Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
437 
(X) 
289 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,131 
(X) 
2,501 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.7 
(X) 
0.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
161 
54 
98 
40 
$1,000 to $4,999 
170 
370 
105 
237 
$5,000 to $9,999 
36 
254 
41 
270 
$10,000 to $24,999 
30 
434 
25 
409 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
594 
16 
594 
$50,000 or more 
23 
2,425 
4 
950 
$50,000 to $99,999 
20 
1,445 
- 
- 
$100,000 or more 
3 
980 
4 
950 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
756 
(X) 
624 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
9,636 
(X) 
7,820 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.6 
(X) 
1.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
128 
28 
71 
17 
$500 to $999 
82 
52 
85 
58 
$1,000 to $4,999 
269 
671 
209 
481 
$5,000 to $9,999 
110 
750 
91 
595 
$10,000 to $24,999 
92 
1,390 
96 
1,499 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
1,461 
36 
1,256 
$50,000 or more 
35 
5,284 
36 
3,914 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
244 
(X) 
203 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
5,621 
(X) 
3,204 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
53 
12 
44 
10 
$500 to $999 
27 
17 
17 
12 
$1,000 to $4,999 
93 
204 
67 
193 
$5,000 to $9,999 
23 
151 
36 
243 
$10,000 to $24,999 
27 
450 
23 
307 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
186 
7 
243 
$50,000 or more 
15 
4,601 
9 
2,198 
Interest expense farms 
1,290 
(X) 
975 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
20,412 
(X) 
16,913 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.5 
(X) 
3.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
176 
67 
180 
80 
$1,000 to $4,999 
466 
1,192 
251 
630 
$5,000 to $9,999 
229 
1,691 
162 
1,152 
$10,000 to $24,999 
259 
4,195 
230 
3,713 
$25,000 to $49,999 
92 
3,146 
95 
2,974 
$50,000 to $99,999 
34 
2,400 
31 
1,950 
$100,000 or more 
34 
7,719 
26 
6,414 
Secured by real estate farms 
965 
(X) 
747 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
16,880 
(X) 
13,823 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.9 
(X) 
2.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
107 
41 
106 
47 
$1,000 to $4,999 
291 
779 
198 
521 
$5,000 to $9,999 
212 
1,555 
124 
870 
$10,000 to $24,999 
223 
3,661 
195 
3,064 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
2,399 
78 
2,442 
$50,000 to $99,999 
40 
2,873 
23 
1,438 
$100,000 or more 
21 
5,572 
23 
5,442 
Not secured by real estate farms 
682 
(X) 
516 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,532 
(X) 
3,089 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
191 
(D) 
209 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
361 
824 
172 
446 
$5,000 to $9,999 
53 
342 
66 
432 
$10,000 to $24,999 
56 
725 
46 
666 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
441 
15 
(D) 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
$100,000 or more 
6 
1,015 
4 
(D) 
Property taxes paid farms 
5,643 
(X) 
4,420 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
29,547 
(X) 
23,053 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.0 
(X) 
4.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
916 
182 
618 
134 
$500 to $999 
383 
265 
338 
239 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,203 
6,346 
1,918 
5,310 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,463 
9,818 
1,039 
6,881 
$10,000 to $24,999 
573 
8,480 
412 
5,887 
$25,000 or more 
105 
4,455 
95 
4,601 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
3,244 
(X) 
2,698 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
86,195 
(X) 
52,470 
percent of total 
(X) 
14.7 
(X) 
11.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
903 
381 
856 
368 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,227 
2,697 
1,027 
2,240 
$5,000 to $9,999 
411 
2,754 
246 
1 ,656 
$10,000 to $24,999 
304 
4,672 
279 
4,146 
$25,000 to $49,999 
200 
6,760 
144 
4,971 
$50,000 to $99,999 
96 
6,316 
70 
4,696 
$100,000 or more 
103 
62,614 
76 
34,393 
$100,000 to $249,999 
75 
11,251 
56 
8,184 
$250,000 or more 
28 
51,363 
20 
26,209 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Connecticut 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
