The History of New York State
Book 12, Chapter 18, Part 6

Editor, Dr. James Sullivan

Online Edition by Holice, Deb & Pam

STATE TABLE 1.--FARM AND FARM PROPERTY, 1925, 1920, & 1910.

ITEM

1925

1920

1910

Number of farms, total

188,754

193,195

215,597

Operated by--Owners

159,949

151,717

166,674

--Full owners

149,761

139,153

152,343

--Part owners

10,188

12,564

14,331

--Managers

2,261

4,376

4,051

--Tenants

26,544

37,102

44,872

--Cash tenants

9.164

14.676

18.519

--Other tenants

17,380

22,420

26.353

Approximate land area of State

Acres

30,498,560

30,498.560

30,498,560

Land in farms, total

Acres

19,269,926

20,632,803

22,030,367

In farms operated by Owners

Acres

15,459,214

15,084,383

15,824,840

--Full Owners

Acres

14,002,751

13,415,120

(*)

--Part owners

Acres

1,456,463

1,660,263

(*)

--Managers

Acres

496,168

932,355

838,476

--Tenants

Acres

3,314,544

4,616,665

5,367,051

--Cash Tenants

Acres

903,652

1,487,210

(*)

--Other Tenants

Acres

2,410,892

3,128,855

(*)

Value of all farm property

Dollars

1,706,629,770

1,908,483,201

1,451,481,495

Land and Buildings

Dollars

1,367,125,391

1,425,061,749

1,184,745,829

Land, excluding buildings

Dollars

646,980,203

793,335,558

707,747,828

Implements and machinery

Dollars

169,385,252

169,866,766

83,644,822

Livestock on farms

Dollars

170,419,127

313,554,695

183,090,844

Principal Kinds of Livestock:

Horses

Number

440,203

536,171

591,008

Mules

Number

7.062

7.323

4.052

Cattle

Number

1,836,900

2,144,244

2,423,003

Dairy Cattle

Number

1,370,00

1,481,018

1,293,058

Sheep

Number

472,616

578,726

930,300

Swine

Number

250,189

600,560

666,179

Chickens

Number

13,408,720

10,441,600

10,232,498

*-Figures not available.