Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Tompkins 
Ulster 
Warren 
Washington 
Wayne 
Westchester 
Wyoming 
Yates 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
210 
225 
42 
330 
425 
70 
324 
460 
2007 
206 
210 
19 
309 
374 
31 
309 
361 
Any 
2012 
348 
261 
75 
521 
448 
61 
389 
459 
2007 
382 
291 
67 
534 
564 
75 
452 
503 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
46 
49 
9 
60 
72 
22 
53 
109 
2007 
36 
42 
7 
47 
110 
12 
56 
154 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
39 
25 
5 
38 
20 
6 
27 
43 
2007 
43 
23 
4 
35 
47 
8 
30 
41 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
57 
40 
19 
84 
75 
14 
65 
40 
2007 
44 
36 
21 
131 
93 
10 
56 
52 
200 days or more 
2012 
206 
147 
42 
339 
281 
19 
244 
267 
2007 
259 
190 
35 
321 
314 
45 
310 
256 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
16 
5 
26 
26 
19 
45 
2007 
24 
14 
3 
32 
33 
7 
23 
47 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
34 
25 
9 
43 
51 
5 
35 
67 
2007 
29 
26 
6 
76 
66 
7 
38 
53 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
82 
75 
15 
168 
128 
29 
77 
167 
2007 
111 
74 
17 
123 
135 
24 
97 
159 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
429 
370 
88 
614 
668 
97 
582 
640 
2007 
424 
387 
60 
612 
704 
68 
603 
605 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.3 
22.7 
21.9 
21.6 
23.6 
20.4 
24.3 
18.2 
2007 
22.4 
22.8 
20.5 
21.0 
22.7 
19.3 
23.4 
19.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
7 
5 
16 
16 
16 
23 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
32 
20 
9 
29 
37 
3 
30 
58 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
66 
63 
12 
139 
120 
19 
63 
150 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
453 
396 
91 
667 
700 
109 
604 
688 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.4 
25.4 
23.4 
24.0 
25.6 
22.8 
26.5 
20.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
7 
. 
_ 
. 
6 
. 
. 
31 
2007 
1 
1 
- 
5 
6 
- 
9 
15 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
11 
22 
5 
31 
64 
7 
29 
183 
2007 
29 
14 
- 
34 
40 
8 
38 
131 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
51 
35 
9 
82 
70 
16 
114 
172 
2007 
99 
61 
13 
123 
114 
14 
123 
173 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
131 
146 
28 
259 
230 
23 
170 
222 
2007 
164 
123 
16 
282 
283 
27 
218 
224 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
104 
63 
15 
171 
137 
21 
106 
95 
2007 
93 
75 
28 
122 
143 
12 
106 
104 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
100 
75 
34 
105 
116 
14 
102 
100 
2007 
56 
62 
8 
121 
108 
16 
115 
83 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
46 
57 
11 
92 
66 
29 
109 
52 
2007 
54 
58 
6 
74 
92 
5 
60 
55 
70 years and over 
2012 
108 
88 
15 
111 
184 
21 
83 
64 
2007 
92 
107 
15 
82 
152 
24 
92 
79 
Average age 
2012 
58.3 
58.2 
57.9 
56.5 
57.1 
58.5 
56.0 
47.8 
2007 
55.4 
58.4 
57.5 
54.4 
56.2 
56.8 
54.2 
49.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
457 
405 
85 
654 
604 
116 
544 
399 
2007 
431 
342 
50 
555 
614 
78 
446 
380 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
26 
35 
8 
130 
47 
6 
93 
24 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
155 
74 
38 
126 
84 
11 
118 
153 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
139 
229 
23 
90 
288 
83 
163 
80 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
9 
12 
- 
9 
7 
24 
8 
5 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
95 
41 
18 
125 
151 
8 
119 
74 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
60 
38 
6 
209 
88 
3 
94 
76 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
17 
7 
2 
7 
14 
- 
9 
11 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
13 
2 
2 
19 
4 
3 
10 
11 
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 
537 
464 
108 
812 
852 
117 
694 
903 
acres, 2012 
84,481 
58,920 
8,981 
170,105 
168,860 
6,487 
217,344 
124,767 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
36 
39 
17 
119 
60 
25 
63 
24 
acres, 2012 
13,388 
5,166 
1,740 
42,783 
31,655 
1,109 
68,799 
3,752 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
454 
344 
82 
676 
746 
58 
576 
833 
2007 
489 
387 
67 
696 
794 
52 
642 
776 
acres, 2012 
59,982 
28,011 
6,167 
117,998 
(D) 
2,816 
114,185 
106,076 
2007 
67,493 
48,110 
6,268 
129,897 
104,106 
(D) 
113,936 
104,940 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
43 
53 
10 
106 
69 
8 
87 
42 
2007 
55 
48 
5 
95 
88 
10 
90 
52 
acres, 2012 
13,347 
15,710 
1,830 
42,801 
37,946 
520 
63,558 
13,931 
2007 
23,856 
7,974 
343 
45,765 
39,133 
404 
65,105 
14,795 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
27 
68 
18 
55 
44 
45 
39 
34 
2007 
12 
51 
11 
42 
43 
35 
26 
30 
acres, 2012 
9,146 
15,620 
810 
24,041 
16,416 
2,172 
40,323 
5,996 
2007 
7,149 
11,603 
1,935 
22,996 
19,176 
1,670 
35,665 
5,479 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
5 
13 
- 
7 
6 
16 
- 
2 
2007 
7 
8 
- 
3 
10 
7 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,400 
- 
272 
339 
490 
- 
(D) 
2007 
1,619 
1,021 
- 
(D) 
5,855 
109 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
29 
8 
7 
7 
8 
4 
11 
8 
2007 
25 
7 
3 
7 
3 
2 
3 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
10,481 
721 
4,279 
(D) 
1,754 
7,798 
(D) 
2007 
8,622 
6,497 
9 
(D) 
201 
(D) 
3,322 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New York 517 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
