Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 

 1978 



(For meartng of abbreviattons and symbols, see Introductory text) 



1982 and 



Characteristics 



FARMS 



Land In farms . 



Harvested cropland . 



-farms, 1982.. 



1978-. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



.farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 



Full ovmers -. ....farnis, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



Harvested cropland farms, 1982- 



1978.. 



, 1982.. 



1978.- 



Pait owners.. farms, 1982.. 



1978- 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



Owned land in larms acres, 1982.. 



1978-. 



Rented land In farms ...acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



Harvested cropland farms. 1982-. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



Tenants - farms. 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



Hanrested cropland famis, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



Operators by place of residence: 

 On farm operated 1982.. 



1978.. 

 Not on farm operated.. 1982.. 



1978.. 

 Not reported 1982.. 



1978.. 



Operators by principal occupation: 

 Farming 1982.. 



1978. 

 Otfier 1982.. 



1978. 



Operators by days of wori< off farm: 

 None 1982. 



1978. 

 Any 1982. 



1978. 



1 to 49 days 1982. 



1978. 

 50 to 99 days 1982. 



1978. 

 100 to 149 days 1982. 



1978. 

 150 to 199 days 1982. 



1978. 

 200 days or more 1982. 



1978. 



Not reported 1982. 



1978- 



1982 operators by years on present farm: 



2 years or less 



3 or 4 years 



5 to 9 years 



10 years or more 



Average years on present farm 



Not reported 



Operators by age group: 

 Under 25 years 1982- 



1978- 

 25 to 34 years - 1982- 



1978. 

 35 to 44 years 1982- 



1978- 

 45 to 54 years - - - 1982. 



1978- 



55 to 64 years 1982- 



1978- 



65 years and over 1982- 



1978- 



Average age 1982. 



1978- 



2 986 

 2 811 

 474 

 462 

 294 

 246 



1 957 



2 009 

 1 797 

 1 510 



1 459 



1 577 



2 032 

 1 784 



180 



185 



98 



86 



133 



149 



189 



203 



1 432 



1 161 



263 

 158 



168 

 326 

 617 

 1 952 

 19.0 

 691 



61 

 45 

 356 

 351 

 771 

 623 

 821 

 872 



935 

 935 

 810 

 693 

 52.5 

 52.2 



Fairfield 



218 

 213 

 38 

 43 

 19 

 23 



131 

 147 

 144 

 132 



106 

 127 



155 

 135 



8 

 16 

 17 



7 

 21 

 15 

 15 

 21 

 94 

 76 



14 

 17 



10 

 22 

 51 

 140 

 17.7 

 52 



1 

 7 

 15 

 20 

 65 

 53 

 71 

 73 



55 

 67 

 68 

 59 

 53.7 

 52.4 



531 

 530 

 135 

 136 

 46 

 43 



382 



416 

 330 

 291 



291 

 323 

 367 

 350 



30 

 30 

 13 

 24 

 24 

 26 

 2B 

 51 

 272 

 219 



54 

 36 



22 

 41 

 118 

 404 

 20.6 

 127 



21 

 6 



61 



87 

 116 



97 

 130 

 162 



203 

 220 

 161 

 137 

 52.7 

 52.6 



Uchfield 



520 



494 



67 



58 



53 

 23 



330 

 323 

 310 

 252 



238 

 259 

 370 

 298 



46 

 25 

 15 

 13 

 24 

 27 

 38 

 45 

 245 

 186 



32 

 18 



42 

 70 

 103 

 313 

 17.3 

 112 



18 



10 



63 



56 



129 



100 



155 



155 



133 

 127 

 142 

 127 

 51.9 

 52.2 



227 

 182 

 43 

 42 

 19 

 15 



116 

 117 

 171 

 122 



91 



85 



176 



144 



6 



15 



4 



5 



9 



IS 



10 



4 



147 



105 



22 

 10 



5 



30 



54 



150 



18.3 

 50 



2 

 23 

 22 

 69 

 43 

 67 

 56 



76 

 59 

 54 

 57 

 52.1 

 53.0 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



CONNECTICUT 131 



