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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
4 
341 
488 
303 
350 
306 
226 
281 
2007 
- 
332 
426 
259 
332 
275 
223 
243 
Any 
2012 
2 
419 
578 
378 
503 
352 
261 
376 
2007 
- 
533 
587 
433 
527 
367 
331 
396 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
- 
40 
71 
29 
92 
55 
37 
50 
2007 
- 
62 
55 
58 
71 
45 
46 
58 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1 
39 
27 
38 
50 
25 
23 
16 
2007 
- 
36 
41 
34 
47 
18 
16 
27 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
- 
63 
82 
82 
75 
87 
26 
52 
2007 
- 
92 
123 
60 
75 
63 
46 
81 
200 days or more 
2012 
1 
277 
398 
229 
286 
185 
175 
258 
2007 
- 
343 
368 
281 
334 
241 
223 
230 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
39 
20 
31 
17 
15 
8 
2007 
- 
24 
28 
27 
31 
15 
14 
28 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1 
43 
57 
33 
50 
24 
29 
28 
2007 
- 
48 
62 
36 
64 
32 
36 
33 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
2 
112 
149 
82 
120 
76 
66 
105 
2007 
- 
138 
135 
105 
119 
122 
85 
105 
10 years or more 
2012 
3 
591 
821 
546 
652 
541 
377 
516 
2007 
- 
655 
788 
524 
645 
473 
419 
473 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
13.5 
23.1 
23.3 
24.1 
22.8 
24.4 
23.3 
23.5 
2007 
- 
22.4 
24.0 
24.1 
21.5 
22.3 
23.3 
22.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
23 
9 
23 
12 
12 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1 
38 
37 
29 
44 
19 
21 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
2 
106 
118 
69 
87 
59 
52 
82 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
3 
607 
888 
574 
699 
568 
402 
552 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
13.5 
25.8 
25.8 
26.4 
25.4 
26.6 
26.1 
25.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
2 
7 
. 
7 
9 
5 
1 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
7 
2 
1 
- 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
- 
27 
67 
29 
63 
19 
18 
40 
2007 
- 
20 
52 
21 
67 
13 
29 
33 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
1 
57 
138 
70 
104 
51 
52 
70 
2007 
" 
126 
142 
93 
133 
81 
66 
53 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
_ 
207 
303 
172 
230 
178 
114 
158 
2007 
- 
226 
271 
199 
256 
198 
175 
207 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
- 
107 
136 
116 
122 
94 
87 
102 
2007 
- 
158 
147 
128 
100 
107 
77 
97 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
3 
122 
139 
108 
89 
96 
76 
77 
2007 
" 
122 
140 
76 
111 
93 
65 
93 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
- 
94 
102 
70 
84 
101 
59 
90 
2007 
- 
80 
97 
72 
79 
63 
54 
51 
70 years and over 
2012 
- 
144 
174 
116 
154 
110 
76 
119 
2007 
- 
133 
164 
96 
111 
86 
88 
103 
Average age 
2012 
(D) 
58.6 
55.7 
57.4 
55.6 
58.1 
57.1 
57.6 
2007 
56.7 
56.2 
56.0 
54.2 
56.4 
56.0 
56.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
6 
546 
784 
530 
621 
519 
360 
458 
2007 
- 
524 
626 
487 
566 
454 
382 
404 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
37 
73 
27 
31 
20 
22 
65 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
3 
110 
344 
95 
311 
211 
23 
155 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
3 
288 
248 
234 
206 
250 
219 
184 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
10 
14 
53 
5 
26 
3 
2 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
89 
94 
83 
80 
32 
99 
70 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
47 
64 
40 
36 
40 
32 
35 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
17 
23 
42 
9 
23 
10 
9 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
4 
2 
10 
5 
- 
- 
3 
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 
5 
738 
1,042 
665 
825 
629 
476 
646 
acres, 2012 
15 
134,069 
196,741 
144,892 
178,109 
84,606 
121,170 
91,496 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
- 
35 
45 
66 
42 
69 
31 
22 
acres, 2012 
- 
28,213 
22,872 
53,088 
40,858 
10,791 
30,177 
5,884 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
2 
651 
961 
536 
731 
424 
414 
580 
2007 
- 
748 
873 
570 
703 
465 
476 
576 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
81,373 
168,971 
63,820 
116,397 
50,630 
50,948 
71,410 
2007 
(D) 
145,890 
87,820 
116,778 
51,128 
(D) 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
1 
56 
78 
82 
64 
82 
44 
50 
2007 
- 
74 
91 
69 
88 
72 
51 
39 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
53,716 
32,065 
71,417 
51,730 
13,073 
45,402 
12,974 
2007 
53,653 
35,327 
41,988 
58,924 
15,425 
25,418 
1 1 ,932 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
40 
21 
50 
47 
121 
26 
15 
2007 
- 
37 
32 
43 
50 
83 
16 
19 
acres, 2012 
- 
6,833 
3,287 
13,063 
21,863 
18,100 
37,393 
8,113 
2007 
- 
5,632 
8,426 
14,517 
21,377 
11,090 
28,780 
11,351 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
8 
1 
7 
8 
19 
1 
9 
2007 
- 
5 
9 
7 
7 
13 
8 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
587 
(D) 
559 
2,377 
2,545 
(D) 
837 
2007 
453 
1,640 
5,845 
1,298 
1,748 
3,885 
1,030 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
5 
5 
6 
3 
12 
2 
3 
2007 
- 
1 
8 
3 
11 
9 
3 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
309 
(D) 
1,410 
249 
3,682 
(D) 
875 
2007 
- 
(D) 
949 
329 
560 
1,599 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
514 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
