Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Otsego 
Putnam 
Queens 
Rensselaer 
Richmond 
Rockland 
St. Lawrence 
Saratoga 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
463 
29 
4 
213 
5 
13 
639 
266 
2007 
439 
17 
3 
178 
8 
8 
542 
222 
Any 
2012 
532 
43 
2 
282 
3 
10 
664 
317 
2007 
541 
55 
1 
328 
6 
13 
788 
419 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
72 
7 
- 
43 
- 
1 
93 
52 
2007 
72 
10 
- 
41 
- 
- 
103 
44 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
34 
11 
- 
21 
- 
1 
38 
24 
2007 
42 
9 
- 
35 
- 
5 
58 
42 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
90 
4 
- 
48 
- 
2 
144 
29 
2007 
102 
8 
- 
62 
3 
- 
125 
64 
200 days or more 
2012 
336 
21 
2 
170 
3 
6 
389 
212 
2007 
325 
28 
1 
190 
3 
8 
502 
269 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
18 
6 
2 
12 
- 
- 
50 
13 
2007 
27 
6 
2 
12 
- 
1 
45 
34 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
77 
2 
1 
24 
- 
1 
59 
29 
2007 
65 
- 
- 
27 
- 
- 
89 
39 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
120 
7 
1 
61 
- 
4 
163 
93 
2007 
143 
20 
- 
47 
- 
5 
198 
111 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
780 
57 
2 
398 
8 
18 
1,031 
448 
2007 
745 
46 
2 
420 
14 
15 
998 
457 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.1 
20.6 
10.8 
25.5 
30.5 
21.7 
23.3 
22.6 
2007 
22.9 
17.0 
12.3 
25.0 
28.3 
23.7 
21.4 
21.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
6 
2 
8 
- 
- 
29 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
53 
2 
- 
21 
- 
1 
53 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
92 
4 
2 
51 
- 
2 
145 
74 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
842 
60 
2 
415 
8 
20 
1,076 
483 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.6 
23.2 
12.7 
27.0 
30.5 
25.3 
25.5 
25.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
14 
- 
2007 
4 
2 
- 
4 
- 
- 
3 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
45 
4 
1 
24 
- 
- 
52 
15 
2007 
21 
7 
- 
16 
- 
- 
50 
25 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
97 
5 
- 
54 
- 
- 
145 
66 
2007 
95 
- 
- 
48 
- 
177 
90 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
220 
13 
- 
96 
4 
7 
296 
124 
2007 
265 
28 
2 
141 
6 
7 
384 
152 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
163 
12 
2 
85 
1 
4 
193 
70 
2007 
162 
15 
- 
59 
- 
3 
222 
93 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
185 
21 
2 
59 
- 
4 
222 
88 
2007 
137 
5 
94 
- 
1 
191 
101 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
111 
9 
- 
67 
- 
1 
186 
84 
2007 
102 
4 
2 
55 
6 
7 
139 
84 
70 years and over 
2012 
174 
8 
1 
107 
3 
7 
195 
136 
2007 
194 
11 
- 
89 
2 
3 
164 
96 
Average age 
2012 
58.0 
58.6 
57.8 
59.0 
61.1 
61.9 
57.3 
59.7 
2007 
58.3 
54.9 
59.8 
57.8 
60.5 
61.0 
55.5 
56.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
702 
66 
3 
385 
7 
21 
923 
469 
2007 
607 
56 
2 
344 
4 
17 
797 
469 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
88 
5 
- 
55 
- 
- 
180 
34 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
208 
8 
2 
107 
3 
- 
244 
122 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
171 
43 
1 
127 
4 
10 
236 
236 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
7 
10 
3 
2 
10 
57 
4 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
78 
3 
1 
83 
2 
5 
129 
88 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
180 
8 
- 
48 
- 
1 
126 
34 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
14 
1 
- 
4 
- 
1 
13 
15 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
3 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
15 
4 
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 
973 
67 
5 
478 
7 
20 
1,293 
562 
acres, 2012 
169,141 
5,384 
395 
84,780 
7 
408 
347,224 
66,415 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
35 
7 
- 
46 
- 
2 
36 
78 
acres, 2012 
14,591 
(D) 
- 
12,898 
- 
(D) 
47,695 
23,732 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
870 
41 
3 
410 
3 
6 
1,184 
444 
2007 
856 
37 
2 
424 
8 
9 
1,192 
539 
acres, 2012 
137,451 
2,799 
(D) 
51,762 
3 
165 
263,585 
43,369 
2007 
136,610 
1,817 
(D) 
56,927 
(D) 
(D) 
268,406 
47,935 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
82 
3 
57 
2 
77 
59 
2007 
82 
6 
- 
51 
1 
4 
116 
56 
acres, 2012 
32,929 
(D) 
- 
28,434 
- 
(D) 
75,882 
23,294 
2007 
26,904 
(D) 
- 
16,550 
(D) 
(D) 
70,259 
17,748 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
24 
23 
- 
23 
4 
13 
37 
55 
2007 
32 
20 
- 
27 
4 
7 
18 
37 
acres, 2012 
9,496 
678 
- 
8,326 
4 
341 
16,317 
9,216 
2007 
11,124 
973 
- 
11,313 
6 
49 
7,686 
8,286 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
3 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
8 
2007 
2 
6 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
5 
acres, 2012 
94 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
248 
2007 
(D) 
2,341 
- 
244 
- 
- 
640 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
16 
3 
3 
3 
1 
2 
4 
17 
2007 
8 
3 
2 
- 
1 
1 
4 
4 
acres, 2012 
780 
394 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,722 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
895 
1,051 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New York 515 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
