833 
10,487 
12,374 
12,042 
4,542 
9,281 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
7,811 
16,333 
10,280 
13,420 
8,638 
4,966 
1 1 ,324 
Farming 
2012 
- 
402 
604 
374 
495 
399 
269 
358 
2007 
- 
439 
564 
373 
461 
393 
291 
349 
Other 
2012 
6 
358 
462 
307 
358 
259 
218 
299 
Place of residence: 
2007 
426 
449 
319 
398 
249 
263 
290 
On farm operated 
2012 
4 
646 
946 
562 
733 
517 
435 
593 
2007 
- 
729 
895 
600 
739 
532 
493 
569 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
2 
114 
120 
119 
120 
141 
52 
64 
2007 
- 
136 
118 
92 
120 
110 
61 
70 
-continued 
506 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
