Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,062 
822 
590 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
193 
72 
50 
37 
30 
42 
40 
40 
number 
265,099 
420,789 
264,866 
481,079 
342,656 
943,569 
850,969 
539,656 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
92 
61 
40 
91 
75 
81 
115 
150 
acres 
6,548 
3,563 
3,010 
5,588 
5,460 
5,357 
3,953 
6,017 
bushels 
806,003 
424,350 
361,647 
612,648 
605,666 
630,547 
335,317 
628,384 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
212 
253 
303 
425 
403 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
21,436 
24,174 
27,892 
32,639 
32,219 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
429,697 
480,472 
506,094 
618,725 
610,198 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
13 
3 
4 
2 
2 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(□) 
55 
52 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
8,556 
2,300 
3,250 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
13 
3 
4 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
55 
52 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
8,556 
2,300 
3,250 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
4 
2 
6 
7 
7 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
141 
(D) 
67 
129 
129 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
6,361 
(D) 
3,313 
5,784 
5,784 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3 
5 
2 
4 
2 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
77 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
8 
6 
1 
2 
2 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
320 
294 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
7,898 
13,365 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
8 
3 
6 
4 
2 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
8 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
232 
90 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Tobacco 
farms 
51 
76 
80 
82 
74 
43 
53 
78 
acres 
2,180 
3,128 
1,925 
2,557 
2,529 
1,456 
1,875 
2,198 
pounds 
3,841,978 
5,293,517 
3,287,837 
4,172,200 
4,115,845 
2,310,666 
2,831,167 
3,148,241 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
1,872 
2,060 
1,649 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
69,013 
81,269 
73,757 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
148,845 
176,786 
170,199 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
5 
- 
8 
2 
2 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
25 
- 
11 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
31,250 
- 
4,150 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
farms 
935 
735 
582 
677 
620 
579 
451 
511 
acres 
9,293 
10,514 
10,691 
10,270 
10,008 
9,994 
8,608 
8,244 
Potatoes 
farms 
289 
133 
60 
61 
58 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
100 
71 
150 
151 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
11 
3 
6 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
365 
338 
300 
288 
253 
332 
308 
331 
acres 
3,335 
3,672 
3,478 
3,542 
3,546 
4,481 
5,122 
5,361 
1 Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
2 Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
3 Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
4 Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
5 Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
6 Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
7 Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
