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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
495 
101 
308 
85 
226 
119 
10 
335 
2007 
511 
95 
217 
89 
226 
120 
2 
307 
Any 
2012 
549 
160 
380 
126 
323 
154 
16 
352 
2007 
704 
148 
387 
133 
325 
166 
18 
365 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
53 
24 
38 
6 
52 
21 
8 
40 
2007 
125 
12 
51 
16 
50 
24 
- 
50 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
31 
8 
17 
9 
11 
8 
- 
14 
2007 
41 
9 
15 
2 
25 
14 
- 
30 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
82 
27 
70 
40 
37 
30 
2 
84 
2007 
88 
25 
74 
32 
45 
17 
1 
45 
200 days or more 
2012 
383 
101 
255 
71 
223 
95 
6 
214 
2007 
450 
102 
247 
83 
205 
111 
17 
240 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
66 
8 
30 
6 
6 
6 
17 
2007 
42 
9 
49 
2 
21 
3 
- 
23 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
45 
17 
68 
9 
21 
12 
- 
33 
2007 
58 
25 
77 
24 
20 
12 
- 
47 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
106 
47 
189 
39 
83 
33 
2 
108 
2007 
159 
62 
124 
42 
57 
44 
6 
103 
10 years or more 
2012 
827 
189 
401 
157 
439 
222 
24 
529 
2007 
956 
147 
354 
154 
453 
227 
14 
499 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.8 
18.9 
18.8 
23.0 
26.3 
24.0 
17.9 
23.9 
2007 
23.7 
17.1 
17.4 
21.3 
26.3 
23.9 
14.1 
22.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
25 
8 
27 
6 
6 
5 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
34 
11 
41 
8 
19 
7 
- 
24 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
108 
43 
167 
32 
72 
36 
2 
86 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
877 
199 
453 
165 
452 
225 
24 
566 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.2 
20.6 
20.9 
24.3 
28.3 
25.0 
17.9 
26.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
. 
3 
_ 
3 
. 
. 
6 
2007 
5 
- 
5 
2 
3 
- 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
40 
9 
93 
5 
24 
10 
- 
10 
2007 
47 
15 
34 
8 
22 
7 
2 
36 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
102 
34 
82 
19 
47 
31 
4 
94 
2007 
163 
46 
114 
34 
68 
37 
7 
95 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
320 
60 
176 
61 
121 
46 
14 
143 
2007 
335 
73 
188 
60 
144 
84 
7 
186 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
141 
50 
87 
31 
86 
53 
- 
91 
2007 
164 
20 
98 
28 
75 
39 
2 
104 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
143 
28 
95 
28 
76 
49 
- 
138 
2007 
129 
28 
74 
34 
86 
37 
- 
88 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
110 
33 
88 
25 
81 
25 
2 
62 
2007 
139 
34 
37 
19 
56 
32 
1 
49 
70 years and over 
2012 
186 
47 
64 
42 
111 
59 
6 
143 
2007 
233 
27 
54 
37 
97 
50 
1 
113 
Average age 
2012 
57.5 
57.3 
53.0 
58.8 
58.5 
58.7 
55.9 
58.5 
2007 
57.1 
54.4 
52.5 
55.9 
57.2 
57.8 
47.8 
55.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
782 
190 
445 
151 
423 
198 
18 
454 
2007 
723 
179 
351 
128 
319 
184 
2 
366 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
91 
14 
38 
5 
36 
19 
4 
70 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
110 
91 
63 
74 
77 
53 
16 
146 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
302 
62 
153 
59 
216 
56 
- 
77 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
53 
2 
43 
- 
1 
5 
- 
14 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
145 
24 
52 
22 
133 
21 
1 
99 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
75 
22 
162 
10 
33 
55 
- 
68 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
54 
- 
4 
- 
7 
2 
- 
12 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
13 
1 
5 
- 
2 
4 
- 
8 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
1,013 
247 
661 
207 
537 
270 
26 
663 
acres, 2012 
137,073 
49,534 
133,725 
28,738 
171,690 
42,806 
2,078 
132,131 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
52 
24 
29 
14 
32 
28 
- 
35 
acres, 2012 
12,188 
9,589 
24,770 
2,982 
24,670 
7,206 
- 
9,715 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
891 
215 
591 
187 
453 
233 
22 
577 
2007 
1,020 
194 
525 
192 
465 
247 
19 
573 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
36,611 
99,514 
21,540 
(D) 
34,878 
1,490 
103,176 
2007 
(D) 
32,876 
90,651 
24,639 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
104,917 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
66 
25 
65 
14 
54 
23 
82 
2007 
95 
24 
52 
25 
50 
20 
- 
74 
acres, 2012 
13,669 
10,004 
27,464 
6,192 
40,509 
3,449 
- 
29,183 
2007 
20,273 
8,175 
24,661 
7,425 
52,023 
2,726 
- 
27,431 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
69 
14 
25 
10 
36 
13 
4 
23 
2007 
80 
15 
20 
5 
34 
14 
1 
21 
acres, 2012 
22,821 
3,394 
16,386 
4,137 
60,785 
4,435 
588 
6,933 
2007 
22,873 
6,109 
14,816 
1,787 
53,101 
5,891 
(D) 
6,834 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
12 
- 
- 
- 
6 
4 
- 
2007 
15 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
666 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
224 
- 
- 
2007 
554 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
20 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
6 
7 
7 
5 
2007 
5 
10 
7 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,828 
1,659 
- 
- 
- 
- 
978 
2007 
(D) 
3,066 
724 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
-continued 
512 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
